I know first hand how my personal insurance policy purchased when I turned 25 and no longer covered under my parents health plan before ACA, has changed over the years. I am in a high risk category being a cancer survivor. Even so, before ACA when I purchased my BCBS of Alaska health insurance plan, given I have a high deductible $5,000 per year. I paid roughly $120.00 per month. Over the years my plan has been grand fathered in thank goodness! Otherwise with my current income ( since that is really all the marketplace cares about) and not qualifying for subsidies, being 30, I would pay roughly $1200 a month for the same coverage I used to get for $120.00. People such as myself should pay more for health coverage as we are a more costly risk to insure. Why, because I have become a successful member of society should I  be forced to pay a portion of other people's insurance? This isn't about who is in office, it is about health care being unaffordable.


Trying to think out of the box - maybe there were equal or greater behavior violations of team rules during the previous coaching regime, but no suspensions except for counseling behind closed doors and no public awareness.


Nice timing... It makes perfect sense he did this now since Presidential pardons usually happen near the end of a President's term


Boy, I'll tell ya ...
that Sir Mario Owens sure sounds like one baaaaaaad hombre!


One study two years ago observed a relationship between vaping and the LIKELIHOOD of starting smoking.  To achieve that relationship, it had to count every answer except "definitely not" (i.e., Yes, Maybe Yes, Probably Not) as affirmation that the teen would go on to smoke.  Really scientific!  There have been several longish-term studies showing that the percentage of adolescents who start by vaping and go on to smoking tobacco is less than 1%.  It makes no sense -- who would go from something that tastes good and is relatively cheap to something dirty, smelly and ridiculously expensive?  Give adolescents credit for some sense!


Not all Canadian writing is at the level that one would want to use for our students.  I find that we have an unrealistic perspective when it comes to some of our authors.  Some are excellent (Alice Munro, Mistry, Urqhart etc), some not so much.  Timeless universal writing like Shakespeare is essential.
The curriculum should offer a variety of genre, time periods, and the best quality of writing.


President Obama?


"Nothing has changed,..,"  Yes, nothing has changed, as Boots continues to be a card carrying member of the democratic party he is obligated to do everything he can to discredit the opposition.


I didn't say he was kindly.
He was, in fact, known for firmness, if not harshness:
This is the guy who sent Pickett's division uphill in a suicidal charge against the center of the Union line at Gettysburg in one last, desperate throw.
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But he had no tolerance for cowardice as seen at Charlottesville.
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He was also firm in his determination that the war was over, and nothing good would come from perpetuating it.
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That was not "kindliness".  It was driven by his experience, his sanguine assessment of the situation, and his professional judgment.
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The quality of his judgment was why he was offered command of the Union armies at the start of the war.  He turned down the offer as a matter of personal duty to Virginia.
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That decision - not one taken lightly - led to the war lasting four years, instead of (perhaps) one, and to hundreds of thousands of additional deaths.
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Nonetheless, he was an outstanding military commander by any standard.


Are you sure? When a comment is removed, you usually see a sign that it was there prior to being removed... I can't remember the exact words, but it is something about not meeting civility standards.


The Comments Page on this story on the Vancouver Sun  is  SHUT DOWN... so no reader comments are allowed.

That very rarely happens...

But the Vancouver Sun is a  BIG  CONTRIBUTOR  to the BC LIE berals...

GO FIGURE.
It's TIME FOR A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT in BC...


scottd , you need to distinguish the first travel ban from  the second


" ... that China is prepared to use military means to overtake Taiwan.

Surely you mean "take over Taiwan," Mr Vanderklippe, unless you are committed to the new Slopglish that is upcoming and ongoing and forthcoming. Where is the editorial "oversight" that ought to catch such errors?
Or was it just another oversight?

Apart from that, I enjoyed your well-researched and helpful discussion.


Bottom line is the same, lost jobs (supposedly). And I thought mistakenly that politicians' number 1 preoccupation is jobs, jobs, jobs. Apart from being dirty Deniers, the only reason to oppose carbon pricing was the impact on jobs and the economy, supposedly.


Gladys:  I'm confessing my ignorance.  I never watched "Bewitched" and didn't know you were that "nosy" next-door neighbor.  I actually thought you were a real person using your real name.....shows you how clueless I am.  Your exchange with user10590341 confused me so I googled your name and, presto, some of these posts suddenly made more sense.  My regards to you and Abner...Gary Crum


If Pence was a real man of faith and conviction he would immediately step down from being Donald Trump's second.  In fact, he never should have accepted the offer in the first place.  It's not like he didn't know what Trump was at the outset.  Rather, he trotted around behind Trump denying and making excuses for his behavior.


That; however, is similar to feeling sorry for say... Satan.


You first erroneous accusing sentence already puts you in a very vulnerable spot.

You don't get to wantonly denigrate, libel, and accuse a person and get away with it.  The title of this CB article now has more meaning to it, doesn't it?  "Reader Rep: Watch What You Say Or Face The Obvious Consequences"


It can't be any worse than it is now


Demanding things from us and crying racist if we don't fork them over.


"The FCC just passed sweeping new rules to protect your online privacy"

Sure they did.../s


Obviously, he is now aware that he does not represent the views of the majority of Canadians and is now trying to save face! Too late Justin, now we know that you care much more about your own personal goals rather than Canada. Since the UN has declared the USA a safe country, no one should be allowed to enter Canada from the US. It's time to secure our borders and if you are not willing to do so, you should resign!


Another poster boy for an Alaska three strikes law. There is no excuse that can explain why this guy shouldn't have been locked up well before this murder. The courts don't work. We have to leave them less discretion to let guys like this walk.


See what Dr. Fred Baughman had to say about druggin military personell, and how they dont die from suicide they die from a combination of antipsychotics  in combination with antidepressants. They die in their sleep from cardiac arrest. See what Dr. BREGGIN HAS TO SAY. ALSO dr. BREGGINS NEW BOOK IS ALL ABOUT PSTCHIATRIC DRUG WITHDRAWAL,


ummmm.............no thanks....i'll pass.


Well, except that one is normally supposed to believe that your local District Attorney's office is telling the public the truth.

I guess that our new District Attorney Patricia Perlow that our Governor appointed may not be as good as folks claimed she is.   I wonder if this incident will hurt her chances in the upcoming election?   Seem rather scandalous, if it turns out that the family was being truthful, and the DA's office was not being forthcoming.   Contradicting the family like they did yesterday really impuned the family.

There might be a Torts lawyer willing to sue the DA's office over this.

This case gets more unusual all the time.


God Bless Good Pope Francis.


As a DV survivor, I can tell you that it is absolutely unacceptable for women who have not been abused to do this. I recently had this happen to someone I know. Fortunately in their case, they have video of the entire incident. For those that don't, go to court, explain your side and have witnesses that can collaborate your story. I hope this isn't happing to you, but it's a horrible thing to claim something that is so real and make it questionable for those who really are in trouble. Some women do this I know, it makes me afraid for those that really do need protection. It is an abominable thing to claim if untrue. For the woman who is lying and for the family consequences most of all. It saddens me.


Trump is just a passing wind.


Obama destroyed the middle class how is the Kool Aid.


Oh my, are you naive:  Just last year:

Iran's  president created a sense of outrage in the west yesterday by describing Israel as a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the face of the earth". Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is more hardline than his predecessor, told students in Tehran that a new wave of Palestinian attacks would be enough to finish off Israel.


Here again the left wants everything every which way. "Tax cuts for the rich". The same old slogan in the left's playbook, when it come to taxes. Why, when talk money, is the more earn by individuals, ie the rich, and money earned by business, ie corporation ONLY the problem, but the money GIVEN to the government by the rich and corporation is never a problem?

American designer, did the left's Trump thing, and boycotted Trump. So this Italian designer agreed to design cloth for Melania. So it's tax cut for the rich, but it's not fair that American designers can't make $51,000. Go Figure. And if as the left continue to tell there are many more poor people, why aren't you on the left acting, instead or whining?


It seems a bit strange the city attourney quotes see all the lawsuits as people trying to defend wealth.  As an independent landlord I see the recent rental ordinances as rent increasers and a danger to tenant health and safety.  But...what do I know;)


All employers should be fair and treat people with dignity, male, female, that just does not bother me in the slightest, never has.


Here's an idea.  How about expanding benefits for current Canadians to encourage larger families here.  The current balance works okay, however, this new policy is out of hand and will end up replacing the current population with 3rd world underachievers who do not share our values and culture. Within a few generations this will turn our country into a corrupt mess like the countries these new immigrants mostly hail from these days.  This globalist nonsense needs to stop.  Canadians need to come first and politicians also need to look at the long-term consequences of their actions.


Yes, "snowflake" is a term used to describe Republicans, as demonstrated on this very page and elsewhere.  As for "people" taking anyone on here more seriously: I presume you mean you.  I think it's a safe bet no one cares what you think.
You voted for that Hateful Taint in the White House; it's a safe bet to say that people likely think that pretty much killed any credibility you might have had about anything, ever. Same goes for any Trumpanzee.


Democrats didn't get their wish.  Democrats, with the help of some reasonable Republicans, were just able to keep the Republicans from getting their wish of destroying the Affordable Care Act.  If Democrats got their wish, there would be bipartisan effort and support for fixing the ACA.  If Democrats got their wish, there would be robust, affordable health care for all our citizens.


the british royals have their names plastered all over the place here in subservient colonial canada.  How many millions did they pay for that?


There is nothing that Comey can possibly say that does not contradict what he has already testified to that would be harmful to Trump.


Thats easy, 700 million insubsidies to big oil compliments of the Elephant, I would say that was more.


I heard that Fox columnist, there was no claim  made that the city has stood in limbo since the attack.  At that moment, the city was at a standstill, no more was said, no less.  It is truly amazing what little actual reporting of news goes on, how words and phrases are used out context and truths eliminated to further an increasingly left or right leaning agenda.  Yes, good "alternative' fact G&M!

