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Read the article at Politicsweb on the buffoonish windbaggery of fikile mbalula to gain an insight on his limited intellect on bribery and other related FIFA enquiries.	1	toxic
Grabbing money from a general service like internet access to fund a special interest group is just wrong. $2.50 this month. In 5 years, $10. Who knows? And trust me, it's a tax. No amount of doublespeak will change that. Time to draw a line in the sand.	0	not toxic
If "the Vatican is open to a less intrusive role for the pope in the Eastern churches than in the West", then Rome could start immediately with actual actions by removing the yoke it imposed on the Eastern Catholic Churches. As it is, Patriarchs, heads of Churches with the same rank as the pope, minus the Petrine ministry, answer to a cardinal. As a matter of fact, which Orthodox Church would like to find themselves in the same position? If anything, the status of the Eastern Churches under Rome is the surest fact on the ground that keeps the Orthodox away.	0	not toxic
This is one scary woman fronting a very scary organization. The Star has just started running its own series on the dangers of having ultra-secretive, quasi-judicial bodies such as the one this woman fronts for operating in the shadows. Criminal justice in Canada has earned a degree of trust by keeping itself in the spotlight and being very open to criticism. The Ontario Human Rights Commission though? No, they operate under a cloud of secrecy and anything they have to say on issues around criminal justice needs to be disregarded until they can prove themselves worthy of trust through open, transparent operations and heavy public scrutiny.	0	not toxic
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I believe a good place to start is for these Players to volunteer some of their time riding along with Police Officers in high crime communities and see first hand what our officers face each day. this will allow the the Players to share their concerns with the Police and the Police with the Player. But this would mean getting involved, much harder then taking a knee. My biggest complaint has always been there's if any other Players had decided to protest Right to Life, Traditional Marriage and any other hot button social issue of the day, the NFL would have shut it down (and rightly so) with zero tolerance, so why are these players given a pass? I believe in fairness and equality.......I see neither in this protest.	0	not toxic
Putin, for one, will pay for the Russian players.	0	not toxic
Go Trump Go!!! God Bless this man. He will go down as one of the greatest USA presidents of all time.	0	not toxic
Great swan song from Mr. Cheney. All the best to you. Always enjoyed your columns particularly the eBike ones! Hilarious. And the ode to his father is very touching.	0	not toxic
I've seen some nasty things written about Pope Benedict on this site.	0	not toxic
Stop lying. The Palestinians had no organized state or authority in 1948. Israel started the 1967 conflict. And Palestine was occupied and under the thumb of Israel in 1973.	0	not toxic
Or put it in the bed of your truck.	0	not toxic
Since 6 games is the minimum standard for a 1st offense per NFL policy, this is only significant if it stays 6 games. If it is appealed down to anything less then it's a joke and the NFL is a joke.	0	not toxic
Here we go again, ANOTHER Pit Bull attack. First off. lets clear the air immediately. My wife and I are lifetime DOG LOVERS. Dogs are the only animal that gives Unconditional Love. Most Humans do NOT understand Unconditional Love nor give it. Our Lab sleeps on and at the base of our bed. His sleep number is 35. We Love all breeds with the EXCEPTION of one breed, Yup, you guessed it, PITBULLS. I never turn my back on a Pitbull. Several years ago I was walking my Lab on our local bikepath and two Bulls came out of nowhere and pinned us up against a fence. My Lab is non-agressive. I was yelling at the dogs and already had my 45 out and was waiting for the Bulls to make a move when I heard the owner call for the dogs. Fortunately for the dogs they retreated to the owner. Off course the dogs were off leash. I recognized the owner. When I got home I called animal control and reported the incident. Animal control informed me there were numerous other reports (cont.)	0	not toxic
There is one problem for the union. Did not the county complain about the new min. wage law? https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/item/16533-county-leaders-want-to-sue-the-state-over-minimum-wage-hike	0	not toxic
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Good column. It's very clear that the goal of people like Steve Bannon is to discredit honest journalism and to create a world in which facts are malleable, where people will give something from Breitbart the same credibility as something from the New York Times. The strength of our open democracy depends on the ability and wisdom of news consumers to distinguish between the two.	0	not toxic
Start working at home with Google! It's by-far the best job I've had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ http://www.22moneybay.com	0	not toxic
Sen. Pete Kelly wrong Margret. The first thing you is cut every one wages 25% that draws a State check, starting in Juneau with you people, we did this in eighties and it worked. I was making $30.00 per hr. and they cut our wages to $17.00 per hr. and we make it. When things got better wages went back up. But when have brain dead people like Tammie Wilson let have a moose derby that will help with budget. Time to clean house, Hey Dog Breath why not put in a big Casino good tax money right there.	0	not toxic
Um, yeah ... Why shouldn't Trump ask Coates 'n Comey (sounds like a men's clothing store) to tell the public there was no inestigation on him! Who do they think they are allowing this FARCE to continue on the tax payers' dollar.	0	not toxic
what an embarrassing choice. He is a worm and does not represent Canada well. That's why when he was the opposition leader he could barely scrape a vote. Total loser but I can see why he was sent away....he is a creeper and likely scared Gerald.	1	toxic
And the NWO merger with Russian, China and Iran. How much you want to bet we don't leash the head of that dog? Globalization or the NWO? It's all going one direction and honestly I don't think our modern 'people' have the guts or glory to change it. Our men are too busy worshipping p*s grabbers and taking revenge on Hilary to fill their male insecurities with false ego. depressing https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/philippines-leader-rodrigo-duterte-new-world-order-russia-china-un-icc/?client=safari I've heard the terms NWO and Globalization more in media in the last week than in the last 10 years. The world is cheering our failures as a society and as a government.	0	not toxic
