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Great news taxpayers!! We get to pay more for a system that is broken and not serving the needs of our children. The broken public education system and out of control spending is why so many parents in Hawaii pull their children out of public schools and suffer for years to pay huge amounts to private schools. When will the voters wake up and vote for those that will fix the DOE? | 0 | not toxic |
You didn't get it did you. Do you need for me to explain it to you? I'd be happy to. | 0 | not toxic |
lol, uh no. First come first served. It doesn't matter when Europeans got to NA, they couldn't find Hawaii until the late 18th century, lol. Similarly it doesn't matter when Europeans got to NA, other people were there first. It's their land, europeeeeeeeans just stole it.
Maybe long ago someone at U of H gave a 16th century date for the first Hawaiians, but most anthropologists now agree on a date prior to 5th century - 500 years before even Lief Ericson drifted into the much larger and much more obvious Canadian coast and failed to establish a lasting colony there. | 0 | not toxic |
Proud or not... they will be protected by family and community to the very end | 0 | not toxic |
It's tough to negotiate with an erratic and paranoid leader like Kim Jong-un. Do U.S. and South Korean promises to not invade mean anything to the North Koreans? Tough to find a starting point for negotiations. Ironically, Trump's supposed negotiating skills might actually accomplish something positive. | 0 | not toxic |
Lamont I'm disappointed for you have so often presented yourself as an outspoken expert/critic here on so many things and yet you write, "If you find an old article, you may still find your old comments(that is the way to access them, not through your ID in the top right corner)"
Lamont...did you never under the old system think to copy the URL that came up in the window above your endless list of posts and opinions...the one that looked like;
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/community/profiles/TheMagicKeyToLamontCranstonComments :) | 0 | not toxic |
Bring on all the Reform Haters and their anti-Canadian attitudes who support and defend Trump. But, Canada will do at or near the best of OECD countries anyway, despite the deadweight. | 0 | not toxic |
We? what we? you can if you want | 0 | not toxic |
The letter writer finally clears up this confusing issue. Clearly, everything going back to the 1960's is the fault of Obama, Clinton and the Democratic party. Let's forget about 8 years of Reagan, 4 years of Bush Sr., then 8 years of Bush Jr. after Bill Clinton's 2 terms. And as well, who better to comment on this subject than a group of White people! Dale is being way too modest when he fails to mention that he holds a degree in Black Studies from Trump University. | 0 | not toxic |
what's next isis? | 0 | not toxic |
Mike, thanks for trying to explain but as you can see, Richard needs education more than anyone. Don't waste your time responding to him. He actually thinks something good will come from this loser Trump. In the Bush era, we saw that anything the Republicans touched turned to crap. They will continue down this same road with the new idiot. Sadly, the taxpayer will be the one who ends up paying for their ignorance. | 1 | toxic |
JZ: Hmm....more wasted money saved. | 0 | not toxic |
When more than 50% of our wages are taxed in some fashion or another, it's evidence of an utter lack of power at the lower tiers of action (anti-subsidiarity). | 0 | not toxic |
But you are the "favourites" TSN said so. | 0 | not toxic |
The thing I relish about Mr. Miliani is that he is consistently right. I liek that he sees through to the truth and reports back to us what he has seen. Sort of like Plato's philosophers who return to the Cave to tell those chained to their illusions what lies outside. | 0 | not toxic |
Hi Paul, You should vote for who you think will make the best president. Myself, that's Gary Johnson! | 0 | not toxic |
In the first place, there are more than 100 quotes-- all available via Google. For another, you never refuted the single quote I gave from John Adams. I can give you more quotes, if you also intended not to refute them, either.... | 0 | not toxic |
The only way things will change, is when people start shooting these jets down. They fly so low and make so much noise (they can be heard long before they are seen) that they are an easy target. | 0 | not toxic |
I would like to see camping banned on the bike paths PERIOD. I can handle myself but I see so many single mothers with children, and men or women alone that can't deal with an attack if it happens. | 0 | not toxic |
Party says keep the nice, humble Japanese-American where he is.
