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Why do we need to go through a bank, an inherently undemocratic institution without public control? The state has the power to create money out of nothing. Banks do too... Except that banks create the vast majority of money (I think around 97%). I support an option where the state creates money (without interest on it, i.e. not borrowed by some bankster) to fund infrastructure and industry creation projects.	0	not toxic
Be careful you don't go totally insane gary..... you may have to anger mgt counsel yourself. Donald Trump was elected President fair and square under our constitution. You really need to get over it already.	0	not toxic
Richard, count 'em up. All the crybabies in here calling me the 'R'-word because I said something that challenged their self-righteous complacency are white. Some of 'em will magically transform into "Indians" once they get desperate enough to 'prove' they're not 'way-ciss'... Calls to mind my favorite Messiah-speech: "CURSED be ye, Scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites! You REFUSE to enter the Kingdom of God, and would hold the door against those who would go in!" Amiin.	1	toxic
Very well said Bob. This particular writer never, ever writes about the problems in her own culture. It is always how prejudiced we are in the west, racist here, etc. Just blah, blah, blah, blah. I am tired of caving to these kinds of people myself and from here on in am going to fight for my country to be free of foreign influence.	0	not toxic
You don't mind whining about attacks on Trump.	0	not toxic
I think Elizabeth's article is timely under the hilarious circumstances that shortly after 4:00 am this morning Donald tweeted the word "unpresidented" and then like many of his grammar and spelling challenged supporters here, deleted the tweet rather than laugh along with his audience ala George Bush and Rick Perry...oops. That being said did Donald awake startled at 4:00 am from a bad dream having been on a Christmas Carol liek journey with the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come because in his dream the Electoral College had in an unprecedented move, "unpresidented" him?	0	not toxic
I voted for Wynne. I am looking forward to unvoting for her. Do I really have to wait a year?	0	not toxic
Geez dude...They used to call you "Mr." and "Dr."...Now look at ya...lol	0	not toxic
However, 62 per cent said they would factor in the Wynne government’s plan to reduce hydro bills when they go to the polls in the general election. Seriously? How can they not see that they are being bribed and that the solution simply kicks the can down the road. If she was such a great Premier why did she wait until just before a new election to make the changes? People can't really be this naive can they?	0	not toxic
Trump and Schwarzenegger should settle this with a televised arm-wrestling match. Big hand vs. little hand.	0	not toxic
How much of this money is for Canadians? Mr. Potato Head has billions of our tax dollars to give away to his terrorist and dictator friends around the world, while Canadians continue to struggle and lose jobs!	0	not toxic
Go back a few days in this paper and read the article by Marcus Gee on Free Speech Alceste. It starts with, "Free speech is the cardinal right – the right that underpins all others. Yet how casually we brush it aside." Of course as a supporter of the LPC you do not agree with free speech do you? And insults by calling me Mr. Bahr continue you down that road. Get real.	0	not toxic
Annette Island has their own police force - Metlakatla PD. If there are charges for something they want the State to take jurisdiction over, they are referred to the Ketchikan District Attorney's office (ie: felony DUI, felony assault).	0	not toxic
Remember when the Episcopal Church was known as "The Republican Party at prayer?" They have been usurped by the US version of The One True Church.	0	not toxic
Well, here's a convo. For all this European-based 'expertise' on Indigenous history, of which very little has been explored, one should remember that the Indigenous were rich, complex, industrious societies that thrived on this continent for several thousands of years. Isn't it interesting to you that the simplistic conversations about who did what to whom within the Indigenous societies is only commonly 'known' and spoken to by the Euro-descendants? For the record, the Hurons, whose own name is the Wendat are very much still alive.	0	not toxic
Thank you Ed, I agree with you, but unfortunately elections matter more than what you say or what your dad said. Alaska's government has been hijacked, and it will take a lot of effort to get our government back.	0	not toxic
I can eat it for breakfast. In fact, I believe it's Kelp Season now. Herring eggs on kelp freshly harvested is a wonderful Spring Tonic and tastes wicked good!	0	not toxic
That puzzled me too, particularly considering the author. I'm assuming there have been new educational programs globally that we have had in place for years, and that's the "great strides." I think the US (Dallas Charter) represented the first major organizational effort to protect children following all the horrific revelations, and there are still MANY countries we haven't yet heard from. (I sure can't think of any other relevant info to warrant such a statement.)	0	not toxic
More Drugs are not a solution - Why would ANY employer move to a smallish city with a bunch of stoned out potheads as a populace ? This county is already in bad enough shape, polluting the workforce with more drugs is not the answer. This is not Chicago - this is Eugene, and if you want more gang violence then give people more of a reason NOT to work, like sitting around stoned all day.	0	not toxic
He always does that	0	not toxic
Nobody here has any clue as to the veracity of the charges. But just the nature of the charges is enough to render him convicted in the view of the commenters.	0	not toxic
YOU CAN NOT BAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA ANYWHERE IN ALASKA...... Except federal property...... Grow 24 plants! Possess 24 ounces! Medical marijuana protected from federal prosecutors......NOT RECREATIONAL Read it here! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrabacher–Farr_amendment www.thehealingcentermedicalclinic.org	0	not toxic
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.	0	not toxic
The expression "perpetual motion" is a little misleading. It would be one thing to build a machine that ran on seemingly "for ever", but an entirely different thing to use it as a source of energy. A "perpetual motion generator" just doesn't exist within the physics of the known universe.	0	not toxic
No. Look at the timeline of our posts. I posted 2 hours after you did, on the day you claim the article said something different than was written. An update is not an edit. An edit or retraction is what the news uses when it needs to change erroneous information, and a description of what has been changed is included somewhere in the article. This update you are reading refers to the update clearly posted at the top of the article, which is that the two sailors weren't found. That is how the news works.	0	not toxic