SKL. And, there are realists who are not blinded by partisan loyalties and false promises.	0	not toxic
What is needed are more luxurious , inexpensive , Weidner apartment buildings !	0	not toxic
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told MSNBC.“Coverage is not the end. People don’t get better with coverage, they get better with care”. He probably also supports the gun lobby with the same logic 'guns don't kill, people do'.	0	not toxic
You just can not make stories like this one up folks. Sad but true.	0	not toxic
Having lived in the 2 municipalities of Greater Vancouver I can readily imagine that many, many crimes are not reported. Why bother? The RCMP is so politicized, it is not humorous at all. Or it is so stretched, that the RCMP cannot afford to send officers to an active B&E conducted with a stolen vehicle........ Just to name one of many, many examples. Besides, the RCMP has the implicit mandate of protecting budget-generous politicians who get drunk, run red lights and hit others.	0	not toxic
It's solid and thoughtful writing like the following that first attracted me to NCR: " If the Clintons had a whiff of slipperiness about them, Trump and his team have the stench of something far worse." This sort of writing (and bias) gives NCR that intellectual and rarified air and more - leaving that "Christi bonus odor" that St Paul spoke about, don't you think?	0	not toxic
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/trump-putin-and-the-new-cold-war	0	not toxic
Wasting time? It would not take the Conservative senators long to say, Fine, Approved, Moving on to the next item. They are the ones who are slowing the process down. .	0	not toxic
Judging by your previous comment, neither can you Charles Hern. Pot, meet kettle.	0	not toxic
Hernandez had everything going for him, but he could not give up his ties to the Bloods gang. His death is a plus for society. Moreover, he saved Massachusetts a lot of money keeping him locked up for life.	0	not toxic
I was referring to our federal representatives, not our state reps.	0	not toxic
It won't matter soon. The trump administration with the US attorney general will be enforcing federal drug laws. It will all go away soon.	0	not toxic
Reminds me of a hilarious SNL from many years ago. In the work place a handsome star says all kinds of lewd things and the women swoon. The plain looking nerdish fellow joins in and says something very innocuous in comparison and the women are off to HR in seconds complaining harassment - very funny skit	0	not toxic
I have to laugh at Mr. Eastburn's saying the civilian assault rifles look "little different" then a semi-auto hunting rifle. They look a lot different, in fact, what they look like are military assault rifles and carbines, and their purpose isn't for hunting, it is for "big boys" to "play war" with. The AR-15 was the progenitor of the M-16 and M-4, and they are identical in operation except for selective fire, they have similar high-capacity quick replace magazines, the same deadly power and accuracy, and the same capability to kill many people in a very short time. Semi-auto hunting rifles in most states are limited to 5 shots before reloading, and seldom are more needed. We call those Cabela's military style rifles "civilian assault rifles" because they are primarily owned by civilians, and they are the weapon of choice for assaults upon multiple civilians. If it looks like a duck and it shoots like a duck, it probably is a duck.	1	toxic
Minnery's PhotoShopped Pence isn't his own construction--it's talking points he got from Tony Perkins' Family Research Council, which has been churning out this kind of rightwing handout for decades.	0	not toxic
The antifa quote isn't far from Ryan's complaint that condemning both sides was "morally ambiguous". That's the point Woods was making. Wegmann may think Woods believed that it was a literal quote, but that just proves he's an idiot.	1	toxic
hi Mark - that is a good suggestion however the reality is that the majority of immigrants are far better educated that non-immigrant Canadians. Where i work - everyone has at least an M.Scc and most of them a Ph.D. and there is absolutely NO training for the jobs. The thing is, to take some one from "not qualified" to "fully qualified" would be 5 or 6 years. Foreign trained individuals can, in many cases, jump right in - i.e., they do not need the 5 or 6 years of training because they have had it elsewhere. The Canadian worker, however, has never had that "training" and so simply cannot compete. If the available jobs could be filled by "existing Canadians" they would be. The problem is that the "existing Canadians" simply lack the 5-6 years of required training. And yes i, too, think it sucks. But that is the way it is.	1	toxic
In no office are you allowed to use your rights of any kind to insult members of your company's workforce.	0	not toxic
NO WAY ! There are so many qualified people with their administrative licenses ready to jump in and take over both of their positions. Let them go and get new fresh vibrant administrators that can do the job with CLASS !!!!!!!	0	not toxic
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Hate to break it to you, but democrats have won 6 or 7 elections in the last 6 months in deep red state districts.	0	not toxic
When's the outer islands survey coming out? That will also be interesting.	0	not toxic
Right. Unequivocal, after one dog bites and another does. Good to know.	0	not toxic
So is Puerto Rico for sale or not?	0	not toxic
I was just talking about that with someone. What happened to them? Use to be if you had a truck and plow you could get a job several months out of the year.	0	not toxic
A small sign of the uncivil war unfolding.	0	not toxic
Is there a remedy for stupid? Judging by the willfully blind ignorance and jingoistic hatred displayed by many of the comments, including a number which look to originate from robots, it looks to be something like "viva la revolution", something which is not likely to end well for any of us.	1	toxic
The world is a better place for people like Richard Douglas Rogers!	0	not toxic
Been to many third world countries - tourism doesn't really count? I didn't think so. Shame really - the crime, disease rates, lack of clean water, safe food, difficulties in getting basic education and healthcare, lack of public infrastructure like roads and power, corruption, and in many case, number of crazy somewhat organized and well-armed characters wandering about, sometimes with bad intent, really does give one an appreciation for an organized society with social programs to benefit public welfare and safety. You certainly benefit from these more than you likely realize. I can't help but point out several inconvenient facts. The oil companies didn't complain at all when SB22 came along -- they promoted it; that we are subsidizing private firms with state money with no guarantee of return; and that the oil belongs to us -- would you sell your house in a down market providing a substantial interest-free loan while assuming almost all risk? Why do it with our resources?	0	not toxic