They let Abercrumbie go down in flames but you cannot offend the J-As.... | 0 | not toxic |
another thing all American citizens should be engaged in ...is the demand that major network, media new ALWAYS be research truth and factual. Opinion should be designated as 'our opinion' but based only on established fact, NEVER 'altermate facts'. Any reporter who knowingly distorts truth for anyone's agenda should be shouted out of existence by real Americans. | 0 | not toxic |
Maybe I don't understand your role, Brett. Are you reporting the news here on Rep. Gabbard's trip or are you doing another editorial on her? Are you a reporter or a commentator, or both? You know when I try to explain to Trump supporters that my criticisms are not based on what other people say about him, but what he says about himself... himself! | 0 | not toxic |
The Globe editorial department - located in Toronto - once again endorsing the status quo like they did in the last federal election. Apparently, Canadians are foolish to ever want a change in leadership. | 0 | not toxic |
Benedict XVI loved his "Orneryariate." Rome's loss is Anglicanism's gain. | 0 | not toxic |
Well that describes about 90% of the liberal apologist on these forums to be sure | 0 | not toxic |
Of course you will, Miller. Perhaps you can nurse him back to health while you're at it. | 0 | not toxic |
Which makes it even more stupid for the Donald to have fired the FBI director. How dumb can one be? He should have asked Putin, his buddy for help. lol | 1 | toxic |
Call me crazy but this woman seems to be consumed with anger. Apparently she was the rabble rouser who organized the angry feminist (are there another kind?) marches with the obscene pink pus$y hats and the vulgar language. Now she demands politicians pass "death with dignity" legislation become law or risk her wrath. Just guessing but she doesn't sound like the type of person who has much compassion for the unborn either. | 0 | not toxic |
The wiki article was probably written by her!!! | 0 | not toxic |
Rokos Basilisk, You deleted your own comment because it didn't make sense. You didn't say you could have handled the shooter if you were in the same room. You said you could have handled him if you were in the same hotel. Now tell us how you would have gotten into his room quickly without being shot. One of the few things you're right about is that almost 600 people were killed or injured. Unfortunately, you don't want to do anything to prevent similar occurrences from happening again. | 0 | not toxic |
The whole brouhaha stinks of Burke - tortured "legalize" over obscure minute points to claim some great power and the devil with who is hurt along the way. Burke is not just throwing Boeselager into the stormy deep, but Festing and the Knights of Malta organization. Can the man go anywhere, do anything within the clerical structures of the Church and not create a mess?
Card. Burke needs to be removed from his role with the Knights. This time, he should not be given any other assignment. The pope could just say he has no other assignment for him at this time. As a cardinal, he would, of course, participate in any conclave to elect the next pope should we lose Francis. I assume he has some retirement from former dioceses and from time served in the Vatican - I have never understood who has to pony up for Vatican retirees. Of course, he knows a lot of wealthy people, so he will never be in need of anything except meaningful work.
I wonder where "home" is for Burke? | 0 | not toxic |
The Trump administration can start a process to eliminate AHA subsidies especially for congress and staff, in order to start an insurance-market collapse.
The administration can facilitateclaim hardship claims for exemption from the requirement to buy insurance. | 0 | not toxic |
The discovery process will require surrender of email and paper files. If there's a single email or document between two owners, or through the league about this, Mr. Kaepernick will prevail. I hope he cleans up.
Good luck to his legal team. | 0 | not toxic |
Tort Reform is just another part of the R con-job about Health Care. What evidence do they offer that would actually prove that preventing patients from having rights to sue for poor care by bad doctors will actually bring down costs of health care by such a significant enough amount that everybody could afford great coverage? It's amazing what some of the public will fall for. | 0 | not toxic |
Or a tweet. Many Pentagon staffers were on the edge of their seats yesterday during the nine minutes it took Trump to tweet a follow-up to his transgender 'ban' in the military, concerned he was about to announce a strike against North Korea or Iran.
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......"
