How about this deal:  Juneau keeps the State Capitol designation and all of Southeast Alaska returns to the Pacific Timezone with Daylight Saving Time.    In trade the Rail belt gets the Legislative Session from now on and both it and Western Alaska return to their pre-1983 time zones without anymore clock changing.
Juneau can then use that home for unemployed ex-legislators who want to reminisce about the "good old days" when we had money and how things might have turned out if only the Delta Barley project, or  The Anchorage Fish Plant, or AGIA, or the Kodiak Space Port, or (fill in the blank)  had worked as promised.


"Internet AND youtube" require the same skills of discernment as all other media always have.  Some things never change.  Youth sees no value in age.  Oldsters know that youth is wasted on the young.


Bahahahaha if there is one thing I will stand up for in life, it is free speech and the things that I believe in.  And nothing amps me up more than politics.  Yesterday someone (don't even know him) walked by me with a "Make America Great Again" hat and nodded at me.  I guess he sensed we were on the same side.

The irony is that I never voted for Trump, nor have I ever supported him.  I just can't stand the BS media echo chamber that has done nothing but lie and shill for Hillary throughout the election.  Repeating the same election narratives that Trump is a racist and hates women and gays.

Trump's already done something GREAT, and I really mean that.  He talked to to Putin.  Hillary Clinton wanted to establish a no-fly zone with Syria (war).  She wanted conflict with Russia. No American would benefit from a conflict with Russia, just the out of touch, smug, pompous, Washington DC elites.  The sooner the people rise up with their pitchforks and burn them at the stake, the better.


Isn't the legality of DACA a question for the courts? When Obama was president, the Cons I knew  back east lived in terror of Obama's executive orders. Now that you Cons control the WH--sort of, sometimes (hah!)--executive orders are no cause for dismay though, right?

If you thought that Obama's decrees usurped the power of Congress and weakened democracy, to be logically consistent you have to see Trump's decrees in the same way.

Now, Cons assume that DACA broke the law, when, in fact, this remains to be seen. Be careful that you don't mistake Trump's use of power for law or democratic process. That is a sinister path to take.


Just play the "Leave Britney Alone" video and you'll save yourself hours.  If you have a defense for Konrad, make it, but simply ordering people to respect Konrad's opinion and be nice to him is ridiculous.  He's not a snowflake you have to protect.  He's posting a public opinion - filled with holes btw - and people are entitled to examine that, deconstruct it and discuss it and criticize it. Many have done so reasonably. If you can't handle that, move on. You are not the arbiter of what people can say.


"But the word bigot is just about meaningless" is the cry of the bigot denying his bigotry.


No, just that she enabled a sexual predator.


What job does not have problems with management, name one. What counts is how one lives while working and what happens to you after you are retired. We nailed it. LOL


Maybe it is time for rallies and protests in front of city hall until the mayor gets the message . It is time to take back the city . Recall the mayor


I agree, though I would hardly compare the SA constitution with America's or politician's understanding (genuine understanding) of either.


Opportunity lost- G19 fail to stand up to Trumpism


It would be considered, but it would be also considered insufficient to convict.  She could say she saw him take a dump in the parking lot.  But if there's no other witnesses and no other evidence of it, there's no conviction.


It's what they did.  Why would anyone defend such childish and self-centered actions?  Being part of a cause does not grant you the right to mistreat anyone else.


Let's do just that....tomorrow. Today let's just celebrate labour.


Not the same. To follow your logic, remove all noise causing sources including passengers - and especially children.


Lane County doesn't have a police force, either, according to your argument!

Creswell pays extra for that resident Deputy!

You are beyond ignorant and pathetic!

Have another hit!


I Corinthians, Galatians, Matthew.


The US Department of Justice should take a close look at tRump's former Apprentice, Summer (what's her last name), when she publicly claimed that during a so-called job interview in tRump's bungalow he encouraged her to file bankruptcy on her home loan and assured her it was ok to do so.  To suggest that someone deliberately fraud a bank is criminal thinking.  Time to bring down tRump and lock him up for frauding the taxpayers.


Hey les, your posts are getting shorter and shorter.  And this one deserves a big HUH?  I'm pretty sure even Fox News hasn't said anything as dumb as "body slam this time"


don't bet on it...


If people clutter up a WhatsApp group with posts that impede disaster management simply suspend them from the group. Simple.


Fine. Document a few.


Gabbard will not say how much this trip cost, what it entailed, or who organized it. And you expect her to pay it *all* back? ... When she comes clean on the details, I'll believe it. Until then, this is just another wall that someone else is going to pay for. ...


Cool.  Already the NDP supporters are trying to deflect the blame for the impending economic failure of the NDP if they do manage to get elected.

Would you call that having faith in the continuing economic ineptitude of the NDP?  Or an acknowledgement that socialism is a failure, because sooner or later, you run out of other people's money to spend?


Nothing speaks louder to the pathetic state of our diagnostic infrastructure then a doctor avoiding using this amazing technology to perform a proper diagnosis. Why not just say, its too expensive and you're not worth the bother? No doubt, reducing  tummy fat, exercise and eating right are long term lifestyle changes that can contribute to a healthy, pain free back but to prescribe more suffering and expect the patient to buy into it the 'treatment program' is arrogant, dismissive and the true waste of our health care dollars.


Fred Fogel. - I'm sure most of these terrorizes don't want to be "free".


So you are a neo-nazi using a meme from 4chan by calling other non-jews Goyim?

Do you find satisfaction in running down other ethnic/religious groups? Do you not have empathy?

I know you are probably trolling, but seriously taking the Nazi road is pretty dumb.


He is the biggest joke of them all,
Probably at puding on a keyboard in Loussac smelling like alcohol!
He thought ADN has a large forum,
He made 9 accounts that talk with one another to kill the quorum.
He made "TRUMP [insert latest liberal funny from Colbert here]" as his name
Yet he fails to see that his game
Falls on deaf ears and always will
Nobody likes an unemployed leftist shill!


Hellooooooo...vat 2


Big news! Unknown hackers breached the Trump Organization.

Trump's company didn't find out for four years.

And there's a connection to Russian servers!

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/hackers-compromised-the-trump-organization-4-years-ago-and-the-company-never-noticed/ …

The security expert who first alerted the press to the Trump-related shadow subdomains noted that as soon as the Trump Organization responded for this story, records related to the subdomains began disappearing.


Have a walk around the Olympic Oval area day or night,  and the sidewalks are deserted.  Including the underutilized and expensive walkway (whoops - "park" - Richmond installed along the river there.

There are thousands of new condo units built there, and continuing to be built there - all sold out -  where are the people?


Hana, Maui,,,  scary place,, too much crime there


It, like a refrigerator, or more like an auto policy, is a financial product. There is nothing you can hold but a piece of paper which you pay money for. AND, if you are unfortunate, you submit a claim and receive money. With the advent of employer provided insurance, you the consumer have been shielded from the knowledge of the full cost of treatment. You could buy a catastrophic event policy at one time.

A few weeks ago, Jon Gruber stated that Obamacare was not intended to cover everyone. Furthermore, it was to buy votes by becoming an entitlement, and dare anyone take it away would lose votes. The only snag came when reality set in. Premium increases came due in Oct 2016, just before election day.

If I didn't have auto coverage but got in an accident, subsequently bought insurance, THEN put in a claim a few weeks later, it would be insurance fraud. AND, the accident would be a pre-existing condition.


Canada is not admitting "thousands of grand parents per year" and those admitted must pass stringent immigration medical requirements.  The vast  majority of visas issued go to parents (who also must meet medical requirements) not grandparents.

As numerous studies going back decades have shown sponsored grandparents (and parents) are much healthier than their natural born counterparts due to this medical screening.


The Dems thought Clinton would win and continue the march toward universal health care.  Oregon believed that the expansion of medicaid would be paid for by the Feds..  Now the state gets to pay so you have what you want. The gov. paying for health care.  Of course the pool of those paying in has dropped so state tax payers get the bill for expansion.


They always do.


I’m curious as to what age group or is it basically all ages? Why? Because many older people have spinal/ bone problems which is drastically worsened by winters coldness. I’d think medical problems would be a top reason for moving, my .05 worth.👣


The only thing that will reverse the progress of unconstitutional governance is an Article V convention of states proposing amendments to the Constitution. Obviously, a seriously undereducated and under-informed electorate will not. Conservatives (Tea Partiers) are responsible for making gains upon this subject, regardless of an ill-informed press.


40 to 45 % don't on any given federal or provincial election .


Unlawful Dental Acts was one of the better Van Halen albums after David Lee Roth left.


You must not be noticing all the German sport sedans around town.  Chinese students have all kinds of money.


I don't for one second believe we will be any less likely to be attacked if we pull out now

If nothing else they won't forget we've been there for years, we participated in Afghanistan, etc.  For your tactic to work we'd have to be out for 10+ years.  But even then, I suspect the terrorists would still lump us in with the US since I doubt they have a grasp of geopolitics.


I don't understand the fascination with Kaepernick.  He benefited from the read option which we don't want, and even then he needed a heck of a team around him.


Theoretically, our buying power is already disintegrating. From my perspective, on two items I typically buy I've noticed price increases. While they're usually more expensive at this time of year anyways, strawberries. Up from $5.99 to $6.99! Crikey! Good grief, I saw them at $9.99 at T&T one time! Oh, and that glass of wine I like to have when I go out for dinner. Same price as last year, but used to be a 6 or 9 ounce. Today, it's a 5 and 8 ounce.


Because maybe Chipotle uses much better ingredients than the authentic places?  I doubt the authentic hole in the wall restaurants use great ingredients to make their food.


Folks, just remember these  "Republicans turned Independent" candidates are just like candidate and  Governor Bill Walker. Can they be trusted? Methinks not.


For years folks from the Maritime provinces have moved to Alberta for the sake of jobs.

It would be very interesting to know how many folks have left Wicked Wynnee's Ontario for greener pastures, fresh air, the mountains, lower taxes, etc.


Thanks for hating.