You're just wrong.	0	not toxic
Your best line was the content of the tweet. The hypocrisy of the left is getting exposed. With absolute glee I'm watching so much of the Obama legacy being rapidly unwound. I also expect that in the not too distant future global warming/change will be in their cross hairs. A full airing of the climate gate data will be shared as well as the "correction/adjustment" of the worlds' temperature records. This will be followed by massive defunding. He will be in for 8 years.	0	not toxic
Amazing how no minority group can be bad mothed today but white males are open season.	0	not toxic
I am the mother of the JJ, and if anyone would get their facts straight it would be great. As I said before I don't know if the leash was on or off. The two gentlemen who brought JJ to my job said it was, the driver says it wasn't. No one will really know except the three involved with the incident.	0	not toxic
Maybe one of the Ministers is the Prime Minister?	0	not toxic
U.S. Government.	0	not toxic
I am forever grateful that I do not have to navigate this cesspool they call a university.	0	not toxic
Actually, a human baby at 2 months is called an "embryo," not a fetus. And they have a heart at that stage, with both a left and right chamber. I heart science! . So you're defining a human by the development of their brain? Interesting. So those born with abnormal or undeveloped brains are "less human" to you? I don't think you've thought this one through very much.... . Here's some more science: we're human at conception. We have a complete chromosomal makeup, and are totipotent at the moment of conception, and will always grow and develop as- not into- human beings. . Hope this helps.	0	not toxic
When asked how the govt plans to test drivers for cannabis use the spokesperson replied "um well, ah, we have, or I should say we plan um err ah hhmmm." "What were we talking about?'	0	not toxic
The POINT was not THAT he smokes, dear. It is that he continues to smoke in his office even when he has been WARNED that it is illegal, and he is to stop. (Maybe he needs to be arrested?) RIGHT THERE is his attitude in a nutshell: "The rules do not apply to me." So, when he is ALSO WARNED to stop touching the women at work... He cops that same attitude... "The rules do not apply to ME! I am ABOVE the law." It follows a pattern of DOING and NOT LISTENING. "Don't touch women!" "Well, it was a SIDE HUG so it doesn't count because I am ABOVE reproach!" All the while it puts his hand right next to her breast! I imagine that such a skeevee dude would make a woman shiver just having him touch her arm.	0	not toxic
we're supposed to turn everything over to them just because they have bogus polls.	0	not toxic
You go to the nearest Canadian consulate. Writing them a letter first would seem to be the thing to do. If there isn't a Canadian consulate within reachable distance write the Canadian government.	0	not toxic
We are in an open carry state, he notified dispatch that he had a weapon. The man inside was being violent. You are allowed to use a gun to defend yourself. You are not allowed to shoot someone just because they have a gun. If you are then why the fuck is this an open carry state. There was no active shooter- the cops were cowards simple as that. They have lower rules of engagement than fucking INFANTRY which Edgar happened to be in Iraq. So don't go talking about how dangerous their job is either- less than 50 police died due to gunfire in 2015.	1	toxic
Oh oh. We may be doomed. When the time comes I'll be ready to bend over and kiss my arse goodbye. Well if I can reach it. I sure as heck don't want to survive in an environment where I can watch my skin melt.	1	toxic
It is a disgrace to disabled veterans including myself when someone stands with a sign and says give me money I'm a disabled veteran. This paper is notorious for not checking out the facts. So this man may not even be a vet. I don't know. My wife stopped and asked one person where he did basic training and where he had been stationed and he couldn't answer it. These are the people that are going to cause the above remarks. People are going to get wore out trying to give to veterans when they don't even know who is really veteran and if they are getting the money.	0	not toxic
slofstra that is becasue they haven't had the opportunity yet. Just wait. You though the USA played hard ball.	0	not toxic
Ahem, 6 Arab armies attacked Israel at its founding, their goal was to drive the Jews into sea. If you look at newspapers from 1948, you can read all about it.	0	not toxic
Lisa was given $43,000 in campaign contributions by DeVoss. How much was she given by the unions?	0	not toxic
This lady should consider suing the financial advisor that performed this badly.	0	not toxic
Then obviously the UN needs to update its laws when it comes to countries with massive procreation issues. Why should responsible countries be forced to accept people from countries that believe having 5-8 children is the norm. When do they get the message, over populate and deal with the consequences on your own.	0	not toxic
Increased property taxes, money taken from our PFDs, the state demanding an income tax; I've had probes that are less invasive.	0	not toxic
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open the flood gates here come the return of coal burning.	0	not toxic
the government will make it illegal for a white man and a white women to breed as well the way it is going. only question is will that come before the mandatory homosexuality laws.	0	not toxic
Rather than have electoral reform we should have parliamentary reform. Reduce the amount of power that the parties have and give individual MPs free votes on more critical issues. The only voting reform I would like to see is that voting become mandatory for all Canadians whether at home or abroad. If all of the options on the ballot are unpalatable to the voter then there should be an box on the ballot below the named candidates to "Reject this Ballot". In that way the voter can send a message to the government that they are unhappy with the way the country is governed. We need to get the silent majority to cast ballots. At the present most of the votes are cast by party and political activists. Having proportional representation will only de-stabilise government - more frequent elections and a slow down of an already frustratingly slow process.	0	not toxic
Ms. May has a truly serious problem (like France and Germany) in her own country. She should have the guts to address those problems or see the continued rise of UKIP	0	not toxic
This is why Democrats don't win elections. The government should not be funding illegal immigration. I don't believe Hancock at all, he is an idiot along with the rest of Denver government officials.	1	toxic