9 minutes pass
"....Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." | 0 | not toxic |
What happened was that Republican Senators and Representatives from the border states and the US Chamber of Commerce and several major businesses mounted a last minute lobbying campaign to remind Trump that 14 Million US jobs depend on NAFTA. A lot of US auto and mechanical manufacturing would move overseas without NAFTA. So make NAFTA better, but keep it too (Trump had announced possibly withdrawing from NAFTA). | 0 | not toxic |
Controversies about issues of human sexuality certainly precede Amoris Laetitia, and will continue as long as the patriarchal gender binary remains normative in the sacramental life of the Church. The "binary" is reinforced every time Catholics go to Mass and must endure a patriarchal liturgy where the divine feminine is suppressed by the male-only priesthood. As long as the Catholic liturgy remains patriarchal, there is no way in the world that better understanding of gender issues can be attained in light of the Christian faith, and more and more people will drift away as they recognize that the body of Christ is not a woman with a male head. This is an issue that must be faced head on, gradualism will not do and is simply prolonging the agony. Next year is the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae. Why should the Church keep using the patriarchal binary as an artificial contraceptive of priestly vocations? Why should the Church keep aborting female priestly vocations? WHY? | 0 | not toxic |
I didn't get shot by police either. Talked with one, but still didn't get shot. | 0 | not toxic |
HDS is incurable..... | 0 | not toxic |
Oh no! Such a wonderful facility. Let's get it up and running again soon with a plan in place to prevent future concerns. | 0 | not toxic |
Mahalo Mazie, you are a hero to me and many others... Keep up the good fight.... I am with you all the way... | 0 | not toxic |
Pope Francis, you are an example to us all. | 0 | not toxic |
The statement could be read to imply we turned over the thumb drive and server to the State Department, which we didn’t
http://podestaemails.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-statement-could-be-read-to-imply-we.html | 0 | not toxic |
Maybe you should research more on the laws and regulations before you comment? | 0 | not toxic |
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do you drink coffee? …soda pop? | 0 | not toxic |
It seems to me that the Archbishop should be removed from office. The Pope has the right to do that. He did it with Bishop of Bling, why not here? | 0 | not toxic |
The shooter said he wanted to kill white cops in response to recent incidents. ALL lives matter | 1 | toxic |
With all of the talk about Sloter never playing with the 1's, we do have a data point of comparison. Sloter saw some 2nd-string guys last night. And, he definitely looked better than Lynch. When the play fell apart, Sloter would do smart things with the ball and not turn it over. | 0 | not toxic |
I suppose you could interpret my comment that way, but it's not what I said. I don't think LSUC is motivated by an intent to violate TWU's religious rights, any more than I think TWU is motivated by an intent to violate equality rights of LBGTQ people. Nevertheless, LSUC IS violating the religious rights of TWU and its students. It's a point I've made repeatedly which you've never once acknowledged. | 0 | not toxic |
We have always admired him Love his acting It's on my bucket list to meet him one day Of course Katherine Ross is wonderful as well This is a great article.Thank you for sharing. EJ & Mindy Belding | 0 | not toxic |
I don't always see eye to eye with Jim Colver. I don't agree with some of his political positions like preserving the PFD (I would rather see it go than have income or other work related taxes). However, I have attended his open forums, talked with him personally and I understand that he chooses his positions on issues by listening to his constituents. This is exactly what politicians are supposed to do- represent their constituents. They are not supposed to represent big oil, pharmaceuticals or other industries that line the pockets of other politicians. Because Jim is willing to listen and not be bought, and because he truly represents his district, I continue to support him. | 0 | not toxic |
what kind of dog is Kona? Such a good temperament. | 0 | not toxic |
Congratulations...? | 0 | not toxic |
An evidence based study is done with conclusive, transparent data and Craig Johnson responds with some stuff he "thinks" while not even bothering to glimpse the study. That's kind of a problem to me, but then I don't have the kind of money big oil has to elect someone who actually thinks. | 0 | not toxic |
This is BS!
People who work after they are collecting nice work and govt pensions are plain greedy and/or they need to get over themselves because they think they are indispensable! Let the young people have the jobs and get a life!
Enjoy your actual life (and it’s sad if that’s only been your work) and your family while you can!
Life is short! | 0 | not toxic |
Coming from the guy that blamed bush for... actually.. fact check me if I'm wrong.. but Obama seems to have an excuse for everything when something bad happens.. High ins cost. Racial unrest - Unemployment at record lows - He thinks he's squeaky clean.. In fact.. he still complains about everything... | 0 | not toxic |
The last time we tried there was no export market and the government cancelled the project. Blame Diefenbaker. | 0 | not toxic |
Do you have any alternative facts? | 0 | not toxic |
Hey Einstein, Florida has bears too : / They also have panthers and Gators and some of the deadliest snakes in the world, It is you who hasn't a clue. | 0 | not toxic |
Ontario is covering "free" Zostavax for people age 65 -70 going forward. The "brief period of December 31st is for those born in 1945 so turning 71 this year. They've never covered it for any other ages and have no intention to. People 65-70 can still get it "free" in the future. It's ageist to assume older people are all poor or that people over a certain age won't pay for anything health related. The vaccine should be means tested before it's given out free anyway in a province with a huge deficit. | 0 | not toxic |
I agree ... and I am an entrepreneur with 35 years of experience. It is ridiculous to say that a business will fail because employees are given a schedule in advance. Treat your people with fairness and respect and they will make sure you stay in business. I am disgusted at how businesses treat people these days. Next thing to add to legislation - parity between FTW's and regular workers. | 0 | not toxic |
Wrong.