You are subscribing to the domino theory.  Applied to the Church it betrays a lack of faith.  The Church has many times "changed its mind" about doctrines and the rock-solid walls of its foundation have not collapsed.  To say that to admit one's errors is foolhardy is to prefer error over truth.  "Truth (that is, God) is unchanging but our understanding of it is not.  It is disastrous to confuse the two."


Your comment is nonsensical---Are you trying to make a joke, or talk in code?  I don't get it...


Doesn't something seem wrong about a Boys & Girls Club holding a girls only event?
Will an equal number of one-year memberships for boys be offered?
And public schools support it?
Hopefully, I misunderstand this, it doesn't seem like a Washington state type thing.


If these "good guys" with guys successfully defended themselves then why is the bad guy with a gun still alive? At least we was caught. The police did a good job at apprehending him and because he isn't dead we may get some answers as to why he did such a terrible thing. Most of the time we never know the motive.


This is one of the very best articles I have seen on this topic. Unless we get our fiscal house in order in the very near future, I fear our state is headed for a lengthy recession. It's no solution to keep chipping away at the various state savings accounts nor complaining about not having a few bucks come October to spend on bigger TVs, ATVs, and/or benders! I hope some common sense comes to Juneau in the near future ...


Medicare was meant to be a reimbursement of funds during retirement which were funded during a person's working years. These funds are being used for "Illegal, Undocumented Alien Immigrants" in "Sanctuary Cities".  Other areas of abuse are children adopted by grandparents to sneak benefits to families that have not paid into the medicare system.  People on welfare that have never had a job are allowed to apply for Quest, which is also funded with Medicare funds.  The fact is that people that paid into the Medicare system are now being cheated so that politicians can buy the next generation of voters.


Probably less to do with Joseph himself and more to do with the coches that were on the market when Elway signed him.


Cat:

Your "biggest concern is....."

MY biggest concern is whether to have a slice of cheddar on my home-baked apple pie this evening. You've got to think bigger!


Please source your 98% number. In 2016, 2,834,290 salmon were commercially harvested in Cook Inlet. Return counts aren't in yet, but they were certainly well over 10 million when all species are combined.

We have reliable counts for Kenai River Kings this year: 33K returned: 8,558 harvested by sport, 6,958 by commercial.

Sockeye details aren't available yet, but we can use historical harvest averages to see who gets the fish. In the 2015 preseason UCI forecast, 5.8 million sockeye were predicted to return, with a commercial harvest of 2.9 million and a combined sport and personal use harvest .8 million.

Finally, there are millions of UCI pink salmon, but only 369K were harvested commercially this year. I can't find good silver numbers or I'd include them.

Summary:  It's fair to say that the majority of sockeye harvested by commercials, but it's nowhere near your cited figure.  The majority of 2016 kings were harvested by sport, thought historic average is closer to 50%.


As I so often do these days, I found myself talking to a European or an Australian or someone who was not a local at any rate - about the Oakland Bay bridge and the low-bid Chinese steel that failed, and he said to me "We do something similar, but we take the 3rd lowest bidder."

Anyhoo, this:

https://genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-whitey-on-the-moon-annotated


Khadr has been filmed smiling making IEDs and these have maimed and/or killed allied troops. He is not innocent but is a multimillionaire one percenter - thanks Trudeau.


You self identify as a tool.

OK.  You got that part right.


That's truer than you realize.


Maybe she can answer the question as to why feminists have embraced  Islam. Because that’s got a lot of people scratching their heads.


I shake my head at the fans who want Sakic to trade Duchene for a bag of moldy bread. Seriously?

If he did you'd destroy him in a double-bind once Duchene excelled elsewhere.

Sakic has not impressed but him seeking equal-or-greater value is the responsibility with which he's been entrusted.


Impotent political correctness of European leaders is highlighted in the fact that the terrorist mutt responsible for the Paris attacks who was caught in Brussels "refuses" to cooperate. ISIS militants are rabid dogs and they should be treated accordingly.


That's part of the problem thinking when things don't go your way it's not fair. They started giving out participation trophies too, that mind set is wrong sets people up thinking they deserve something for nothing.


I didn't realize The Apprentice had a plot line; I thought it was just one man playing out his whims. But maybe that was the point of the sub-headline...


Welcome home!


I agree wholeheartedly but I think it should be only $1.30. I wonder how much of that they'd pocket.


He can be targeted in lots of different ways (e.g., protests when he appears at events).


Sounds very fundigelical to me:  Once saved; always saved.  Once banned; always banned.


This almost seems like extortion. Wasn't the State taking 10% for expenses of collecting the tax. Now its only 1%. Either the State wasn't telling the truth on the cost, or they found a way to cut the cost of collecting the tax by 90%. Ever hear of the State finding a cheaper way to do things?  I don't think so!


I thought she did a decent job. Her voice bothered me at first but I got used to it pretty quickly. Ryan was not good, Sergio was not good, whoever identified a random Broncos' staffer as Vance Joseph was not good.

EPSN fired a bunch of good people, stepped into SJW mode, went for diversity and decided that talent was overrated. ESPN was one of the reasons I didn't cut cable earlier then they became a primary reason why I did eventually cut it.


How many people do you know keep a loaded firearm on their desk?  It appears you have never had threat elimination/ terrorist response training or been part of a emergency armed response force.  You should attend a training session on how to defend against and immediate response to terrorist threats and elimination on such threats.   By the the way such courses are not video games or do they only last a few hours.


You're parroting Trump...and it turns out that these emails number exactly three, aren't from Clinton's server, weren't sent by her, and might be duplicates of ones already looked at. Bigger than Watergate, uh huh.


The Alaska Republican Legislature is a text book example of the failure of the democratic process. The majority must endure the policies of the minority that cheated to take over the legislature, and are lying to continue their assault on most of their constituents.They actually want Alaska to fail, but they are intent on benefiting personally from that failure , so they gifted their employer with 5 billion dollars for no good reason.


This is what Keonisakebot claimed on Thursday. If you access the link, Comey says that no one *at DOJ* asked him to stop an investigation. Comey was not asked about Drumpf. Keonisakebot tried to make people believe something that is not true.

Keonigohan
1 day ago
In reply to:
As in John Rice WHine.
— el_burro_sabio
@ el_burrito_senorita
VIDEO : Comey Says UNDER OATH No One Ever Asked Him to Stop an Investigation
http://truthfeed.com/video-comey-says-under-oath-no-one-ever-asked-him-to-stop-an-investigation/74264/
What say you?


All comes from the same pockets.... Not really sure why it matters which jurisdiction picks up the tab.

Sunny days.


Trudeau should just ram through a ranked ballot system. The other parties have played games long enough, we know what each party wants. Conservatives want a referendum so they can begin a misinformation campaign to kill electoral reform altogether. NDP want Proportional representation for a perpetual coalition government.

Let each party show their true value through a ranked ballot. If they don't like the results, then get to work to change their party's platform.

The Senate now has many more independents, the Conservative majority is gone. The promise by Rona to block reform is no longer guaranteed. Advantage: Canadians.


Passengers have rights, is it too much to understand? Federal laws and air regulations shall explicitely dictate the mandatory behavior of airliners expected in such circonstances. What about air regulations in other countries (USA, etc.)? Is it a Canadian-only problem?


I wonder if Trump's tax returns might have gotten misplaced and would end up finally being released along with all of the JFK files....


Why would I poison this body and mind with some brain killing drug. That would be your thing.


You grossly misrepresent what Trump said on temporarily banning Muslims from entering the country, just like the shameless who grossly misrepresent what he says on illegal immigration. Thank you for making my point.


Oh good. The rules and traditions of the Senate are going to be replaced by Calvinball, where you can change the rules at any time to suit your interests. Let's not try to play by the rules, let's just go nuclear. This must be the art of the deal.


Unifor is at the table.  It seems Jerry Daiz feels they are being listened to on the NAFTA file.  Having our unions at the table has brought the interests of labour into play and that is strengthening Canada's negotiating team.


I'm afraid you're right. NCR has become a quagmire, and Snivel Comments just made it worse. Perhaps we should all take a break.


Until the church declares and demonstrates that women and men are equal as persons "...in the church and in the world", it actually rates as an abuser and enabler.
It is not only the exclusion of women from the clerical state and hierarchy but their rationale(s). It extends beyond the clerical and church to the family, community and the world, from one idiotic opinion and metaphor to another and all elevated to "authoritative teaching", diminution, exclusion and the emotional as well as emotionless misogyny.
Women of all faiths and none; of all nations, cultures need the Roman Catholic Church to step-up and step-in.


Not as drunk as the idiot who raised his hand in a failed machete  block


I can't even wrap my mind around low-income workers who voted for Trump. He has a business that can't be outsourced, and he STILL managed to outsource, by bringing in "guest" workers. Now more states are driving down wages with right-to-work laws, while congress defunds the safety net. And they still think he's their guy.


An interesting and thoughtful article but at least one factual correction is required. There is a natural gas pipeline conveying product to Vancouver Island so not ALL  hydrocarbons have to be transported by barge to keep the three green MLAs snug and warm. She is absolutely bang on though about the need to have  spill cleanup equipment available to service all of our coast line in th eeven tof any maritime mishap not just tanker traffic


What’s happening here is shocking behaviour by Ambrose and Mulcair.

In 2006 Brig-General Andrew Fraser, Commander of Canada’s Task Force in Afghanistan wrote this about Sajjan’s role in Operation Medusa:

"he also demonstrated remarkable personal courage... often working in the face of the enemy... and placing himself almost daily in situations of grave personal risk. His products were critical in making formation and unit operations successful. He was the best single Canadian intelligence asset in theatre, and... undoubtedly saved a multitude of Coalition lives.

...his analysis was so compelling that it drove a number of large-scale operations, including Operation Medusa (which) resulted in the defeat of the largest TB insurgent cell yet identified... with over 1500 Taliban killed or captured.”

Minister Sajjan is owed an apology.


Using Mary, if such a human actually existed, and the having the idiocy of attempting altering Biblical scripture to fit a narrative to protect and excuse a  pedophile shows the level of ignorance of Evangelicals, in a state that has the reputation of brothers marrying their sisters.