So you run story after story about the racial "achievement gap" in our public school system, then run a story about the racial parity with the state's population in our university system. Are we importing out of state minority students or are we operating on an admissions double standard?	0	not toxic
"We deserve the same amount of attention as the parks in south Eugene.” There it is again. Two Eugenes, one for the few city staff who live inside the city limits, South Eugene, and the other for the rest of us. Their Eugene has clean parks and no homeless amenities nearby. When someone sets up an illegal camp in their Eugene, it is removed within hours. In our Eugene, the bike paths and parks have been taken over as shanty-towns. Oh sure, there are bike patrols during the day on those parts where there might be some folks from that other Eugene present. But on the whole, our complaints fall on deaf ears. A few months ago, a wonderful couple I know who operate two businesses left Eugene for good after living here for decades. They got tired of being bike-jacked and feeling threatened in our Eugene. Now, after my family has been menaced, assaulted, bike-jacked and someone tried to kill us, I'm actively looking for a new city to expand my business in.	0	not toxic
I have self-reflected. Frankly, I'm growing tired of watching British Columbia continually hold up the rest of the country for ransom, while nothing ever gets accomplished. The rest of the country has tried to compromise with BC, by rejecting all other pipelines proposals, and approving only one pipeline that is to be built just metres from a pre-existing pipeline. Yet still BC stubbornly resists. Furthermore, Alberta tried to compromise by agreeing to a carbon tax on resources. What has BC done in return, besides slapping Rachel Notley in the face? I'm struggling to think what has BC does for our confederation. I do know they gladly accepted an $867 million support package for softwood lumber. Perhaps time for you to do some of your own self-reflection.	0	not toxic
https://www.quebecregion.com/en/what-to-do/activities-attractions/ideas/holiday-season/	0	not toxic
Some posters here (the CBC is reporting this as well) that the anti-pipeline crowd is going to use BC's 'recall' legislation to force a referendum on the issue in BC. In order for this to succeed they need signatures from 10% of the registered voters in EACH AND EVERY riding in the province. Good luck getting the ridings of Peace River North and Peace River South on board. Can't wait for a protester to knock on my door........	0	not toxic
The fact the liberals won't remove the misleading and false term, islamophobia, shows their real agenda of elevating islam above everyone and every group in Canada! The term islamophobia was coined by the muslim brotherhood to shut down all valid criticism of islam! This is sharia blasphemy law! We already have hate laws in Canada, so why the need for a phony, manufactured concept like islamophobia?	0	not toxic
Not being Muslim, I don't think much of the Muslim world. But the far right fear of it is pathetic.	1	toxic
Gee....unlike several of today's articles in RoB........I see I am still allowed to comment freely on rising food prices. Thanks Globe !	0	not toxic
Telecom carriers are trying to add more cell towers-even in areas with good reception and where land-owners do not want them. The US has among the least protective standards for EMF radiation in the world.	0	not toxic
it is a novel idea but many people will not use it. if low cost labs like teranos are allowed to do testing, the question of accuracy and reliable come into question. blood tests results must be accurate otherwise the diagnosis by the doctor might be wrong and possibly leading to more problems. in medicine, cheap is not always better, you get what you pay for. why gamble where you health is concerned, you have only one life and you want the best medical care that you can afford, saving $20 but having more health complications is not worth it. Are you willing to gamble with your patients health? In any profession there are good and bad people. yes, some doctors over prescribe tests, etc. and some take advantage of the system by over billing. as patients, we can only hope and pray that our physicians are sincere and honest and their primary concern is the health of the patient - believe majority of the doctors fall into this category.	0	not toxic
And let's not forget that the FBI uncovered one of Twitter Inferno's earlier campaign managers was caught with $12 million in a US bank account and he suddenly disappeared when this finding went public. What does Twitter Inferno think we are? Twitter Inferno has consistently hired Russian campaign staff. Every rational American voter, regardless of party affiliation, needs to demand that Twitter Inferno be forced to answer questions about his links to Russia, and if he doesn't answer the questions truthfully then he needs to be forced out of office.	0	not toxic
And don't leave your kids or pets in a hot car in the summertime.	0	not toxic
What is an Hawaiian? Is it someone with 100% Polynesian-Hawaiian blood? Is it someone with 1/512th blood quantum blood? And, you sovereignty fringers don't cloud the issue with that identity stuff. You know, it's not how much you are of something , it is who you "identify" with. Really, if you are 1/512th Polynesian-Hawaiian, does that really qualify you as a "Native Hawaiian". If I am just 1/512th Japanese, and the rest Scottish and Greek, does that make me Japanese? So, without really knowing how much of the desired blood quantum is considered enough, (the U.S. Government has ruled 50% or better), these stats are simply nonsense. I read that by the year 2250 there will be NO more "races" do to intermarriage. I can't wait!	0	not toxic
Agree. "Presidents need to hire people loyal to him; fire those who aren't. Did Obama keep Bushies around? NO, and no one criticized him for it." Go. Mike Huckabee	0	not toxic
Wasn't there a similar story regarding pictures of the Biebster's testicles?	1	toxic
...and take away their gun rights for life.	0	not toxic
Lynch taking over.. thankkkkkkkkk youuuuuuuu. now TS can go back to the bench and be a nice solid back up	0	not toxic
He's only a moron if he gets caught.	1	toxic
Fake news will akways exist as long as the man made climate change guff continues.	0	not toxic
Get over yourself Lars. You're getting boring. Hilary is going to be a fine president. Whether you like it or not.	0	not toxic
Thats NOT what Trump said You made it up.	0	not toxic
No, my wife is a teacher and my understanding of tenure is perfect. I also know that she has worked with a lot of terrible teachers who exploit the system and use tenure as a shield. You must be a tenured teacher who arrives when the bell rings and leaves at 3:10 in the afternoon.	0	not toxic