Maybe to you but not to the millions who voted for him. | 0 | not toxic |
but of course YOUR priority is more government and more taxes ignoring the economy of our current and future generations!,, the us economy is leading by freedom without increasing taxation and we are being sheep doing the opposite making our jobs less competitive and lives harder for everyone,, YOUR stupidity needs to be boycotted. | 1 | toxic |
The best thing that the Liberals can do at this point in time is close the doors to Parliament and just go home. Canada does not need C-44. This is just a way of connected private sector business people to enrich themselves on tax-payer money. We will be paying user fees on everything. C-6 is an enigma to me. Why do the Liberals want to protect terrorists? C-210, call me old fashion. I like O Canada the way it is. | 0 | not toxic |
Trump's 'poorly educated" supporters wouldn't know Ivanka's stuff is Made in Bangladesh. | 0 | not toxic |
He solicited nothing; the information was offered to him. | 0 | not toxic |
how does this story do ANY GOOD unless you provide the information so that people can donate and/or volunteer??? | 0 | not toxic |
Here is the link to the New York Times article I mentioned above : http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/world/europe/07georgia.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | 0 | not toxic |
***Sing to Home on the Range***
Oh Give me a home
Where the Bloods and Crips roam
Where the Cops always stay away!
Where seldom is heard, of self improvement or work,
And the benefits always PAY!!
East, East side Anchor-age
Where the thugs and the pimps play all day
Methodone is free, Heroin will give you glee
And the only way to leave is with a needle in your veins!
East, East side Anchor-age!
Where the welfare moms and hoes fight at Carrs
You'll see Berkie's Section 8, is better than private property,
And it will alllways be the same! | 0 | not toxic |
1. He was asked her, she didn’t volunteer it.
2. Charlie Rose is getting senile
3. They didn’t now that Ruth’s husband has been dead for 20 years.
4. She couldn’t hold her head up. | 0 | not toxic |
We already had 'tort reform' and it was proven to the be false narrative that it is.
You must have a whole box full of talking points that have already expired or were otherwise proven to be nonsense, you keep pulling them out one by one and none of them are a reflection of any kind of reality. | 0 | not toxic |
All do respect, Mr Whannel, but we've had enough "true" conservatives in the far north to last a lifetime. In their 2 decades in charge of every aspect of state government, "True" conservatives have, proverbially speaking, run Alaska onto Bligh Reef. And considering the abject failure of conservative governance in Alaska, being chief of staff to 2 "true" conservative senators is hardly anything to crow about.
The last thing we need in the legislature is the rigid ideology of another "true" conservative. | 0 | not toxic |
Don't forget the $30k in land transfer taxes that you paid. | 0 | not toxic |
Good criticism, always good to note the downside. Got any better ideas, I'm sure they'd be welcome? Or maybe USA should just ignore these guys (and hope someone else makes them go away), at least until they start trying to drag our daughters back into a 12th century hell, right? | 0 | not toxic |
You seriously need to proof read your comments. I have no idea what you last sentence says.
Healthy people don't go to the doctor. They don't make appointments just to say hi. I don't go to the doctor unless I have too. If anybody is poor and/or disabled, then they should receive Medicaid.
And for some reason you still believe $20,000 has the same buying power as $20 million. | 0 | not toxic |
Probably in your case. | 0 | not toxic |
The reason for a "Militia" or "National guard" was that the early United States
Distrusted a Standing Army, and the Centralization of power in Washington DC. ,
and "kept the number of professional soldiers small. During the Northwest Indian War, the majority of soldiers were provided by state militias. There are nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812."
"Militia units provided 70% of the soldiers that fought in the Mexican–American War, and also provided the majority of soldiers in the early months of the American Civil War The majority of soldiers in the Spanish–American War were from the National Guard."
"U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, federalized the National Guard across the country (1916)
in response to Pancho Villa’s excursion across the New Mexico border."
The militia cannot be a hedge to unchecked Federal power if that militia is under the control
of the Feds. Only the Unorganized Militia Can. | 0 | not toxic |
This from a newspaper that covers every squeak that comes from those pursed lips, floods the white space with Trump op ed and even editorially encourages writers in sports and arts to make a reference to Trump?