Ummm. Yes, in fact even his own Secretary of State considers him to be a "moron." That horse, the question of Trump's alleged intelligence, left the barn a long time ago, where were you? Trump is a short-sighted fool and an ignoramus. He is a groping misogynist, a pathological liar, and a reckless and irresponsible narcissist. Even Kim Jong Un, who seems like a Rhodes Scholar next to Trump, had the right idea: "Trump is a dotard!" But worse than all that, Trump does not understand economics, global business, or diplomacy. He has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is abundantly unqualified for the office he holds. His many bankruptcies clearly show that he does not even understand business. I'm really curious. What have you seen that would make you think Trump has any intellectual capacity or maturity beyond a pre-adolescent?	1	toxic
great post - but that would make too much sense - and u gotta know that the union would blow their collective fuses if they had to meet quality guidelines	0	not toxic
Who supports Trump bombing Assad? Trudeau UK Germany, Italy, France NATO, Group of 7 Saudi Arabia, UAE etc ---------------------	0	not toxic
Donald Trump's lies will keep working for him as long as the MSM keeps reporting them as "news."	0	not toxic
Illegal.... Against the law. Anyone willing to bet that not a single doctor will be charged? Money trumps justice.	0	not toxic
We had a cabin up Taku River. Me and my Dad used to jump a few Beaver Dams and bam! Tulsequah.	0	not toxic
No, they reflect bad proof texting. The Orthodox are saner and of older tradition than Rome on this issue.	0	not toxic
What is a justifiable fine in your opinion? $1-million, $5-million, etc? He sent 3 kids through our public school system for 18 years each at taxpayers expense which exceeds $540k+ in stolen tax funds from the public to school his children. He probably paid zero income taxes, after all how does an illegal pay income taxes when the illegal has no SSN? Finally, what's wrong with Mexico? I can't see any problems with a self made millionaire with ill gotten gains living it up in cheap Mexico.	0	not toxic
Hey Konrad: Is there any scenario where France will "win"?	0	not toxic
And don't underestimate political Islam. They have been successfully infiltrating and taking over countries for a very long time.	0	not toxic
@Daily maverick, I am wondering if you are a news agency or intelligence agency, it's better if you reveal something important that is the real concern of South Africa. You have investigated this matter under whose authority?	0	not toxic
Ah yes the OCF is here, and I predict the local Eugene bum populations will skyrocket once it's over...just like it does every year. Does it seem odd to anyone else that other celebrations can't afford to keep going (Eugene Celebration)yet the OCF is going strong? Maybe it's because the OCF tourists get gouged in the day time and the hippie old guard spend all that out-of-town money on the night parties. I find elitist hippies to be a hilarious concept.	0	not toxic
no way she will be in jail	0	not toxic
Hmmmmm.............but the narrative from the Right Wing media is that there is no discrimination, and that there is just "complainers and wimps out there !!" Right ? Look at all the beautiful people, and everyone has a fair opportunity in this GREAT, and EXCEPTIONAL country of ours. Yeah, sure.......just like the U.S. isn't an endemically corrupt and nepotistic oligarchy, right ?	0	not toxic
You would, but you'd be lying. I call this the you're-as-bad-as-we-are argument.	0	not toxic
It was you who said this funding amount is better than Harper's year. I don't know if that is true. You have the burden of proof, not me.	0	not toxic
Thanks for getting the name of the community right unlike another new arrival.	0	not toxic
I don't care if he goes roller skating on the street with the homeless just as long as he keeps his nose out of U.S politics. The damage he's caused has passed, there's no need to keep reminding us.	0	not toxic
Poor Mike doesn't get it. The majority of British Columbians rejected the Liberals and actually support the NDP/Green result. Take a HARD look Mike at the vote count in the province and be a man and step aside. The voters are saying "Work Together" but you simply don't want to. You think it's your god given right to have power handed to you forever. Thankfully now we actually might get some legislation people want. To start with I'd like to see your corporate funding removed permanently. Second I'd like to see proportional representation enacted to better serve the needs of the BC Voter.	0	not toxic
In my opinion, this article reminded me of the Readers' Digest section entitled "Laughter: The Best Medicine." Thanks for this, Gerry.	0	not toxic
Communicating Canada's position across the Middle East on such important matters, that's the GG's job? More arab terrorism on the news = more support to Israel. More support to Israel = more new permanent colonies. More colonies = lower oil prices? Israel, now a Goliath... First shall be last and last shall be first?	0	not toxic
Those 'tenants' aren't paying with their own money, they are subsidized, vouchers for rent, beggars can't be choosers. Take a look at some of the accompanying pictures, would you stop there for an overnight visit?	0	not toxic
The NYT reports: "A government lawyer said more than 100,000 visas were revoked by the Trump administration. The State Department later said it was `fewer than 60,000.' " The "temporary" ban seems to be having more effect than snow or heavy rain, or your assertion that "all except 1 or 2 were denied entry for more than a day."	0	not toxic
Trudeau's trying to dig himself out of the sthihole he dropped into after his boss told him that almost three quarters of the population of Canada disagree with his decision to payoff a terrorist with the taxpayers money. We shall remember!	0	not toxic
Without that degree life is more difficult. Venture capitalists are less inclined to invest in a business started by a non-college graduate and forget about getting a good job. Now, there are exceptions and some small number of people do make it without a degree but they are a small minority. Most high school graduates are stuck in the lower middle class forever. At least get yourself certified for something - having no advanced training or degree puts you at a disadvantage from the get go.	0	not toxic
I, too, am a Lost Canadian. My family lost ours in 2004 after being in Canada with citizenship since 1946 (my dad came in 1925 as a child but went back to serve in WWII, so we were born in Britain). My brother served in the Canadian Navy and a Police force. I worked full time for over 50 years, paid all taxes, had SIN cards and all. We got no notice or hearing, just found out when my brother applied for a passport (never needed in the Navy) and was told our citizenship had been stripped. I have not been able to travel out of country since. There were thousands of War Brides and children in this mess. I get CPP and OAS which are based on residency but so many organizations require citizenship, even for volunteers. Our children are all Canadian citizens, but also entitled to British because of our birth there, so they are vulnerable to revocation also. I am not sure what the legal answer would be, but surely there must be a better way for Canadian citizenship.	0	not toxic
In this day and age, 67 is much too young. No doubt, his leukemia is related to his career exposure to hydro carbons, which has a proven elevated risk. Oil workers, like it or not, this is your future.	0	not toxic
That might be so- at least right up to the point where other nations respond in kind. Then all the assumptions on maintaining current production levels collapse with entirely predicable consequences- as shown in the 1930's and in any number similarly triggered depressions. They used to be quite common you know- but that is history now - and who needs that?	0	not toxic