Read the article at Politicsweb on the buffoonish windbaggery of fikile mbalula to gain an insight on his limited intellect on bribery and other related FIFA enquiries.

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Grabbing money from a general service like internet access to fund a special interest group is just wrong. $2.50 this month. In 5 years, $10. Who knows? And trust me, it's a tax. No amount of doublespeak will change that. Time to draw a line in the sand.

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If "the Vatican is open to a less intrusive role for the pope in the Eastern churches than in the West", then Rome could start immediately with actual actions by removing the yoke it imposed on the Eastern Catholic Churches. As it is, Patriarchs, heads of Churches with the same rank as the pope, minus the Petrine ministry, answer to a cardinal. As a matter of fact, which Orthodox Church would like to find themselves in the same position? If anything, the status of the Eastern Churches under Rome is the surest fact on the ground that keeps the Orthodox away.

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This is one scary woman fronting a very scary organization. The Star has just started running its own series on the dangers of having ultra-secretive, quasi-judicial bodies such as the one this woman fronts for operating in the shadows. Criminal justice in Canada has earned a degree of trust by keeping itself in the spotlight and being very open to criticism. The Ontario Human Rights Commission though? No, they operate under a cloud of secrecy and anything they have to say on issues around criminal justice needs to be disregarded until they can prove themselves worthy of trust through open, transparent operations and heavy public scrutiny.

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I believe a good place to start is for these Players to volunteer some of their time riding along with Police Officers in high crime communities and see first hand what our officers face each day. this will allow the the Players to share their concerns with the Police and the Police with the Player. But this would mean getting involved, much harder then taking a knee. My biggest complaint has always been there's if any other Players had decided to protest Right to Life, Traditional Marriage and any other hot button social issue of the day, the NFL would have shut it down (and rightly so) with zero tolerance, so why are these players given a pass? I believe in fairness and equality.......I see neither in this protest.

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Putin, for one, will pay for the Russian players.

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Go Trump Go!!! God Bless this man. He will go down as one of the greatest USA presidents of all time.

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Great swan song from Mr. Cheney. All the best to you. Always enjoyed your columns particularly the eBike ones! Hilarious. And the ode to his father is very touching.

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I've seen some nasty things written about Pope Benedict on this site.

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Stop lying. The Palestinians had no organized state or authority in 1948. Israel started the 1967 conflict. And Palestine was occupied and under the thumb of Israel in 1973.

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Or put it in the bed of your truck.

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Since 6 games is the minimum standard for a 1st offense per NFL policy, this is only significant if it stays 6 games. If it is appealed down to anything less then it's a joke and the NFL is a joke.

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Here we go again, ANOTHER Pit Bull attack. First off. lets clear the air immediately. My wife and I are lifetime DOG LOVERS. Dogs are the only animal that gives Unconditional Love. Most Humans do NOT understand Unconditional Love nor give it. Our Lab sleeps on and at the base of our bed. His sleep number is 35. We Love all breeds with the EXCEPTION of one breed, Yup, you guessed it, PITBULLS. I never turn my back on a Pitbull. Several years ago I was walking my Lab on our local bikepath and two Bulls came out of nowhere and pinned us up against a fence. My Lab is non-agressive. I was yelling at the dogs and already had my 45 out and was waiting for the Bulls to make a move when I heard the owner call for the dogs. Fortunately for the dogs they retreated to the owner. Off course the dogs were off leash. I recognized the owner. When I got home I called animal control and reported the incident. Animal control informed me there were numerous other reports (cont.)

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There is one problem for the union. Did not the county complain about the new min. wage law? https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/item/16533-county-leaders-want-to-sue-the-state-over-minimum-wage-hike

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Good column. It's very clear that the goal of people like Steve Bannon is to discredit honest journalism and to create a world in which facts are malleable, where people will give something from Breitbart the same credibility as something from the New York Times. The strength of our open democracy depends on the ability and wisdom of news consumers to distinguish between the two.

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Start working at home with Google! It's by-far the best job I've had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ http://www.22moneybay.com

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Sen. Pete Kelly wrong Margret. The first thing you is cut every one wages 25% that draws a State check, starting in Juneau with you people, we did this in eighties and it worked. I was making $30.00 per hr. and they cut our wages to $17.00 per hr. and we make it. When things got better wages went back up. But when have brain dead people like Tammie Wilson let have a moose derby that will help with budget. Time to clean house, Hey Dog Breath why not put in a big Casino good tax money right there.

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Um, yeah ... Why shouldn't Trump ask Coates 'n Comey (sounds like a men's clothing store) to tell the public there was no inestigation on him! Who do they think they are allowing this FARCE to continue on the tax payers' dollar.

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what an embarrassing choice. He is a worm and does not represent Canada well. That's why when he was the opposition leader he could barely scrape a vote. Total loser but I can see why he was sent away....he is a creeper and likely scared Gerald.