MSM has ignored Africa for years.  Ethnic cleansings have occurred in Rawanda, Central Africa Republic, Darfur, and currently also in South Africa where some 70,000 whites have been killed since the death of Mandela.(  Don't hear much about that, do we?  Of course not, because whites are never targets, only the ones to blame for all the problems in the world.)  How about we stop all the finger pointing and concentrate on our own house/land/country?


The Denver City Council and the Mayor's words of protecting the marginalized and creating inclusiveness within the city don't match with their actions of perpetual urban renewal, hyper-gentrification, police corruption, and economic development (or economic exploitation). Many of these people they are uprooting from the community have lived here for generations, yet the City Government has no interest in protecting their Rights as Citizens and making sure their lives are not distrupted. This brand of politics might actually be worse than Donald Trump people!


Maybe some of those funds could be given to support the crisis team that is struggling to stay afloat. A much needed part of the MPD and FD in our city!


They started with tax cheats, loopholes and ended with lower taxes. This is liberals running back to save their own political future but the damage is done and people see through thier  sunny ways.


Itsssssssssss................... TIME for the Indians to CIRCLE THE WAGON TRAINS.............."DAGAWALODI"


Why doesn't UAA work on solutions to problems for people that actually want to better themselves, instead of wasting time and more money on people who are just waiting for the next best handout...


That was Hillary as a defense lawyer. And that was a 12 year old girl's rapist.


The budget was in crisis years ago with no plan to reverse course. It will take a lot longer than one legislative session to get on a responsible track. The problems are systemic. Why? Because the current legislative majority won't fix the budget problems and continue to molly coddle the oil and gas industry. Until that changes, any real effort to balancing the budget will fail.


Why always with the range anxiety when you know so little about it?   In 5 years they will be all over....  I was shocked to find one in Lindsay on the weekend downtown and one nearby at the college.    Shopping malls can install a bank of them easy enough and charge 10 bucks an hour.   I know change is hard for conservatives but have faith TDW, one day you will own one to and look back and laugh.  Or at the very least your kids will and they can laugh at you...


And the glass insulators are worth a bunch of bucks, too.


Out of 10 new comments 6 are all from just one person.


You would never know from reading this article, but the revenues generated by local private broadcasters have been falling, which is the main reason that Blais reduced their requirements to spend on Canadian content production.  Meanwhile, the Trudeau government is giving the CBC an additional $675 million over five years.  Note that the author has presented no suggestions as to how private broadcasters receiving less revenue can continue to spend the same amount of money on Canadian content and remain in business.  They do not receive cheques from the federal government like the CBC does.


and the status of his tax returns.
He needs to look in the mirror and see for himself who's really crying


If we had smart and strong opposition, they would demand end to this Liberal corruption and call in the RCMP. The question is where is the opposition? Incompetent and corrupt government isn't going to stop itself.


Nice job liking your own post... classy.


The press makes stuff up about Trump but ignores short-circuited Hillary.  Thankfully the mainstream press is dead


While I feel for the innocent people caught in the middle, I have to take a stance against more food aid.  Simple reason is the corruption; most of the aid is stolen, then sold and the ones who benefit are the a-holes that are the cause of most of the problems in the first place, the despots and warlords. It's useless, it doesn't reach the people who need it and it strengthens the positions of those that cause and exacerbate the problems. Just give the warlords more guns and cut out the middle man, because that's what food aid is doing anyway. In South Sudan, embezzlement  estimates range from $4-10 Billion in a 10 year period, there's already billions in food aid that's been given - and promptly stolen. Is the plan to just keep pouring dump trucks of money into the country and hope they can't steal it as fast as we can give it away?


Oh, Apartheid, in other words. A light unto the nations.


Don't fill his Deputy Chief position. Don't think there's a need for two of them.


Canadians, being the capitalist haters they are will never be happy with anyone short of a bona fide radical socialist for Ambassador.  If you are rich and actually earned your money and are not a drug dealer, hockey player, Hollywood degenerate or an heir, Canada hates you.


The states "wealth" casinos money goes to the tribe. The tribe provides healthcare, housing, education, college scholarships to their tribal members. The tribe takes care of their people. The casinos provide that revenue. The reservations are very poor. The casino $ provides a way for us to be successful.


So stealing money in Alaska is illegal?  And people get arrested for it?!  Hey troopers, I know someone that stole $670,000,000 in PFD funds!  His name is Bill Walker and you can find him in Juneau.


Which, of course, misrepresents what President Obama said or acted on. Unlike the current president, Obama never claimed to be the best baseball player in New York ever--then turn around and refuse to pitch a ball.


Hick sure loves to suck in that tax revenue (despite his conflict of interest and staunch opposition to pot). His government continues to leech off a portion of the recreational drug market that is taxed at a substantially higher rate than any other drug. I don't partake but oppose this from the perspective of fairness. Despite record tax revenues this state constantly dances with budget shortfalls. Our leaders have a spending problem, not a tax problem. They should have a special session to address that or not have one at all.


ADN is using the "TRUMP" is a meany. While sweat little "HILliarY" is being picked on. ADN is slanting the topics in typical Yellow journalistic fashion. Bad reporting.


Especially useful for getting accustomed to a future in prison.


Protectionism works well for China. There are few Western technology or media companies allowed into the mainland market, and those that do are required to hand over all IP. Poloz is a traitor to focus who gets his instructions on trade policy from his QQ.


Respect by birth .. thought it was to be earned by display of worthy character


Yes, thanks for your concern about this issue, it's good to know that people like you care enough to respond, have a great day, say a prayer for Casey "d cell" Porter.


not hypothetical at all, we've got everything to compare it to, like yrs of lousy local con attempts, nearly 30 CONtrolled states purposely going to hell, 50 horrific yrs of con history, and the ultimate examples in current affairs.
I'm assuming the ''pretty good stuff'' was Lingle's most minimal excuse of concern re Next Step and it's major leaky roof and bed bugs in a place which was supposedly for just one year. but nobody did anything substantial beyond that, it was merely a political ploy which Dems have perpetuated.
both parties suck but cons are the big sucky kings.


Sales tax time.


It's almost as free as Alaska, and their weather tends to be a bit warmer.  It's Big Sky country.  Beautiful scenery, rich in history, and not full of concrete.


...exposed yourself when you breathlessly announced the night of Trump's speech that you cried and cried and ran to the mailbox and sent him a donation that he won't even notice.


"Let's clear the air so we can understand what these ministers were holding so we can judge from their past actions what kind of decisions that they took,"

This seems reasonable.

Likely there was no intent to game the system here but we don’t know unless we have all the information.


I don't know what the governor means by a "food theme park," but I hope Tsukiji retains its atmosphere and character. I lived in that area of Tokyo for 4 years while I went to school over 40 years ago, and even now I always drop in at my favorite Tsukiji sushi bar when I go to Tokyo.  I'm glad to hear that they will not re-develop the area into housing.


Ok, that is pretty funny and kinda "cute".

The Supreme Court's ruling on the Slants.  Yes, I know.  The KKK and White Nationalists marching in the streets is not the same thing no matter much the Supreme Court wants to say that.

I know.  It is so easy for Conservatives to hide behind the Supreme Court.  They love it that way.  The law of the land.  Well the law is wrong.  It has been wrong in the past, and it is wrong today in regards to the KKK and hate groups.  The slippery slope argument is incorrect in comparing these two examples.

The Slants are using a name,  but what if they are singing about "love"?  Then what?  In other words, it is the intent that matters more then the "commercial name".

Nice try, but I disagree.


Simple answer is that if you invest in kids, then you might have to cut the military  prison industrial complex.  This country is addicted.  It really needs to break its addiction to the military industrial complex but this is not likely to happen anytime soon.    It was sickening seeing most of Hawaii leaders crying about losing military when they were talking about downsizing,  How short sighted and what a waste.


Two faced pitiful librarian!


Now is the time for Colorado Craft brewers to decide if they wish to survive or not.
To do so, they really will need to come up with a distributorship that sole job is to push Colorado Craft booze around the nation. When a new company starts up, they can join the distributorship and get market right away.
With such an approach, it would make it harder for Bud to shut out the little guys which is what they are going to try hard to do.


How is it a good thing to crash the property market?


Reagan granted Immigration Amnesty in a very similar situation with the help of Congress who assured him that borders would be protected from a replay if he signed their legislation.

Does that make him a Traitor or just a President duped by Congress?


Keep up the good work troopers.

Criminals, don't run, put your hands up. Easy.


Please look up the difference between homosexuality and ephebophilia. The great majority of child sex abusers are neither priests nor gay.


Exactly.


I have a better chance of getting Trump Golf Score, knowing that he fudge a lot.  Maybe that is why he drove across the green, to busy doctoring his card and lost track where he was.


DMEA in western rural Colorado has been rolling out fiber to customers and offering gigabit service for $80/mo for a while now. Plan is eventually every electric meter will also have a fiber Internet connection. Elevate Fiber run by the local coop. A win Win for rural areas.


The labor market saw a solid bounce back in April after a disappointing March as the number of jobs created blew past expectations while the unemployment rate hit its lowest level in 10 years.  The data suggest the economy is set for a spring rebound after a weak first quarter, and pushed Wall Street’s odds for a June rate rise to more than 80%.


If Mayor Nenshi is not re-elected Calgary taxpayers will suffer and Billionaires will thrive at the taxpayers expense.


"Garrison, politics is a good way to lose half of your flock."

Why? You shouldn't be afraid to read something that questions your preconceived political notions. If you like his writing, I'm not sure why you would draw the line at politics. Its an Op Ed column after all...


And it wasn't at the Women's March- guess that is why I missed it.  The Women's March was completely non-violent I guess.
However Russian TV has the story....


Completely unable to formulate a reasoned coherent response, you begin with "You're such a ...." and THAT was the high point of your post, which went downhill from there.