Mary was, per the Bible, a Virgin, meaning "untouched by any man."  Moore is a sick, twisted, perverted, liar, choosing the wrong time to not admit, to not step aside, to not demand a full investigation (which the innocent usually demand and deserve), and foolishly to use the Donald "sexual predator" failing defense. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong moment in history, because this is the moment, after decades of bullying, death threats, fear of reprisals such as jobloss, and more, women are COMING FORWARD, again after and I reiterate, DECADES of forced silence about abuse.

Anyone, male, female, christian, not christian, who stands with Roy Moore,is standing on the wrong side of history.


Another piece of anti-Trump left wing rhetoric! There is a larger "silent majority" in North Bend who are tired of being bashed and called "racists" and now "white supremists" or whatever buzzword the left will think up next!


"Our latest H2B validation study, for instance, indicated a 33 percent overstay rate."  Wikileaks.


"Black people have less stuff than white people" is not an argument. Try a coherent one, maybe something you didn't peel from leftist media?


I tried growing Siberian tomatoes outdoors in Anchorage for a couple of seasons.

I would start them from seeds, indoors, and transplant them outside on Memorial Day. I got lots of green tomatoes, that never turned red in Alaska's short growing season.  I read somewhere to wrap them individually in newspaper, and put them in a paper bag under your bed.  I did this and, one by one, the tomatoes would ripen to perfection, every day, over the course of six weeks.

Try this! I don't know if they  necessarily have to go under you bed, any warm, dark, dry place will probably do.


It is not about color or race.

It is about dangerous ideologies that are incompatible with anyone or anything that does not follow said ideologies.


" Fix the problem and move on."

What problem.
Thia is a Draconian solution is search of a problem.
The USA needs the motivation, drive for excellence, and devotion to family our newcomers bring to replace the tired, old, decadent, entitled sense currently on display by our long-time residents.


Quebeckers and Maritimers,  here's a finger in both your eyes:  General Wolfe and his cannon fodder did not heroically "scale the bluffs" of the Plains of Abraham.  They sauntered up a side path, that the incompetent Montcalm had forgotten about, and, waiting at the top, surprised the sad sod.

Another fine reason to shut down the Cee Bee Cee.  Another reason, in fact, to ignore the Globe and Mail, and fire Little Lord Thomson's Current Doormat, for not correcting historical errors that its lazy, hick writers and editors could easily find by Googling.

David Allan Stein, Toronto
Citizen of Canada and of the United Kingdom


As and employee of three companies that have been acquired, I got use to hearing, "Don't change a thing, we bought the company because we like the way it is run."  Then changes came that turned the companies upside down, inside out, and in two case, shut the company down.  - - - If I hear that statement again, I think I would hold on for one wild ride and I advise GCI employees to do likewise.


No, your version is not what the witness said.
There, in fact, have been contradictory statements from her. One in which she said the victim told the police that he was armed and another in which she said she did.
At any rate, the question that is the key is whether the officer told him to freeze AFTER he was advised the man was carrying.
If an officer tells you to freeze, my friend, you'd better be prepared to get shot if you keep reaching for something behind your back.


You would be arrested for saying as much in Turkey today and that highlights Turkey's regression towards an authoritarian regime. Islamism or the belief that all aspects of society should be governed by Islamic law (political Islam) is a scourge with an unquenchable thirst for power and hostility (often violent) to secularism and individual freedoms. It's rather simple, Erdogan is an unapologetic Islamist and he is "governing" accordingly. No free press, no free expression, and no freedom. And now Erdogan wants "expanded" powers? What could possibly go wrong... but we shouldn't talk about Turkey's regression under an aspiring demagogue, especially because he's an Islamist and that's not fair because it's 2017. Hopefully M-103 will solve this issue with some appropriate guides to "civil" and "rational" discourse.


Here is an easy fix to the whole oil tax system, we sell the lease you have 5 years to get oil flowing, if none is flowing you loose it without the ability to re lease ever again. A meter is put in the state receives 25% of every barrel of oil coming out. The rest is the oil companies. If production stops for more than a year they loose the lease. No credits for anything its a flat 25% fair market price per barrel of oil. If that's not good enough don't let the door hit you in the but on your way out


Sexual predator?  Do you know something the police in Wyoming don't know?  I doubt it.  You are guilty of slander.  You should be ashamed.


@SnarkyBones
Re: "the meaning of a well regulated militia"

In the 1700’s when the Second Amendment was written, well regulated didn’t mean government control - it meant “to make regular” or “be in good working order” which in today’s military parlance is often referred to as maintaining good order and discipline. See http://constitution.org/cons/wellregu.htm

According to current US law, there are 2 types of militias - organized and unorganized. The National Guard is part of the organized militia and everyone who is not in the organized militia is in the unorganized militia  -

See 10 USC 311 at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title10/pdf/USCODE-2011-title10-subtitleA-partI-chap13-sec311.pdf


Andree,   Really? "...the Alaska democratic legislative process is healthy, functional and will not be impeded upon or destructed by deceptive and bullying forces.".  Really?   Well, how about being "impeded upon or destructed" by dinners, campaign donations, favorable (or unfavorable) media campaigns, trips, personal favors, and employment opportunities that the majority of the "people"simply can't afford?  Yes,  this issue appears to have been resolved in your favor;however, I wouldn't heap praise on the dysfunctional process that accomplished that result.


'My, oh my, how plainly the deceit reveals itself''

The good knee-jerk Dr. is at it again!  It's NOT deceit.  If a government intervenes in the marketplace suddenly, as the BC government has, then a whooole lot more than foreign-ownership deals collapse.  Would-be sellers simply sit on their hands to "see where this goes."  Potential buyers (including born-in-Vancouver and in-migration Canadians from everywhere outside the province) step back--(I'll wait until prices dive...")  Developers understand this (obviously the Dr. doesn't) and so they start scaling back work-in-progress and putting potential plans on the shelf.  And who knows what ELSE the government--and the civic government--has planned??

The decline in foreign-ownership deals is just one ripple that goes out from the big foreign-tax boulder thrown in the real estate pond. And, as it certainly represents less than 15% of all deals at any given time (and a lot less now, of course) that is NOT  a very big ripple.


http://www.shotspotter.com cool it Is a real thing. They just dont care about the crime as it is happening to throw money into it. Instead they care about if prisoners can watch birds and the sky in isolation LOL


The DNC is becoming so controlling that freedom of both thought and speech seem to be something they long to, ridiculously, abolish.  Screw them and their grade school mentality.  Getting to tell people what to think, say and believe is NOT part of their duties....nor is it democratic in the slightest.  DNC....you've turned into dictators.  No wonder people with their own minds are fleeing your party in droves.


I assume you are referring to SEC. 8071 of the Consolidated Appropriations act 2016.  I dont have the mind to make sense of the jargon so perhaps yarr mcfleur you may summarize?


Odd, isn't it - the same people who oppose abortion also oppose access to contraception and comprehensive (not abstinence-only) sex education, both of which reduce unintended pregnancy and thus reduce abortions.


Mississauga houses are not cheaper either


So Olrun-- Just to be clear-- you're suggesting that the Tax Foundation is conspiring to make the property tax burden in Anchorage seem higher than it is 91% of the communities?

The data are the data. Arithmetic doesn't have a political agenda.

YES on 8!!


Pay for your own birth control.  If you don't have $250/year to buy it yourself, you have no business taking the risk of having sex and a child you cannot afford.  Not only do 1/1000 women get pregnant while on the pill, but that assumes using it properly.  Moreover, even if you're on the pill, having sex exposes you to a multitude of STDs that many people cannot afford to have treated.

There is no right to taxpayer-funded handouts from the government.  .


Better yet, don't tell Kim Trump is stopping by.  We wouldn't want to provoke him.


First off, the minimum wage increase, is indexed to Portland; hey regressives... not everyone lives inside the Metro area, and can afford the increase now!  Besides, when you leave political decisions in the hands of regressive socialists, this is what you get.  Too bad, that there are too many of their low info minions to assist, and all the conservatives that have taken their vote, and gone home.


Don't forget their 18 paid holidays.


There are many private companies with reasonable BEE status that survive.   a competitor to the SAA, BA /Kulula air line manages to survive and thrive irrespective of its AA/BEE status.  Likewise Sasol survives and it was privatised.  The point is, once privatised, these companies can get rid of incompetents/indolents/criminals as many do through normal labour disciplinary practices and without government interference.  It is almost impossible to get rid of these employees from an SOE.  This is partly why they fail.  Privatisation must mean NO government interference.


The blog by Susan J. Fowler (former engineer at Uber who has written at length about the toxic and illegal HR activities at the company) reveals who dysfunctional that company was - and likely still is.

Reading those stories is shocking...but then, not really.  Think about it: Uber's entire business model is being this monopoly of data and control - ie, a massive pyramid scheme. The regular taxi industry is also a pyramid scheme, but instead of 40% of the fee going to the [local] management, with Uber you have 25% of ALL global fees going to a group of guys in California.  All made possible by a clever phone app.

The basic DNA of these mega tech companies is often the same, in that they are almost always monopolistic or otherwise predatory towards their competition.  That mindset, esp to push up the stock, is going to cultivate raw aggression in upper mgmt that sets the tone for whole company culture = sociopaths thrive.  By comparison, odds lower this happens at Tesla


Interesting how its only blacks who experience all of this racism that gives whites all of these privileges and as a result keeps them from a level playing field and success but doesn't seem to impact Asians (of all sorts), Indians, middle easterners and to a certain degree hispanics.  Blacks as a group are the most racist people I know


Would be nice to know which stores sold these items and under what labels.  ie Safeway, Trader Joe's. etc.   Labels:  Taylor Farms, Signature Farms, Pepperidge Farms, etc.


Boys is right.....real men do not do this crap.


Well, we've each sketched out our concerns and general perspectives, and here we are.

I appreciate that this whole scenario stands for you as a worthy  example of doing good, and avoiding evil.

To me, it looks like malice, grasping at straws.