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And the NWO merger with Russian, China and Iran. How much you want to bet we don't leash the head of that dog? Globalization or the NWO? It's all going one direction and honestly I don't think our modern 'people' have the guts or glory to change it. Our men are too busy worshipping p**s* grabbers and taking revenge on Hilary to fill their male insecurities with false ego. *depressing* https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/philippines-leader-rodrigo-duterte-new-world-order-russia-china-un-icc/?client=safari I've heard the terms NWO and Globalization more in media in the last week than in the last 10 years. The world is cheering our failures as a society and as a government.

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SKL. And, there are realists who are not blinded by partisan loyalties and false promises.

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What is needed are more luxurious , inexpensive , Weidner apartment buildings !

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White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told MSNBC.“Coverage is not the end. People don’t get better with coverage, they get better with care”. He probably also supports the gun lobby with the same logic 'guns don't kill, people do'.

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You just can not make stories like this one up folks. Sad but true.

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Having lived in the 2 municipalities of Greater Vancouver I can readily imagine that many, many crimes are not reported. Why bother? The RCMP is so politicized, it is not humorous at all. Or it is so stretched, that the RCMP cannot afford to send officers to an active B&E conducted with a stolen vehicle........ Just to name one of many, many examples. Besides, the RCMP has the implicit mandate of protecting budget-generous politicians who get drunk, run red lights and hit others.

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It's solid and thoughtful writing like the following that first attracted me to NCR: " If the Clintons had a whiff of slipperiness about them, Trump and his team have the stench of something far worse." This sort of writing (and bias) gives NCR that intellectual and rarified air and more - leaving that "Christi bonus odor" that St Paul spoke about, don't you think?

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http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/trump-putin-and-the-new-cold-war

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Wasting time? It would not take the Conservative senators long to say, Fine, Approved, Moving on to the next item. They are the ones who are slowing the process down. .

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Judging by your previous comment, neither can you Charles Hern. Pot, meet kettle.

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Hernandez had everything going for him, but he could not give up his ties to the Bloods gang. His death is a plus for society. Moreover, he saved Massachusetts a lot of money keeping him locked up for life.

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I was referring to our federal representatives, not our state reps.

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It won't matter soon. The trump administration with the US attorney general will be enforcing federal drug laws. It will all go away soon.

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Reminds me of a hilarious SNL from many years ago. In the work place a handsome star says all kinds of lewd things and the women swoon. The plain looking nerdish fellow joins in and says something very innocuous in comparison and the women are off to HR in seconds complaining harassment - very funny skit

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I have to laugh at Mr. Eastburn's saying the civilian assault rifles look "little different" then a semi-auto hunting rifle. They look a lot different, in fact, what they look like are military assault rifles and carbines, and their purpose isn't for hunting, it is for "big boys" to "play war" with. The AR-15 was the progenitor of the M-16 and M-4, and they are identical in operation except for selective fire, they have similar high-capacity quick replace magazines, the same deadly power and accuracy, and the same capability to kill many people in a very short time. Semi-auto hunting rifles in most states are limited to 5 shots before reloading, and seldom are more needed. We call those Cabela's military style rifles "civilian assault rifles" because they are primarily owned by civilians, and they are the weapon of choice for assaults upon multiple civilians. If it looks like a duck and it shoots like a duck, it probably is a duck.

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Minnery's PhotoShopped Pence isn't his own construction--it's talking points he got from Tony Perkins' Family Research Council, which has been churning out this kind of rightwing handout for decades.

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The antifa quote isn't far from Ryan's complaint that condemning both sides was "morally ambiguous". That's the point Woods was making. Wegmann may think Woods believed that it was a literal quote, but that just proves he's an idiot.

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hi Mark - that is a good suggestion however the reality is that the majority of immigrants are far better educated that non-immigrant Canadians. Where i work - everyone has at least an M.Scc and most of them a Ph.D. and there is absolutely NO training for the jobs. The thing is, to take some one from "not qualified" to "fully qualified" would be 5 or 6 years. Foreign trained individuals can, in many cases, jump right in - i.e., they do not need the 5 or 6 years of training because they have had it elsewhere. The Canadian worker, however, has never had that "training" and so simply cannot compete. If the available jobs could be filled by "existing Canadians" they would be. The problem is that the "existing Canadians" simply lack the 5-6 years of required training. And yes i, too, think it sucks. But that is the way it is.

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In no office are you allowed to use your rights of any kind to insult members of your company's workforce.

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NO WAY ! There are so many qualified people with their administrative licenses ready to jump in and take over both of their positions. Let them go and get new fresh vibrant administrators that can do the job with CLASS !!!!!!!

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MIA ???

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Hate to break it to you, but democrats have won 6 or 7 elections in the last 6 months in deep red state districts.

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When's the outer islands survey coming out? That will also be interesting.

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Right. Unequivocal, after one dog bites and another does. Good to know.

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So is Puerto Rico for sale or not?

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I was just talking about that with someone. What happened to them? Use to be if you had a truck and plow you could get a job several months out of the year.

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A small sign of the uncivil war unfolding.

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Is there a remedy for stupid? Judging by the willfully blind ignorance and jingoistic hatred displayed by many of the comments, including a number which look to originate from robots, it looks to be something like "viva la revolution", something which is not likely to end well for any of us.

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The world is a better place for people like Richard Douglas Rogers!