For a fascist dictator Trump sure makes a poor one.  If Trump were half the fascist you people think he is there wouldn't be any articles like this.  Nor would there be the personal attacks in the media against him or the protests.  You think you are so tough and living in a dystopia but you are just losers of the last election.  You'll get over it, really.  If you want to see an actual dictatorship look to Cuba, Venezuela or any of the muslim kingdoms.


"Not only did the officer and supervisor not keep up with the SCOTUS Legal Updates, they handled the situation very poorly."
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The one thing about SCOTUS Legal Updates is the fact that they are "updated" every once in a while.....meaning that SCOTUS Legal Updates are only valid until the SCOTUS reverses or modifies itself with another SCOTUS Legal Update.
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And the SCOTUS reverses or modifies a previous SCOTUS ruling quite often.....as a result of new cases that bring in another set of facts that causes the SCOTUS to change its mind.
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In other words, SCOTUS Legal Updates are "guidelines" written on paper; they are not "irrevocably set in stone."


Second guessing Trump on the six nations identified in the EO is especially doubtful, since those nations were identified by the Obama Administration.


But the train is going to be awesome!


Probably they all don't cover the Fed./State Handouts to "illegal" migrants and/or families.
Bringing up only one side of the equation for sympathy? "idk"


Incoming posts of "I'm happy with my child's education" from the Left.


Thank you for that excellent example of the logical fallacy of Tu Quoque (that's Latin for "You're Another", RD).


Globe editors' unprofessionalism is legendary.  Whim and bias rule the day rather than principles.


This person writes the same drivel every year. His claims appear to be spurious. I could not find any NPR stories related to MRSA and cats. I also looked for a CDC connection between cats and rabies and couldn't find any. He mentions he is a biologist 'by training', which means not by practice. A google search turned up a blogpost mentioning 'a' degree in fisheries biology, so he probably has an unused BS degree. Hardly an expert to be listened to. Rick Sinnott, who is mentioned in this article, actually retired from a career as the state biologist. He seems like more of an expert to me.  I don't know why ADN continues to publish this. Doesn't journalistic integrity apply to the publisher as well as the writer?

http://www.adn.com/commentary/article/community-cats-are-community-hazard-and-dont-deserve-special-treatment/2014/07/07/

http://www.adn.com/commentary/article/we-dont-need-any-more-feral-cats-no-matter-what-propaganda-says/2015/10/16/


that's a big part of cutting weight for fighters


Snopes has a good summary, but there is other information out there.  There is precisely zero evidence to support the notion of Pizzagate.  It appears to be a nonsensical right wing nutcase conspiracy theory.


The confusion seems to be in not seeing that Christ had the supper only with His disciples and after His discourse in John where He distinguishes between His followers and "the world".  When Christ ate with the tax collectors He did no give them Eucharist.  When he ate at the Pharisees home He did not give them Eucharist.  Only those who were faithful to Him were present and that was about 130 people.  The gift of His body and His blood is not for the uninitiated or those who have transgressed but remain in sin like an adulterous relationship or an embrace of a homosexual identity.  It is a statement of faith in ALL Christ's teaching and for disciples who will pray and live to embrace Christ's teaching.  The Church has always taught that to receive unworthily is to crucify Christ again.  There are people responding based on "feelings" and not on knowledge of Christ's teaching and the understanding of the Church for millennia.


Trudeau's not going to end any arms sales.  They're worth billions of dollars.

Money talks and human rights walk.


Health insurance went up for people with those cheap policies, you know, the ones that are great unless you get sick. For most people under the ACA, REAL insurance is cheaper. Remember, before ACA premiums had gone up double digits yearly for a decade. Now THAT was unsustainable.


Obviously you forgot about clinton the rapist. There i reminded you


So, the "good news" is the guys who want to shake up the establishment, drain the swamp, end the Afghanistan War, create jobs, and build up the infrastructure are out.
And more "good news" - the traditional conventional war-as-usual military-industrial complex of military generals and billionaire weapons dealers are in.


The United States cautioned on Wednesday it was ready to use force if need be to stop North Korea’s nuclear missile program ...
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Mobilize half of million boots before claim that ... otherwise it is just hollow, Kim knows it.


What makes you think Trump has to "let" anything happen here? If he were to act to prevent this, he'd only look (even more) guilty.


Trump has no principles and is just a blatant opportunist who likes attention.


They'd be damned fools to want to take communion with this sect.


Hmm, looking at the atlas and seeing who would likely be China's pawn in their chess game against world politics, if it weren't for the horrific consequences of those types of weapons, I'd say it was just a dog and pony show. But I do believe that China has the last word when it comes to supervising their little brother.


The party of Obstruction will not work with the Republican's, they are still raving mad that Hillery Lost. Lisa is part of the problem. As a Conservative Independent Voter, I would hope they could get along and do what's good for you, I and America. The Country seems to be falling apart, neighbor against neighbor, so much Hate and Fake news. You don't know what to believe.


"Having jurisdiction over another person's body in the United States isn't new." You mean like thinking you have the right to murder a baby? O wait you meant somebody forcing an extremely irresponsible woman to lose custody of her child... Oh wait you support that to just so long as its ex-utero. What a tangled web you weave little spider.


It's the same stale, static, commercial laden crap, now just higher priced, and counts against your data cap. Still not commercial free, still not dynamic, still the same static stale crap, now costing more!

What innovation!


Good article ... it also shows how to gauge Trudeau's performance.


Answer to headline:  Who cares.  Nothing illegal was done so it does not matter who knew about it.


al-Queda bomb builders will take comfort from your explicit support of their methods..


" I can see you digging in here (making it a contest to see who will comment last), "

If you make bad arguments (which you routinely do) of course I respond.  Tucker Carlson already destroyed the "Putin helped Trump" BS argument.

He asked representative Schiff, of the intelligence community, making these allegations, to look into the camera and say "I know that Russia hacked John Podesta's emails."  He couldn't do it, and it was really awkward.   He kept repeating himself but he couldn't say the words, because the truth is that he doesn't have evidence, just circumstantial innuendo.  Tucker destroyed him on live t.v.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkeGkCjdHg

His response?  He said Tucker Carlson works for Putin and RT.  LOL!

So here you are posting more fake news from WaPo which published 140 articles in the months prior to the Iraq invasion about all of the "evidence" they had about Saddams WMD and ties to Al Qaeda.  140 front page articles.  140.  Fake News.  Propaganda.


This is half-hearted, milquetoast criticism. A nothing burger. The proper terminology for criticizing antifa violence includes:  "thugs, rioters, anarchists, arsonists, bigots, cowards, traitors, criminals, thieves, felons, racists etc."


Lame deal for Dems, you mean?

No one was gonna deport the DACA illegals brought here as kids anyway.  If Trump can extract any significant movement from Dems on stronger border security to slow down illegals in exchange for nothing, then I say good for Trump.  I like that deal.


It's pure electioneering. And as the Wynne Libs see their support rising in the polls in conjunction with their giveaway scheme announcements, we in Ontario should be very worried.


Scheer Hypocrisy

Scheer Transparency

No honor amongst thieves

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.


Most people used to have jobs that matched the economy.  Now most people have low end jobs, which usually held by high schools students back in the day.   Not anymore.  There was a time when almost any job covered health insurance and many covered dental insurance.  Not so today.


This is a problem in every legal state and it won't go away by making more draconian laws or pretending that it's not a problem because it's already against the law to smoke in public. The fine in Nevada for instance is $600 and there has been widespread public use there already despite the threat of a heavy fine. In most states people can walk into one of a hundred different places at 10am and get sloshed on liquor to the point that they are a threat to public safety but smoking in public is treated as a worse public threat then that, its all just so absurd.


Maybe she has paid parental leave? Guess that piece was left out too.


Sorry ... it's Mark Banker


Lets end the you can if you want to and Morneau can introduce legislation that all politicians, federally and Provincially at least, have to put all assets into blind trusts and they have to disclose all their holdings and assets within a week of being elected.  No more personal decisions to do it or not.


People are bad for the planet. They consume all useful resources until they're gone, they pollute, and ruin ecosystems. The only way to truly save the planet is a drastic reduction in the number of people. This will happen eventually through a major plague or nuclear war. But in the meantime, the best way to save the planet is to not have children. Period. Especially in high consumption places like N.A.

How many of you are willing to make that sacrifice to save the world? How about the Pope actually moving into the 21st Century and approving birth control and the right-to-chose? How about strictly limiting every couple on the planet to max 2 children (replacement only)?

Too radical for you? Probably no more radical, and less futile than trying to control CO2 emissions worldwide. Maybe, instead of paying people to have kids, Trudeau, you should pay them to not have kids - like a carbon tax, but much more impactful.


Exactly what waste do you mean? Why not specify so we can contact our MPs with suggestions?


How about at the time the second "7th inning" (14th) they did the fireworks, and then continued the game.


Sean took a lot of hits and never gave up while playing QB at UH.  Great to see him giving back to the local high school players and wished more would get involved as well.  Great story


The NDP is disappointed..??  Really??!!  There's a Party that's sinking into oblivion under the weight of it's colossal stupidity.   Since the beginning of this century, one is unable to count on our hands the number of times that the NDP has supported the Conservatives only to have it blow up in their face.  The best one yet was when the Cons, during an election, brought up the niqab issue.  Mulcair gleefully waited for this to sink Trudeau..  24 hours later, Mulcair presenting a macabre smile, was trying to explain his position on the Conservative dog whistle.  Hey, NDP, Trudeau gave you a hand up with that weighted ballot..  but OH NO!  Let's join the Conservatives  and end up with shineola.  Stupid beyond belief!!


Thanks for the sympathy but I think I'll remain an Independent, like Bernie used to be...worked for him.


They impose tarifs.  We win in court.  They pay back the money.  Repeat.  Been there done that.


What happened to the real Big Glenn??


