I believe the decline especially among those under 30 is that they sense the hypocrisy, judgmental nature  and general lack of love and kindness among Christians as a huge turn-off.  We again, I believe, need to hearken back to the Gospels and love one another as Christ loves us, period.


this is precisely why I'm switching over to KTUU. The blatant and systematic omission, on purpose, by ADN of the ethnicity of crime suspects is WRONG. Screw you ADN, and goodbye. I will be getting my news elsewhere from now on, but not before raising a stink about your garbage journalism.


The Nixon investigations took something close to 2 years, Bill Clinton, about the same, and the Benghazi investigations took close to 4 before they turned up the email server.  Be patient.


At least in Hawaii they don't have to worry about freezing to death. Being homeless in AK can literally kill you.


No more feet left to shoot themselves in!


It's not turrets, it's called Eye, ears and a brain.


Yes the Church does reflect that, but it semi officially deflects all the blame to gay priests.  This is wrong for a number of reasons.  It ignores the availability issue of boys vs girls as altar servers.  It ignores what data we have from the developing world.  It ignores the fact that pedophiles also have an adult orientation and most claim that orientation to be heterosexual, and it conveniently maintains celibacy is honored by heterosexual priests and ignored by gay priests.  No credible data supports that assumption, but the homosexual aspect is great salacious news for the conservative press.


P.S     Repeal the mandate.  No one should be forced into buying something they don't want.


Buurrrrp.


Yes, Jerry, apparently using her reasoning the Nat. Basketball Ass, N.B.A., should disband as 11 out of 13 members of each team are Black/ African-American.


Reading reflexive comments like this makes Elsie's point rather nicely. We now live in an Idiocracy. I fear it's too late to recover.


They weren't "removed".  They were being used elsewhere.  That they were "removed" with advance knowledge of an attack is a conspiracy theory that has been debunked.


And what did the non participants do when they saw students being malnourished, beaten, and sexually abused, at every Church Run Native Residential School. BC Bishop Hubert O'Connor claimed that the native women he sexually assaulted consented to having sex with him. They remember it differently: ' A former student testified he had ordered her to clean his bathroom, then pulled her onto his bed and said: "Let's have some fun." '

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/disgraced-bc-bishop-dead-of-heart-attack/article1079249/


first, i know many people on the street aren't there by choice, i am always aware that most of us are just one paycheck from a downward slide...
 i am concerned about my neighborhood. we have enough to deal with - we do have a population of homeless that prey on homeowners. the service center on 99 is a magnet of sorts ... that's very good that  there are solid social services to help people .  i see no problem with putting low income housing in higher income neighborhoods. coburg rd is a good location. plenty of shopping just blocks away in several directions, the VA hospital, Social Security....


You watch too many movies.  Grow up.


How about regulating legal fees.  That's what eats up so much of both investment banking fees and general costs of doing business everywhere.

Oh wait, the regulators are all lawyers.  Most of the politicians too.  That's why the largess still continues.


Playing with such a large segment of the economy is a very slippery grenade. Especially when the industry says don't grease the pin.


Aha!  THAT explains many of your remarks!!!
😜


The fake news media feel free to put out slanted and sometimes outright fake news under the guise of freedom of the press.  But when Trump wants to run an ad they become so offended and outraged when they feel his standard of "The Truth" doesn't jive with theirs.  The elite press claim to be the last bastion of a free society, but they really look down on the everyday people they claim to be protecting.  That's why they are still outraged that a dummy like Trump could survive and win after they bombarded him with hundreds of millions of dollars in negative attack ads and articles.  How dare he challenge the press...and win!  Nobody has done that before.  The time of coddling the press and bowing to their power is over.  Trump has turned the tables and if he does nothing else for the next 4 years, he will have done this country a great favor.  President Trump is going at Mach One with his hair on fire and the pitiful press and the Dems are left with calling him names and protesting.


None of them suffer from unintended acceleration.  The mother company never killed anyone via unintended acceleration due to an unwillingness to make a recall and admit failure.


And what do you know of Alberta let alone the Progressive Conservative Party or the Wildrose Party?


Completely out to lunch. In five years 1 bitcoin will buy a lambo!
There are already coins that do not require exchanges, transactions are between the buyer and seller only. Money is received and the coins released. There is no way to stop it, track it, regulate it or control it by big brother.
Fiat money will lose more and more value. There will be more and more people converting to cryptocurrency, then a huge run as people unload fiat all together. It will be worthless even as TP. The governments will collapse. It will be beautiful because we will be really become free.
The only thing to do is understand what is happening and take action. The sooner the better for you. It is has been a long time coming since they dropped the gold standard.


What a clever idea. Of course there is no security threat as who would be so bold as to attack us? We could open up a corridor for safety and attract all those who happen to get wind of the safe corridor. Perhaps we could send military aircraft to their countries and bring family member to Canada as well. After all we are caring Canadians and who would attack or take advantage of us?


Bonuses are generally paid to those who achieve success.

If your business cannot survive without continual, massive government handouts, you are not very successful, are you?

Little wonder Canadians are rightly outraged by the arrogance and outright stupidity displayed by Bombardier senior management. And one must wonder if this arrogance and outright stupidity is behind their need for continual handouts in the first place?

Perhaps - just perhaps - what these senior executives need is not a bonus but a pink slip.


Lol, not even close. Jimmy Kimmel received the care he did for his son because he has money and health care through work. Kimmel is not receiving care because of obamacare. If he were in a position to require care, he would realize it is not even remotely on par with what he is receiving. With Obamacare for example, many doctors will not see certain patients. His credibility is being entirely pushed on the basis that his child was sick. While it is great his son received the care he did, for him to think it has anything to do with obamacare is just naive.
I welcome and encourage him to continue raising awareness to issues but he is far off the mark. US has the highest spending on healthcare because it is advancing healthcare for the world. Look at how many healthcare developments come from the U.S. vs. every other country in the world. It is expensive when they subsidize everyone else.


It HAS changed from when a vast majority of these brains received their damage.


People can exercise reproductive rights only if they live.  The right to live trumps all rights my friend.


When you live in the patch, bad water and bad air is a fact of life. Above any commercially viable hydrocarbon reservoir are shallower ones that gradually leak out. In the Permian basin, for example, there are water wells that were drilled over 100 years ago, before any oil well had been drilled in Texas, and the water had enough methane in it to be flammable.

The town of Sweetwater, Texas got its name from being the 1st good water found near the Permian basin.


Funny really funny!


Please follow your own link. This is certainly NOT proof. The link simply goes to a wiki page that religious people have noted to say he existed. Google "proof"


That is all in your head.


RD, this article is about administration of parishes. Your blather about what you have, in your typically arrogant way, decided should be everyone else's priorities in their lives is wholly irrelevant.


Stuff your dictatorial crap.


Good article for those who think government will save them, or even more foolish "keep them safe".


Thanks for your post however since it's just a rehash of an article that has already been refuted by multiple sources, including the ones I provided, it can hardly be considered credible.


According to the oil lobby, they only account for 10% or less of the gdp.  So which one is it?  Make up your darn mind


PatrickOwens,
" Americans that have to live with this incompetence for the next four years."
Patrick, allow me, if you will, a minor correction in your paragraph,
Americans that have to live with this incompetence for the next eight years.
Next, if you're following, Ivanka might be the first Woman President of the United States of America.
Feel free to walk away taking the rest of the minions with you.
Thanks for allowing me this opportunity to correct your opinion.


lol. The Obama bubble, inflated by artificially low interest rates, depriving the middle and lower classes of any incentive to save while enriching the already affluent, continues. Income redistribution of the worst kind, the trickle-up economy.


true

pay for another poll


Anti-cop Obama excused BLM, and actually hosted them at the White House multiple times.

He even defended them at the FUNERAL for the five cops killed by a black nationalist in Dallas during a BLM anti-cop protest.

And he pushed the fake "hands up dont shoot" meme during the violent Ferguson riots, which his DOJ actually encouraged.

But in your world those disgusting actions should be considered noble.


Fair enough, if I pay more taxes under a new plan, I will gladly appear in public to protest.  Sure hope they get rid of the death tax!!!!


Ty


well under trump jobs will go thru the roof thus they will manage just fine while in canada with our higher taxes, regulations and over all stupidity to the economy by the likes of justin and wynne we will be the ones that need the luck


This looks really good!


I'll not buy the media's hate.  I'm getting more sick of their lying hate every day


They are beautiful machines, but what a butt ugly colour.


He had no problems feeding from the tax trough mind you. Your comment is nothing more than garbage.


Well, for sure, you won't be calling 911 EVER.  Right?


Why not target them from the air?  I will NEVER support another ground war in Korea.


Roy Tanouye,

Rail would be worth it if we got what was sold.   We were sold on traffic relief and some other feel good concepts like "affordable housing".   Now we find that rail will not help relieve traffic and affordable housing is a minimum and the jobs that rail was supposed to create aren't there.

Rail was a bait and switch scam and Oahu taxpayers fell for it.

Not to mention the massive cost overruns and a complete lack of accountability.    FYI, it's not only the half cent GET, it is also gas taxes, and now hotel taxes (no more staycations  for me) and soon enough, massive property tax increases when the next cost overrun occurs and another massive property tax increase when the rail is running for O&M costs.


The news is late anyways!!!


The awful, braindead drivers of this town can't even steal a car correctly.


If you count civilian staff, then yes, it's well over 100,000, which I guess should also count since we do all work together.


Despots and fascists come in all colors and they don't like outsiders.


So how did Stone know about the Clinton email leak BEFORE it happened?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/politics/kfile-roger-stone-wikileaks-claims/index.html


It's not that complex.

Holiness is hard, the pursuit of virtues too is hard, but both are rather simple.

Racism is just another vice, an ugly one to be sure.
But it is certainly less ugly than killing our own offspring.
It's less ugly than adultery in fact.
It's really really awful, but it's less awful than these other things I've mentioned.