He needs a distraction this week from the Comey testimony.	0	not toxic
I think “producing more noise than impact” applies to just about anything associated with the trump regime. Congress too, for that matter.	0	not toxic
"Fully supports Donald Trump" evidences a candidate whose views are problematic or a candidate who is willing to blindly support a controversial and unconventional Presidential candidate without discernment. Both are untenable and undeserving of consideration and support. Few things in politics are black and white. A more nuanced deliberative response would have been appropriate.	0	not toxic
Not like the ever civil and polite Bud Tugley eh? Snort!	0	not toxic
From the looks and prancing of his Obeseness, he may have trouble getting a burial in "his" own diocese.	0	not toxic
@kennie1933: While that may be true for UH as a whole, the Shidler College of Business really makes good use of it's resources, so since this donation is for only the school, I don't think we have anything to worry about.	0	not toxic
Can't leave it on Flatop..that's littering.	0	not toxic
It is BS to say this is just a health issue. Drug addiction is not a victimless crime. Drug abusers support gangs. Locking up addicts in jail is not a viable solution. While I feel sorry for him and his family, he made a stupid decision to use drugs. I think the law should notify the immediate family and put liability on the family. Unless the family gets involved this problem will not get solved.	0	not toxic
Nauseating, as ever with these thieves.	1	toxic
Agreed, in my opinion as a local resident, the pricey affair of participating in boutique shopping combined the creation of "dining experience(s)" is not in my wheelhouse. Seems more inline with those who want this experience...the tourist trade. Hence, we've gravitated away from the Ala Moana Experience. I believe what may resemble anything that was once "was" will be the attempt to bring back the Sears (Appliance) outlet store, Target (department) store and Macy's (if they remain). Perhaps the next one to leave maybe the Satellite City Hall(?) that would complete the purge and everything Ewa of the new "Lanai" will become "One". It will just be an extension of Waikiki..."Waikiki West". Hopefully, the tourist trade will be stable enough to keep things intact for all who are jumping in. Just saying...	0	not toxic
Selfie?	0	not toxic
SS DDS: Sieg Heil! THAT'S IT. I require compensation for any further instruction regarding our once revered Bill of Rights, which you apparently are eager to destroy.	0	not toxic
The "living wage" is a myth. No one who has proposed one has ever given a definitive number. Seattle put in a new minimum wage law that has caused restaurants to hire LESS people. Flipping burgers does not take a whole lot of skill, neither does bussing tables. Oh, it is hard work, but the real gainers of a low minimum wage are the workers themselves who gain invaluable employment skills to try to achieve the next rung up the ladder. What you say about the 1 percenters is just wrong. Many I know are extremely generous, both liberal and conservative. They are also successful, know what works AND put their treasure where they think it will do the most good, also toward either liberal (social justice) or conservative (self sufficiency) causes. Without investors - who are risking their own money, not some distant bureaucrat who says you can only make this much, anything more belongs to me to do as I or the Government deems worthwhile - we would not have the most free economy on Earth.	0	not toxic
Look bro , I didn't call him a coward . I said what he did was half way coward. Did you see the play ? You don't get five minutes unless what you did was really bad. He could have injured the Minnesota player. Hitting players from behind into the boards is as bad as it gets and UAA has a track record of hitting from behind. Lighten up bro .	0	not toxic
Bogus Poll	0	not toxic
Just one.? How about she voted down the WR motion to exempt charities from paying the Carbon Tax. Yep Food Banks and every charity will be paying money to the government for helping people. Non profit paying Carbon tax. The Calgary food bank can take one dollar and buy five dollars worth of product with it. That food bank estimates it will have to pay 31 thousand dollars a year by 2018 in carbon tax.That means they will lose 155 thousand dollars worth of food, so that Notley can subsidize her wind and solar green energy initiatives, that are being built by foreigners.	0	not toxic
Comey and Rogers said over and over again that Russia's pawprints were all over this. You just claimed that the NSA was involved in this alleged "surveillance " of Trump (quite a stretch from his original claim, btw). And yet the head of the NSA denies any knowledge of any surveillance. But maybe some other agency head knew about it, and Trump would have found out how, exactly. Remember what Rogers said was done with the identities of Americans recorded unintentionally - if the conversation gave no hint of criminal activity, their identity and the conversation is purged. If something warrants investigation, the name is masked with a generic identifier. The only way that someone could have tied the alleged conversation to Trump would be if it had been retained as evidence of criminal activity. And if it really were true, then the existence of the tap would still be classified information, and Trump committed a felony by revealing it.	0	not toxic
What!? This guy's the best! Always seems happy go lucky to me.	0	not toxic
Just another day in America. This is barely news anymore. Thank you NRA and Republicans. /s	0	not toxic
Many comments to this and similar articles show faulty thinking about the place of plebiscites (for that is really what the Brexit referendum was) under a parliamentary system of government. A plebiscite is simply a snapshot of the public's collective opinion at a particular point in time on the question posed. By contrast, the House of Commons is constitutionally charged with deciding issues of the day requiring legislation and acts on behalf of the nation as circumstances change from time to time. Few Brits contemplated a hard Brexit (certainly not most of those leading the YES campaign) during the campaign and Brexit vote. It is now, however, the political duty of the UK Government to develop policy and for Parliament to accept or reject that policy in light of current needs and circumstances (which may be very different from those of last year). The Referendum outcome is politically relevant but not legally binding on the UK's MPs and Parliament.	0	not toxic
You must've been facebooking during history class. Mexico used to own the southern and western portions of Colorado. The residents there became US citizens in 1848.	0	not toxic
Man on moose love ain't allowed...even in the Territories ; -)	0	not toxic
Agreed on the structure part. Wet or saturated soils will have a considerable amount of weight. Pike's is okay, but not great as it used to be. Besides, this isn't Seattle. No reason to model after it. This is more like a Chimacum Corner place. BTW, rooftop greenhouses and gardens have also been shown to be improvements on habitats for honeybees; in our case, for Bombus- bumblebees.	0	not toxic
Here's the OED definition to add to the discussion: "liberal democracy, n. (The advocacy of) a democratic system of representative government in which individual rights and civil liberties are officially recognized and protected, and the exercise of political power is limited by the rule of law."	0	not toxic