The monarchy is a useless symbol of self-appointed elitism bounded by greedy claims to be leaders of the 1%ters and other sycophants. That begins to describe Charles, and so the Brits should just eliminate the monarchy after QE2 dies, if not earlier--like right away.
Then they can recover all of the money these 'royals' stole over the years to support their high and mighty lifestyles and spread it out amongst the British People.
They can call it Rexit. We called it the American Revolution.


that affluenza must be contagious..


I haven't seen anything indicating this is a done deal, only that Trump intends to nominate her. She wouldn't be my first choice either.

One of the problems with Catholicism (and I am Catholic) is the whole pesky repentance/forgiveness thing. We're not allowed to shun or devalue sinners (Dang it!).

Another problem is the concept that we are more than the sum of our parts, that our abilities and skills are not defined only by our past, that we are capable of extreme growth and change. We see it all through the New Testament. Jesus chose fishermen, rebels, adulterers, Semaritians, tax collectors and other sinners to go and create a global community (without Facebook!) and they did. Any list of Catholic Saints is full of sinners who turned their lives around and changed their corner of the world for the better. MIght Calista Gingrich be able or inclined to do the same?

As I said, she isn't my choice either, but she might be accepted for reasons beyond her sins.


There turns out to be a lot less to this than some would have us believe. But still excusing Hillary for a whole lot more to almost every scandal she is directly involved in, e-mail, compromise of classified material, Benghazi, etc.


Yet you feel sorry for a thug called Trayvon Martin.


Your response is pathetic as you are ignoring the fact that these a private functions designed to allow the powerful access to Cabinet members and the PM for the purpose of lobbying off the record.
It is not the cost to attend that it is the issues, it is buying access that is the issue.


John

I followed your Strategy Lab portfolio from day one and included some of those same equities in my portfolio.

I look forward to following your Yield Hog portfolio. I am sure it will continue to not only generate new investment opportunities but it will also continue to reinforce for me the power of dividends and dividend growth investing.

Thanks again,

Rick


Zipper Billy Clinton is so slippery he uses eels for traction.  I wonder how much he has made from Russian sources, starting with the $500,000 speech he made a couple of years ago in Russia.  Maybe financial inducements like that helped to persuade Hillary to sanction the deal that gave up 20% of the US uranium reserves to Russia.  Maybe some of the other money scored by the Clinton Foundation since 2001 that has netted the Clintons between $150-300 million came from Russian sources.  I can't possibly know these things but if the lunatic left wing whack jobs here can make the same kind of crazed leaps of fantasy about the Trump clan then  I can return the favour about the Clintons.

This drive by smearing is such fun!


What a terrible loss.  We forget agriculture was once the basis of Lane County life., but if one has been traveling the country roads lately the massive effort in cutting and baling and trucking the hay has been powerfully visible.  That the result of so much of that heavy work has been lost is painful, especially noting it was to have been food for so many animals.


Third line --- not "honed " in , but "homed " in.


darn right, if you love suburban sprawl you'll love this initiative!


Listen Folks, I’ve been a criminal defense attorney for 33 years in the State of Alaska.  I’ve usually lost a client to drugs every year or so for the past 12 years.  Mixing drugs will eventually kill you...  I am all in favor of any drug that helps a person get off heroin or similar drugs. If you were the addicts parents, spouse or children, you constantly are in fear that your family member will die every day.  Once a person is stable and is able to titrate off opiates with the help of their physician  or  if they are in jail and off narcotics for at least 7 days, they should start Vivitrol.  I’ve represented many clients who agreed to start Vivitrol and after their first 30 days, their lives take a turn for the best and they have their lives back...  I have worked with Michael Eldrige and his company is very open to helping people get the medication they need. Medicaid or insurance will currently pay for the drug unless Trump takes that away too.


Hopefully, he will behumiliated.


Your intellectual bankruptcy is as shameless as they come. At no time will you address the facts I have stated and run like a gutless coward from an intellectually honest debate on this despicable public policy that cannot remotely pass scrutiny.


"Trump is trying..."

 I don't think anybody knows what Trump is trying to do.  It's possible--having read a letter from Wisconsin--that he really does believe Canada is a villain.  Yesterday.  Today?  Maybe not so much.  Who knows?

Meanwhile, there is a naval Commander standing on the bridge of an aircraft carrier Just off the North Korean coastline, surrounded by missile cruisers and destroyers , and he's asking, "Your orders, sir?" And we really don't know what Trump is trying to do.  And neither does he.

Big, big meeting of the uniforms and suits yesterday to "plot the course" out there.  The best one guy at the table can say after the meeting was, "It was OK."  Trump: "Can we do diplomacy or something?"  Ans: "Difficult, sir, because we seem to have a shortage of diplomats at the moment..."  Where or where did that 100 days go?  Oh, right: banning Muslims.  Firing Foreign Affairs people.  Tweeting at 3 am. Golfing in Florida.  Holding rallies.  Stuff like that.


Groucho,

You wrote: "I don't understand why Dr. Carson continues to support Trump." He's made that point clear in numerous interviews: the great evil that he sees in Hillary Clinton and the damage her plans will do to the nation. If you can find anyone in the MSM who will let you read or hear any of what he says, his answer includes some considerable detail.


with solar panels..... BaWahaha!


How come the artists interpretations for these new developments never show the homeless or travelers? Have those issues been mitigated in this new vision?And what's with that woman walking her dog?  Won't that be illegal here?


"Miller is the only man the Trumpets will trust"?  WHAT?  Trust Miller?  What a gaffer!!!  Have you forgotten his past actions and record?


Here's a simple concept: don't molest people.


If you use the internet and live in Lane County, this project might help you in ways you might not expect. "The presence of gigabit service in a market is associated with a $27 decrease in the average monthly price of broadband plans with speeds of 100Mbps or greater".
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/when-a-city-has-gigabit-internet-prices-for-slower-speed-tiers-drop/


Congrats young man.


This is not Morneau speaking but Gerald Butts.

The PM lacks the experience and capacity to fully understand the damage that this extortive taxation policy will inflict on the Canadian economy so he sits silent.

With the tax changes coming in the US, Canadians will not sit idly by and have their earnings and wealth pilfered. 2019 will definitely be a time of reckoning.

Socialism or success...... either or.


People are getting their panties in a twist over this?! so what! we are an island in the middle of the Pacific...big deal get over it and worry about that 10 year extension that the Legislature will be given for the choo hoo


Comparing today's FakeNews.com to a time when mainstream media had credibility?  I can't wait to 2018 as well.  The Dummy Dems haven't figured out why they lost and they continue to be stuck on stupid like the mainstream media.  They will have another rude awakening.  You think there is a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth now, wait till 2018!


I know you but what am I


Interesting article and subject. And, the pictures worth tons of experience in dealing with the large amounts of "stuffs" our country's processing plants deal with. The scope, content and magnitude of those wastes are not easily visualized by the public. Few know what they mean.
The farmer in this article has done his homework, and seems to have something of great use in the public good. If his facility were to go out of business, the public would ultimately pay the cost of cleanup. An appeal for public funds could include those costs as avoidable through the farmer's project, but would need open minds to preclude it being viewed as a threat. Think Willows Run GC, and UofW Bothell.
We all would have been better off if Scott Paper, so many years ago, would have had Mr. Visser's foresight and concerned actions about what was left for the City of Everett to deal with at the Port decades later.
Am pleased with the Stillaguamish Tribe and others foresight in being involved. Thanks to them!


I don't know if one anecdotal tale is evidence that legalization was a mistake. At most, you've described a case of an inconsiderate neighbor. A neighbor who could be asked if he or she could possibly smoke elsewhere.

It is an obnoxious smell, and I smoke outside and occasionally wonder just how much the neighbors can smell, and hope that they'll let me know if it's an issue, so that I can try and find somewhere else to do it, or to try to smoke when they aren't home. I already do this as much as possible, weather permitting.

Something being an inconvenience to someone, however, isn't really reason to make it illegal. I haven't seen any studies indicating that incidental secondhand cannabis smoke is all that hazardous. By the time it's wafting into someone else's house, it's dissipated greatly from the concentrations that the user is inhaling.


Prayers for all those involved and for the soul of the victim. This family will have to live with this tragedy for the rest of their lives.


First, I wouldn't be basting in the news just yet.  I have seen the manipulation of data from the Federal Government created by both parties.  I would wait a month or two for a detailed analysis by private economists to see if the Census Bureau changed the statistical collection/reporting criteria of the raw data.  Minor change in the definitions by the Census Bureau can create misinformation and make the data worthless for historic comparison.

Example of cooking the books: http://thefederalist.com/2014/04/15/obamas-census-bureau-officially-plans-to-cook-obamacares-books/


You may want to check the scientific literature before you disparage Doppelt.

"Hot temperatures increase aggression by directly increasing feelings of hostility and indirectly increasing aggressive thoughts. Results show that global warming trends may well increase violent-crime rates." While no one can say that event A was caused by temperature B, the statistical correlation is very strong.

http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/10/1/33.abstract


Discussing/comparing these two entities is not possible.
Going back to1987 and  "YOC" etc is also meaningless regarding all equities.
NUGT is not a buy and hold ETF....look at a 5 year chart !!


then  go to sears and buy one  you can afford  - same thing much cheaper

Sears accuses Canada Goose of bullying, ‘campaign of intimidation’
Canada Goose is trying to “bully” Sears Canada and other retailers through litigation, Sears alleges in court documents in a trademark infringement lawsuit.

https://www.thestar.com/business/2014/01/07/sears_accuses_canada_goose_of_bullying_campaign_of_intimidation.html


It is a mental illness problem, and the asinine Obama law which flagged/denied people simply for receiving Social Security checks for mental illnesses did absolutely NOTHING to address it, nor does government FORCING private insurance companies to cover certain things.


He was just a wacko who took on Middle Eastern beliefs.