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Been to many third world countries - tourism doesn't really count? I didn't think so. Shame really - the crime, disease rates, lack of clean water, safe food, difficulties in getting basic education and healthcare, lack of public infrastructure like roads and power, corruption, and in many case, number of crazy somewhat organized and well-armed characters wandering about, sometimes with bad intent, really does give one an appreciation for an organized society with social programs to benefit public welfare and safety. You certainly benefit from these more than you likely realize. I can't help but point out several inconvenient facts. The oil companies didn't complain at all when SB22 came along -- they promoted it; that we are subsidizing private firms with state money with no guarantee of return; and that the oil belongs to us -- would you sell your house in a down market providing a substantial interest-free loan while assuming almost all risk? Why do it with our resources?

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You're just wrong.

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Your best line was the content of the tweet. The hypocrisy of the left is getting exposed. With absolute glee I'm watching so much of the Obama legacy being rapidly unwound. I also expect that in the not too distant future global warming/change will be in their cross hairs. A full airing of the climate gate data will be shared as well as the "correction/adjustment" of the worlds' temperature records. This will be followed by massive defunding. He will be in for 8 years.

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Amazing how no minority group can be bad mothed today but white males are open season.

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I am the mother of the JJ, and if anyone would get their facts straight it would be great. As I said before I don't know if the leash was on or off. The two gentlemen who brought JJ to my job said it was, the driver says it wasn't. No one will really know except the three involved with the incident.

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Maybe one of the Ministers is the Prime Minister?

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U.S. Government.

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I am forever grateful that I do not have to navigate this cesspool they call a university.

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Actually, a human baby at 2 months is called an "embryo," not a fetus. And they have a heart at that stage, with both a left and right chamber. I heart science! . So you're defining a human by the development of their brain? Interesting. So those born with abnormal or undeveloped brains are "less human" to you? I don't think you've thought this one through very much.... . Here's some more science: we're human at conception. We have a complete chromosomal makeup, and are totipotent at the moment of conception, and will always grow and develop as- not into- human beings. . Hope this helps.

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When asked how the govt plans to test drivers for cannabis use the spokesperson replied "um well, ah, we have, or I should say we plan um err ah hhmmm." "What were we talking about?'

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The POINT was not THAT he smokes, dear. It is that he continues to smoke in his office even when he has been WARNED that it is illegal, and he is to stop. (Maybe he needs to be arrested?) RIGHT THERE is his attitude in a nutshell: "The rules do not apply to me." So, when he is ALSO WARNED to stop touching the women at work... He cops that same attitude... "The rules do not apply to ME! I am ABOVE the law." It follows a pattern of DOING and NOT LISTENING. "Don't touch women!" "Well, it was a SIDE HUG so it doesn't count because I am ABOVE reproach!" All the while it puts his hand right next to her breast! I imagine that such a skeevee dude would make a woman shiver just having him touch her arm.

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we're supposed to turn everything over to them just because they have bogus polls.

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You go to the nearest Canadian consulate. Writing them a letter first would seem to be the thing to do. If there isn't a Canadian consulate within reachable distance write the Canadian government.

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We are in an open carry state, he notified dispatch that he had a weapon. The man inside was being violent. You are allowed to use a gun to defend yourself. You are not allowed to shoot someone just because they have a gun. If you are then why the fuck is this an open carry state. There was no active shooter- the cops were cowards simple as that. They have lower rules of engagement than fucking INFANTRY which Edgar happened to be in Iraq. So don't go talking about how dangerous their job is either- less than 50 police died due to gunfire in 2015.

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Oh oh. We may be doomed. When the time comes I'll be ready to bend over and kiss my arse goodbye. Well if I can reach it. I sure as heck don't want to survive in an environment where I can watch my skin melt.

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It is a disgrace to disabled veterans including myself when someone stands with a sign and says give me money I'm a disabled veteran. This paper is notorious for not checking out the facts. So this man may not even be a vet. I don't know. My wife stopped and asked one person where he did basic training and where he had been stationed and he couldn't answer it. These are the people that are going to cause the above remarks. People are going to get wore out trying to give to veterans when they don't even know who is really veteran and if they are getting the money.

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slofstra that is becasue they haven't had the opportunity yet. Just wait. You though the USA played hard ball.

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Ahem, 6 Arab armies attacked Israel at its founding, their goal was to drive the Jews into sea. If you look at newspapers from 1948, you can read all about it.

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Lisa was given $43,000 in campaign contributions by DeVoss. How much was she given by the unions?

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This lady should consider suing the financial advisor that performed this badly.

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Then obviously the UN needs to update its laws when it comes to countries with massive procreation issues. Why should responsible countries be forced to accept people from countries that believe having 5-8 children is the norm. When do they get the message, over populate and deal with the consequences on your own.

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Increased property taxes, money taken from our PFDs, the state demanding an income tax; I've had probes that are less invasive.

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Very sad!

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open the flood gates here come the return of coal burning.

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the government will make it illegal for a white man and a white women to breed as well the way it is going. only question is will that come before the mandatory homosexuality laws.

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Rather than have electoral reform we should have parliamentary reform. Reduce the amount of power that the parties have and give individual MPs free votes on more critical issues. The only voting reform I would like to see is that voting become mandatory for all Canadians whether at home or abroad. If all of the options on the ballot are unpalatable to the voter then there should be an box on the ballot below the named candidates to "Reject this Ballot". In that way the voter can send a message to the government that they are unhappy with the way the country is governed. We need to get the silent majority to cast ballots. At the present most of the votes are cast by party and political activists. Having proportional representation will only de-stabilise government - more frequent elections and a slow down of an already frustratingly slow process.

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Ms. May has a truly serious problem (like France and Germany) in her own country. She should have the guts to address those problems or see the continued rise of UKIP

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This is why Democrats don't win elections. The government should not be funding illegal immigration. I don't believe Hancock at all, he is an idiot along with the rest of Denver government officials.