That difference notwithstanding, I'm sure we'll agree whole-heartedly that a marriage between us would be an error.


the funds will be deposited into a special fund donated to a specific park.  why do you need to know who the future budget director is, it is completely irrelevant.  this deposit is only a bookkeeping entry, the actual funds are deposited into the general fund until expended for that specific park.  it is simple as that.  hence, the money is set aside until it is spent and cannot be used for other purposes.  it appears that you  are unfamiliar with how government works making illogical statements.  if an individual and/or corporate donor makes a donation for a capital item, it is the city or state's responsibility to upkeep, unless the donors will provide maintenance funds for upkeep.  the donor does not own the items built from their donation so other than the donation they don't have any further responsibility.


I had a very similar experience as you Cari which leads me to believe there are likely many more.


One must also confront the perverted sense of equality peddled by the "left". Equality of opportunity has been rejected in favour of equality of conditions. All men are fundamentally equal because we are created in the image and likeness of God. We are all spiritually equal but do not possess the various human attributes in the same degree and we are not called to be the same.

For some, liberty to pursue happiness and property contradicts equality. They reject individualism that stresses difference in favour of egalitarian collectivism that eliminates differences. Using the state to redistribute resources to the “deprived”  - women, minorities, the poor and elderly - and imposing feminist, environmental, homeless, gay, and transgender agendas by regulatory and judicial fiat. In the name of equality, they discriminate in favor of designated groups.

Opponents of these ideological constructs are condemned as bigoted or depraved.


Patrolling officers get paid to layoff establishments with pretty girls.


Neuman is glad to talk about anything except KABATA...  he`s doing the happy dance...


It's obvious that men had a far easier time both initiating and living with a divorce in Jesus' time. No one would dispute the economic/social nightmare that resulted from divorce for women. However, Jesus' words in Mark 10:11-12 equalize the whole scenario between the sexes:

"And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

For Jesus, women can be just as guilty in divorcing, remarrying, and committing adultery.

Obviously you are operating with a general viewpoint on the Scriptures that they are texts which are historically/culturally conditioned and therefore not always applicable in concrete ways to different times and cultures. That's an argument for another day. Suffice to say when the Bible quotes the Incarnate Son of God speaking plainly in moral absolutes regarding these topics your interpretive key runs into serious difficulties.


So what happens when the rich has taken all the resources and all of value from this planet, leaving the rest to suffer through the contamination left behind? When the lower class people the 1% has used to amass their power and wealth, are left with nothing to eat or drink? With no money to buy the necessities for any quality of life. When ordinary Americans are left to watch their loved ones die from lack of proper health care denied them, but high quality health care is enjoyed by the 1% and their political marionettes in Washington?
That is the state of this colonial government which has been morphed into being lap dogs for the white collar balding old pasty faced leeches and parasites. Invade and conquer so the 1% can go in for free to steal others resources and lands, costing America trillions, lives of American kids and the terrorist attacks.
America is built off the slaughter of 100 million Natives that started with syphilis infected Columbus stumbling onto this hemisphere.


Notwithstanding the sophomoric headline, I'm pretty sure it was the Government of Canada and not the Liberal Party of Canada that made this decision.


Posted by the #1 Laugh troll ever.


How soon we forget the NDP back room deals for Gambling licenses, forged memos and fraudulent police reports, insider Limo licenses, Law Society misconduct, influence pandering for Hydro appointments, Sky Train Fare evasion the wholesale sell out of BC taxpayers to big labor.


So we are to protect Pelosi at any cost, but hold any Republican accountable to whatever comes out of their mouths?


Growing up in Montreal, you always went to the Aislin cartoon first, then read Ted Blackman in Sports.  That's just the was it was.  While I have many, many recollections of his cartoons, the one that will never leave me is his rendition of the Quebec Separatist.  Picture a man with long, stringy hair, buck naked, and his body completely pretzelled so that his face is fully immersed in his behind.  Absolutely classic.  He always hit the mark.


I bet they don't see many planes like that landing there.


I was a Bernie supporter, but Drumpf would be likely to do more damage in a week in office than Hillary might have done in a lifetime.


I am reading your report and the glaring omission is the failure of the family unit. Why was that over looked? You base your assumptions on far reaching assumptions. Anglo teachers are afraid of male students of color and that is why they are kicked out of class. Never asking what they did to be kicked out of class?

It is full of conjecture and not based on fact. I am so happy I pulled my kids out of DPS's failing schools if there was a single tax payer penny used to fund this there should be a recall of the administrators.

The writing is done by someone who clearly was motivated by a political objective and slanting the "findings" to support it. If this is how they make decisions in DPS these students are doomed.


They've all had a hand in it at one time or another.


Well, Tuckerman, I think you should get down on your knees and thank the good Lord for Democrats and the current governor. Why? Because without them to blame for our troubles, and without them as the target of your juvenile name-calling, you have nothing to say. Your solution for our budget problems is to simply fill our oil pipeline? While you're thanking God, ask him for the wisdom to understand the economic principle of supply and demand. Seems to me, when oil prices were high, life was easy and the Republicans could pretend they were conservatives while they expanded state government to an unprecedented level. Since oil prices plummeted, we are heading into our fourth year without a sustainable budget, and little hope to achieve one. You have no viable answers. Thanks for nothing. Literally.


This wall isn't happening. trump knows it, Pena Nieto knows it and everyone else knows it, except those who voted for trump in their most fevered xenophobic dreams to keep people out. These people have been had. They've been bamboozled.


Yes it is.  Believing yourself to be of the opposite sex is no different than an emaciated anorexic believing her:himself to be fat.


"I don't blame the developers at all. Their goal is to make as much money as possible."

You're right, and civic governments are eager to help them do it through tax incentives, which, indirectly, hurt many of those "non-investors" wanting to be homeowners. Meanwhile, civic governments often drag their feet on zoning changes which would boost the supply of single family homes.


How about cops patrolling in snow plows??? Jason for mayor! See how easily I fixed that?


I just made some major changes, hopefully the gifs are noticeably easier to load for you and everyone else! and sorry if the grammar in my last comment was a little awkward, fatigue is hitting me haha


Thank you RitaNY.


You want to know why you're parroting fake news?

Here you go.

Here’s how fake news becomes Donald Trump’s reality (and yours) : Russian lawyer edition

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/heres-how-fake-news-becomes-donald-trumps-reality-russian-lawyer-edition/?comments=disqus


If you were "horrified" by this, then you are indeed, a snowflake.

Mildly off-put, OK. Even embarrassed I might accept. But horrified? Get real.

Now, swear on a stack of Bibles or Korans or UN Declarations of Human Rights that you have never thought of, or used,  a racial epithet and never chuckled at an ethnic joke. Ever. Or else it is you that should be sanctioned. Ouch.

simply too sanctimoniously funny.


Trump needs to cut funding to Hollywood,  NY Times, MSNBC, PBS and NPR and start giving tax dollars to Fox News and Alex Jones instead, Its time to stop pretending the Elite's MSM still matters.


HRC, ALL of Canada was disgusted at Justins fund raising tactics.

Bilking charities and schools for hundreds of thousands for short key-note speeches, all the while collecting a paycheque as an MP and skipping out on his constituents.

Now we have sleazy cash-for-access events where liberal MP's "whore" themselves out to corporate fat cats to peddle influence.

If HRC is questioning your ethics, you know you are a despot.


Well, it was one of numerous "origins" listed in Wiki. , French: pouce inch/thumb; Italian: pollice inch/thumb; Spanish: pulgada inch, pulgar thumb;  Portuguese: polegada inch, polegar thumb; Swedish: tum inch, tumme thumb; Sanskrit: angulam inch, anguli finger; Slovak: palec, Slovene: palec inch/thumb, Czech: palec inch/thumb. Also in some other languages such as Thai: nîw inch/finger, Hungarian: hüvelyk inch/thumb.

"belief in the existence of a "rule of thumb" law to excuse spousal abuse can be traced as far back as 1782, the year that James Gillray published his satirical cartoon Judge Thumb."

In the United States, legal decisions in Mississippi (1824) and North Carolina (1868 and 1874)

In 1976, feminist Del Martin used the phrase "rule of thumb" as a metaphorical reference to describe such a doctrine. "


P.C.'s blew it by choosing Brown. Christiine Elliott was the sensible choice.


A further example of Trump's great hiring skills as if his incompetent cabinet isn't enough. The good news is, the best attorneys wouldn't represent him, so he's stuck with legal representation that will likely make Mueller's job of evicting Trump and family from the Oval Office even easier.

If the 2016 election is proven fraudulent, a do-over is called for; preferably with paper ballots and a paper trail on which to rely after which each and every one of his appointees should also be removed -- a fresh start for a legitimate president.


Could be.  Botched robbery, I get it.


The whole post is tacky. Although I like winning, and I was ready for the game to be over, I didn't like winning that way. His first kick was perfect, and I hope he remembers that as he proceeds through the season.


I am actually surprised Kim and Park were paid so high.  Like the old Hawaii 5-0, Steve and Dano were the main characters.  For Kim character, I think the guy that used to play Wo Fat would be good.  Then for Park character I would suggest Lea Salonga,  Kristi Yamaguchi or Michelle Kwan.
The producers could also look for actors from Asian countries such as Japan and China or someone from Hawaii.


Thank you for your comment and advice. I will offer some of my own ideas in the weeks and months to come. Though I share your concern that the convention may be captured by established interests, I nonetheless remain optimistic that young and idealistic people will take the opportunity to help lay the foundation for a better future. I also believe our convention will bring out the best even from older and more cynical politicians. When faced with such an important task, I believe they will think to the future and do the right thing.


Indeed, the Dutch are renowned for their tolerance but there is a message here. When one gives tolerance to a culture (individual, group, etc.) that is intolerant, trouble is lurking right around the corner.


Would I apologize to Omar Khadr?  I'm not sure.. would you consider the phrase "I'm sorry you weren't killed in Afghanistan" an apology?


Hillary did all of this pay-for-play using her State Department status and influence. That's tax payer business.