Since when does the Charter apply to non citizens.


a_r:  So why were there so many short comings?  And to be fair that information has not been lost.  The current proposed plan is not a "repeal and replace".  It is more a reform of the current plan.  Keep the things that work, fix those that don't.


The suggestion that the Earth may actually be cooling, not warming, is based not on science-fiction computer projections but, instead, on centuries of real data of how our planetary system actually works. It is time to turn away from supposing and direct our attention to reality.
http://blog.heartland.org/2013/06/cooling-looms-as-earths-true-climate-calamity/


Do you always speak in term of vague generalities and stereotypes, on behalf of others.


its crazy to me how you have absolutely no heart for people who have a difficult time making ends meet. When you go through rough times, remember the comments you made, because they will come back to haunt you.


As a non Christian and unaffliliated voter, I say that the Republicans for the most part, put their political party above American interests in favor of their corporate masters interests. The Democrats run a close second. Clinton may be a crook, but she isn't the one who was in contact with Russia to manipulate the 2016 election cycle.
As far as the Republicans being a party of Lincoln, The Republican Party, my grampa supported, has  morphed from working for the American working citizens, to working for their corporate masters and themselves, as a result of the 1964 American Civil Rights Act, when the Democrats were drug kicking and screaming into supporting it, and as a result, the racist and corrupt, Southern Dixiecrats jumped from the Democrats and took over the Republican Party, then the neo conservatives took over, then the tea baggers, and now the trumpsters.


Undocumented garage sleeper.


I watched the vote with a sad sense of déjà vu.  In 2015, I watched as the Senate debated confirmation of developer Carleton Ching to head DLNR. The gallery was packed then.  The gallery was almost completely empty this time.

The Ching nomination was withdrawn by Ige at the last minute, so there is no vote. But those of us who had lobbied against Ching knew where each Senator stood. The same faultline was obvious last night. Only a few of the players have changed. Senators who led the opposition to Ching two years ago we're supporting Gorak this time. Those who had supported Ching were determined to block Gorak this time. Only the "wafflers" changed sides. In 2015, an aroused public was strong enough to cause some senators to break from the internal discipline of the Senate majority and vote against Ching.

This year, there was nobody paying attention, so weak-willed senators did not find a reason to "do the right thing." Easier to "go along to get along" with the Senate leadership.


Wrong. #UP 844, #3985, and now #4014 were originally built to burn coal. They were converted to fuel oil (NOT diesel) when they entered excursion service.


Spot on...


If the op-ed piece is strongly left-of-centre,  hateful or not, the Globe will publish it.


It seems like it is a fad amongst teenagers to use their cellphones while crossing the street oblivious to traffic.  They must think it's cool to do so.


CM - as if we needed any more proof that institutions of higher education have lost their way.  A  person convicted of illegally sharing US intelligence has been appointed  a fellow at Harvard.  Pathetic.


lfs:  As I've said repeatedly, let's all work for preferenial balloting.  That would be the greatest boost to third party and independent candidates.  And, yes, let's get together for that conversation (and a discussion of the tenets of Libertarianism) after the election. I think we all "want to make a difference."  IMO, opposing the election of Donald J. Trump was one way to do so.    regards, Gary

BTW:   "Let's get a grip. Exactly who will organize, lead, and fund the insurrection? Folks like you are now creating your own version of UN backed, black uniformed, black helicopter boogey-men/women" Just to be real clear.  Read your statement...I think that the phrase "Folks like you" makes it rather clear that you're suggesting that I need to "get a grip."   Compares to a police officer, teacher or whoever telling
a person "let's settle down"..."we need to calm down"  etc.    You're not actually suggesting that "we all need to get a grip."  big difference


This article was not clear that it was a private individual, not associated with Mountain Trip. Both the NPS news release and the Mountain Trip (June 2 team) report state that this was an unroped individual, not part of their group. Being a mom of one of the guides, I am confident Mountain Trip takes all safety precautions advised by the Park Service.


"You do not respect the office by turning the country into Orwell's Oceania."

Your talking about bo right boots, you know with his pen and phone and the heck with congress.


Easy. .. drill and mine and get everybody back to work. Alaska hasn't figured out yet that it needs more than oil.


My trust in CBC was a little bit restored this afternoon after listening to CBC's Cross Country Checkup about Syria and the many problems facing the Syrian people, including non-stop Islamist terrorist attacks against the Syrian people.

Most of the callers clearly had a good idea of the Syria crisis: the real causes, the reality, the problem of western-backed/Saudi-backed Islamist violence/terrorism, etc.

Totally different information from callers to CBC Cross Country Checkup than what we receive in CIA/CBC news/fake-news broadcasts every day.

I think it's time a lot of so-called liberals in Canada and USA admitted that their support for regime-change in Syria, i.e. support for Islamist terrorists such as ISIS and al-Quaida, was based on propaganda...and they (most of them) fell for this propaganda hook, line & sinker. They should be ashamed of that.


So, where's the plan, Paul22? I haven't seen a plan, have you?  I don't believe they have a plan, either Trump or the Republican Congress. At this point it looks like the Republican Congress is just going to pull the plug, leaving 20 million people (at least!) without health insurance for the next several years.  Maybe you can pay your premiums, which, given the fact that private coverage is shrinking fast, should shoot up about 10-20% at least after repeal.

But hey! You can blame it on Obama! Yeah, that's the ticket!


Now, imagine being able to do away with all of that, replaced by a simple and straightforward system called UBI. What do you think the cost savings would be of doing away with all of those layers of government? Plus it solves the problem of right wingers constantly complaining about the less advantaged mooching off their hard-earned tax dollars, because EVERYONE would be receiving the same thing. It's a win-win in my opinion.


Ironic that those who do not recognize the United Sates as the government of their "sovereign territory" and claim indigenous ownership seek protection from the Constitution they flaunt.  Perhaps a close reading of the Fifth Amendment's Takings or Just Compensation Clause is in order.


That's a good idea. Trump's team didn't just meet with any Russians either. These were bankers and politicians well-connected to organized crime. Trump couldn't move fast enough to line up favors for the Kremlin. Wait a few months and you'll see that half his company was financed by laundered Russian money through Deutsche Bank. We have a US President owned by a hostile foreign power. How did we ever sink this low?


You're just parroting a socialist economic paradigm that exists strictly to justify poor political leadership and weak fiscal discipline. Outside of a pronounced economic downturn there is no excuse for structural deficits.


This website for checking if we've been effected, does it actually work in Canada?  They're only asking for social security numbers.


Keala and Lex Smith ,

Just showing how dishonest your answers are , Keala first you said it wasn't the Dennis francis, then you said it's a person on the other side of the island ? Now your saying it's a computer glitch that they put the name in without verifying ? It's very funny you would pay 20k two run that article and not vett the names .. sounds like how you operate rail and cbdg funds,  sewer spills we are getting fined for and the list goes on!

Bottom line you got busted and it's sad that Denis looks bad a publisher of the paper , who appears to be rigging the system too..

Their you have it guys I was right t Kirk rigging the system and looks very bad for star advertiser too. It just show the closeness the two have !!

Chad Blair you are one of the good guys posting that article and being a fair journalist !!!


FACTS something you don't understand


You're batting .000 tonight.


I think you really mean that our city leaders continue to cater to the unions, and that the construction industry and rich and foreign investors are the beneficiaries?


I agree the mixed model is better... but there is still something very, very wrong at getting onto a Party List when you can be totally corrupt, just not having served a long enough prison sentence .... or venal or subject to using brutality (like Manama)....  And this covers all Political Parties!


Trump  intentionally wants the US $ to weaken vs other currencies. Suggesting that there is is a cap to the loonie is downright foolish...unless the person saying same is really saying that there is no bottom limit to which Trudeau will go to facilitate more socialism.


Why not just answer the question, if you are so sure of the truth in your opinion


Furlong did lie. Let's not forget that. At first he denied being in BC during an earlier stint in Burns Lake, then he admitted it, downplaying the commission of almost 2 years of his life and his original start in Canada. While that doesn't mean he hid something, it does bring up the matter of deception and convenient forgetfulness.

That si why he has zero claim for libel or wrongful dismissal.

So let him get on with his life, but not as a trusted public speaker or figure. His showboating style (Evermet him? Lots of self-promotion in his personality) is something he paid a price for.


Dear Senate Majority,

You are so mistaken if you think you are acting in the best interest of Alaska or your constituents. You may fancy yourselves as chess masters skillfully playing a high stakes game, but your stalling tactics and obsufication have taxed the patience of those you serve. You are wasting precious time and needed tax dollars by dragging out this extended session.

When the people hit the polls later they are going to remove the ones they see as the obstacles to  current efforts to balance the checkbook. Get over yourselves and take care of the business you were elected to do: work WITH not against the House and Governor to pass a budget and steer the State toward fiscal solvency. Appoint a conference committee and move forward.


Aaron's posts are almost poetry. Too bad he seems like he really needs some help and society is just going to let him stay homeless and out of his mind.


After a long series of his own EOs and an unconstitutional muslim ban.
trump has also stated that he will revisit DACA if congress fails to get immigration reform done in the next 6 months.
congress is not his brand so he does not care about congress.
the laws mean nothing to him whether they are passed by congress or not.
he's lied to you again.


Liberals know how to get elected, but don't know how to govern.


Maybe Ecuador finally figured out that harboring peddlers of stolen mail is not as honorable as they first thought. I bet many in Russia feel the same way about Snowden. If Putin is ever unelected Snowden will go to either one of their gulags or one of ours. Ditto Ecuadorian elections...


Mac Powell was a terror to the Bastyr community. He did not step down due to health concerns. He was forced out.


Slowly but surely, Sear's is on its way out. Sorry to see them go. We stopped shopping at Sear's years ago when we tried to get service on our dishwasher. It was a nightmare talking to people in India, Dominican Republic, etc. They wanted us to jump through hoops trying to repair the appliance on the phone before they would send a service representative.  Then, when the guy finally did get here, he couldn't fix it. It took three service calls to get it running again.