It has a sort of fashionable "valence", that allows some people on both sides to take umbrage with.  Focusing on it, sort of give some people a comfortable distance from having to work on their own nagging defects that are disrupting the REAL here and now relationships they have with their families, neighbors, and co-workers.

So (the topic) can distract us from the HARDER work of personal holiness.

It sort of gives people air cover to be seen as on the higher moral ground.  "I was at the protest...see Facebook picture I posted!!"

But if we're honest, it provides cover for some to not focus on cleaning up their own defects and vices.


Aging is inevitable - even Conservatives acknowledge this - check this link for details.
http://sustainablesociety.com/population/aging#.WRBbdNy1uUk

Japan has a very high level of equality and social cohesion while Canada's has been declining for 50 years.   Endless economic growth is impossible but if the size and growth rate is your metric, a balanced society looks like armageddon.

To the rest of us, high levels of equality, high quality jobs, low unemployment, fiscal balance and environmental sustainability looks like a progressive society.

Cheers,
John Meyer


Went, the old plagiarist herself! What a fabulous source of facts. In case you don't know, Wente writes Conservative partisan opinion pieces, she isn't in the news business.


Misrepresentation. Maryam Monsef c'mon down. 2019 cannot come soon enough to toss these idiots. I guess being a Canadian doesn't count for much anymore.


I love President Trump..........but Wynne/Junior are up to no good and everybody has their eyes off them.  Who's watching  here in Canada - certainly not any left wing drive-by media type .  Sad !


This is absolutely wonderful news!! Welcome Home Saars!! Port Angeles missed you and so did all of your loyal customers. Best Wishes in crushing the competitor!!


Many  people are fed up with  immigration from a certain place of the world, who would not want to assimilate and are imposing their political-religious agenda, aided by a young and inexperienced  PM vent on fully implementing  this ideology against the wishes of the majority.
Legal immigration from other western friendly places are still welcome as far as you can tell.


I wasn't blaming obama for this one incident. I'm blaming the media and national leaders for at times siding with the wrong side of the crowd in Fergusson MO and elsewhere. Sticking up for thugs with no respect for their country or city or society who don't really care about the lives they claim to care about but rather use it as a convenient excuse to loot and riot. These are the actions/inactions that are leading to police murders. This wasn't happening too often until the past few years.


And let' s get beaten to pulp.  26% of Canada's GDP depends on the US.   Less than 4% of the US GDP depends on Canada .  Talk sense.    You are obviously one of those that talks loud but carries a small stick.


it's not guaranteed' to underperform. Don't be silly.

the author's OWN portoflio of etf's has grossly underperformed his colleague's (at globefund)active portfolios . Why is that? Also, he is usig his OPINION as to asset allocation; active investing....just different shades


Well on the upside when it comes to intellect neither of them will have a commanding lead .  Trump favours Russia, Trudeau China - so both would prefer to act in a fully authoritarian manner another draw.  Finally   Justin should also inform Trump that if he appoints Sarah Palin his ambassador to Canada, Trudeau will appoint his mommy as Canada's ambassador to the US.  That way everything would continue to be in pretty much perfect balance.


And you're lying.      Lot's of us, male and female on this site get along fine with Jade.


Raymond Justice did it...


See it more as a daily oil industry funded periodical, myself.

Wonder how much that their CAPP advertising brings in ?


Nice post Art. Thanks.


Tempo Mento Trump


Only the priest is the ordinary minister of the Eucharist (his hands are consecrated). Why is it some kind of affront to call EMHCs EMHCs when distributing the Body and Blood of Christ is a privilege and something that was supposed to be only used in exceptional cases?


"How many fake names have you sent comments in under, Joe?"

OK who is Scott10?


And you should buy flood insurance, whatever the cost.  otherwise you can;t afford to live by the water.


Replanting in Canada usually involves creation of mono culture and heavy usage of pesticides to kill off plant that are not strictly beneficiary to logging industry.  Clear-cutting of large area increases mercury contamination in lakes, etc.  World needs forestry products from sustainable (like FSC certified) logging practices.  Something that Resolute opposes because it cuts into their short term profits.

Interesting that for example Kimberly Clark, company many times larger than Resolute, has no problem with Greenpeace.  Opposite, they work together to develop sustainable forestry practices.  Read this carefully again, KC cuts down trees, GP supports them.


Jreynolds:  "Remember then Mayor Leiken’s quote when Glenwood was turned over to Springfield’s planning jurisdiction, “This is our version of the Louisiana Purchase.”
 the man was a visionary and right on the money.  the fact they fought over who would HAVE to take glenwood, for years,  still makes me laugh. really - how short sighted


BCE is acting like a dog that got snake bit...

Meanwhile the pipeline crowd (in a  one day Trumpian fervor) and led by "Mr Pipeline" himself...   are now calling for "four more years !"...

(of making future returns like  2016's )
Wait until Trump announces his new terms for buying our oil... instead of US stuff.


And that more testimony in private still leaves our President Trump our president! Like we all knew it would.  Come Monday, it will still be our President Trump. And come 2018, and in 2019 it will still be our President Trump.


i have been in real estate for over 50 years.. that called the long run.. real estate, in the long run.. it is hard to lose... i never have.. my philosophy.. buy when everyone is selling and sell when everyone is buying.. enjoy the slack time...


I believe in capitalism.. and accountability. If shareholders of companies that exploit these public , shared resources get a windfall benefit , by avoiding cleanup responsibilites, it strikes me that it is an appropriate role of government to strongly safeguard subsequent users of those public resources.
Is there a compelling argument against this? And what would that argument be?


Getting elected and re-elected President is "a failure as a man"?

Or were you thinking of something else, like the size of his hands? Do elaborate!


How can a leftist be in favor of liberty, since every proposal I have heard from the left requires the government to FORCE participation/ funding ?
Government force is the opposite of liberty.
37 days !!!!


YOU suck. Have you taken the Hypocratic Oath. Did you even know or understand what you were swearing to? I doubt it.


Why would you ask? I believe both are great cries for help, and the less of each the better.


Why would men put up with divorce rape?  Why would men put up with a legal system that is weighed against them?  Why would men put up with feminist hags?  Men have give up on women because of what what women have become...simple answer.


Ok so how does continuing to read "My Pet Goat" after being told the nation is under attack fly with you?


Sounds right to me.  When people hate, they loose the ability to reason.  Dems hate anyone who disagrees with any part of their agenda.  Their love for illegal aliens and protection of sexually confused males (over females) is what made me turn Independent.


Anybody notice how Rex's comment pattern is similar to Trump's Twitter pattern. Desperately flailing away at anything he disagrees with, trying to create an alternative reality.  Poor Rex, everyday there are so many facts that are inconvenient to his belief system.


It's sad that so many believed this liar/politician and put him in office as he is clearly not for what he pretended to be.  And this goes for both trump and caldwell.


Yes congrats,
The NYT giving editorial privileged to the DNC prior to going to print, the leaking of debate questions, burning Bernie with full compliance of the establishment are all examples of collusion and bias left wing  media.
Journalism is dead and so is their credibility, hence Trump.


Your another prime example of "sour grapes"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!


ah that was a very VERY large drone aircraft. Actually I would consider that more of a drone than this one and the others like it. However since we have a simple minded society and press they use the term drone instead of RC craft.  Drones are very large, the one that almost took out the C13o was close to cesna sized..  this one was the size of a very small rc plane.  (roughly 1ftx1ft)


Thanks for the link.  So 2010 was only the largest run in the last 100 years, and it was followed by a 20+ million year in 2014.   The years from 1910 to 2000 were quite low....roughly in the range we've seen for the last couple of years.  Let's see what 2018 brings.


This will not  go over well in Quebec, the only place besides the Maritimes where the Liberals still maintain traction.

It is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Liberals supporting a family de "chez  nous" like the Beaudoins or Bombardiers, but another thing entirely if the Quebecois feel that they are being bamboozled by "les juifs", with the help of the Liberals.

I am not saying that this is how it should be; it is just how it is.


Just as getting ordinary people fired for some badly worded social media comment considered "racist, x-phobic", etc., isn't the only possible way to deal with social issues.


you are the one who posts all the racist comments. every day...


He's right about paying for good quality employees, unless you want all city workers to be like the surly teen that hates his low paying job at the movie theatre. Perhaps the city could make extra money by not inhibiting zoning and license approvals for the new marijuana industry? A couple million has been seen in other areas, and while ours would be less, it's a start! We could also do well to sue the contractors Sullivan hired to implement SAP and possibly anyone involved in approving them. Black & Veach and Peleton Group (I think, going from memory). The city was paying for weekly airfare to the lower 48, hotel rooms in the captain cook, and all kinds of other extravagant bullflop for those contractors - and they still left the job in a broken, unimplemented state.


The total incidence of dementia from all causes in people over 85 is 25%.  It is much lower in people who are younger.  From the numbers available the minimum incidence of CTE in ex-NFL players is 9-10% over all age groups (that is assuming that no other cases of CTE are found in any more NFL players, not the most likely event).
So the most optimistic reading of numbers still says that this is a huge problem for NFL players and for younger players who have sustained less injury.  Further study and more data can not make this look only better, and most probably only worse.
Bad news for football players.


Interesting move.  It might have made more sense to have a backup for Andy Janovich on the practice squad given how critical that position is to opening holes for the running game.


if there any balance yes but there isn't


No, what it reinforces is that dogs and every other animal don't belong on a film set. I saw the video and won't be going near that movie,


'ANC  members of parliament are an advanced  cadreship (???)  of the ANC....
As activists,  we will not be part of actions that will bring our country to a brink of collapse'.
Never mind,   Mr Mthembu,  you're doing that very well indeed,  all by yourselves.


Group think anyone.


Actually not true, many companies now insist you back their company vehicles into a stall. Many of those are vans with little or no visibility except mirrors unless they have a backup camera. Many of those same vehicles have to load or unload stuff and they can do it.