As said previously, the "homeless problem" is not new. Your article states that "Some of them have been there for more than 20 years." . Eccentrics with a preference for sleeping rough have abided in Hawaii for centuries. One of the earliest "public laws" proclaimed by Kamehameha I in the early part of the 19th century was his "Law of the Splintered Paddle" which stated in part: . "Let the woman and the child, the aged and the infirm walk freely along the byways and lie down peacefully at the side of the road. No one shall molest them." . Hawaii state and municipal governments make much of their ceaseless efforts to respect native traditions. They should therefore cease useless efforts to modify lifestyles and focus instead on code enforcement, sanitation and when necessary the efficient and economical disposal of the remains of those who have shuffled off this mortal coil.	0	not toxic
I have no use for Minnery's political agenda, but attacking him like that from behind the safety of a screen name is cowardly. If you can't put you name and face on it, then what you are doing is worse than what he's up to. At least he has the courage of his convictions, even if they are wrong.	0	not toxic
I'd like to see them express their opinions openly as these NFL players are doing and not hide behind fake names.	0	not toxic
The town is not 'climate challenged', it was built on a spit of sand a few feet above sea level waiting for the next big storm to wash it away. Any state money to continue fighting nature is a total waste of taxpayer dollars. Why is it that every time a village has a problem state and federal taxpayers are somehow required to bail them out. Tell every adult villager that a modest home with no down payment awaits them on the railbelt and they are welcome to move and make the payments but we will build no hundred million boondoggle in the bush again.	0	not toxic
Can your provide a source for any of these claims?	0	not toxic
I thought none of you goobers were going to the games today. The stadiums are packed. Oh that's right you all don't make enough to buy a ticket	0	not toxic
Given that Trump does not want to go where there are likely to be large-scale protests.................. ...... that leaves Saudi Arabia, Israel and the "poorly educated" parts of Republican states.	0	not toxic
He is not saying that some votes are not counted. He is saying that they do not count toward electing someone. There are people who have voted in elections for 50 years, and never cast a ballot for someone who became a representative. All ballots are counted. Many do not count toward representation.	0	not toxic
So you light up in front of your kids? Good to know where your coming from.	0	not toxic
Mr. Galdabini: no one has said Mr. Trump shouldn't be allowed to speak his mind, how did you get that from the conversation? His words show his true feelings about inequality and race in America.	0	not toxic
I think they have a safe space in the life section...	0	not toxic
Yeah, I didn't like it either. One other negative, IMHO, is the number of cigarettes consumed (like it's the cure for cancer, as they say). I know that may sound trivial to some but glamourizing smoking has got to stop in TV and movies.	0	not toxic
No as I learned to keep my hands in my pockets as a young man. You should try it , it's a liberating feeling, by the way have you heard of birth control yet, it is 2017 after all DAD.	0	not toxic
This whole voting system is complete nonsense. The biggest problem is that as somebody else wrote a while back that you are forced to say whether or not comments are good or civil when you haven't even read what they are commenting on!	0	not toxic
Good thing there's no bridge to Russia/China/Eastern Europe..... all hackable cars would be driving themselves there?	0	not toxic
They want a second freeway going through there to relieve the pressure from the first freeway. Never going to happen.	0	not toxic
NSA H. R. McMaster stated “We have back-channel communications with a number of countries. So, generally speaking, about back-channel communications, what that allows you to do is to communicate in a discreet manner.” He said further that he was not concerned abut Kushner's actions. Why would Russia want Trump to be president when they had a better opportunity to increase their global position under a Clinton presidency. In 2010 HRC and 9 other Federal Agency heads of the Obama administration did not object to Russia acquiring a majority financial interest in Uranium One - it owns it completely now. Shortly afterwards, Bill Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock. The Podesta Group (owned by brother of John Podesta) lobbied for the deal. I wonder what Obama meant when caught on a hot mike just prior to the 2012 election telling Putin "I'll have more flexibility after the election.	0	not toxic
' Flynn, who was fired from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Found out he had no intelligence to contribute. He and his child have devolved to spreading false and fake news, …until Trump seized on another patsy to shore up his traitorous buffoonery. .	0	not toxic
Hah! He makes it sound like we are one big, happy family and the state is our "benevolent pappy." If only he knew. "Every year, the state dumps baby salmon into rivers and bays. The salmon swim to the ocean, grow up, and then return, which ensures that locals have plenty of salmon to catch and support their families." Little does he know of the wars we all fight at one time or another with each other or someone or other, even just for the salmon! And, so much for the benevolent Papa...the runaway train which carries our cumulative wealth with nary a worry for what it leaves behind....	0	not toxic
We have plenty of feral cats in Aiea, and they quite clearly do not eat primarily out of trash cans, because trash cans are covered. Even in Mainland suburbia, where raccoons do eat out of trash cans, they do not eat primarily out of trash cans. I frequently see feral cats hunting birds, anole lizards, and at least once saw one eat a large cockroach. The Polynesian colonists brought rodents with them, yet the native birds seem to have survived them just fine. I suspect the mongoose is at least as serious an egg predator, and may be worse, at least for some species. Cats are in no danger whatsoever of going extinct. That cannot be said of Hawaii's birds and monk seals. So, it becomes a question of priorities. Do we want happy outdoor pet cats, or a thriving bird and seal population? If anyone has a better solution to the cat problem than killing them, let's hear it. I'm open to any non-cruel solution. What I am not open to is more of the proven failure of TNR.	0	not toxic
That sucking sound is the Liberal (way left of traditional liberal policies) government emptying hard working Canadians wallets and purse. Quick everyone apply for a teaching or government job!	0	not toxic
white Paid Media is promoting lies and fake news.	0	not toxic
And they don't care about J.T.1, or doctor crs o Alison70, or anyone else. Certainly, they don't care for those of us who stand up to their poorly conceived, terribly developed 'tax reform'. It is a wedge politics perpetrated by the VERY RICH on the well off with no regard for the poor. I desperately want to curse at them publicly because it is such blatantly bad policy for Canada. But heh, they are the VERY RICH and they are politicians and they are arrogant, so they can lie to everyone else, while smugly ignoring me and all of the rest of us.	0	not toxic