"You exist...therefore you are". That's good enough for most of us.


Today in Eugene "Senator [Wyden] said during a news conference in front of the federal courthouse attended by about 30 supporters". WOW 30 whole supporters! Must be true some democrat's have already left and crossed over into Canada.


I only just now got that liturgical response habituated, but I won't complain when it reverts back to "And also with you!" thanks to Pope Francis' Motu Proprio!


Yeah Mr. Dalton, motleycrew has forgotten all about segregation and how he benefitted from it as a white American. The least African-Americans could do is pretend that American society isn't racist. Can't you just make white racist American feel better about who and what they are? You know, like Trump has.


Go for it. the GOP has a ton of money,
and lots and lots of time.
Can"t wait to see Gowdy"s new Nazi haircut.


How did a gun get in the situation? No gun, no shooting.


Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.


In theory, yes.  But do you think this particular essay is likely to change anyone's mind?  If it doesn't, you could argue that Trump supporters are so closed-minded that nothing will sway them.  An alternative explanation is that this essay was short on empirical data and logic and long on name-calling.  Such an admission, however, would require far more self-awareness and introspection than this author appears to have.


The Globe and Mail only reports on about 1/4 (or less) of the global news covered in The Economist and the G&M fixates on stories that other get past within a couple of days.   What gives?


Trust Meyer?  Are you kidding me?


"... elitist narcissistic populists, like Trump and Trudeau..."

Are you insane?


as far as I am concerned this law violates the 1st amendment of government sticking there nose in our own business and being controlled by the government telling us what we can and what we can't do, its our right to make our choice when it comes to family all they have to do is ask parents if they would respect there children and not smoke when there in the car I feel a lot of parents will follow that advice and do it and leave government out of it, its almost like when that mental disorder lady who wrote years ago it takes a village where government tell you how to raise your kids, America you better wake up because that's how communist begins  to take over, as for manure and clodwell and others who vote for this why don't you go to North Korea and live there since you love the communist way you will not be missed.


He didn't have a plan to replace Obamacare. The last attempt was to punish states that expanded medicare by diverting money from them to states that didn't.  The tax plan is likely not happening, at least not in a "big bang" way, since it will be tax cuts which will increase the deficit, and a fair number of conservatives oppose deficits.


A liberal coalition is being formed because of Gorsuch? Give me a break. The libs have been seducing the right into falling for baloney and now they can't. That's all that there is. Soon it be even more difficult for the faulty thinking left when we get another Justice that is even more right. They set themselves up for this these last 10 years, or more, beginning with how they bashed Bush, then you have to pass the bill to know what's in it, then the failures and lies and attacks, there is no reason for the existence of the left except that God has his plan which somehow includes adversaries that must be overcome. Praise him that we are overcoming, no matter the resistance, foolishness, hated jealousy and every form of evil that accompanist it.


I bet this story doesn't pull trump's hate brigade out of the woodwork. So sad how enabled racism is under twittler's rule.


Don't care. Liked and admired Mulroney up until the GST (Like most who zapped the Tories that election - Note, the Harper Conservatives were NEVER the Tories). There is never a reason to accept Trump or Trumpist racism in Canada.

If you stay at a Trump hotel in Toronto or Vancouver, you're a Trumpist. Don't do it. Boycott him at every turn.

Everything you do to say "Oh well...that's the way it goes..." normalizes him and normalizes the behaviour of right wing extremists in Canada like Ezra Levant, The Rebel "Media", Wildrose Party and Kellie Leitch. How UnCanadian.

BTW, Globe and Mail...your spellcheck says behaviour is misspelled...also UnCanadian.


More advantages for 1% kids.


Generally doesn't work.  Birth rates go down with economic well being.  As well, I seem to recall a lot of yelling and screaming about "welfare moms" having more kids to get more welfare.


First grow up!


Actually, it started with mis-prescribed fentanyl patches. Too high dosage, too many prescribed, no monitoring, no follow-up


Pure chaos and a total break down of society will occur. Be careful what you wish for.


He doesn't have to be working for the government for him to be useful.
Think of it this way.
When there was a merchant ship on the horizon, pirates would band together to try and take the booty.
But once they had it they would fight or cheat each other for a bigger share.
'Fellow Travelers' if you like.


All Danny Boy is and ever will be is a title collector.  What did he do for Alaska when he was appointed as AG?  Not a damn thing.


Good for the Red Sox!  No place in this country for that junk!!!


It's all OK, Hillary gave the Russians an easy button and our uranium rights so we're all good with Russia.


Loren,

That "dozen" is a political tactic Hillary Clinton has mastered where her supporters like George Soros, working through political front groups, pay people to make public statements condemning her opponents or accusers. At least three of those new accusers made statements that directly contradicted their past statements about him.

Nobody has gone to prison for vulgar language but they have gone to prison for doing far less than the FBI Director said Hillary Clinton has done. So, where is the outrage over her actions? If we're going to shoot words at evil, let's aim our verbal guns at the elephant in the room, not the squeaking mouse.


As a landlord it is not the tenant's right to resell a parking spot.  Most leases/rental contracts require a vehicle description with the plate number.  The landlord would be open to all sorts of liability if this were to knowingly happen.


Tri...Let's stipulate that disagreements over Chaput vs Cupich or One Tobin vs The Other Tobin or Trump vs Clinton or Affordable Care Act vs An alterntative or Contraception vs. NFP or Maureen Fiedler vs Raymond Burke or the Reporter vs the Register do NOT constitute "SCHISMS"------any more than Winter vs Summer or JP II vs Charles Curran constituted schisms.

It's about time we Catholics, on the Right and on the Left, trust each other to discern, to rigorously inform our consciences, and to love our Church family. Enough with the Litmus Tests for determining "authentic" Catholics. Imagine how silly--VERY silly--it sounds: "You're more/less a good Catholic because of whom you vote for or how you plan your family or how you are intimate."

Why at Mass yesterday did I see in the parking lot cars with Hillary stickers and cars with Trump stickers, with the drivers ALL going to Mass and Communion? Celebrate it; don't lament it. Nobody was in schism, I assure you.


A long ocean journey of a Hawaiian voyaging canoe.


I believe that the phrase really started with Saddam Hussein saying "Mother of all Battles"  before the Gulf War started.


"that i sin fact what happened."

I assume you have a factual basis for this assertion?

"If there was an obligation for Joe to return borrowed goods it should have been made clear 6 years ago."
So you're just speculating.  Did you read a different article than I did?  "Federal rules required the fliers to be handled by volunteers, not paid party staff, and when the mailings were done, one of the volunteers . . . asked party officials if he could dispose of them."  This indicates that the GOP determined for the fliers to be disposed of, or as you put it, "made clear 6 years ago."

Though now I am having an amusing mental image of Joe Miller dumpster diving for thousands of mailers.


If the compostable bags were truly compostable, they could be tossed in the green waster containers.

Our City Council continues to make things difficult for small business owners, and expensive for all. If I happen to stop in somewhere for an impulse buy but don't have a bulky bag in my pocket, I just forgo the purchase.


He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy  .... with the nuclear weapons codes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw


This is what I need to know...

Did everyone see the LTTE Bob Lopetrone wrote today...

"State owes Brandt's wife and kids," I also am extremely disgusted and angered by the loss of life not to mention the benefits to this young family. Who in the hell let this individual walk the streets, anyway? Who are the judges or magistrates who let this person walk after having 3 DUIs in one month? Any semi-sane person would understand that this individual should be jailed for the safety of the public."

I agree with him, the judges that allowed this obviously dangerous criminal to walk the streets are responsible for the death of Officer Brandt. If we don't vote them out, they will allow more dangerous criminals to walk the street. 3 DUIs in one month?

Can someone help me figure out the judge(s) responsible for letting him walk? (perp Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie)


Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep
We beckon thee, involve thyself in our great crippler of young men
And let it be thy will that mine enemies shall knoweth grave joint disease,
And early onset neuro-pathology.
Please do this in the presence of mine parents and coaches and scouts. Amen.

"Religion poisons everything"   Christopher Hitchens


I will miss our debates. My deepest condolences to all in the family.


ra: Just askin', but is this sarcasm? Because you seem to be saying she's have been fine if she was the exact opposite of what she actually  was?


I think the police are always behind the curve when it comes to human rights.  I agree with the ban in theory to the extent that it forces groups, such as the police, to examine their institution for a culture of homophobia, racism, and sexism, all of which have existed within police culture for time immemorial.  Marching in the pride parade gives organizations a cheap way to posture and co-opt a message of inclusivity without having to earn that respect.  Even Patrick Brown marches in the pride parade while courting all sorts of unsavory hardline social conservatives.   Enough is enough, it's their parade, not ours.  Toronto police can march, just not in an organized manner in uniform.  That's a legitimate compromise, but it takes power away from an organization used to having it and abusing it.


What? Taking from those who work for it to keep and gorge on themselves?


Maybe governments should only spend money they actually have instead of banking on "Pie In The Sky" money on paper only?

Question for Colorado: when you welcome low income families needing sanctuary, did you think income tax revenues would rise and if so, why would you think that?

 And btw-I know several current 'tax producers' who have had it with Colorado's increasing number of  'tax takers' and they will be out of the State of Colorado just as soon as they can do so. Colorado is now the new California, very high costs of living and unaffordability,sadly enough.  So be prepared for that too with the next budget.


This is a great point. While our politicians sit on their hands, afraid of doing anything that might disrupt the inflated GDP figures created by this housing bubble, they are setting up an entire generation of Canadians for financial failure. What are we going to do 20 years from now when Millenials remain buried in housing debt and have no discretionary money to spend to build families, invest in retirement, or support the economy through consumption? It really is an example of mortgaging--no pun intended--our country's future for the benefit of a small number of speculators.