Wow, you're not exactly strengthening your position by comparing Canada to a settler state like Zimbabwe where 80% of the land was owned by 10,000 white farmers at independence. How do you think they got that land?
HINT: they didn't buy it from willing sellers.


Tax grab. But a good tax grab.


Do you people understand that the issue is not what Bill did but what Hillary did in response? Logic and common sense is in very short supply these days.


Remember when Foxnews went on and on about the War on Christmas? They had half the country convinced we were all building atheist Nativity scenes on our front lawns. When actually there was only one idiot in California doing so. Now the Liberal media is doing the same with Neo- Nazis. The country has a few hundred of them, but you would think we had 30 million.  People who get their news from the propaganda cable news need to turn their bloody tvs off.


As a Canadian that grew up in the system, I never had any idea how much we're over-paying until family members from the UK and Europe started visiting. A common thing I hear is disbelief at how much we pay for milk and cheese, so this article seems to hit the nail on the head...


It's instructive that KPMG International is meeting with Gordhan and Jonas ... and not the current Minister of Finance


No, Mr. Trudeau, the complaints stem from you promising fair and open nomination races and doing the exact opposite.   In my world that would be considered lying; what is it called in your world, Mr. Trudeau?


Do you sincerely think you know anything about me? What a stupid response/question.


Good points you make, but no worries, they will likely not be heard by those using this tragedy to advance their political cause.


Chickens are the best!  They are highly entertaining and lay eggs to boot!


But is that not why the current hubbub exists? Trump said that both sides were to blames and suddenly he is all for nazis according to the the left. The leftist committing acts of violence are given a pass as they are the cool kids and the ones on the right are not cool so its okay to hurt them. No harm no foul right? For some reason I thought assaulting people was against the law, but I guess if you are on the left you can do as you please.
On a different note, I truly believe that the City of Charlottesville failed. They had an abundance of resources to call on and underestimated what the result would be. They are to blame as much as the walking talking erections that committed acts of violence.


I love how little Justin & his mental midget liberals ALWAYS stand up for Ont & Quebec interests and couldn't care less about the rest of the country.
And you wonder why he is so hated and despised in Western Canada (as was his daddy--- for basically the same reasons).


Thanks for the tip, Pam.


"Under the first step, the federal cultural agency had announced that by 2019 half of the projects it produces would be directed by women and half of the money it spends on films would go to projects directed by women."

Hello, Justin Trudeau? I am okay with the federal group doing that, as long as the Feds plan in 2019 to also do the following:

1. Distribute, to only male nurses, one half of all dollars paid to all nurses in Canada, and
2. Distribute, to only male elementary school teachers, one half of all dollars paid to all elementary school teachers in Canada.

So please, Justin, go ahead with your Film Board's plan, just so long as you also cover the nurse and teacher situations.

However, if you choose NOT to do the nurse and teacher thing, well, in that case your Film Board plan amounts to an unfair and sexist and regressive abomination of justice, and you ought to be ashamed of your disgraceful and extremely unethical behavior in the area of gender matters in Canada.


Gosh, this is so exciting.  Finally, the WEA and the teachers are gonna get what they want (because it's always been about what the WEA and the teachers want as it's generally assumed that what's best for the WEA and the teachers is exactly what's best for the kids).  Now maybe they'll stop complaining and threatening to strike.

Wait, who am I kidding here.  Of course the WEA and the teachers aren't gonna stop complaining and threatening to strike.  Nothing is ever good enough for them...I guarantee this massive influx of spending (along with the associated massive increase in property taxes that we'll all have to endure) will be considered just the bare minimum by the WEA and the teachers and we'll have to continue to hear their interpretation of "amply fund" for years to come - none of which bodes well for the long suffering taxpayers' wallets or their sanity.


"Scientists believe coral is damaged when oxybenzone exceeds a concentration of 62 parts per trillion, which is roughly equivalent to one drop of water in six and a half Olympic-sized swimming pools."  Christians "believe" that Jesus is the Messiah.  This article showed no proof or scientific "consensus", just, perhaps, "a good idea just in case".  You people would regulate our every move if it would MAYBE save some species other than human.  Too much.


It is no wonder sexual violence is epidemic in Alaska.  This backlog of rape kits shows the society/community/state history of tolerance for sex crimes.  Until 'rape' isn't tolerated at any level, it will stay an epidemic in Alaska.


You got something there. I don't know if 7 million is too much, but a booth may be the right thing!


You seem to forget that he was a prominent voice supporting Zupta at the recently held NEC meeting. He is a spineless opportunist who won't rock the boat until the flames have breached his perimeter wall. Then he will scamper Cyril side and offer to lick his boots clean.


IN addition to Al's comments, the Westminster line opened on time along with the A line.  Are you thinking of the G line to Arvada?  And the A line is not hemorrhaging huge expenses, the flaggers are being paid by the private company that messed up the A line, tax payers are not paying for it.


Oh, she lied alright. And more recently than that.


Nonsense.................... Read the 25th amendment.
There is even a picture of a nut job with orange hair.


Give me his number p**ck


I'm back - whatever cause he supported had nothing - NOTHING - to do with this!
What about Donald Trump?
Besides, Mr. Weinstein is now devoting his energies to fighting the NRA and donating to women's charities.
He's also hired therapists.

What has Trump done?


AWESOME!


Added to the summer reading list of this immigrant woman who so ardently cling to this last bastion of hope for all who want real freedom and independence in this world.


Subscribe or Sign In.  Ugh.


Why are you seeking contributions? Who do you think would contribute? Do you have any thoughts about the story at hand? Why seek contributions in this thread instead of others?


Bud,

Obamacare has drive-up prices in a lot of directions, some of them surprising. We have two dogs and the Obamacare taxes on medications that are also used for non-human applications have more than doubled the prices of some of the medicines they sometimes need. The antibiotic one dog need following surgery has tripled in price. The heartworm medicine another will soon begin receiving has almost quadrupled in price.


When I first saw the headline, I actually believed that this is what this article would discuss.


Tulsi is no Harry Kim as Kim has consistently shown in his two terms when he ran for Mayor of Hawaii that he would not accept large donations or donations from any company or PAC unlike Tulsi who is trying to show people that she is the "goody 2 shoes" by not accepting PAC monies while she goes galavanting around the world appeasing leaders like Assad in Syria...why didn't she campaign on those issues before her constituents....haw....do you think she would have been elected??  How can her constituents be so duped as to ignore what she supposed to be doing and that is representing her congressional district yet her supporters think she is the greatest...greatest of what that she would advocate the U.S. to appease people like Assad to avoid war....give me a break......and now she wants to run for national office or even Sen. Hirono's seat.....give me a break!!!


Shoelaces are quite different than steering and brakes. I agree with David Kelly. Driving is a privilege, not a right. You need to have safe equipment or you should not be on the road ! Did the dude have insurance I would be surprised if he did.  Your example sucks.  Why don't you get the reckless drivers address and send him some money for insurance and brakes and steering repair if you want to help someone so bad.


Anyone can look up how much every PERS recipient gets.  It's even sorted with the high rollers on the front page.

All 124,748 of them.  Look up the retired fireman next door.  Or the retired police officer down the street.  Or their widows.

http://gov.oregonlive.com/pers/browse/


Condemned to repeat mistakes of the past: at this point in every real estate cycle, the upward swing of sales and prices,public agencies raise the affordable requirement, and thus choke off housing production, the very thing that sustains affordability, today and tomorrow. For 40 years, housing production has declined and these agencies regulating housing never get blamed by the public for making housing more expensive by making it more scarce. The laws of supply and demand are meaningless when politicians and civil servants get energized by public outcry against high prices and/or NIMBYism. Readers, we have met the enemy of affordable housing and it is us.  The time to produce housing is when the economy is strong, meaning now, but regulation kills it off, and once again public pressure and regulatory activism will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.


Sen. Coghill Jr, ever since your party took control, you managed to create a downhill spiral of our State, NOW YOU TOOK THE PEOPLES PFD, NO FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, WONDER WHAT THE GREAT LATE GOVERNOR HAMMOND WOULD DO.


Sounds like he was on some kind of drug.


Hey now, what can you say.  I know.  Beyond perfect play.  Hitters hitting.  A pitcher throwing fire.  Lots of hustle on the bases.  Exploiting mistakes of the Reds. A grand slammy with cheese by Tulowitzki. Gibbons, being the fine manager he is, gives the recently returned injured a rest after the 10th run and puts a few replacements on the field.  There was also a great call of a runner held up at third base in what would have been a close call at home plate.  Why risk injury with such a large lead.  Standing O to the team, manager, and coaches.


The use of the word "mistake" can be used by or assigned to guilty parties, in this case, Pearson, Nicholson and various forgotten, anonymous and deceased functionaries, to imply that there was not an easily discernible better way. Not at all the case here. This was outright negligence, incompetence, and neglect, genocidal in its impact.  Not at all a "mistake".  It's a very important distinction to make in assessing and assigning guilt to individuals who should and must be named.   Canadians will be going through the uncomfortable process of recognizing some past icons as having committed great and shattering evils.  Take the aboriginal point of view to help  understand.


Wasn't aware that there was such an interview but thanks; I found both on yahoo. The 2015 interview was almost unbelievable. When someone mentioned that a poll showed a fifth of the people in Indonesia, rightly considered one of the more moderate Muslim countries, favoured honour killings, she started talking about how Americans are so dumb. Far be it from her to attack people who believe in honour killings. But you can see why she would be sympatico with Justin "Get the f--k out of my way" Trudeau. The first time in the House of Commons he drew attention to himself was when as Liberal citizenship and immigration critic  he strenuously objected to honour killings and female genital mutilation being described in the new citizenship guide as barbaric cultural practices.


Ah Yepper, I fear we must part ways here.  Parting is such sweet sorrow, but I take solace in the certainty that we'll meet again soon in your next ADN account identity (what is that - 57 now?).