Releasing tax information isn't a requirement of running for president.

Liberals invented the expression "not even the appearance of impropriety", but they're not using it today!!!  No way.


Trump was raised as a racist by his dad since he was born, so not a surprise.  As the saying goes, nobody is born a racist, stuff like that has to be taught to you.


That's actually Trudeau's plan, if I am interpreting the gender based analysis of the tax code correctly.


If that's true, you're the only one who seems to know about it.  I wish it were, because Kyle Sloter deserves a shot with some NFL team.  For a guy whose only experience is 9 starts on a Division II team, he put up better stats than either of the other more experienced QBs during the Bronco pre-season. Imagine what he'll be able to do with more experience.

Even after quarterbacking Michigan, Tom Brady wasn't taken until the 6th round.  Not many saw him coming, either.  And then there's Heisman winner and 1st Round Pick Tim Tebow....


Larry Price has an honorary doctorate too.  LOL


In various polls done over many years, people were asked to rate their top concerns. In every poll health care always came out on top. There was no overwhelming support for carbon taxes, massive infrastructure spending, new jet planes etc, it just has always been healthcare. People recognize that our system has been crumbling for decades, they also realize that as in other fields, there have been technological breakthroughs in medical procedure and in medications. All of these things make healthcare more expensive, and the provinces are in real terms falling behind in healthcare delivery. The feds have a responsibility to deliver on the funding for our healthcare, as after all it is our taxes that the government is playing with.


I doubt he'll get the customary "golden parachute" gig at the Vatican. Francis doesn't seem to work that way. He's left more than a few disgraced prelates (Nienstedt, Finn, etc.) to fend for themselves. (If they do find a spot for him, I wouldn't suggest the Vatican Bank.)

Pursuing redress on the money is important, if for no other reason than that it came from the people of his diocese and they are owed an accounting. Beyond that, I'm not sure there's much the Vatican can do with a guy like this other than cut ties. They have no legal jurisdiction over him.

The issue of children troubles me. I'm not sure if that's pertinent in this case, but it definitely is for many priests (some still active) who father children and, essentially, abandon them. It's a disgrace and the Church should, in justice, step up and help mothers and children in those situations.


The Democrats and the media have been out to get Trump every since he got the nomination. That did the same type of hit job on Trump as they did with Romney regarding the dog on the roof of his car. Took a molehill attempted to make a mountain out it. If the media would have went after Obama with his questionable association and actions like they did Romney and Trump, I doubt Obama wouldn't have even been nominated.


we need to ignore the usual nonsense of stupid from people like you. mexico is a 3rd world place that has nothing compared to us or the usa in environment and labour laws never mind labour costs but you think it is right for us to continue to ship our economy to them over working with the usa to protect ours here. The left is destroying Canada one stupid thought after another.


maybe throw in a good huff and a puff, a stern finger wagging and a no nonsense  " this is unacceptable" to boot....

the world of arms dealing is ethically challenging.....I await Mr Trudeau's response


How about all those people with criminal records whose applications are rejected by employers? Republicans love erecting artificial barriers to employment. Then they complain about increasing welfare costs and homeless people. Not smart, Republicans.


Wflan, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Avs fans just accept the media take on this.  Fans usually tap into a couple media sources and call it their do diligence.  But, as with anything media driven politics, sports, etc., It can't be taken for granted.  You need as wide a sphere of influence you can get covering every side and facet to make the best informed opinion possible.  I read media, fan sites, and blogs all over the internet every day all year long.  The reason Joe hasn't traded Duchene yet is because nobody wants to give up good defensemen while thier premium is trending up. Better to have the gold than the money.  Joe needs to stick to 'em here.  When Dutchy is afire this season, GM's will come calling again.  But, this time they will pay for him. I say keep Duchene till next summer and then do a sign and trade. His worth may never be higher than that! Joe is being manipulated because he is green. But fans should love that he's having none of it. He's doing a good job


I'm a female scientist and I would never want people thinking that I received a prestigious position simply because I am a woman and not because I had worked hard for it.  Awarding someone a research chair simply because they fill a quota will undermine their reputation and that of the Canada Research Chair program.  These decisions must be made based on merit and nothing else.


"Failed Logic".  That would be a good screen name for you.


Why is everyone blaming the humanities when some of the degree holders quoted about struggling to find stable employment were chemistry, finance, and engineering majors?
Either way, the ship has sailed for these people. We're talking a big cohort of people who have already completed post-secondary education. They can't 'undo' their degrees or take back their debt. The question our society needs to ask is how do we fix this issue and move forward from here. Condescension is not a solution.
We're all in this boat together as mentioned in the article a healthy tax base will be required to support our aging population.


" there are dozens upon dozens of examples of violence that are actually based on conservative ideology.

    Like Jerad and Amanda Miller who shot two cops, yelled “The revolution has begun” and draped “Don’t Tread On Me ” flags on their victims. Later, they killed another man.

    Like Frazier Miller (no relation that I’m aware of), a former Klansman and White Supremacist who shot up a Jewish community center, killing three people.

    Like Wade Page, a Neo-Nazi who walked into a Sikh temple looking to kill Muslims (Neo-Nazis are not known for their intelligence). 6 people die.

    Like David Pedersen and his girlfriend, Holly Ann Grigsby who killed 4 people and “were on their way to Sacramento to kill more Jews.”

    Like Scott Roeder who walked into a church to murder abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.

    And, of course, we can’t forget Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols who blew up a federal building, killing 168 including 19 children."

  Phil: Just a few examples for you


OK, I think I finally earned a rejection. Civil is now batting .333 in that regard.


I grew up in the southeast. I drove past Liberty University every time I went skiing. I know all about them and you know what? They're no more dangerous than say... a believe in nothing methodist. In some ways, I have more respect for the true believing evangelicals and fundamentalists. If you're going to buy in to a religion, buy in.

As soon as you start picking and choosing, it really doesn't matter what church you go to. At that point, you're likely just attending where your neighbors go, where the boy scout troop meets, or the place with the most Chamber members.

Religion is an equal strike against both of these candidates for me. Are they believers or socializers? At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. Religion has been watered down so much that they all feel like they're on the same team.


...if N. Korea doesn't vaporize us first.


So a woman lives her abusive husband and remarries.  Do you really want to suggest that she is commiting adultery against her abuser?


Horgan's apology contrasts sharply with the MO of his predecessor, who would routinely vanish and leave it to her minions to answer for her indiscretions.


He does NOT have the character for this job.  He is openly hostile to the oil industry, even though he worked there for many years


""It would be different pools under different rules," said one senior health policy source..."

Literally the definition of how every other type of insurance works. You select the coverage you determine you need based on your own calculated risk of possible but unlikely events you cannot (or do not want to) realistically save to cover, and are pooled with other similarly situated persons (based on the insurer's actuarial data) to pay costs directly related to the calculated risk they take that you or a significant number of fellow poolees might actually need to use the plan.  If you want broader coverage, you are free to pay for more.


"Lars Isaacson, Shiraishi’s lawyer, said he doesn’t know why the FBI arrested his client around 10:15 a.m. Sunday in front of his family and the entire neighborhood."

Maybe because they know how to do an actual investigation?


For the record, trying to apply such a law may be impractical, particularly in pubic transport.

But the impulse seen here from many to justify and normalise what is without a doubt one of the most patriarchal, anti-women practices ever invented by man (I use the term  advisedly), by equating it with people wearing socks you dislike, etc., is dismaying to say the least.


active: "A pair of gloves is cheaper and faster. Interesting but not a good suggestion."

Scroll up to where you deleted this same comment to see a response to your post.


Canada & Site C were not their only focus.   The Committee monitors very many countries who have signed on to try to eliminate racism, as their turns come up, and it was Canada’s turn:

 “The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Kuwait, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand, which were considered during the session.”

Here are the reports from -- and the conclusions about -- all these countries, including the sources of info they based their reports on:  Federal government reps, civil society reports and delegations, etc.   http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1110&Lang=en


There are small things in well run cities that people do not notice.
I have done a lot of travelling into various cities or towns at night and after a long drive you appreciate small things that make life easier. I entered Cape Town the other day and I thought to count the dead lights. I got bored and gave up after around 150 - there were none.

It is the attention to detail that makes things work - maintenance with minimal disturbance is such detail.


Look, who doesn't like Tom Hanks, but frankly given how this is so endemic in Hollywood and he has gigantic power and influence he is exactly the type of person who should have stood up. For goodness sakes Meryl Streep applauded Polanski after it was known for certain he had raped an underage girl. Hanks has no problem hanging out with Streep, or with Hilary Clinton who deployed the worst possible blame the victim tactics, in and out of the courtroom, when defending rapists. Or Bill Clinton who is as disgusting as Trump when it comes to women.
The issue with Hollywood is not that this happens everywhere (any executive in my industry sector would have been fired long ago for assaults) it is that Hollywood does so much finger-pointing and is very deeply hypocritical. This story has legs not because Weinstein is just a part of Hollywoodn but a central representative figure


I feel like to hang an effigy of D. Trump on my tree.


Actually he did and you can't prove otherwise.  Yes the EC sucks and should at least be implemented like NE and ME but it is what it was, he won fair and square.  If you don't like the rules go try and get them changed.


The comments in the article say it all.


RIP Bud.
.
"The life of a repo man is ALWAYS intense!"


Disagree on any employer requirement for healthcare. Employment and healthcare are two entirely different things.

What employment is for is to make MONEY to buy things, like healthcare.  As such, encouraging employers to include money for healthcare as part of employee compensation makes sense.  Like HSA contributions, or other such methods.  But getting employers into the actual health insurance game was a mistake from the very beginning.  It's reduced choice for consumers and competition among providers.  And anytime you do that, it results in runaway costs.


As it is out on the west coast too.Out of two vehicles we drive only one has winters should we drive the mountain passes


HILLARY WON THE DEBATE.  HANDS DOWN.


Trump should park some nuclear capable missiles of his own right on Kims doorstep.  By the time only one of Kims feeble ICBMs makes it off the ground hundreds of nuclear tipped cruise missiles will be landing on Kims head.
War over  in less than 24 hours.
Summer BBQ.