WHAT?!?  WE CAN'T  HEAR YOU!


Mitch McConnell is revealing to the nation, in broad and viviid brush strokes, that he's a hack.  Not a leader, and not someone who is concerned about American Citizens.
For McConnell, it is all about pursuing a dogmatic purpose that is two dimensional:  Undo anything done by Democrats; and, line the pockets of rich supporters.
The process is exposing him.  It is an extraordinarily unflattering, unclassy, dangerous and disturbing picture.
The Senate GOP needs new leadership.  McConnell is bad news for America.  Nothing will get done with him calling the shots in the Senate.


US military, active and reserve, can still be prosecuted under Federal law regardless of local or state permissiveness.


So Saudi Arabia wasn’t a huge Clinton Foundation financier? Oh right they donated because they want to help other countries like Africa, duh, my bad. Jackass thinks they donated to help impoverished countries. Jackass thinks Clinton Foundation helped other countries and wasn’t trying to line there own pockets.


Guns should be used for hunting (sport), shooting (sport), and self-defense. That's all. Things like scopes help with improving accuracy within those designed uses. Things like a bump-stock attachment,  assault rifles, expanded magazines are not necessary or efficiently helpful for the designed uses. Firearms should not be fun, they should be practical. We should outlaw anything that doesn't logically help with the designed uses.


"Yahweh" as used in the Old Testament is translated is "I am" which sounds directionally the same as "Godself".  Should we also not take the writers of the Old Testament seriously too?


Baloney.

Impossible for you to admit a mistake and apologize, I see.  Go back and look at your highly offensive comment...And still you continue with your false accusations concerning reading it.  It is obvious I did.

And then tell us.  Since you did write the comment to me, are not that comment, this comment, and the one where you said you admit your mistakes.....All LIES?


Unfortunately, I don't see people lugging baggage and/or children or other loved ones taking transit to the airport.

Nor do I see the myriads of relatives meeting family/visitors from their homelands taking transit to the airport either.

Who does that leave?

The same people that make up the Union Express passengers - the airport workers.

And, unless Ontario and the GTA get their transit plans in order nor do I see people flocking to this hub as an intermediate point in their transit travels.

What I do see is more bureaucracy, high paid jobs, higher airport fees, years more of construction congestion at Pearson, bigger parking lots, etc.

Doesn't make much sense to me but then I just use Pearson as an airport.


What will they use to remove the smell of failure and desperation?


Agreed.  Bernier seems to me the clear frontrunner, as he is less polarizing than O'Leary (and thus will pick up at lot of #2 - 5 rankings from the voters), but I have a really difficult time seeing how his libertarian message and platform will appeal to the soft Liberals that we'll need to bring back into the fold in 2019.  Bernier's math not adding up is a problem, and he is proposing some pretty drastic changes to our federal tax structure that I foresee him having some difficulty selling.  Getting punted from cabinet 10 years ago is also a big negative (assuming that voters have that long of a memory).

Bernier will assuredly lock up the Conservative base in a general election, but I truly feel a Chong, O'Toole or Raitt is necessary to broaden the tent, appeal to swing voters, and have any sort of chance of forming a government.


I don't have statistics about how much offshore money is coming into my Toronto neighbourhood but nobody else does either. What I can say is that in Willowdale I know of dozen upon dozens of examples personally. Here's a couple: An international student in my building complex owns a million dollar townhouse and a 265 thousand dollar car. She has no job, and according to current tax treaties does not have to pay income tax on 'her' funds coming into Canada. Another permament resident owns another million dollar townhouse and has no job here. Her husband is a non-resident so does not pay income tax here. Talk to any realtor or banker and they will tell this phenomena is dominating home sales in the area. What will happen to homes prices as more newly arrived residents come to place family members while not contributing to the income tax collection? Meanwhile average income earners (of all backgrounds) are increasingly excluded from the market while increasingly paying more income taxes.


Maybe you are the one who needs to read the constitution again. The full line is
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. The "people" is what it says.
The citizen militias were regulated by the officers and already had a structure in place. The militia were not National Guard or reserves or Army, they were citizens or what we call civilians today.


Love having SB as a burger option on the south end as we had these in Illinois. The pickles are VERY salty and for those that are gluten-free (by choice or not) the fries are not fresh cut and coated.They could have purchased two stores in that strip area and still be doing well. Check out xalos the next strip over for fresh tacos.


"archhitect". Do we do spell check any more?


$15/hr means nothing if you have no job.  Ontario has the highest taxes, highest electricity costs, most regulations and now is now trying to be more union friendly.  Put all of these together and you had a 19th century economy.  Housing is the only thing keeping the economy afloat, FOR NOW.

Wynne is so desperate to stay in power:

-Borrowing billions on top of the $330,000,000,000 debt which can never be paid off
-California's economy is 5X larger than Ontario's but our Debt is 2X higher, lot of teachers and civil servants to pay, with 40% of Ontario employed by the government.
-Comparison's to Greece are not unreasonable given how much the lieberals have created an unsustainable lopsided situation between public and private sector employment
-Bribing Ontarians with their own money on electricity,
-Subsidizing private pension plans, so you get to pay for someone else's defined benefit pension payments s the taxpayer

A higher min wage will do Zero in the face of these issues
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However if you were a refugee claimant you have another option under our laws.


Full disclosure, while not a "supporter" of Caldwell, I did vote for him and intend to do so in the General.

I have trouble with the standard which posits behavior is "unethical" if it is PERCEIVED as unethical. How does a subjective standard become an objective violation simply because some people assume something improper is occurring? This is particular troubling when few people had that perception about Wong until this article appeared and asks Colin Moore to offer that opinion. Thereby creating a perception, which then triggers the "perception" of impropriety standard.

The article insinuates a "quid pro quo." To help us evaluate this insinuation, shouldn't there be some evidence that the services Wong provided the city were over-priced relative to competing bids? Is it possible Wong, as a Caldwell supporter, may have provided better service at a lower price point? The article provides no basis on which to judge that alternate, and plausible, interpretation?


So what does the "U" on the identity document stand for?  Unknown?  Undefined?  Perhaps it stand for "Unicorn."

Honestly, this is not progressive; its moving backwards.  People treat girls and boys differently because they ARE different, not because they're trying to impose gender stereotypes onto them.  The only reason we can speak of a non-binary gender identity at all is because there already are well-established social and behavioural differences, i.e "stereotypes" between males and females.

This child will discover which camp it falls into soon enough.  Ongoing parental efforts to convince the child that it is "neither" male or female, or "both" male and female, will negatively impact their child's emerging sense of identity, and lead to emotional issues down the road.


I knew it was over once the light-rail train to/from the airport bypassed all of the hotels built nearby and the car rental places. What a waste.


Brett, no one believes you, because they know you're lying. Anyone who read Tulsi's statement knows that she did not compare herself to Eisenhower or Mink. She said that we should learn from their example, i.e. that we should be ready to talk with anyone we need to talk to with in order to pursue peace. You're lying and you know you're lying. You know you're misrepresenting what she said. When you lie about one thing, people aren't going to believe you when you say anything.


Agree, the oil corporations are doing very well. In the first quarter of 2017, BP made $1.4 billion and ExxonMobil made $4 billion, and the former Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson retired with a package worth over $180 million. The $700 million per year tax credit given to BP and ExxonMobil has to be stopped, because the oil companies are not struggling.


... Walker is a horrible Republican boot licker of the rich too ...


I didn't like it any better under Clinton.  Your assumptions are fallacious.


they might just be fearing that hordes of people bankrupt by the loss of health coverage could come knocking at their archdioceses for help...


Churchill is a hero  of the British people (the man who stood firm against the Nazi) and Lloyds of London is a famous bank which is a still a major name in The City.


Paul is a douche.


Subsidies aren't going to last forever. Cost of the panels has been cut in half and new designs can be installed in half the time.

The whole system is becoming unstable with too much rooftop PV only. We do need incentives to install batteries. And yes we do need other systems of renewable energy because there is not enough space on the top of high-rises to install enough PV for the building


Quote from a letter every week:

Canada is one of the few developed countries that has no national (---------  --------- --------)  strategy.
Fill in the blanks.

That is because we have a constitution that reserves matters of health and education to provincial jurisdiction.


So let me get this straight.  The UO will hire Edwards to "smooth the way for the [Knight} complex as it moves through state and local regulatory processes."  The UO will pay Edwards.  The UO is a state owned school.  How is it that this plan does not run afoul of prohibitions of state agencies not to hire lobbyists to manipulate government/political decisions?


i am heart broken - i loved this store and it's staff.


This is very true and why we need Natasha...she maybe candid when it comes to her opinions but you always know where she stands.


No. These stats are reported by scientists who did interviews with thousands of women who had lived through communism, and thousands born after it ended (their daughters)  and compared the results.
It didn't change as much for the older women. But there has been a notable decline in equality for the next generation (now in their 20s and 30s) and a resulting significant decline in sexual satisfaction levels. Interestingly the younger generation reports that their mothers keep trying to advise them on how to have more fulfilling love lives and they keep responding :"that's just not possible to do anymore".
One thing the communists had done right was to teach men from the start that women are their equals in every way. That's not entirely universal of course. China had and has a far more patriarchal communism. But it was true in the East Bloc.
The Soviet approach to socialism was fataly flawed in many ways. But they did do some things better.


Book it TR!  In the spirit of Aloha, let's invite Diver Dave to break pita with us.
.
Perhaps he will come to appreciate the benefits of diversity of cuisine over a couple of bottles of arak.


Corrupt NYC politics is why you have that garbage system there now.  The operative word is 'garbage'.


Another money grab to help pay for........rail?


Yeah, well thought-out critique. Thanks.


Yes I would say Hillary is chuckling a lot more these days.