Until then, goodbye.  <muted>


Candidate Trump pandered to every right-wing special interest group that exists.  He made each promises.  He's been elected.  Will he now carry out those promises?  Buld a wall? Have Mexico pay for it? (oops, that one's gone already); dismantle the ACA (get ready folks, here it comes); cut taxes on the wealthy, place onerous import tariffs on Chinese goods, negate virtually every Obama Presidential order, complete the TDPL, appoint Right to Life Supreme Court Justices, .....I could go on and on and on.... I'm not sure which is best: Have a President who lied extensively to be elected.....or have a President who actually tries to satisfy each and every right-wing special interest group...  Gary Crum


Thanks, Neko.
<I've also known traditionalists whose company was a pleasure.>
So have I. It may be a cliche, but some of my best friends ...
But the folks we've been hearing from here are not Catholic traditionalists. They use some Catholic words and concepts, but they do not know, understand or believe the tradition. When they try to sing a Catholic tune, they are off-key.
<That said, the "fringe" exhibit certain traits: ostentatious religiosity, anger, fear, paranoia, homophobia, political fancifulness, and, in the worst cases, misanthropy and detachment from reality.>
These are the characteristics of religious fundamentalism across various religions and denominations.  Fundamentalism is, in many respects, not so much a theological deviancy (although it is that) but a psychological deviancy.
<<"[Baum] was the most charitable and optimistic person I've ever known," said Hinsdale.>>
Yes, that does speak volumes: more than theology texts, CDF statements, or encyclical letters.


I thought many people in Texas carried guns? Seriously. There are more comprehensive stories elsewhere; 27 dead so far, including a 2 year old. And Trump's tweet: "May God be w/the people in Sutherland Springs, Texas." Where the heck was God when these people were being gunned down?


Hey NP ... I'd like to vote on your arena poll, but it appears that you've disenfranchised everyone who isn't on Twitter.


Five years from now none of his supporters will admit they supported him.


I think he means SEA to HKG flight.  DL does not have an ANC to HKG direct flight


KarenInAK:  ....that they use to make more money as their corporate logo, correct.
.
And to clarify: W.F. Bank STILL uses several, working horse-drawn wagons around the country.  In fact, they brought one up to Alaska when they took over National Bank of Alaska, and were giving rides as a promo to smooth over our local bank getting taken over.


Once again, you are pushing the logical fallacy of the Slippery Slope. Those who use fallacious arguments are saying "I have no actual argument". As, in fact, you are showing here.

If you object, how about an actual argument. Assuming, of course, you are capable of forming one.

Pointing out that your argument is fallacious is not a personal attack. You, who are so quick to attack me, should know better.


There should be NO statues or monuments or any public display of deference to those treasonous confederates who tried to destroy our Union.

Any supporters are traitors to our country as well.

The traitors who started the War of Treason are scum.


"boosting his professional stock" ? This is the mindset of a Oregon Duck athlete - All for me...He is slow, cannot play against NBA caliber players (last nights game is a perfect example), a horrible defender and far too small to make it on the front line. After a humiliating defeat all he can say is that he is not considering an early entry into the NBA draft...there you have it - Duck Athletics at its finest.


This post, Sher, explains all your previous postings, usually dripping with bitterness.  I hope someday some people enter your life (note that 50% of marriages do not end in divorce, and you just have to look around you at the grocery store to see many loving families and people enjoying each others' company) who you can cherish.


God forbid. It was Theresa May.


So people shouldn’t be able to own WWII fighter planes. Got it.


Correct - our family voted liberal in the last election - not the next if these proposals go through.


Our good American president doesnt' run sanctuary cities you idiot!  Screwing liberals, all of you!  Support open borders and mass immigration from the cesspool of the world, the Middle East.


I will have a hard time determining whether my vote will be going to him or Kellie Leith for the party leadership. Bot are excellent candidates.


Really?  "the indigenous people in Canada traded with the colonists and adopted and appropriated many of the ways of the colonists. Was that wrong?"

Is this a serious question?  Is that all there is to the history of colonialism in Canada, 'trading'?


Larry, with respect, you have obviously not been paying attention to the increasing stranglehold the "too big to fail" Wall Street banks have had, and continue to have, over not only our economy but over our political system as well, particularly since 2008 when they strong-armed Congress to pass the infamous TARP bailout against the public opinion that was overwhelmingly (as in 99%) opposed to that shamelessly cronyistic piece of legislation.

If being aware and knowledgeable of recent political events constitutes being "a paranoid schizo" in your eyes, then I truly feel sorry for you.  I guess it is much more comfortable having one's head firmly buried in the sand instead.


Incorrect. It is the "wealthy" who want a free ride on everyone's existence.


They had better start reducing their PST to compensate or else.


An apology to everyone for my intensity... this whole exchanged sat disturbing peace so I wanted to return to bring some clarity to my intention. This particular call to consider brought to us by Tony and perhaps also his son... needs be considered with all the urgency of the present moment, the present circumstances. Tony, gave us a share in his epiphany, his change of heart -- and then shared his living out that change of heart. It is important because it is a one heart at a time experience. "My heart won't let me do this any more".  It is a mustard seed planted and it grows from context > context in which it occurred. Yes, I badgered and bullied on "context" and "magnitude of ever escalating violence".  Not so good about nonviolent speech... sorry. Here we see what road rage looks like on the internet.
EFC -- no executive order is going is to do away with the Military Industrial Complex Business.
We can hope for a civil service alternative... chosen one heart at a time.


Yes, the promise the US made in that case lasted, in the sense that it didn't again sponsor Cuban exiles to mount a rebellion.  However, the US treated Cuba as an enemy pariah for 50 years afterwards. Short of invading, the US couldn't have shown Cuba more hostility. So all things considered, the promise alone isn't a very enticing carrot.

Practically-speaking, I don't see any means of normalizing relations between NK and other countries.


I wanted to buy a condo in downtown Toronto-a building in the start of construction had a "presentation centre" just down the street and when I inquired about a unit was told "that it sold out in a matter of days"--I was told Chinese (non Canadian residents) were buying up all the units for their children attending university---this really angers me---there should be a law on the books that unless you have resided in this country for at least a few years these units should be offered to Canadian citizens--those having resided here >5 years---this is grossly unfair and needs to STOP


trump hands everybody tremendous reasons to beat up / accurately report his toxic idiocy on an hourly basis. I imagine he'd be wearing a white hood 24/7 if he thot he could get away with it, and you might see it come Halloween, cos ya know... it's just a costume!
you say the bad guys are a small group, in fact it's his base.
the things Obama said were based largely in fact, he was right.
Socialism? trump is selectively yuge on it and corporate welfare.
Charlottesville was about race and other things righty haters feel bold about now that they have a fascist / racist ally in the White House / high offices encouraging them. that's how trump keeps his favorable ratings from totally disappearing, plenty of sly smiles, winks, nods, and red meat to the zombie sheep. did you have yours for lunch today?


Hayden Kennedy had climbed in Alaska and his death does, indeed, affect the climbing community in Alaska.


I think Justin believes it his birthright to govern....in whatever way he deems appropriate. Perhaps that attitude is reflected in his appreciation of China's governing system.


This guy is just all wrong for the job--that's my bottom line. I'm actually not a Trump hater, and if I were a budding realtor in NY and Trump were on my team, I'd be toodling rosebuds. The problem with Trump is that he doesn't understand that political office is fundamentally about service and that even leadership in political office is mostly about service to others.

In the wake of his trip to the Hold Land and the Vatican, yes, it's useful to keep in mind that this guy lied right from the start. He even lied during the sale of Mar-a-lago, told the Post family he'd bought the beachfront lot in front of it (he hadn't--yet) and was going to put up a complex to block the view. As a result, the property value plummeted by $17 million and Trump walked away licking his chops. Wonder if this approach will work with the Israelis and Palestinians . . .


By "pedestrian" QB what do you mean?  Those throws on tight coverage downfield is what a legit QB does.  Last year at Autzen he shredded our defense and threw on the run two TD just like the TD on the run Saturday.  We were lucky the pick wasn't another TD


Starbucks is where the prince gets his coffee.  Timmy's is too low brow for le dauphin


Well above average?  Are you drunk?


Are you saying that in order to know how taxes are gathered and distributed you have to actually pay property tax?

"One should challenge personal beliefs at times, since they tend to roam with narratives."

Thank you for the compliment. I feel telling stories about my personal experience or my common sense or humor (that most people don't see).

My thing is I am right alot. My stories are hard to follow. I gan be really gruff and firm. Often sarcastic and proudly original.

I like to be challenged and proven wrong. It happens.

You don't have to be in the military to know it takes up 50% of the federal budget.

I do pay property taxes. Just an fyi.

Thanks for the compliment.


Pretty ugly.


Where are merit and ability in all this ostensibly praiseworthy diversity? And quite apart from merit, do we have enough positions in even the largest of our universities and corporations to represent all the non-male, non-white human beings in Canada? Can inclusiveness include everyone this side of the grave? Where will the diverseness of the diversity end? Or perhaps it will have no end ....

Remember those lamentable Depression-era signs, "No Irish need apply"? Ms Wente is right: through the best of good intentions, we are circling right back into some of the worst abuses of the past. There were many talented and ingenious Irish who were denied work in the 1930s, simply because they were Irish. In our zeal to be "fair" today, let's not forget their counterparts of today.  Otherwise the collective "outcome" for Canada may not be what we might have hoped for. Keep merit firmly in the mix, otherwise through "goodness" we risk sliding into absurdity.


Wikipedia defines a “Eugene chicken” as “laying GMO and Gluten Free eggs, sustainable and having a low carbon footprint.”