Maybe she should proclaim that she is "so done" with the US position, cross her arms and look disappointed?


Buh Bye!


So then what is the answer?

Silence...

How bout just illiminate the nutbar running the place


Just guessing ...

Sounds like you are qualified to become an integral part of the Liberal Party policy machine.


Huggins must be looking for a bigger desk and larger secretarial staff...covfefe indeed ;)


Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.

Canada and United States are two separate, sovereign nations that share a border and many common interests but we are not one, nor meant to be.

Trump does not respect borders, agreements,  goodwill and good faith. Limiting our exposure to a bad neighbor is just plain common sense.


Speak English please...


We've been hearing the same babble about Rep Young for years and how has that worked out for you?...


I think that is the biggest take away. In many ways Bethel is moving further backwards all the time. I think that can be a good thing in some respects. However the people of bethel don't care about old ways or subsistence. The four wheeler is another disposable item. Look at the amount of trashed ones everywhere. People have zero pride in life in bethel.


Thetus, use The $ 8 Billion in the CBR to pay the $ 4 billion short fall and do it right and stop the monopoly next year!

The state would not need the credits if the Governor would get the DNR DOG to lower the cost of the oil and gas lease sales that have an 8,000% increase in lease terms, no one is bidding in the Cook Inlet 2016 and Beaufort Sea 2015 and it is things like this that are killing Alaska’s oil Indusrty!

DNR please help

The Oil and Gas Agencies are pricing oil companies out of Alaska in favor of the majors monopoly! This is why production and jobs are being lost!

Prove me wrong on this one fact; No one is makeing a profit from finding and selling oil except the majors and not one Alaskan has ever been able to drill and sell oil at a profit under this rigged system! Fix it and then take all Credits!

We need the credits because the agencies are in bed with the majors monopoly and make sure oil and gas state workers make things harder to compete with the majors in Alaska


Great news! Environment ahead of commerce is logical.


Maybe there should be a bounty on drones?


You know fish? How many people eat it? Emissions leading to ocean acidification could tank that food cycle. Pretty good science about it. Check it out. Separate out agreement and tax plans you don't like from legit eco science concerns.


Seems like an income tax, sales tax, motor-fuel tax, studded-tire tax, and an education surtax are just the things to keep a "wide array of Alaska programs" afloat.


Mythman>  Have you ever sat down and thought why Alaska is the way it is, huh????  Maybe the people like it that way, where it's not a concrete jungle like Hawaii, huh????


Coming to all liberal cities near you... Wait for it Honolulu...


and even if it was tuesday, why he in there when it's closed? is he spesho?


So, it takes a Bishop of Rome to remind the leaders of the EU of their original Christian political ideals. Sad, but reassuring.


In all fairness most of Canada's energies have been focused on the U.S. dropping out of the recent Paris accords with the reason being the accords are more voluntary than mandatory.


You don't think they were told to "screen" in exactly this manner?


Stop giving a sh!t if your boy didn't win. Great attitude (and desire) from the staff of the Dem that's in office...


Agreed -- especially the line "just more dead, white, male racists, right?" -- didn't see that one coming from the G&M. However, they are picking winners and losers with everything in the Confederacy must go (but thankfully the graves of the dead Confederates should be left alone?!). Why not apply the Yale formula (that's been mentioned in several articles and was used to rename Calhoun College at Yale) regarding Confederate monuments? Then you could separate Alexander Stephens from Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.


I do wish two things were properly studied:
(1) the degree of protection available from the antiseptic characteristics of alcohol; and
(3) alternate forms of distribution that are in accord with our modern understanding of hygiene.


I believe that most Republicans will not give Trump a free ride. He will be watched. He has many people in his party that don't like him and trust him, ergo they will not let him run feral.
Us two will always disagree on Hillary's corruption. Taking money from Qatar and the Saudis for the Clinton Foundation letting a Russian company control a significant amount of the uranium in the U.S. is highly suspect coupled with lucrative speaking fees for Bill in Russia.
My bottom line is this country is resilient and can withstand what Donald Trump, shaking up the status quo will be a good thing. Too bad a 3rd party has not emerged, I believe that would make both Dems and Reps have to be more accountable to the voters.
I typed this quickly so please excuse any grammatical errors.


It is amazing how people who want to regress call themselves "progressive" People who want to ruin BC, a Canadian province for China and the USA are regressive and ignorant.


Yeah, I think that Mexico, that used to be dominated by a corrupt regime dating from the Mexican revolution is now dominated by the cartels.  I think it's a struggle to keep your kids away from gangs and violence in poor communities here and it's even worse in Mexico.  I think that children who were born and lived their whole lives in the US aren't accepted by the native kids in Mexico or if they are it is a long and difficult transition.  And I think this would make for fertile ground for recruitment by the cartels and along with US citizenship, cultural and language skills these children hold will make them excellent fodder for expanding the cartels up here.
Oh and my family felt it was offensive, which I guess is something like offensove, back a couple of generations when we were referred to as Wops as means to keep us as the other and not real Americans.  You know, back when a significant number of Italian Americans were involved in organized crime.


... the other six Canadian cities would have declared today a civic holiday if the Leafs had been eliminated last night!


The missing family of four in Kenai were found less than a quarter of a mile from their front porch.  I hope the folks that organized that search are in no way involved with this one.


Ige & Chin shouldn't be involved with this executive order Obama signed. Obama also admitted it's up to congress to make laws, not the president. Trump is just following how the law supposed be done. Chin should be ashamed of himself being a "Never Trump" judge.


Good, you take 'em on, I don't need the added risk, just to "feel good".


I think the mortgage can be interest free.  It can also be like a reverse mortgage, repayable when the property is sold.

The mortgage can also protect the mother in the unlikely event the son develops some kind of drug/gambling addiction later in life and refinances to get money for his habit.


Too much provincialism in Canada, and it is expensive.


Right, because there is no evidence of him ever bashing a gold star family.  You guys will believe anything this fool says.  It says a lot.


We have a bizarre small brainwashed country facing off against a bizarre large brainwashed country.

There are a lot of innocent people between the two potential combatants. Nuclear winter recognizes no borders, nor does radiation. The global social and economic consequences are unthinkable.

And what's worrying is that we have two leaders spouting off without thinking.


So, I ask as a person who has never voted Democrat in my life, believe The Gipper was the greatest president in modern times because he had empathy and could see different opinions. Why not the Libertarians? Their stance on most things must align much closer to yours than HRC. Why not step up?


D_D
Rent controls has nothing do with helping tenants or the poor.  It is 100% about buying votes.
Speaking of history?  When did this cynical Liberal government ever do anything that really helped the people.  Deficits - don't help.  Health Tax - didn't help. Green Energy Act - soaring hydro bills and created a new type of povety - energy poverty.  500 dead from c. difficile and they didn't know about it - no public inquiry.  e-Health - billions wasted.  ORNGE - big money for Liberal friends, death for sick patients.


Great analysis of the current trend in leftism here in our state.  It is sad, since I grew up here, to see all the gentrification that has occurred over the last 30-40 years.  In a way, the left has moved here from environs afar, brought their mixed up bunk science ideas and imposed them on our citizens.  Shame on us for allowing these hucksters to bring us to the point that one day soon, farms in Hawai'i will only exist in photos.  Thanks Mr Brewbaker for your contribution w/ this article.  Be prepared for the left's version of carpet bombing now.  Don't fall for their attempts to deflect w/ strawman arguments.  Its kinda funny to watch the foaming at the mouth!


How can Trump state what Flynn did was not illegal?  The Logan act was clearly violated.


There is no “AHA!” involved.

There are alleged revelations taking place all the time. The Deposit of Faith was fully formed with the death of the last Apostle.

Alleged revelations are examined and if approved become private revelations. They cannot add or subtract to or from the Deposit of Faith. There well be an eighth sacrament, or a fourth person to God, or anything else of import.

The only reason you can spell “pseudepigrapha” is that you were able to cut and paste from a writing or article from someone who actually can.


Been dying to try this place, now that I know more that its open store front again ; I'm def going! At worst, UBER to my house ! :)


1) Kim is a fascist who wants to re-unify the Korean Peninsula under his control.

2) Kim has made an irrational investment in WMDs to accomplish  #1.  He wants to use his investment.

3) Kim is a lunatic who believes that he is a living deity, sui generis immune from an US retaliatory strike.

4) Kim holds the US responsible for protecting the Japanese who had a brutal occupation of Korea c. 1910 - 45 which killed and raped millions of Koreans;  he hates the US because of US carpet & napalm bombing during the Korean War which killed hundreds of thousands of civilians and decimated the North Korean infrastructure.

5) Kim believes in the racial superiority of Koreans and believes that they are destined to rule the world.

6) Kim is a psychopath who has no problem whatsoever murdering anyone or millions if he believes that it will help to attain his geo-political goals.

7) Kim has repeatedly told his people that he will nuke the US;  to maintain his credibility he must do so.

Got it?


Those are more semantic than practical considerations. You can call it what you want, "planned health care" if you prefer, but sickness is a drag on society and the economy that gets paid for in one way or the other. Most illnesses don't date from birth, and people shouldn't be kicked off health care when they become sick, whether it is for the long- or short-term.


The US 2016 General Election was non-credible because of the profound corruption and it was illegitimate because of the wrongful Psychological Warfare conducted against US society. How about them apples, Gardner?


The goons in the legislature would rather see this state go belly up than to make an adult decision.   Meanwhile they continue to pocket $200+ per day per diem for themselves and their staff.  No wonder the fine Senator from Kenai is selling his car on Facebook.   He's upgrading to a new model with all the per diem he has stashed the last 2 years.


Exactly right.


Yep, agree with this sentiment (with the exception of the "not enjoying the game" piece), but it will be interesting to see what they could actually get for guys they should have available.  Pretty much everyone who they should look to trade are having down years.  Estrada & Liriano (we can debate him having a "down year" vs just being a shadow of his former self) in particular. Their best tradeable reliever (Joe Smith) has been injured.  The market for position players among contenders is pretty shallow.