Why do we need to go through a bank, an inherently undemocratic institution without public control? The state has the power to create money out of nothing. Banks do too... Except that banks create the vast majority of money (I think around 97%). I support an option where the state creates money (without interest on it, i.e. not borrowed by some bankster) to fund infrastructure and industry creation projects.

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Be careful you don't go totally insane gary..... you may have to anger mgt counsel yourself. Donald Trump was elected President fair and square under our constitution. You really need to get over it already.

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Richard, count 'em up. All the crybabies in here calling me the 'R'-word because I said something that challenged their self-righteous complacency are white. Some of 'em will magically transform into "Indians" once they get desperate enough to 'prove' they're not 'way-ciss'... Calls to mind my favorite Messiah-speech: "CURSED be ye, Scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites! You REFUSE to enter the Kingdom of God, and would hold the door against those who would go in!" Amiin.

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Very well said Bob. This particular writer never, ever writes about the problems in her own culture. It is always how prejudiced we are in the west, racist here, etc. Just blah, blah, blah, blah. I am tired of caving to these kinds of people myself and from here on in am going to fight for my country to be free of foreign influence.

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You don't mind whining about attacks on Trump.

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I think Elizabeth's article is timely under the hilarious circumstances that shortly after 4:00 am this morning Donald tweeted the word "unpresidented" and then like many of his grammar and spelling challenged supporters here, deleted the tweet rather than laugh along with his audience ala George Bush and Rick Perry...oops. That being said did Donald awake startled at 4:00 am from a bad dream having been on a Christmas Carol liek journey with the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come because in his dream the Electoral College had in an unprecedented move, "unpresidented" him?

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I voted for Wynne. I am looking forward to unvoting for her. Do I really have to wait a year?

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Geez dude...They used to call you "Mr." and "Dr."...Now look at ya...lol

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However, 62 per cent said they would factor in the Wynne government’s plan to reduce hydro bills when they go to the polls in the general election. Seriously? How can they not see that they are being bribed and that the solution simply kicks the can down the road. If she was such a great Premier why did she wait until just before a new election to make the changes? People can't really be this naive can they?

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Trump and Schwarzenegger should settle this with a televised arm-wrestling match. Big hand vs. little hand.

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How much of this money is for Canadians? Mr. Potato Head has billions of our tax dollars to give away to his terrorist and dictator friends around the world, while Canadians continue to struggle and lose jobs!

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Go back a few days in this paper and read the article by Marcus Gee on Free Speech Alceste. It starts with, "Free speech is the cardinal right – the right that underpins all others. Yet how casually we brush it aside." Of course as a supporter of the LPC you do not agree with free speech do you? And insults by calling me Mr. Bahr continue you down that road. Get real.

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Annette Island has their own police force - Metlakatla PD. If there are charges for something they want the State to take jurisdiction over, they are referred to the Ketchikan District Attorney's office (ie: felony DUI, felony assault).

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Remember when the Episcopal Church was known as "The Republican Party at prayer?" They have been usurped by the US version of The One True Church.

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Well, here's a convo. For all this European-based 'expertise' on Indigenous history, of which very little has been explored, one should remember that the Indigenous were rich, complex, industrious societies that thrived on this continent for several thousands of years. Isn't it interesting to you that the simplistic conversations about who did what to whom within the Indigenous societies is only commonly 'known' and spoken to by the Euro-descendants? For the record, the Hurons, whose own name is the Wendat are very much still alive.

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Thank you Ed, I agree with you, but unfortunately elections matter more than what you say or what your dad said. Alaska's government has been hijacked, and it will take a lot of effort to get our government back.

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I can eat it for breakfast. In fact, I believe it's Kelp Season now. Herring eggs on kelp freshly harvested is a wonderful Spring Tonic and tastes wicked good!

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That puzzled me too, particularly considering the author. I'm assuming there have been new educational programs globally that we have had in place for years, and that's the "great strides." I think the US (Dallas Charter) represented the first major organizational effort to protect children following all the horrific revelations, and there are still MANY countries we haven't yet heard from. (I sure can't think of any other relevant info to warrant such a statement.)

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More Drugs are not a solution - Why would ANY employer move to a smallish city with a bunch of stoned out potheads as a populace ? This county is already in bad enough shape, polluting the workforce with more drugs is not the answer. This is not Chicago - this is Eugene, and if you want more gang violence then give people more of a reason NOT to work, like sitting around stoned all day.

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He always does that

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Nobody here has any clue as to the veracity of the charges. But just the nature of the charges is enough to render him convicted in the view of the commenters.

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YOU CAN NOT BAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA ANYWHERE IN ALASKA...... Except federal property...... Grow 24 plants! Possess 24 ounces! Medical marijuana protected from federal prosecutors......NOT RECREATIONAL Read it here! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrabacher–Farr_amendment www.thehealingcentermedicalclinic.org

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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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The expression "perpetual motion" is a little misleading. It would be one thing to build a machine that ran on seemingly "for ever", but an entirely different thing to use it as a source of energy. A "perpetual motion generator" just doesn't exist within the physics of the known universe.

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No. Look at the timeline of our posts. I posted 2 hours after you did, on the day you claim the article said something different than was written. An update is not an edit. An edit or retraction is what the news uses when it needs to change erroneous information, and a description of what has been changed is included somewhere in the article. This update you are reading refers to the update clearly posted at the top of the article, which is that the two sailors weren't found. That is how the news works.