I agree. Previously the US financial markets were looking at a single credit card that would house all your credit card products on a single card.
Mobile will make this happen and eventually the physical credit card and debit cards will become obsolete.  Asia has had this technology for a long time and unfortunately US and Canada are slow to adopt.
US has still not adopted chip card technology due to resistance from US retailers. We shall see what the future has in store for us,


Not the right time to discuss gun violence?
Okay, let's watch some NRA propaganda instead!
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/10/its-perfect-time-re-watch-dana-loeschs-nra
Remember kids, right after a mass shooting is never the time to discuss gun violence.
(… right on cue, the Trump White House has already issued a statement.)
White House: 'Premature' To Talk Gun Control In Wake Of Las Vegas Shooting


I'm literally praying for a lot of people across the country. When will it end?


"Toxic masculinity" makes as little sense as "toxic femininity".


I wonder who was the QB while Ty was doing his revolving door impersonation? After the Broncos FO made the decision NOT to go after a LT during FA, I was really rooting for Ty to step up this year... hmmm, trip? Oh and, I really dislke this new civi format - mostly because I am forced to rate 3 comments I have zero interest in, in order to post just 1 comment or reply. That 3:1 ratio is a time consuming drag and should be adjusted to 1:1 (as in only one rating for 1 comment - NOT 3!).


Blue sky--you fail to answer my fundamental question--no surprise. How is calling people out on their disguised prejudices and biases a bad thing?

Hiding behind a puerile response of "thanks for making my point" is a nice deflection that thrills the trolls and allows you to kid yourself that your point was made, but actually makes MY point. If you had a valid point to make, you could of easily answered my question. But you clearly did not.

And changing your original argument " For the last few decades it has been leftists "outing" those they consider "racist, sexist, islamophobic", etc...."  and then adding on to it with "and hounding them, stigmatising them, and trying to make them lose their jobs, and therefor institution a regime of terror in academia and society at large." So you moved your goalposts.

So you ignore my original question, and then change your original statement. How very telling.

When you are ready to debate like an adult, give us a call.
;~)


Finally, an explanation of how Trump was elected!  (Lead reduces intelligence)


And a 2 degree rise will increase ocean levels by nearly 20 feet.

East and west coasts will see a 20 foot rise by 2100.


Hmm. Leaders of any type tend to look around them, look at where others have succeeded, and then figure out if they should  maybe modify their own tactics.

CPC looked at the winning liberals and decided to go exact opposite. Figures - from a bunch of losers.


To follow your logic, why not raise the minimum wage to $50 then? Everyone benefits, right?


I think people that have been paying even a little bit of attention to things knew Donnie Two Scoops was an awful human being back in the 80s. He represents nearly everything that was awful about that decade.


Nope. He won't.


Actually, that sounds like a fine and just idea. Instead of filling prisons with people (and these kids would be there for five or six decades) and providing very high paying jobs for people who enjoy subjugating others in a controlled environment, we could actually teach these young thugs a thing or two and make an old man's injury mean something.

My mother's tribe used to do that sort of punishment - make you responsible for the family of the man you killed, make you work to pay for the property you destroyed, that sort of thing. Historic accounts say it worked pretty well, especially since -- at least initially -- you were ostracized from pretty much any other community activities. You were essentially a slave for a period of time and then, as you proved you could be trusted, you were given more freedom. As a rehabilitation tool, it seems to have worked much better than our current incarceration system that just teaches people how to be better criminals.


Yes, it is ironic and most unfortunate. However there is no question that white rule in South Africa had to go. The consequence of ending white rule and its apartheid system meant that the formerly disenfranchised black South Africans had to step up and run the country. Yet they had no experience in doing so, because they'd been blocked from holding any political power by the white supremacists.

Realistically it will take many generations for black South Africans to put their system in order. It will be a painful but necessary process.


Could it be the the East Hill is becoming the home to more criminals than ever before?


I trust the PBO


As I understand it, dumping occurs when a product is exported at a lower price than is charged in the exporter's home market, and an anti-dumping tariff may be  imposed when that is the case. Is there any evidence that Canadians pay more for Canadian lumber than Americans do?  If not, there is no dumping. Countervailing duties, on the other hand, are appropriate when an industry is unfairly subsidized, for domestic consumers as well as consumers in export markets. What is the evidence that lumber companies, whether Canadian or American, would pay more to the Crown in the long term, which includes booms and busts in the housing market, for logging rights in Canada than they do?


What do you mean?  They've already had a bunch of meetings with the US officials and more news is leaking by the day.

Just today we heard that preparations are made for Trudeau and the Mexico PM to visit Washington shortly after the inagurattion.  And that Wilbur Ross has already had several meetings with Canadians officials about NAFTA.  That Andrew Leslie has ALREADY established relationships with Flynn and others in the Trump's cabinet.

Dig deep and the info is there.  It's just not all fully publicized.


JM:  I'm assuming that by getting "80 million from those folks ALONE" you mean via an income tax.  That works out to $20,000 per worker.  I don't think they make enough to pay that much state income tax.  So you are willing to collect a small amount from non-resident oil slope employees and also tax the 200,000 Alaskan wage earners who would also pay an income tax.  And yes I think 4000 non-residents are "insignificant" to 200,000 Alaskans.  Further, most non-resident employees are seasonal and work mainly in the seafood processing and hospitality industries and do not make enough to pay an income tax.  What about the million tourists who pay nothing for the state services they benefit from?  Who do you think utilizes more state services, 4000 non-resident slope workers or 1 million tourists?


I don't believe the government needs to add any further regulations but perhaps better enforce ones we have. Personally I am already a bit uncomfortable with a foreign buyer's tax. After all, Canadians buy vacation property in the US and other locales all the time.

I suspect. But don't have any data, that there are a large number of people are avoiding capital gains tax by inappropriately claiming income or vacation property as a principal residence.

There are a few simple approaches that can be triggered through land transfer to catch many of these fraudsters.


Simply nonsense, Richard Tijerina. Your letter has absolutely no basis in fact. Sadly, the only thing it reveals is your own personal bias - that you don't care if your president is dishonest - as long as he is from a political party you support. Thankfully, most Americans, be they Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or ?, do care if their president is honest. And thank God we still have a somewhat free and independent press in this country to call them on it when they are not.
By the way, if you want to be taken seriously, you ought to do some homework before writing a letter to the newspaper. Up until last year, the Dallas Morning News had not endorsed a Democrat for president in over 50 years.


Watch out, they hate it when you speak
about the elephant in the room. Makes
them mad you know the truth.


Good, wordy descriptions.  Would have been nice to learn more about the boat itself.  Like, you don't carry enough fresh water to wash your hands and face once in awhile?


And now we have imports from everywhere moving here just for record breaking welfare and pfd checks. We are the stupidest state in the usa easily


Which concrete measure would these be exactly?


Rick,
What is your definition of "others"?


Provinces may want a share of things too.. They get alcohol taxes.


ANd in other news, someone just invented a longer ladder.


We do not need to protect free speech on campus; we need to enshrine free speech as a fundamental right in our constitution.


I find that most people who oppose Barack Obama cannot actually put their objections into words effectively. I get that you HATE him, that's your issue, deal with it.


Thanks for the $$ data - insane !

And might the G&M - claiming to be Canada's leading daily - include all of Canada in its housing coverage ?! Last time I checked on the map there were - GASP - many other cities in which people live and work, quite happily, without trying to pay off million dollar mortgages.


Sounds like Margaret Stock really impressed the audience and the commenters on this thread who listened to the debate. Lt. Col. Stock is hands down the best candidate in the race for US Senate but is not well known. Those who get to know her in her meet and greets and these debates come away very impressed with her depth of knowledge of Alaska issues, her sincerity and her broad experience. Hopefully the next couple of weeks will greatly broaden the number of people who get to hear Ms. Stocks message. We need change at the state and federal level in order to break out of the do nothing, obstructionist gridlock that has plagued the Congress. You will get the same old deal with Lisa, you will get the change we need as a state and nation with Ms. Stock. Vote for change folks.


Yeah, Ezra Levant made up a bunch of stuff in a really lame article in Breitbart so he could shill for his new book which revolves around the thesis that Trudeau is "setting himself up for a fight against Trump" which is just biased speculation rooted in nothing of substance. The reality is that Trudeau said he would work with whoever was elected President not "fight against them".

What about Bannon? I know who he is and am aware he is an advisor.

Ezra Levant is a used car salesman sleazebag who sees an opportunity to profit from stoking exaggerated conjecture.


Playing stupid is NOT an excuse. We need leaders that LEAD by example. How dare you condemn the actions of someone else when at the same time refusing to be accountable for your own??!!
Saying you will pay now is oops I got caught. Ok, ok, I will "offer" to repay it since you caught me. Has anyone ever come forward to repay their per diem BEFORE it came public knowledge in the news??


considering the attacks coming on trump its an easy conclusion and accurate,, by the way i am still waiting for you to make even any argument against my points but as usual you are incapable


The washington compost? Yea they are a bunch of liars


Have you noticed that this is a letter to the editor and not a news or opinion article researched and written by a R-G reporter?  If not, re-evaluate your comments after reading it.  And your 'belief' that the letter writer is lying without proof or even a reasonable suspicion being given by you means your opinion is biased and should be ignored.


Why isn't this front pager news?? A huge thank you to the Mother and Child who reported this. You raised your child right so he was able to talk to you about what was going on. Both your actions could have saved many other kids from being victimized. Both are HEROES  in my book!!


@Rick Tubania:  While it may be true that no one person has filed for bankruptcy, did you maybe think that a person could still be kicked out of their place of residence because of the GET and it's multiplier effect on the cost of food, health care, and medications?  Maybe they literally couldn't afford to declare bankruptcy because they didn't have money to hire a lawyer?  The last time I checked, there are a lot more homeless people now than back in 2008 when the GET tax didn't exist.  My point in all of this is you cannot say without a shadow of a doubt that the .05 percent surcharge hasn't resulted in someone becoming homeless.  Remember that only the middle class with enough assets and the rich can afford to actually declare bankruptcy (lawyers are expensive), so you saying that "no one (individuals) have filed for bankruptcy because of the .05 percent surcharge" doesn't really say much.  I'll bet there's at least a few people out there that have ran out of money because of it.