Will be an interesting couple of weeks, that's for sure.


Nice attempt to dodge and deflect, Kon man.
You were busted making up a stat. Fake news dare I say.
Man-up and admit it.

I just did a simple Google search.
The results I got were what Google giveth.
I'm not aware of a way to filter the results by liberal or conservative sites. I'm sure your'e making that up too.
That's just pathetic.


Ghetto trash


good write up, steve. read that early today. thought +10.5 would change; it didn't. shaw keeps a deep squad and didn't raise an eyebrow.  you know there's current injury and squad change on both sides. shaw is professionally ready and wt is up for challenge. won't get into food fight with duck or farm fans. it's a no win as you know. wt really, really needs this mid season win; close or otherwise.


You would deny the Left the same broad brush that you use to paint them with?


You need to evaluate that 'enormous' Marijuana statement.

OLCC, with a 25% tax rate on Marijuaana still only took in $60 million last year.  $24 million of which had to go to the schools.

The Oregon excise tax on liquor is $22.72 per gallon, one of the highest liquor taxes in the country. Oregon's excise tax on Spirits is ranked #2 out of the 50 states.

Oregon got $1.16 Billion in tax money from hard liquor last biennium!   That's with a "B".

Even after their 'expenses',  They still distributed $445.8 Million---- Almost Eight (8) times what Marijuana made!

And with the schools getting first cut, the rest of the money ($36 million)  is chump change compared to the hard booze people.  And that doesn't even count the beer and wine tax money OLCC collects and passes out.

The stoners are not the answer to your money prayers!

http://www.oregon.gov/OLCC/Pages/allocation_of_liquor_revenue.aspx


If the author believes her article to be true, she truly does not understand how her Country's government functions and how valuable the checks and balances that have been enshrined in their constitution are. It would appear that Ms. Kendzior is the one moulding  public opinion with propaganda.


A little history would help!
"The Bush Administration later sought an agreement with the Iraqi government, and in 2008 George W. Bush signed the U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement. It included a deadline of 31 December 2011, before which "all the United States Forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory".[11][12][13] The last U.S. troops left Iraq on 18 December 2011, in accordance with this agreement.[1][11][12] US Forces, in the form of air support, resumed operations in Iraq in June 2014, to defend it against ISIL"


Actually I think Poulsbo believes in 3rd chances for well qualified candidates.  Becky Erickson is the vote on November 7th.  A well qualified candidate that deserves a 3rd term.


I guess that's why Trump is threatening to double down on the immigration ban.

He just has to keep on digging.


I noticed all the protestors drove their big trucks to the party!   Those trucks don't run on farts!


Planet sun is a good local company


Some may say that God put the idea in their heads, but I tend to agree with you Jeb.  It seems to be a trait in human nature to help others when they need it and when they can.   Some might say human nature is given us by God also.  Personally I think it is people helping other people.   A miracle it is not.


I'll bet they don't use the term ''blast-off'' anymore..


This is the best news I've heard all week. I'd have to assume he will relocate to Ohio in the off season...


I agree, tompaine, While certainly not the sole player in the City Hall saga, she was the mayor and this happened on her (Kitty's) "watch".  It is still inconceivable to me that you would tear down the old City Hall before being pretty damn certain what you were going to replace it with and how much that was going to cost. But you are right, it's now Vinis' responsibility to get a handle on this. Replacing City Hall doesn't even make my top five list of things needing to be done in Eugene.


RIP Ed


Primo,
What's interesting is that the Re-pubic Party wants to investigate ONLY Voter Fraud while the Democratic Party is focusing more on Election Fraud.
Why doesn't either side want to investigate both?
Personally, I think it's all political because each side wants to win so badly. The Re-pubics know that if fewer people vote, their chances to win increase, and the Democrats know that if more people vote, THEIR chances to win increase.
So when the Re-pubics aggressively combat Voter Fraud, they hope to take voters off the roles and at the same time repress efforts to investigate Election Fraud tactics that are making it more difficult or even impossible for people to vote. Democrats want to combat voter suppression and other election fraud tactics because, if they are successful, more people will vote, and they will have a better chance to win elections.
Which party you support depends on whether you want more people voting or fewer people voting ... a stronger or weaker democracy.


Sears was always too expensive. People only bought there when they had sales and extra points on your Sears card. I had to laugh a year ago in Owen S. store when I was looking for a winter jacket on sale and saw the same Arnold Palmer shoes I had bought and thrown out due to discomfort 30 yrs ago. Some things never change, only the consumer.


Patent histrionic nonsense.  The only real risk of fascism in this world is militant Islam and one-political-party communism (or whatever it's mutated to in Russia and China).


a) Some companies (Toyota?) treat their employees well enough that they don't feel the need to unionize. Toyota (among others) isn't unionized, so it sort of suggests that your thesis that employees are 'terrorized' into joining unions isn't quite correct.

b) Wages set at Toyota are partly set by the wages negotiated at unionized auto plants elsewhere.

c) Go check out the wages paid to workers where there are no unions, to get an idea as to what a completely union-free environment looks like. Go check out Call Center wages, for instance. Or what part-time instructors get paid at community colleges compared to full-time (unionized) instructors. And I'm sure there are a lot of other examples.


Sad.


Are you ten years old? Grow up.


Actually drug related crimes are down in Colorado since legalization.

Guess we need a border wall to keep the Kentucky criminals out...


"Loaded with?"  What an uninformed comment.  There a so few KKK and white supremacists that no party except a white supremacists party could be loaded, even the Democratic Party.


Why single out Obama from that list? He is no saint. Google is your buddy. Enter the search words: Obama groping incident into the search engine...boom, over 1 Million results in less than half a second.


The problem is the culture of denial.  The issue might be resolved and there is no sexual abuse occurring there currently but the culture of denial appears to alive and well.
The reality is that children and adults do face abuse, neglect, and horrible situations.  But what is often most damaging for the individual is not just the abuse but the support they did or did not get.  Did people believe them?  Did people help them? Did the cry for help result in more abuse like it did in the story?  This is the culture of denial rather then doing the right thing for the victim of the abuse.


Ah but you're *not* paying attention, which is why you don't get it. Also, you're wasting my time.


Studies by credible educational and private institutions have indeed found that consumption does not translate to a greater percentage of accidents, you can't get away with hijacking the argument and making it about whether cannabis has an effect, of course it does that's why people use it. The only thing that matters is whether or not it causes accidents, it is subject to the same rational thinking that goes into determining if a new prescription drug requires driving restrictions, it is not subject to your personal opinions which are derived from a lifetime of wrongfully using the effects of the substance alcohol and related social stigmas as a blanket association for all things which change the human thought process.
There is a wild cocktail of drugs introduced into your mind when you are incredibly angry, for example, right after a breakup. Does that mean it should be illegal to operate a motor vehicle immediately after any argument?


I don't smoke but the fair will never get another dime of my families money.  Providing no smoking areas inside the gates for a legal product is bull.  They provide spaces for alcohol but treat smokers like criminals. I also don't believe they aren't getting complaints although maybe people are doing what we are and quietly just not going. Oh and what harm does vaping cause? We spent at least 3 days camping & spending money there but no more. I'm sure they won't miss us.


If only 15% see something out there worth voting for, perhaps the other 85% are in fact "revolted". Apathy is not the same as having no valid choice.


OH Wikipedia? I can change that definition right now if I wanted to, anyone can - don't mess with the dragon that is awake.


@ davcon, kuroiwaj
I 2nd kuroiwaj comment!
POLLS....same POLLS that said DJT shouldn't even show up at the Election Booth???!!
Klastri said he set up his Victory party on Nov. 8, 2016.
How did that go....POLLS & klastri!


What do you have against the National Restaurant Association? Don't like to eat out?


there were 100+ amendments made to the bill from BOTH parties.  One cannot amend a bill they haven't read.


Has this PM ever stood up for anything that didn't also garner political favour? We have to ask: why would he stick his neck out now for Chinese investors and politicians?

Follow the money.


Your pension is for life.  What refugees get is for one year and the money comes from a different pot (government).  Part of what you are getting back is what you paid in to it, part what the employer paid (none from government).


AOGA is the same industry-funded group telling Alaskans our tax structure is "working" as we strip more funding from our kids, roads and seniors to feed more profits to some of the largest corporations on the planet.

Ms. Moriarty writes: "Federal and local agencies have stringent regulations ... and the oil and gas industry spends considerable resources to ensure that those regulations are met and that activities are done in a safe and prudent manner."

So why did three Hilcorp workers almost die at Milne Point in 2015? Why has Hilcorp violated state worker safety laws more than a dozen times since 2012?

It's nice to see AOGA come to the defense of the corporations that pay Ms. Moriarty's salary, but facts still matter, and if Hilcorp cannot or will not shut down a leaking line in Cook Inlet, it should not be allowed to operate here. Period.


If he were disruptive and actually guilty of interfering with the actions of the flight crew, he'd be arrested and sent through the justice system like everyone else.  Sanctuary state has nothing to do with people committing actual violent (or potentially violent) crimes.


Yet Alaska went for Trump knowing his stance on immigration. How many of those fisherman and managers of the fish processing companies voted for Trump?


I don't understand the level of ignorance about "sugar" ...

ALL sugars ( fructose, glucose, dextrose ... ) are members of the carbohydrate family - and in their refined state contain no nutrients but merely provide energy ( calories ) - and if not burned by exercise will be converted by our bodies into fat - as may be obvious from observation .... I have seen statistics that claim our annual consumption of "sugar" averages out to 150Lb per person. I don't quite believe that but it is an indicator of the problem. Remember that ( refined ) flour, starch and similar material also belongs into the carbohydrate group.
Similarly artifical sweeteners merely enforce our habituation / addiction to sweet junk food. So don't be fooled by their so called benefits or diet properties.
As for the nutrition labels - waste of time and money because nobody pays attention.
Follow my diet advice - if it needs a label to identify what it was, is or might have been do not eat it !