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Ummm. Yes, in fact even his own Secretary of State considers him to be a "moron." That horse, the question of Trump's alleged intelligence, left the barn a long time ago, where were you? Trump is a short-sighted fool and an ignoramus. He is a groping misogynist, a pathological liar, and a reckless and irresponsible narcissist. Even Kim Jong Un, who seems like a Rhodes Scholar next to Trump, had the right idea: "Trump is a dotard!" But worse than all that, Trump does not understand economics, global business, or diplomacy. He has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is abundantly unqualified for the office he holds. His many bankruptcies clearly show that he does not even understand business. I'm really curious. What have you seen that would make you think Trump has any intellectual capacity or maturity beyond a pre-adolescent?

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great post - but that would make too much sense - and u gotta know that the union would blow their collective fuses if they had to meet quality guidelines

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Who supports Trump bombing Assad? Trudeau UK Germany, Italy, France NATO, Group of 7 Saudi Arabia, UAE etc ---------------------

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Donald Trump's lies will keep working for him as long as the MSM keeps reporting them as "news."

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Illegal.... Against the law. Anyone willing to bet that not a single doctor will be charged? Money trumps justice.

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We had a cabin up Taku River. Me and my Dad used to jump a few Beaver Dams and bam! Tulsequah.

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No, they reflect bad proof texting. The Orthodox are saner and of older tradition than Rome on this issue.

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What is a justifiable fine in your opinion? $1-million, $5-million, etc? He sent 3 kids through our public school system for 18 years each at taxpayers expense which exceeds $540k+ in stolen tax funds from the public to school his children. He probably paid zero income taxes, after all how does an illegal pay income taxes when the illegal has no SSN? Finally, what's wrong with Mexico? I can't see any problems with a self made millionaire with ill gotten gains living it up in cheap Mexico.

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Hey Konrad: Is there any scenario where France will "win"?

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And don't underestimate political Islam. They have been successfully infiltrating and taking over countries for a very long time.

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@Daily maverick, I am wondering if you are a news agency or intelligence agency, it's better if you reveal something important that is the real concern of South Africa. You have investigated this matter under whose authority?

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Ah yes the OCF is here, and I predict the local Eugene bum populations will skyrocket once it's over...just like it does every year. Does it seem odd to anyone else that other celebrations can't afford to keep going (Eugene Celebration)yet the OCF is going strong? Maybe it's because the OCF tourists get gouged in the day time and the hippie old guard spend all that out-of-town money on the night parties. I find elitist hippies to be a hilarious concept.

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no way she will be in jail

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Hmmmmm.............but the narrative from the Right Wing media is that there is no discrimination, and that there is just "complainers and wimps out there !!" Right ? Look at all the beautiful people, and everyone has a fair opportunity in this GREAT, and EXCEPTIONAL country of ours. Yeah, sure.......just like the U.S. isn't an endemically corrupt and nepotistic oligarchy, right ?

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You would, but you'd be lying. I call this the you're-as-bad-as-we-are argument.

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It was you who said this funding amount is better than Harper's year. I don't know if that is true. You have the burden of proof, not me.

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Thanks for getting the name of the community right unlike another new arrival.

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I don't care if he goes roller skating on the street with the homeless just as long as he keeps his nose out of U.S politics. The damage he's caused has passed, there's no need to keep reminding us.

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Poor Mike doesn't get it. The majority of British Columbians rejected the Liberals and actually support the NDP/Green result. Take a HARD look Mike at the vote count in the province and be a man and step aside. The voters are saying "Work Together" but you simply don't want to. You think it's your god given right to have power handed to you forever. Thankfully now we actually might get some legislation people want. To start with I'd like to see your corporate funding removed permanently. Second I'd like to see proportional representation enacted to better serve the needs of the BC Voter.

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In my opinion, this article reminded me of the Readers' Digest section entitled "Laughter: The Best Medicine." Thanks for this, Gerry.

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Communicating Canada's position across the Middle East on such important matters, that's the GG's job? More arab terrorism on the news = more support to Israel. More support to Israel = more new permanent colonies. More colonies = lower oil prices? Israel, now a Goliath... First shall be last and last shall be first?

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Those 'tenants' aren't paying with their own money, they are subsidized, vouchers for rent, beggars can't be choosers. Take a look at some of the accompanying pictures, would you stop there for an overnight visit?

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The NYT reports: "A government lawyer said more than 100,000 visas were revoked by the Trump administration. The State Department later said it was `fewer than 60,000.' " The "temporary" ban seems to be having more effect than snow or heavy rain, or your assertion that "all except 1 or 2 were denied entry for more than a day."

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Trudeau's trying to dig himself out of the sthihole he dropped into after his boss told him that almost three quarters of the population of Canada disagree with his decision to payoff a terrorist with the taxpayers money. We shall remember!

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Without that degree life is more difficult. Venture capitalists are less inclined to invest in a business started by a non-college graduate and forget about getting a good job. Now, there are exceptions and some small number of people do make it without a degree but they are a small minority. Most high school graduates are stuck in the lower middle class forever. At least get yourself certified for something - having no advanced training or degree puts you at a disadvantage from the get go.

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I, too, am a Lost Canadian. My family lost ours in 2004 after being in Canada with citizenship since 1946 (my dad came in 1925 as a child but went back to serve in WWII, so we were born in Britain). My brother served in the Canadian Navy and a Police force. I worked full time for over 50 years, paid all taxes, had SIN cards and all. We got no notice or hearing, just found out when my brother applied for a passport (never needed in the Navy) and was told our citizenship had been stripped. I have not been able to travel out of country since. There were thousands of War Brides and children in this mess. I get CPP and OAS which are based on residency but so many organizations require citizenship, even for volunteers. Our children are all Canadian citizens, but also entitled to British because of our birth there, so they are vulnerable to revocation also. I am not sure what the legal answer would be, but surely there must be a better way for Canadian citizenship.