FRZMAO-
I didn't look TOO hard online but what I did see (on several sites) were commensurate with your numbers.  Poking around further all I could find was how easy it is to do election-day registration in MN.  Something doesn't compute, however, because with about 1.8 million votes in this last election why would there be about 500k voters registering nearly every four years?  Doesn't make sense even if you account for those changing party affiliation.  However, having said all of that, there is no evidence of voter fraud that I've turned up.
To me the biggest problem in terms of voting "fraud" is the deliberate attempts at disenfranchisement by the GOP.  Like how Texas requires an ID - which to me is fine in and of itself if the ID is easy for ALL to obtain - but then they'll accept gun licenses but not school ID's.  Gee, can you be any more transparent about who you are trying to serve?  That, to me, is disgusting and should be illegal...


I knew your brother from Safeway I'm a vendor in Produce so I've known him for several years.  I'm just devestayed by this news I will never forget his smile and most of all that laugh.  I'm saddened by this but I know in my heart that he's up in heaven smiling and laughing.  I'm praying for your family Shellyn and Judy know your brother touched many hearts.

Dave Davies


Gloat when you earn $6.00 per hour?  Careful what you wish for.


The Goldstein didn't think Hitler would wisk them away to a concentration camp and sieze all their assets too. The neighbors were stunned.


‘Trump trauma’ on the way out? Political anxiety appears to be fading, says psychiatric survey.   Approval at 48% now.


And also from Russia, for the Soviet side of it? I believe Poland was brutalized from both ends.


Actually, no GDB, little to young or maybe old for that.  My and my family are actually Bible believing Christians, have great groups of moral friends and family, don't participate in a lot of partying but can certainly share a good glass of wine or craft beer (bunch of Italians in the group).  :)   My kids as are my nieces and nephews pretty good kids, magnet schools, Christian universities, mission trips within and outside of the US, so don't worry too much or feel sorry for them, they are fine and make their own decisions some smart some not so but we all do that and hopefully learn and grow from it.   As to Cannabis, it has too many values medically, and should fit in a category with your wines, beer, cigarettes, and other legal substances and should be taxed and those moneys benefit states, schools, health institutions, educational systems, and whatever else the state wants to put them to.  Rake it in.


Mueller is conducting a criminal investigation. The congressional investigations are security investigations.


The tone of your reply speaks volumes. Is someone who commits voter fraud without being convicted of such disqualified from receiving a PFD check?

Their proof of residency may be something very different than their voting registration and last I checked residency was the only qualification for receiving a dividend (share of the state's accumulated wealth owed to Alaskans).

It's not welfare, you're thinking of the cash subsidies disguised as an unregulated financial security the oil industry is gifted for doing nothing but produce oil they were going to produce anyway.


No maximum security, NM, or any other 'safe' haven for him.  Easy, OCCC in general population, will work every time.


"He failed to use his first 100 days mandate to break Wall Street and the financial industry when the American public would have backed any measures he took. This would have cured the disease of conservatism in the body politic."

Actually it's Democrats that are tradionally the main recipients of Wall Street money.  Just ask Hillary.


I don't think it was structured to fail, it was structured to be definitive.

A 50%+1 vote is not definitive. 60% is a definitive majority.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.


No one disputes it?
Really?
Now you claim to speak for everyone?


Yah, we call consuming too much water "drowning".

I have no idea how much the Liberals smoked while crafting this but a 14 year sentence doesn't seem realistic coming from the diseased progressive mindset where 6 years of actual time served for murdering someone is considered too harsh.

Like anything related to a number (our deficit, Syrian economic migrant timeline and cost, etc) what the Liberals propose and what reality Canadians are saddled with is quite the enormous gap.


Well you are right.  The Donald is not my president, he is Putin's plant.  Your link was basically a lot of noise.

That is a good question.  I wonder if the Donald will move to Russia after he leaves office?  He will certainly be disgraced here.  Poor Donald, probably close to bankruptcy.  again!


LIAR!

This is exactly what you posted:

lowlyrepub
1 day ago
HB17-1305, HB16-1308. You must be unaware of the real world around you.


In 500 years you will be no better off no matter how you weep for your dead children today.


There is no gestational limit on abortion in Colorado. Why is the healthcare of this premature baby so important but not if it’s in the womb.


Implicit acts of racism can be likened to a virus which infects the population regardless of race. A conversation about this virus will be the first step to vaccinating all our people against this horrendous disease. Refiloe makes a good point.


If you are talking about the Fairbanks march, the dog is a Labrador Retriever and he also wore a sign that said "Labs for Science." His stick said, "Stick up for Science." :)


Absolutely...anytime someone tries to get away with wrong doing or being negligent, "they must be dealt with to the extend of the law"...so says leaders of countries when wrong is done to them.

Without any concrete information and/or facts, we can only suppose...but, I can say for one thing, the owner or occupant of the unit where the fire began will most likely be named in all suits.


Do you think Trump actually "realized" anything?  More likely someone told him the military wouldn't like him anymore.


Once again a 'study' with no link to the study itself. At least 90% of 'studies' are of poor design and/or data is poorly interpreted etc. A responsible journalist would make it easy for people who want to to check the strengths and weaknesses of the study to find the study.

This is not a trivial matter. If 'quality' journalists want to have their material to have more impact than fake science they need to act the scientific method matters.


You disagree with that question, John McCain?  Odd.


Did anyone get a video of the goat drowning?


"in Latin so we can make it canonically credible."
Adultero, ergo sum?


Exactly! I'm now wondering when the White House will be fired.


"bringing more misery, probably, to many of us."

The word  'probably' defines a true believer.

The Senate hasn't even written a word in response to the House bill yet and James knows today what it will look like in a couple of months after revisions and Conference Committee actions and that it is going to be bad!

Orwell:  Four legs good!  Two legs bad!

James:  Democrat good!  Republican bad!

Just the bleating of an indoctrinated Sheep.


You conveniently don't mention your cohorts who call for extermination of Jews and Blacks. With guys like IQ006, IQ22, and the rest in your corner, well, I wouldn't call you  loathsome or deplorable like them but I think " imbecile" has some merit for your selectivity.


No use trying to rationalize with a Chumpster. Fact is their world is imploding along with the Chumps so they are extremely delusional.


He may very well be declared a heretic for AL.


Rome was allowed to appoint the High Priest and there is nothing to indicate that Jesus criticized the practice.


You should stop watching Fox News. Oh, and Breitbart isn't worth reading unless you're keeping track of its lies and bias, too.


Marraige is off to a great start, you need some good battles.  Those battles teach you things about each other and how to work it out.  If you give up, that is where the trouble starts.  Listen to each other and be flexible.  Relax...next time try an all inclusive!


"Magic Bus"? Or "Who, Are You"?

Who, who, who, who. (I really wanna know).

Or as a tribute to long-time, die-hard supporters "Hope I Die before I get Old."


I prefer state control for all that is not specified for the federal government in the Constitution. I don't see this commission as exerting control so much as shining daylight on a problem, as they have no authority to control the states in this regard as far as I know. Are the states capable or willing to root out flaws and corruption in their own elections systems? In Democrat run states, the only flaws they see are in Republican states, and probably vice versa.

Now, how about you answer your own question for our edification?


Every game is going to come down to the fourth quarter-Shane Ray. He needs to be placed in the concussion protocol. Last week's game didn't even make it to halftime.


Excellent article! As a 20+ year Hunter Education Instructor, I agree this message needs to be repeated regularly and often. Treat every gun as if it is loaded. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Be sure of your target and what lays beyond. Those three rules prevent incidents!


Not those who wanted the GDP to go above 2%.  Not those businesses who could not afford all the regulations put upon them, or those who could not afford their medical insurance.  To sum it up, Obama's introduction of Socialism has failed.


Did you mean "intellectually disabled"? Because the way you said it makes no sense.


The last time I lived in California was 71 years ago; I'll pass.


It isn't so much a "mind altering drug" as it is a mood altering drug.

And, pot causes a lot LESS "damage" than cigarettes or alcohol, and even that "damage' gets less and less as people vaporize more and choose edibles rather than combustibles. In Washington State, more than half of the product sold is edibles, and more than half the 'smokers' vape.


The Snowflakes are really crying in their safe zone today. First step in he house to eliminate any history of the failed Obama legacy.


Her true diplomatic skills should be with Russia. Imagine a Tea Party buff living in Moscow. Thank God she would leave North America borders! She sees Russia from he panoramic window in Alaska. She knows everything including Putin`s gang eh! Sarah has no fear with her NRA contacts eh!


das da side you gotta park when you go late


No problem with watering lawns, golf courses and refilling swumming pools!


Oh, please, not the "Canadian flag on the American backpack" again.

We do seem to get our r0cks off by believing Americans envy us, or want to be us. When they travel, when they seek medications or healthcare, etc

Hate to burst your bubble but Americans don't care much about us. Neither do Europeans.
Stereotyping is common in Europe anyway...while visiting a museum in Italy the curator told me, with a grin "I always wanted to visit Canada" ...to see Saskatchewan".

And to believe most people think less of you (as tourist) because your country's leader is not liked is childish. Have Canadians sewn the American flag on their backpacks during Harper's days?


Great idea Bill. Just make sure the law is clear it's a one for one reduction in property tax and can't go above the tax cap.   Get lots of advertising on this fact and property owners will vote for it.


OK, so that's $100 million they give to their friends. But the budget doesn't specify what % comes back to the Liberal Party in political donations.


One more note, I was told back in March by a woman who works as a counselor there, that K-Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi, has the highest incidence of strangulation of any US Military base anywhere (out of 1,000 bases, it seems) Itʻs a chilling thought to me to know that the Marine Corps presence in our islands has such horrifying behavior festering among its personnel. Where this sick culture emanates from is less concern to me than the obvious need for it to be expelled from our islands.