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So you run story after story about the racial "achievement gap" in our public school system, then run a story about the racial parity with the state's population in our university system. Are we importing out of state minority students or are we operating on an admissions double standard?

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"We deserve the same amount of attention as the parks in south Eugene.” There it is again. Two Eugenes, one for the few city staff who live inside the city limits, South Eugene, and the other for the rest of us. Their Eugene has clean parks and no homeless amenities nearby. When someone sets up an illegal camp in their Eugene, it is removed within hours. In our Eugene, the bike paths and parks have been taken over as shanty-towns. Oh sure, there are bike patrols during the day on those parts where there might be some folks from that other Eugene present. But on the whole, our complaints fall on deaf ears. A few months ago, a wonderful couple I know who operate two businesses left Eugene for good after living here for decades. They got tired of being bike-jacked and feeling threatened in our Eugene. Now, after my family has been menaced, assaulted, bike-jacked and someone tried to kill us, I'm actively looking for a new city to expand my business in.

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I have self-reflected. Frankly, I'm growing tired of watching British Columbia continually hold up the rest of the country for ransom, while nothing ever gets accomplished. The rest of the country has tried to compromise with BC, by rejecting all other pipelines proposals, and approving only one pipeline that is to be built just metres from a pre-existing pipeline. Yet still BC stubbornly resists. Furthermore, Alberta tried to compromise by agreeing to a carbon tax on resources. What has BC done in return, besides slapping Rachel Notley in the face? I'm struggling to think what has BC does for our confederation. I do know they gladly accepted an $867 million support package for softwood lumber. Perhaps time for you to do some of your own self-reflection.

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https://www.quebecregion.com/en/what-to-do/activities-attractions/ideas/holiday-season/

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Some posters here (the CBC is reporting this as well) that the anti-pipeline crowd is going to use BC's 'recall' legislation to force a referendum on the issue in BC. In order for this to succeed they need signatures from 10% of the registered voters in EACH AND EVERY riding in the province. Good luck getting the ridings of Peace River North and Peace River South on board. Can't wait for a protester to knock on my door........

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The fact the liberals won't remove the misleading and false term, islamophobia, shows their real agenda of elevating islam above everyone and every group in Canada! The term islamophobia was coined by the muslim brotherhood to shut down all valid criticism of islam! This is sharia blasphemy law! We already have hate laws in Canada, so why the need for a phony, manufactured concept like islamophobia?

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Not being Muslim, I don't think much of the Muslim world. But the far right fear of it is pathetic.

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Gee....unlike several of today's articles in RoB........I see I am still allowed to comment freely on rising food prices. Thanks Globe !

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Telecom carriers are trying to add more cell towers-even in areas with good reception and where land-owners do not want them. The US has among the least protective standards for EMF radiation in the world.

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it is a novel idea but many people will not use it. if low cost labs like teranos are allowed to do testing, the question of accuracy and reliable come into question. blood tests results must be accurate otherwise the diagnosis by the doctor might be wrong and possibly leading to more problems. in medicine, cheap is not always better, you get what you pay for. why gamble where you health is concerned, you have only one life and you want the best medical care that you can afford, saving $20 but having more health complications is not worth it. Are you willing to gamble with your patients health? In any profession there are good and bad people. yes, some doctors over prescribe tests, etc. and some take advantage of the system by over billing. as patients, we can only hope and pray that our physicians are sincere and honest and their primary concern is the health of the patient - believe majority of the doctors fall into this category.

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And let's not forget that the FBI uncovered one of Twitter Inferno's earlier campaign managers was caught with $12 million in a US bank account and he suddenly disappeared when this finding went public. What does Twitter Inferno think we are? Twitter Inferno has consistently hired Russian campaign staff. Every rational American voter, regardless of party affiliation, needs to demand that Twitter Inferno be forced to answer questions about his links to Russia, and if he doesn't answer the questions truthfully then he needs to be forced out of office.

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And don't leave your kids or pets in a hot car in the summertime.

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What is an Hawaiian? Is it someone with 100% Polynesian-Hawaiian blood? Is it someone with 1/512th blood quantum blood? And, you sovereignty fringers don't cloud the issue with that identity stuff. You know, it's not how much you are of something , it is who you "identify" with. Really, if you are 1/512th Polynesian-Hawaiian, does that really qualify you as a "Native Hawaiian". If I am just 1/512th Japanese, and the rest Scottish and Greek, does that make me Japanese? So, without really knowing how much of the desired blood quantum is considered enough, (the U.S. Government has ruled 50% or better), these stats are simply nonsense. I read that by the year 2250 there will be NO more "races" do to intermarriage. I can't wait!

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Agree. "Presidents need to hire people loyal to him; fire those who aren't. Did Obama keep Bushies around? NO, and no one criticized him for it." Go. Mike Huckabee

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Wasn't there a similar story regarding pictures of the Biebster's testicles?

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...and take away their gun rights for life.

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Lynch taking over.. thankkkkkkkkk youuuuuuuu. now TS can go back to the bench and be a nice solid back up

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He's only a moron if he gets caught.

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Fake news will akways exist as long as the man made climate change guff continues.

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Get over yourself Lars. You're getting boring. Hilary is going to be a fine president. Whether you like it or not.

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Thats NOT what Trump said You made it up.

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No, my wife is a teacher and my understanding of tenure is perfect. I also know that she has worked with a lot of terrible teachers who exploit the system and use tenure as a shield. You must be a tenured teacher who arrives when the bell rings and leaves at 3:10 in the afternoon.

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