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In this day and age, 67 is much too young. No doubt, his leukemia is related to his career exposure to hydro carbons, which has a proven elevated risk. Oil workers, like it or not, this is your future.

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That might be so- at least right up to the point where other nations respond in kind. Then all the assumptions on maintaining current production levels collapse with entirely predicable consequences- as shown in the 1930's and in any number similarly triggered depressions. They used to be quite common you know- but that is history now - and who needs that?

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He needs a distraction this week from the Comey testimony.

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I think “producing more noise than impact” applies to just about anything associated with the trump regime. Congress too, for that matter.

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"Fully supports Donald Trump" evidences a candidate whose views are problematic or a candidate who is willing to blindly support a controversial and unconventional Presidential candidate without discernment. Both are untenable and undeserving of consideration and support. Few things in politics are black and white. A more nuanced deliberative response would have been appropriate.

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Not like the ever civil and polite Bud Tugley eh? Snort!

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From the looks and prancing of his Obeseness, he may have trouble getting a burial in "his" own diocese.

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@kennie1933: While that may be true for UH as a whole, the Shidler College of Business really makes good use of it's resources, so since this donation is for only the school, I don't think we have anything to worry about.

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Can't leave it on Flatop..that's littering.

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It is BS to say this is just a health issue. Drug addiction is not a victimless crime. Drug abusers support gangs. Locking up addicts in jail is not a viable solution. While I feel sorry for him and his family, he made a stupid decision to use drugs. I think the law should notify the immediate family and put liability on the family. Unless the family gets involved this problem will not get solved.

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Nauseating, as ever with these thieves.

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Agreed, in my opinion as a local resident, the pricey affair of participating in boutique shopping combined the creation of "dining experience(s)" is not in my wheelhouse. Seems more inline with those who want this experience...the tourist trade. Hence, we've gravitated away from the Ala Moana Experience. I believe what may resemble anything that was once "was" will be the attempt to bring back the Sears (Appliance) outlet store, Target (department) store and Macy's (if they remain). Perhaps the next one to leave maybe the Satellite City Hall(?) that would complete the purge and everything Ewa of the new "Lanai" will become "One". It will just be an extension of Waikiki..."Waikiki West". Hopefully, the tourist trade will be stable enough to keep things intact for all who are jumping in. Just saying...

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Selfie?

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SS DDS: Sieg Heil! THAT'S IT. I require compensation for any further instruction regarding our once revered Bill of Rights, which you apparently are eager to destroy.

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The "living wage" is a myth. No one who has proposed one has ever given a definitive number. Seattle put in a new minimum wage law that has caused restaurants to hire LESS people. Flipping burgers does not take a whole lot of skill, neither does bussing tables. Oh, it is hard work, but the real gainers of a low minimum wage are the workers themselves who gain invaluable employment skills to try to achieve the next rung up the ladder. What you say about the 1 percenters is just wrong. Many I know are extremely generous, both liberal and conservative. They are also successful, know what works AND put their treasure where they think it will do the most good, also toward either liberal (social justice) or conservative (self sufficiency) causes. Without investors - who are risking their own money, not some distant bureaucrat who says you can only make this much, anything more belongs to me to do as I or the Government deems worthwhile - we would not have the most free economy on Earth.

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Look bro , I didn't call him a coward . I said what he did was half way coward. Did you see the play ? You don't get five minutes unless what you did was really bad. He could have injured the Minnesota player. Hitting players from behind into the boards is as bad as it gets and UAA has a track record of hitting from behind. Lighten up bro .

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Bogus Poll

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Just one.? How about she voted down the WR motion to exempt charities from paying the Carbon Tax. Yep Food Banks and every charity will be paying money to the government for helping people. Non profit paying Carbon tax. The Calgary food bank can take one dollar and buy five dollars worth of product with it. That food bank estimates it will have to pay 31 thousand dollars a year by 2018 in carbon tax.That means they will lose 155 thousand dollars worth of food, so that Notley can subsidize her wind and solar green energy initiatives, that are being built by foreigners.

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Comey and Rogers said over and over again that Russia's pawprints were all over this. You just claimed that the NSA was involved in this alleged "surveillance " of Trump (quite a stretch from his original claim, btw). And yet the head of the NSA denies any knowledge of any surveillance. But maybe some other agency head knew about it, and Trump would have found out how, exactly. Remember what Rogers said was done with the identities of Americans recorded unintentionally - if the conversation gave no hint of criminal activity, their identity and the conversation is purged. If something warrants investigation, the name is masked with a generic identifier. The only way that someone could have tied the alleged conversation to Trump would be if it had been retained as evidence of criminal activity. And if it really were true, then the existence of the tap would still be classified information, and Trump committed a felony by revealing it.

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What!? This guy's the best! Always seems happy go lucky to me.

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Just another day in America. This is barely news anymore. Thank you NRA and Republicans. /s

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Many comments to this and similar articles show faulty thinking about the place of plebiscites (for that is really what the Brexit referendum was) under a parliamentary system of government. A plebiscite is simply a snapshot of the public's collective opinion at a particular point in time on the question posed. By contrast, the House of Commons is constitutionally charged with deciding issues of the day requiring legislation and acts on behalf of the nation as circumstances change from time to time. Few Brits contemplated a hard Brexit (certainly not most of those leading the YES campaign) during the campaign and Brexit vote. It is now, however, the political duty of the UK Government to develop policy and for Parliament to accept or reject that policy in light of current needs and circumstances (which may be very different from those of last year). The Referendum outcome is politically relevant but not legally binding on the UK's MPs and Parliament.

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You must've been facebooking during history class. Mexico used to own the southern and western portions of Colorado. The residents there became US citizens in 1848.

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Man on moose love ain't allowed...even in the Territories ; -)

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Agreed on the structure part. Wet or saturated soils will have a considerable amount of weight. Pike's is okay, but not great as it used to be. Besides, this isn't Seattle. No reason to model after it. This is more like a Chimacum Corner place. BTW, rooftop greenhouses and gardens have also been shown to be improvements on habitats for honeybees; in our case, for Bombus- bumblebees.