People are missing the opportunity before us.    We need to think beyond this election.    The most positive thing that could come from this election is the elevation of a third-party to equal status with the two that are failing us miserably.    If the Libertarian party can garner 20% of the vote, they can compete in four years on both the debate stage as well as be eligible for federal campaign funds.   This election should underscore, more than any other election, the need for an alternative to the two party system that has paralyzed this country and sold out to the new aristocracy.     A vote for Johnson, is not a wasted vote.   It's a vote against the establishment and a vote for a better choice in 2020.


Actually , it is the imams that preach hatred in mosques all around the world is what we care about.

Easy to "not provide service" now, happened to catch an interview on TV, where it was stated that an imam had noticed  one of the terrorists had reacted angrily over Al Qaeda negative remarks (imams own interview to another media outlet).  Why didn't he notify the authorities then?

If i was to give "kudos" - it would be that Australian imam that spoke about the flaws and need of reformation, not swiping under the rug and sugarcoating with  platitudes.


We will see articles in the G&M about the bigotry, hatred, and Christianophobia  exhibited, practiced, implemented by Muslims in Muslim dominant countries against non Muslims?

Nah.

I thought so.


When two professors from the department of criminology at Ryerson University publish views consistent with the idea that it is better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission, it's time to freeze Ryerson's funding and consider firing everyone you employ who graduated from RyHigh.


WOW!  Maybe the Navy needs to install a Crow's nest in all of their 'vulnerable' ships to help avoid collisions.


It would be nice for everyone to stay on topic and not do personal attacks.


These yahoos won't be satisfied until the US, which supposedly has a separation between church and stage, becomes a theocracy like Iran or Saudi Arabia. God help us all!!!


There are those who honestly believe that a fetus is not a human being, no more than an acorn is an oak tree.


In a competitive market both the buyer and the seller are PRICE TAKERS.  A competitive market means there is no market power to exploit.  Geesh.  If you actually ran a business you would know that.


Is that what you look forward to?  Well here's a little tip to help you with a change of plan:  There won't be 4 years.  Four months is beginning to look rather unlikely.  Trump may very well be the most hated man in the world, including the US.  He's playing with fire with the likes of Steve Bannon who views himself as the architect of "the brave new world."  More like "the end of times."  Very dangerous.  You should be afraid, I know I am - and btw, I'm no lib!


Too bad he only went for 30 days THE LAST TIME he was convicted of assault. The judges and DA there are terrible.


by the way : what is the impact of abstentions on this vote?


What about changing HART at Middle Street. Run the rest of the system at grade like old Honolulu and many other cities worldwide?


I thought the government had changed the rules allowing lodges to operate under part 91 instead of part 135. I guess I was mistaken.


in all seriousness, and to be fair, hillary has really gotten the shaft on this one.  the balls were in her court, but now they are in the court of the fbi's.  this must be really hard for her.


How dare the ADN solicit opinions from people who disagree with you!


Isn't it already?


U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, I agree, you should have never been there in the first place.


We dont hunt for sport... But it was a trophy sized moose! LOL


Because all renewable power comes from IPPs, independent power suppliers, not (yet) captured by political cronies and the Zuptas.


Eff the America hating Donkeys!


Perspective is all: Republicans vowed even before Obama was sworn in that he would find no support among them. They continued the birther nonsense and other malicious lies ("He's a Muslim!") even after it was shown time-and-time again to be a lie.
So, in that kind of national landscape, could the President rescind any part of it? Imagine if he had and any attack had happened: Republicans would accuse him of a high crime.
BTW: please notice that Obama kept us safe for 8 years. No large-scale terrorist attacks on US soil.
Repaired the economy, made the US a safe country, nailed OBL, installed Obamacare that has saved many, many lives.  NO scandals. None.
Greatest president in modern times.


NITRO08>  What are you talking about?  "Your orange person"  And who might that person of mine be, by  chance????


What a dork


Anyone who has lived in the country understands the brutality of nature. Animals kill to survive and fight to the death. A cornered animal experiences a surge of sudden ferocity. During its final minutes, when the animal knows it’s going to die, it will emit a specific sound, a warning to others of the same species. That sound is known as a death cry. I believe we are hearing the death cry of the G.O.P. in its current incarnation: racist obstructionists who welcomed the squalid alt-right into their midst and failed to produce a credible nominee for president. They had their chance, and blew it. They dismantled unions, systematically attacked education, and ignored the separation of church and state. They gave corporations the same rights as people while trampling the rights of actual human beings. Unlike other animals, which know the death cry as a warning, too many Americans are responding with a sense of outraged empowerment. —Chris Offutt


How did you do, you ask?  As a troll, A+.


So?  I never claimed we should get rid of ALL restrictive federal rules. Nor do other Republicans.  You seem to be trying to prop up a straw man.

What I said was "A common (R) theme is less central government control over citizens and business".  Less doesn't mean all.  This is just one small rule that the elimination of moves in that direction.


Does this video show Heather Meyer violently attcking the car with an Anti-Fa mob right before she was killed? My guess is Heather Meyer was not that bright.
 youtube.com/watch?v=9mnywjPPDtU


The State of Hawai'i will be utilizing the Judiciary, to offset POTUS Trump's Executive Orders.

Since everyone, will be running to the Judiciary, to offset POTUS Trump's Executive Orders, don't expect much to be accomplished, for quite some time.

Since utilizing the Judiciary, is costly & time consuming, expect the Executive branch of government, to employ financial Darwinism.

The State of Hawai'i, better set up an office, inside the Judiciary, for at least the next 4 years.


So is it still a source of great entertainment watching America trying to deal with illegals and are Americans still racists because of it?

Even for Canada the hypocrisy is stunning, possibly surpassing the display of selling 25 billion dollars of arms to the worst human rights violator in the world.


A shia islamist giving lessons ...

Ms.  Kermalli is a stong supporter of the Ayatollah Khomeiny

This article is pure Iranian propaganda

By the way, I believe sunni radical islam is the bigger threat to the world

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are funding the dangerous salafist radical ideology while Iran is funding the Hezbollah


An up-to-date photo of erupting Pavlof would make for a more interesting story about an erupting volcano spewing ash up to 20,000 feet into the air . No?


Police kill another Democrat practicing freelance wealth redistribution.
I guess theft is only authorized if the tyrannical government endorses it.


A decade ago, the Whiteaker tried to make the quiet zone happen. The city literally laughed them out of the room. Then the Obies (and other developers) found that it would help their bottom line to get a quiet zone and this thing was brought back to life. In the meantime, the people of the Whiteaker have moved on and no longer want it for a variety of reasons. (One of which is the fact that 82% of Whiteaker residents are renters and do not want any additional rent increases.)

If we are to have a QZ, it should be the east end only and it should be paid for by a combination of the developers and the riverfront (slush fund) urban renewal district. Very few people west of the station want anything to do with this, especially those of us who live near the tracks. While they're at it, they can close the Pearl crossing instead of closing one that is used by pedestrians and cyclists for their new crossing into the EWEB property.


By usual contingent, do you mean those that blamed Palin for Giffords getting shot by a schzio with no political involvement or affiliation?


You see, I held a press conference.  I hooted and I hollered and I made a big stink about the important work left to be done.

I told them Congress had too much to do for us to go back home–but you know the truth.  You know I just can’t stand to be away from you.

Betraying my essence of “more jobs, less government”–I decided we needed more government.  In fact, I decided the only thing that can solve the masses problems is more government.  And while we are at it, threatening the jobs of caretakers, nurses, and hospital employees.

I’d do anything for you.

Anything to keep me from having to face Alaskans.

I’ll work through Alaska’s beautiful summer month of August.

Deny myself many a night fishing.  Deny myself the joy of hiking.  Deny myself nights laying under the stars.  For I fear that I would look up and all I’d see would be the dollar signs you promised me dancing in the night sky.

Continued:


You did not, or can not, read my comment.  So how about having a literate friend read it to you?

Despite what Sean Hannity said, the investigation staff is still being hired, so it's idiotic to already expect results.

None of the investigations underway have released any kind of report.  Nothing.  So you might consider rethinking your confidence that nothing will be found.


The SSA may still, however tenuous, have power, but brain power - not so much, if any at all, ever.


Hillary wasn't a "bully" when she squarely blamed Comey for her loss?

Europe.  Please.


You do know that Tibet is a province of China, and most UN and UN members agree to it.


If Hanabusa becomes our next governor, I might just have to move. Do the right thing people.


How to succeed when starting your own business? Don't open it in Canada...


The idea that anybody can "rein" in Trump is laughable.    The man is a narcissist.

The best thing re:  bi-lateral trade is for Trump to learn and realize that bi-lateral trade with Canada is important for both countries.    Once Trump realizes this, he'll be off twittering about some imagined insult  that has more headline impact than talking about unravelling a deal that cannot easily be unravelled.


Nonsense. The accord is stacked against developed countries like the US. China and India will pollute with abandon. He is making a rational decision but people are so wild-eyed with hatred towards Trump they can't see anything objectively.


The Leafs played OK until the end of regulation and OT. Bottom line in this one is that 2 of the Caps' 3 goals were blatant errors by Andersen. He played very well otherwise, but hopefully he has a short memory and will stronger in Game 2. If the Leafs can hang in there a bit this could be a great series.


If it saves just one life...


i think that's where the whole new testament comes in with jesus  "fulfilling the old testament laws" -  to point out that as humans ,we are flawed,  that NOBODY does just righteous. but if we truly could follow in the footsteps of only righteousness... judges, cops - the whole legal systems wouldn't be needed - nobody would do bad. - hence no one would have to be  it the position of judging or controlling another person. .it's a tough concept to explain - as are most bible ones.. but that's my understanding of the stuff - i've pondered all that too. and you did it out there as a question..
 being an observer in court and seeing innocent people found guilty  and thinking the judge is (hopefully) fair and thinks it's the right decision. i would never want to be in that position of the big decider or guilt and punishment. with exceptions regarding my prison/island that i bring up on occasion. yeah i fall short all the time..