So Shane you drink the Kool Aid of two bit Seeking Alpha analysts that try the Chicken Little sky is falling approach regarding BlackBerry? So sad


Well at least you admit it, you're just a liar. And I'll not be goaded into anything by you, Nazi. Your incitement tactics don't work on me. I made a fool of you with logic and facts that you cannot refute, and I'm quite pleased with that. Now go clean your room like your Mommy asked.


And it is his savior in the White House whose comments give him hope for "relevance".


Funny you should say that. I just got a statement and a bill from Kaiser yesterday for my recent foot surgery to correct years of Ironman training, etc. injuries.

The cost of my surgery was $28,800. My bill was for $15.00. Smiling and feeling grateful.


Remember when the Liberal Media told us Spicer was  going to be fired. Never happened. It was just Fake News to attack the Trump Administration.


Just off the top of my noggin'...

I would guess that the 9K+ initial cost is well worth the investment and will pay for themselves pretty quickly.

When you look at the next 20 years+ and the cost of elections. It seems to me that the biannual ritual has fits and requires single issue ballots, special elections etc., will be the true 'value'. The object of the game is make sure 100% of the voters has easy access to the information, and then at the ballot box. OK, I hear you...Not if you are on the red team...They prefer the opposite, nobody votes who is unworthy. Like, for example, "low information voters", women and black people and especially black women who is a "low information voter" are excluded.

Also, seems to me I recall the red team wanting to privatise the post office because it's losing money. Unpaid ballots are on the taxpayers tab. Over time we'd save money there too.

The yearly maintenance might even pay for itself.

I'm just tossing out ideas, no real information.


Based upon his conduct, Trump is male, but not a man.

I am however not surprised that you use the word "snowflake" to describe Trump, it tells us everything we need to know about you.


LOL Brett liked this comment, which tells me everything.  He has fully bought into the Russian propaganda narrative, hook, line, and sinker.  The only thing that makes me smile is that he's taken a very public position on all of this so it's easy for me to just enter the URL into the Wayback Machine so everyone remembers where everyone stood at the time.

Anyone who believes that "fake news" is actually "news" is someone who is completely and utterly brainwashed by mainstream news propaganda.  There is no other explanation.  This is only "news" because they say it's "news."  You only believe it because they told you so and no other reason.  You would not have otherwise arrived to this conclusion independently.  You would have simply recognized click-bait and something that's always been there and ignored it.

This "story" demonstrates the pervasiveness of media propaganda.  It's amazing how easily people can be convinced that they are learning new and interesting information.


That's your upper lip you're smelling.


Grandstanding how Gabbard comes in and opportunistically steals the limelight from the people who have stood steadfastly against the Dakota Pipeline for many months. No different than other politicians. Hopefully something positive will come fo this for the Dakota tribe.


This glacial-fed river meanders daily.  This "occurrence" happens every year. Even twice a year.

Foolhardy to live so close.  Like they always say, LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.


Interesting. The man that Omar Khadr's haters say he killed as a boy was American Sgt. Chris Speer. Sgt. Speer's commander-in-chief, the president of the USA, has just praised the job Trudeau is doing as "spectacular." So if Donald Trump can let it go, maybe you should too.


Lynda - So why did President Obama not fight for his Paris agreement?


Sometimes it appears as if small operators are able to make their profit through "skirting" the rules and less rigorous compliance. We Alaskans need to review this and think about our strategy of encouraging small operator investment.


Obama is responsible for the defense of this country, its sovereignty.

He owns it.  He owns national defense, no other.
'
Today, tomorrow, and a wake up.


Yawn, another G20 protest, nothing new.


Please learn English before posting comments on a Canadian newspaper website. Thank you.


Never mind the "factual accounts".
1. Mums tend to know the genders of their children; the black child is a girl.
2. View the video. She's TINY, little more than a toddler. And much much MUCH smaller than the white girl she allegedly assaulted.

Is "black" an acronym for "license to economy with the truth", perhaps?


Ragingnome--
From Merriam Webster:
"Definition of socialism
1
:  any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2
a :  a system of society or group living in which there is no private property

Ranting about communism and socialism and Marxism exposes your knowledge deficit.


Eighty-year-old women spontaneously die every day. Therefore, if you strangle your grandmother, the use of the term "murder" for your act is "precluded."


The reason China has troops on the border is to stop the massive immigration into China away from North Korea,  has nothing to do with anything but stopping starving angry immigration,  sounds like Europe should have done the same thing.


Is there anything we can do about this? Someone we can write to or call?


Unfortunately a very nasty parasitic disease that can infect many organisms, notice too it does result in catch basin areas, the water itself can be infected.


Very well said. The offensive play calling certainly changed...too predictable and uninspired. I don't think the offensive players were nearly as aggressive and dominating in the second half...maybe there was a change in mind set like Coach T reported. Need to play tough to the end.


This article is so far from reality  it is silly.   In business, or trade, or treaties; you only get what you negotiate at best.  China does not support free trade on imports into China at all, just demands no restrictions on their exports to the west.  Got it?


tiny hands grasping at straws.


There is no evidence that House Minority Leader Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Schumer, or any of the Democrats (other than possibly Senator Manchin) have any intention to work with Republicans or President Trump.
If he had been smart, Senator Schumer should have said "I am Donald Trump's senator and I have known  Donald Trump for a long time and can make deals with him when we agree, and when we don't agree I will work very hard to either convince him or not vote for his programs."  Donald Trump is not a Republican, nor does the Republican establishment like him.  But Schumer's and Pelosi's words and actions have pushed him to the conservative right when his natural inclination would be to make a deal with Democrats.


Gary:

  Everything being said by Trump currently, has been said and can be heard from the mouth of Hillary, You Tube has many videos from the past that show Hillary commenting on everything from the "Wall" to Gay Marriage, it simply proves that she will say or do anything to increase her chances by bending in the direction of the current trends. It also goes to prove her inability to both tell the truth and stand up for what she truly believes in.
 The Clintons truly define perversity, both in their private lives and in past political performance, and anyone who feels differently is simply deluding themselves.
 Duty, Honor, Country, they used to be the hallmarks of what service to this nation consisted of, now they are simply a sick punchline for the joke political service has become. Hillary has achieved a place in history, she is the first Presidential candidate of a major party to be confirmed while under FBI investigation, that in itself should speak volumes about our nation.


The word 'doctor' comes from the Latin root 'docere', meaning 'to teach'. Doctors are meant to be educators, helping people to understand why they became ill and how to get well again. Naturopathic doctors are experts in this area and contribute greatly to the health and well-being of Canadians.


If pulling up your big boy pants is taxing others - i prefer to wear my current pants without taxation.  I was here when we ended taxation of the people - the best legislation that ever happened to this state - Many prefer the same.


There is an abundance of gravel pits.  I wonder if this one is meant for increased logging in Willamette National Forest or BLM lands.  Another example of we, the taxpayers subsidizing logging to destroy our forests.


It absolutely is, but colleges don't need to sponsor it, for the most part that hateful and derogatory speech has pretty much zero redeeming value.  Folks like Milo Y and Ann Coulter are pretty much just angry people who do their best to spread hate.  They are free to say whatever they want, but college students should have some say in what their tuition dollars go to sponsor.  That being said, the rioting in Berlkey was just stupid.


It's a strategy for hiring people who will stick around. Relax you people. It makes sense.


My 17 year old son started suffering from SEVERE acne. We tried EVERYTHING under the sun. I felt so bad for him being in highschool and having acne. I even took him to a dermatologist. I was talking to my sister about it and she told me about Dermalmd blemish serum. She gave him what she had left and within a week you could see a noticeable difference. After 3 weeks his face was cleared up completely and I am AMAZED. He was a little hesitant at first because it is tinted so I asked him to give it a week. He uses it daily and it has definitely changed both of our lives. I hated to see my only son suffer but he isnt anymore. He is the Handsome young man I always saw!


How am I silly Np?  Can you be specific?  Tell me how you love his accomplishments.  Don't you think Putin would have been great in charge of the FBI?  lol


I think that one has to see the improvement in robotics and technology together with universally declining birth rates. Populations will be declining rapidly in just 30 years from now and in most advanced societies such as Europe, China and North America, population growth is only achieved by extending lifespans or immigration.

The human race has never worked as hard as it does today and we could also start receding toward a four day work week. None of this looks like a problem to me.


The last thing the US needs is economic growth. It has been doing that for decades and become the wealthiest developed country. And the least attractive developed country in which to live.

Pickett and Wilkinson showed in their strangely titled book " The Spirit Level" that living conditions in developed countries do not correlate with wealth GNP/person. Living conditions do correlate with income inequality. No explanation but the data is solid. Starting with the US and Portugal where income inequality is high, and living conditions poor, to Sweden and Japan where income inequality is low and living conditions the best in the developed world.

It seems only reasonable that there should be no massive spread in income between the rich and poor. A spread certainly but not unlimited. Only fair. And with their book, Wilkinson and Pickett show that there is a benefit to all from low income inequality.

A challenge for the business community: how to decrease income inequality.


"I like the idea of dressing for the weather"

Excellent advice!


of course its rigged smith. thats how flamers like dillary get elected. buy a few senators here, a fbi  director there, and bamm, you're in.


Bunk. Pure bunk.


Looking at pictures of the front of the van...isn't it strange that there is no damage or blood?


There is no such thing under the Constitution for 'sovereign Indian states or nations' or any euphemisms. Wikipedia is parroting back faux federal common law not supported by the Constitution.
As of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, there are no more "Indians" within the original meaning of the Constitution...only U.S./State citizens with "Indian ancestry/race" entitled to no more and no less than every other non-Indian U.S./State citizen.  Politicians are lying to the citizenry of the United States.


Here's a start:

https://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/CTOA20.TXT

An interesting insight into the root causes of dissent that started in the mid-1960's.


Hey.  How about introducing some programs that actually help people who are already Canadians.  Seems every time I look at the news, the government is bending over to help out foreigners and to make matters worse, Canadians, who are already struggling mightily, are paying for it all.