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Here's the OED definition to add to the discussion: "liberal democracy, n. (The advocacy of) a democratic system of representative government in which individual rights and civil liberties are officially recognized and protected, and the exercise of political power is limited by the rule of law."

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As said previously, the "homeless problem" is not new. Your article states that "Some of them have been there for more than 20 years." . Eccentrics with a preference for sleeping rough have abided in Hawaii for centuries. One of the earliest "public laws" proclaimed by Kamehameha I in the early part of the 19th century was his "Law of the Splintered Paddle" which stated in part: . "Let the woman and the child, the aged and the infirm walk freely along the byways and lie down peacefully at the side of the road. No one shall molest them." . Hawaii state and municipal governments make much of their ceaseless efforts to respect native traditions. They should therefore cease useless efforts to modify lifestyles and focus instead on code enforcement, sanitation and when necessary the efficient and economical disposal of the remains of those who have shuffled off this mortal coil.

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I have no use for Minnery's political agenda, but attacking him like that from behind the safety of a screen name is cowardly. If you can't put you name and face on it, then what you are doing is worse than what he's up to. At least he has the courage of his convictions, even if they are wrong.

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I'd like to see them express their opinions openly as these NFL players are doing and not hide behind fake names.

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The town is not 'climate challenged', it was built on a spit of sand a few feet above sea level waiting for the next big storm to wash it away. Any state money to continue fighting nature is a total waste of taxpayer dollars. Why is it that every time a village has a problem state and federal taxpayers are somehow required to bail them out. Tell every adult villager that a modest home with no down payment awaits them on the railbelt and they are welcome to move and make the payments but we will build no hundred million boondoggle in the bush again.

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Can your provide a source for any of these claims?

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I thought none of you goobers were going to the games today. The stadiums are packed. Oh that's right you all don't make enough to buy a ticket

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Given that Trump does not want to go where there are likely to be large-scale protests.................. ...... that leaves Saudi Arabia, Israel and the "poorly educated" parts of Republican states.

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He is not saying that some votes are not counted. He is saying that they do not count toward electing someone. There are people who have voted in elections for 50 years, and never cast a ballot for someone who became a representative. All ballots are counted. Many do not count toward representation.

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So you light up in front of your kids? Good to know where your coming from.

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Mr. Galdabini: no one has said Mr. Trump shouldn't be allowed to speak his mind, how did you get that from the conversation? His words show his true feelings about inequality and race in America.

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I think they have a safe space in the life section...

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Yeah, I didn't like it either. One other negative, IMHO, is the number of cigarettes consumed (like it's the cure for cancer, as they say). I know that may sound trivial to some but glamourizing smoking has got to stop in TV and movies.

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No as I learned to keep my hands in my pockets as a young man. You should try it , it's a liberating feeling, by the way have you heard of birth control yet, it is 2017 after all DAD.

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This whole voting system is complete nonsense. The biggest problem is that as somebody else wrote a while back that you are forced to say whether or not comments are good or civil when you haven't even read what they are commenting on!

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Good thing there's no bridge to Russia/China/Eastern Europe..... all hackable cars would be driving themselves there?

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They want a second freeway going through there to relieve the pressure from the first freeway. Never going to happen.

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NSA H. R. McMaster stated “We have back-channel communications with a number of countries. So, generally speaking, about back-channel communications, what that allows you to do is to communicate in a discreet manner.” He said further that he was not concerned abut Kushner's actions. Why would Russia want Trump to be president when they had a better opportunity to increase their global position under a Clinton presidency. In 2010 HRC and 9 other Federal Agency heads of the Obama administration did not object to Russia acquiring a majority financial interest in Uranium One - it owns it completely now. Shortly afterwards, Bill Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock. The Podesta Group (owned by brother of John Podesta) lobbied for the deal. I wonder what Obama meant when caught on a hot mike just prior to the 2012 election telling Putin "I'll have more flexibility after the election.

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' Flynn, who was fired from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Found out he had no intelligence to contribute. He and his child have devolved to spreading false and fake news, …until Trump seized on another patsy to shore up his traitorous buffoonery. .

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Hah! He makes it sound like we are one big, happy family and the state is our "benevolent pappy." If only he knew. "Every year, the state dumps baby salmon into rivers and bays. The salmon swim to the ocean, grow up, and then return, which ensures that locals have plenty of salmon to catch and support their families." Little does he know of the wars we all fight at one time or another with each other or someone or other, even just for the salmon! And, so much for the benevolent Papa...the runaway train which carries our cumulative wealth with nary a worry for what it leaves behind....

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We have plenty of feral cats in Aiea, and they quite clearly do not eat primarily out of trash cans, because trash cans are covered. Even in Mainland suburbia, where raccoons do eat out of trash cans, they do not eat primarily out of trash cans. I frequently see feral cats hunting birds, anole lizards, and at least once saw one eat a large cockroach. The Polynesian colonists brought rodents with them, yet the native birds seem to have survived them just fine. I suspect the mongoose is at least as serious an egg predator, and may be worse, at least for some species. Cats are in no danger whatsoever of going extinct. That cannot be said of Hawaii's birds and monk seals. So, it becomes a question of priorities. Do we want happy outdoor pet cats, or a thriving bird and seal population? If anyone has a better solution to the cat problem than killing them, let's hear it. I'm open to any non-cruel solution. What I am not open to is more of the proven failure of TNR.

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That sucking sound is the Liberal (way left of traditional liberal policies) government emptying hard working Canadians wallets and purse. Quick everyone apply for a teaching or government job!

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white Paid Media is promoting lies and fake news.

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And they don't care about J.T.1, or doctor crs o Alison70, or anyone else. Certainly, they don't care for those of us who stand up to their poorly conceived, terribly developed 'tax reform'. It is a wedge politics perpetrated by the VERY RICH on the well off with no regard for the poor. I desperately want to curse at them publicly because it is such blatantly bad policy for Canada. But heh, they are the VERY RICH and they are politicians and they are arrogant, so they can lie to everyone else, while smugly ignoring me and all of the rest of us.

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