Be afraid-be VERY afraid...thar be commie terrorists out thar! I suggest the O.S.P. bomb squad hang out at my local dump where there's always plenty of dangerous targets lurking in those dumpsters. Closed garbage bags, plastic grocery sacks tied in knots, and the most dangerous of all...crappy old backpacks left in a "suspicious fashion".
Media and bueracracy have tagteamed against the public into desensitizing everyone to violence. Here's a free clue: Start by nuetralizing the aggressive military attitude, or the Junction City Goodwill will resemble any business in Syria, Yemen, Libyia, etc etc.
Cause and effect when your wedding party just got vaporized by a hellfire missile.


A leader standing up to a bully is not fear mongering.


Jenny.....If you're offended by a mailer, then you should reevaluate your life. You live in America, you have lots of freedoms and you don't have to worry about being hacked to death by some rival clan like people do in some countries. Breathe deep, don't be a snowflake.


The people who are deranged are his fans...


Feminism failed for me the first time I read Gloria Steinem saying that the alternative to feminism is masochism. Local feminist leaders verbally and emotionally abused me. National feminist leaders expected me to be silent and passive. I decided I would be a masochist to continue as a feminist.

July 2017 saw the election of a new president and vice president for NOW. Only NOW members who had the money, transportation, time, and substitute care for children, parents, and/or spouses to attend the national conference had voting rights. NOW leaders chose Orlando, Florida in the middle of the Florida peninsula for this election conference. Orlando is about as far away from the rest of the country as is possible to get. No absentee voting. No voting through state chapters. One of the candidates for president was a Florida resident. Can you guess who won?

The National Organization for Women is THE champion at voter suppression. Vote suppressing Republican politicians should take note.


Ontario isn't even close.

Manitoba or one of the Atlantic provinces will be the first to go.  Maybe even Alberta, if they don't wean themselves off royalties.


What's wrong with Haiti & Somalia? Are you saying Africans can't run a country? That's an interesting observation but racist none the less.


Trudeau's stimulus disbursements were delayed.  BoC crashing rates again after oil price drop in 2015 and lower bond yields drove the housing market.  Lower dollar helped exports.  And there's been pent up demand for business investment since the Great Recession.  Trudeau may have boosted some confidence but can't give him major credit for the expansion.  He just hasn't stood in the way of economic growth (yet, may change when small business hikes and carbon tax kick in).


Tomorrow is a major North Korean holiday. Will Kim launch a missile or test a nuclear weapon? Will Trump start WWIII?


Only Trump could make Sessions look like the good guy.


Here's a fun fact: the speed limit is not just a suggestion. It's the LEGAL LIMIT. Like most drivers, I often travel between 5 and 10 mph over it, where appropriate. But seriously people, if I'm travelling 10 mph over the limit in the left lane then I'm somehow the jerk for not letting people travel 20 mph over? Not likely...


Yep. Already logging into Condor site to see about adding my MP #.


There would be amusement in knowing whether or not they escaped in via an Isuzu Trooper model.


''Given the saleable quota'' 2 months go, some of the older dairy farmers are just cashing it in, buying SUV's, trips,newcampers etc. I apologize you didn't like me agreeing with my comment, that was silly, couldn't resist the new icon button.


While we are on the subject, why does the Globe pay you?


The whole point of having debate in Parliament is to create better legislation.  Apparently Trudeau believes that his legislation is perfect as it is and there is no need to listen to anyone who finds areas that might need improvement?


According to the Migration Policy Institute, illegal Hispanics commit less than one quarter of illegal offences per capita compared to home grown Americans.  In other words, they are very much law abiding citizens who set a better example than the typical American.  Your numbers are wrong!


This so-called schedule will guarantee late boats (okay, so what else is new?).

Example:  The 4:10 p.m. Tillikum from Anacortes to Friday Harbor will arrive at least 20 minutes late (it can't do the trip as fast as other boats), thus guaranteeing that the late afternoon inter-island trip getting folks back home from Friday Harbor will always run late.

It's not rocket science writing schedules--if WSF staff know what they're doing!


Really - you are comparing apples to oranges.
Obama was fulfilling his role as president and negotiating.  Sorry - not treason.  It is called governing and statesmanship.
Trump (allegedly) - his team made promises to swing an internal US election - which is both criminal and treason.  Whether and how much Trump knew, authorized, or ordered - to be determined.  If collusion all the way up to Trump is documented and proven, he will be impeached.


There are parts of Paris that would need a military intervention to restore the rule of law, lawless no-go zones of crime and religious extremism. France needs a strong unapologetically French leader who isn't afraid to defend western values and confront issues of accommodation and integration head on.


Refublicans in Congress needs to grow some mighty big gonads and block all pay that's geared toward the Twitter Inferno from planting spies in federal agencies.  Twitter Inferno is creating a hostile workplace environment.  Federal workers need to treat the Twitter Inferno spies as though they're scabs and run them out of the department. What's Twitter Inferno going to do about that?  Hahaha!


"Inslee is open to the creation of a national task force to combat hate crimes, adding, “If such a commission could get the president to be more in touch with humanity and less in touch with his instincts to divide us, that could be a good thing.”

I'd really like to understand how another bureaucratic department is supposed to address an individuals understanding of Humanity? And even if this newly formed task force COULD teach humanity, isn't that really the job of our families and church communities?  I also find it a bit ironic that the government wants to engage the community in morality, when in fact government by its very nature is more closely aligned with immorality.


Just another failed attempt by The Left to normalize paedophilia.


Keeps  building another island. Fascinating,  amazing and violent way of creating land. Love it!


Yes, jail should be nice and pleasant. I bet that they do not even have HBO there.

"separation from family, community, professional circles."

Family, probably doesn't want them or has given up on them.
Community, they are there because they have victimized someone in the community.
Professional Circles, that's just a joke or sarcasm right, unless meth cooks and dealers are considered professionals by the ACLU.


Foreign drivers usually are among the worst.


Tip:  Better to just use emojis to make your point, like DonfromKansas.   That's progressive Catholic rhetoric at its finest.


Fortunately you don't notice what a terrible service Donald Trump does as the face of the United States.
He is mocked without mercy in the United States and he is derided and disparaged throughout the world.
No one cares one bit for his vanity and we all laugh out loud for his awkward actions.
Tell me, does he comb his hair forward to hide a growing bald spot or is he just an aging juvenile delinquent who never matured and he's holding onto his pompadour the way an old drunk continues to drink?
By the way, how is that wall coming along?
Did Trump ever prove that President Obama wiretapped him?
Oh, tell us, please, what's the latest on Trump's tax returns and how is the Russian investigation going?
In this era of fake news, election meddling, cameras embedded in microwaves, alternate facts, phantom acts of terrorism and gross exaggeration we would like to know exactly how Trump views his comrades in Russia.
Ha. Ha. Ha.


1)  Hussein used chemical weapons to kill thousands of Kurdish civilians.

You are absolutely correct about the horrible carnage of the Iraq war.

But the issue here is the DPRK's non-stop threats to annihilate the RoK, Australia, Japan, and the US.

Hussein never made those kinds of threats and he never had that capability.

2) Again, it is 2017 and the DPRK clearly has WMDs, the capability to deliver them, and the will to do so.

Your skepticism, given the lack of WMDs found in Iraq, makes sense for judging Bush.  But this is an entirely different situation.

3) Yesterday the DPRK clearly was not lying.  They launched an ICBM capable of hitting Denver.
We know that they have detonated at least 5 nuclear devices.  They are not lying about that.

The DPRK regime has been entirely devoted to war and settling old scores with some South Koreans, Japan, and the US for the last 64 years.  Hussein was surprised by the US attitude in part because the US had been an ally
against Iran.


Lefties only know hate, all day, every day when it comes to Trump.


The Bernie Madoff School of Accounting.


Sorry but can't give you a link. When  you're on drugs and have a baby, things change, big time.  Not drugs, but being in drugs.

I'll try to fine links.

We have one of the best health care systems. I know people living in Canada, Thailand. My mother died in Prague. Wonderful people, hospital built by hitler 50 years before. The bill was $2,000, here would have been 10 times. I have no idea if she would have live. So didn't cost much. Ugh!
People go to Thailand for health care. People from Canada go to u.s. For health care.

Infant mortality is complicated.


We are ruled by a criminal cabal. But they are struggling to retain their footing in the greasy dregs of the trough.


We each live according to our own code of morals Roy. However don't delude yourself into thinking that you're completely innocent of causing harm to sentient creatures by being a vegan. I worked the other day with a young man who is from a long time farming family here in the Valley where they raise carrots, cabbage, lettuce and the like. He told me this year they've had to shoot six moose (with permits) that were raiding their fields. One moose did $60,000 worth of damage to crops in one night. These farmers just barely get by. The meat is donated to charity to feed hungry families. This kind of thing takes place all over the country with feral hogs, deer, ect., I could go on and on. Most of that meat ends up in a garbage dump. So you see, you like to think you're completely innocent by going vegan, but you're not. You just don't have to be the one holding the knife.


"certain doctors, hospitals, and patients' groups"

Yeah, just most of them... nbd though, because the partisan conservative groups that are profiteering on political animus say it's time to repeal. Never mind that their leadership and membership are pitifully small compared to groups like the AMA and AARP.

This is the same silly logic that allows people to deny climate science. If 2 out of 10,000 scientists say climate change is false, then the argument is still up for debate. Asinine.


He was a large man.  I guess two were needed.
What a waste of good silicone.
Wait, wasn't that during the same timeline when Hillary's enemies were being executed or having 'inexplicable accidents?'


You would never know from the mentality here. According to the corporate bootlickers, cops exist to make sure business' get what they want.

BTW, according to both FAA regulation and United's own Contract of Carriage, once the passenger was boarded they had no legal reason to eject him from the plane. His refusal to surrender a seat he paid for is not in violation of either of those things. If they airline wanted to bump him, they needed to do it at the gate prior to boarding - that is both law and policy. Police are supposed to forcibly remove passengers from a plane when they break they law, not a companies desire to move four of their employees to another hub at minimal cost.