Most cons are so easily conned by other cons' cons. But that's okay, cuz this guy says he never asks for God's forgiveness. He will never ask for your forgiveness either.

Next stop on the tRump-lie-con party bus: guts to your social security and medicare all the while, giving the one percenters huuuuuuge tax cuts (payoffs).


Sorry, should have said middle east.

Iran's population = 79 million
Israeli Population = 8.4 million

And Iran's GNP is only 5 times higher than Israel's? That's means that the Israeli's are almost twice as productive as Iran.


Whether or not Boeing is better than Airbus Buy American.


I strongly support shopping at locally owned businesses provided they return the support by offering me a better deal than the box stores. But at the end of the day, I have to give my business to the vendor with the best prices.


A CERTAIN AMOUNT of isolationism is good, and a CERTAIN AMOUNT of open trade is also good.  It's all about policies that don't allow one or the other to get out of control.

As far as illegal immigration going up, it has nothing to do with NAFTA.  Rather, it's the reality of the increase of populations, which have also increased.


No. You say he's made cakes for gay people before. You claim that as fact. How many has he made?

Nice buzzwords. Sounds to me like this man's faith "triggers" you. Why is it you "SJWs" never want your justice for the Christians?


Plenty in the bible has been proven wrong, as far as being literal truth. They are allegories. Adam and Eve were not the first people, for example.


I'll just trust the Wikipedia pages for what Falung Gong is rather than a paid shill for a despotic regime. The Falun Gong are a peaceful group of spiritualists. China doesn't want spiritual development they want blind obedience. No wonder so many want to escape to the West.


Good, he can take her with him.


Thank you. David and I had a rather weird exchange I think.


There is no data to support your contention that 1 in 5 sexual assault allegations ARE unfounded; it's just that police officers have DEEMED them unfounded.  The dramatic differences in the rate of allegations DEEMED unfounded certainly suggests that the personal prejudices of individual police officers is at play here and that many of these allegations should be tested in a court to determine guilt or innocence.


Could you possibly be a bigger jerk, Richard?


dumber than a 5th grader ...check my poll


Keep burnin' through those budget reserves!


Cuba is still run by thugs who hate freedom and democracy.
Fidel was a ghastly dictator, and so is his brother.
They have never had any respect for human rights:
Just ask their political opponents and the gay community in Cuba.
I hope that Trump ignores any pleas by Francis to get along with the current regime in Cuba.


I guess my question has always been, would climate change happen without man? If so, how much impact does man have on the effects of greenhouse gases.
Also, our climatologists and scientists rely on global warming for continued income through grants and investments and governmental subsidies. What future does a scientist have IF there is NO GLOBAL WARMING?
See how global warming is the fuel that maintains our scientists employment-why would they say there is no global warming?


Fairbanks has not recorded a temperature of minus 40 below or lower since Feb. 7, 2015, by weather service readings.


Of all the millions of people the GOP could have chosen to be their nominee for president, the chose the absolute WORST one, and the only one who could lose to Hillary Clinton. THANK YOU Jim Crawford!


"Drugs kill many times more than guns in this country."
How about a link with solid data to back up your laughable opinion.


The LAST thing we need in that area is MORE low income housing. There is plenty of that in the surrounding areas already. Just bulldoze the whole thing and bring in an IKEA for the north end.


I wish the day would come when an automated system could zero in and zap any would be robber with 100,000 volts like a bolt of lightning from heaven.


Perhaps you would like to show where the documents of Vatican II called for the Mass as we have it today.


R J

I completely agree with you.  While I find it difficult and my inherent tendency is to try as best as I can to help others from my years of experience, I also need to realize that not  everyone will believe in or use my experiences to their advantage and some may choose to  go in a completely different direction from what I have learned over the years. There is, after all, more than one way to "skin the cat."
I have, over more decades than I wuld like to count, tried numerous ways to build my wealth. The one and only one that has worked and continues to work over all of these years is owning dividend-paying companies that not only pay their dividends each and every year but that also increase those dividend payments every single year.

I completely agree that responding to CAT or his buddies is time wasted as they will never be open to even considering reality.

I hope to be able, somehow to ignore those posts and not be sucked into responding to these comments too.
SFI


No need to speculate about motives and objectives.  White nationalists (KKK, Neo-Nazis, Skinheads, etc.) have stated their objectives clearly.  They want a nation in which whites hold all power and wealth, and all others live (or die) under white control.  The leaders (citing the free speech provision) have stated for decades that they would train and increase their numbers, to be ready when the opportunity for takeover came.  Up to now we've had presidents who put them in their place.  They now believe they have a champion in the WH.   It would be naive to believe the Klan, etc. would not have done everything possible including intimidation, to ensure Trump won.  The fact that David Duke endorsed Trump (and he didn't object) should have given us notice of his sympathies.


A rose by any other name.


PART 2

1) Quoted in "Pope : The Church Is Not an NGO and the IOR Is Needed UP to a Certain Point" [English translation] AsiaNews, 24 April 2013, http://www.asianews.it.

2) Istitulo Opere de Religione, "Rapporto annual 2013.

3) A. Tornielli, "Vatican Prelate Arreted as Part of IOR Inquiry," "La Stampa," 28 June 2013, http:www.lastampa.it and http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it.

4) "Francis Issues Moto Proprio on Vatican Financial Information Authority," "Vatican Insider, 18 November 2013, http://vaticaninsider,lastampa.it.

5) MONEYVAL., "The Holy See: Progress Report" [9 December 2013].

Betty, again, you are making suppositions about monetary issues that you know NOTHING about.  Nor do you have any connections to the Vatican or International Financial Intelligence Units.


Did you read what retiredjuggie actually wrote?  It doesn't seem so....


So you think it's wrong when people call for gun control after a mass shooting, but you don't think it's wrong to blame fellow Americans for a terrorist attack, do I have that right?


Agreed non stop hate and stupidity from the democrats. I mean who protests for a month straight. Get over it and man up snowflakes. If I took both sides rallies and had to invite one over for dinner it would have been republicans at every one. Democrats would complain, expect free stuff, and trash the place all while saying I'm the bad guy.  It's not fooling people anymore.


You clearly don't know how public agencies are allowed to spend their budgeted money.  I suggest you do a little reading into it, or maybe even volunteer as a budget committee member sometime, then you may just have somewhat of a clue as to how it works, because right now you have about as much of one as the aforementioned (by you) "bovine excrement."

As for Hamilton, yeah, she's just looking for another dollar at the public expense.


Thanks! Signed and shared!


They already have, and have had, the funds to fix the roads.  They squandered them on bike project after bike project and other diversions.  Hey, I like bikes, but to fund bridges and project after project for them is irresponsible when our roads need fixing because all the funds have been diverted from taking care of them.  Please do your job, your basic job, and cut out the pet projects until things are under control.


Well as I said it's terrible terrible problem, but that's different than having a very large problem (from the perspective of having a large % of the priesthood as abusers, which we thankfully don't!).

Public schools face a "larger volume" of teachers problem.

There are clear 'pattern' differences that shouldn't be swept under the rug (or deleted by NCR censors).  As I pointed out the USCCB just released a report showing that more than 80% of the cases are priests abusing same-sex victims (that's not so in public schools) and more than 90% of the victims are post-pubescent (this is in the case of public schools the same).

So there are differences in the comparisons.

These differences are crucial for us to know about and study if we're going to make headway in solving the problem.

Scientists don't sweep details under the rug...or engage in selective censorship.

Cheers.


Papa Francesco also knows he is wrong on this issue.  We are seeing the political limits of how far Bergoglio can go at this time.  Papa Francesco is shackled with a priesthood and hierarchy that is dangerously alienated and hopelessly irrelevant to the lived experience of millions of Catholics and Christians.

To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld:  "You reform the church with the hierarchy you have, not the hierarchy you wish you had."  Papa Francesco is stuck with all these small, frightened men.


Not so fast there Peggy...been there...done that...car sales, real estate, the list goes on...


A most excellent post/idea. Simply perfect.


"The contractors involved in the renovation have . . ."
.
. . . got to be very nervous right now.


The answer to your question is yes. It was only after his conviction that Pope Francis agreed to a second dismissal. The protection of children from abuse by clergy under canon law depends on whether the child happens to be living in a jurisdiction with adequate civil reporting laws. The Inzoli case followed the same advice that Cardinal Bergoglio gave to an Argentinian bishop – suspend the offending priest, and put him on a canonical trial. There was no mention of reporting to the civil authorities. Argentinian law then had no reporting requirement. The canonical trial system is similar to the European continental system which is an investigative process, more like an inquest or grand jury investigation under the Anglo/American system. There is nothing wrong with that kind of process, except that the canonical trial is subject to the strictest secrecy.


Monica,
I think that's already happening.  I also think it's larger than just those that leave (millions...)  I suspect that many Catholics have done their own reflection, discernment (etc.) and come to peace in wherever their journey took them. Most likely won't talk about it publicly, but they've decided internally, even if they play along.

I think your point DOES hit on a huge issue though: the impact of what we see in our bishops, on our personal faith.  I cannot, for example, accept some of what the church teaches, unless I'm willing to ignore other things the church teaches.  So if I'm to believe that women are to be subservient, or ABC is wrong in all cases (etc.), then I cannot also accept that God is truly loving and "knows us each by name" (personally).  The point is that what these guys have been doing is MUCH more corrosive than can be tracked by the mere exodus of millions.

So that faith development is going on, but outside of the institutional church.


I agree, so many years of inaction during the Chretien government it's good to see this issue is being placed ahead of the economy, unemployment and foreign affairs.


go read breitbart andy troll.