Nor did the editorial give any meaningful strategy on how to 'trump Trump' (but did manage to get in another op ed on the subject). | 0 | not toxic |
while their main argument seems to be that the federal laws are the strongest in the land- this does not take away from the fact that they need to be much much stronger.
Also how can MP's MPP's and the like try and hide behind inferior laws when they are actually responsible for writing and or upholding them | 0 | not toxic |
So how will the Autonomous vehicles stand up to electronic system failure, wiring corrosion, corrosion of suspension parts, even after they have been rust-"proofed", obstructions like winter salt slush over headlights, sensors and tire grip? How will they stand up if high powered solar flares knock out their sensory equipment?
It will be interesting to see once this scheme is pushed on the mainstream population.... | 0 | not toxic |
They got even MORE butthurt after the election. I think it is because, deep down, they know the game show host "president" will be something they will ultimately be held responsible for as a party. And he is a freaking disaster. They know it, even if they won't let themselves face it.
They keep trying to blame Donnie on liberals, identity politics, "white genocide", "economic anxiety", and on and on.
Instead of taking responsibility for their choice to vote for a game show host.
Pathetic, but all too predictable. | 1 | toxic |
And you people call right wingers fear mongers? | 0 | not toxic |
You're missing the point that the Mexicans referred to, ". . . request my help to manage migration issues from other nations . . . "
Mexicans made up 52% of all unauthorized immigrants in 2014, though their numbers have been declining in recent years. Meanwhile, the number of unauthorized immigrants from nations other than Mexico grew by 325,000 since 2009, to an estimated 5.3 million in 2014. Populations went up most for unauthorized immigrants from Asia and Central America, but the number also ticked up for those from sub-Saharan Africa. Increases in the number of unauthorized immigrants from other countries mostly offset the decline in the number from Mexico. Pew Research Centre.
Many of these illegal immigrants flow through Mexico, so having Mexico on-side with the USA in controlling same is imperative. Mexico is not without power in this game. | 0 | not toxic |
The article addresses your point. | 0 | not toxic |
I cant wait for the facts to come out in the barack otappa scandal. it will make Watergate look like a picnic. | 0 | not toxic |
LCC doesn't want the art. LCC charged the airport $5,000 to put it in the gallery and never did show the whole thing at once. And there's no more income potential for LCC at this point. Mary Spilde just won't be that blunt about it. As you are an up-and-coming consultant, I'm disappointed you didn't pick up on all that. | 0 | not toxic |
This lag in performance is by design. Provinces cannot afford the " bottomless cup" demands on its health care system. Best way to manage the problem...". supply side it " , simply cut down in number of Doctors graduating that will practice.
No GP doctor on the North Shore in Vancouver is taking a new patient.... takes 3 weeks to get a family Doc appointment in Mississauga.
Doctors are behaving like anyone else. Absent a meaningful profit motive they elect to take more Fridays off, longer vacations , to get their work life balance in irder ( can't blame 'em)
Make sure the medical schools take in lots of offshore applicants so they can goose up their tuition fees, send our students to Ireland to go to medical school ( do you know Irish medical schools are full of Canadian young people?)
Its an insane system of unfillable demand.
The time to istitute some " pay as you play" user fees is well past.
What government will have the courage to tell the great unwashed that the dream is over | 0 | not toxic |
Probably, but that was the job and I accepted the limits that came with it. The limits made me go out and get better skills for the work marketplace. It made me a more educated and employable person. | 0 | not toxic |
Actually Napoleon said this. Xi will destroy China and Russia is forgotten. | 0 | not toxic |
Choon is on the North Shore...she's on expert on La La. | 0 | not toxic |
Thankyou, Emmett Coyne, for speaking so much truth. Pope Francis continues to protect Cardinal Pell in the Vatican, as the other bishops try to do damage control. When will the pope and bishops resign and close the Roman Catholic Church, which is a legalistic, man-created church that worships an institution with its man-created rules and regulations and ignores Jesus and Jesus' command to protect the innocence of children and make the sexual predator clergy accountable to criminal and civil laws? | 0 | not toxic |
The former chair of Powerex, which was in charge of selling power to the Americans is now the BC Hydro chair. (I may have the position name wrong.) From what I understand, sales to the US have been declining. Domestic use has remained flat. Demand is one of the things the BCUC should be taking into consideration. The Fast Ferries boondoggle was political. The ferries could have been used, but that wouldn't have gained any political points for Campbell, who mothballed them and bought new ferries from Europe. The ferries seem to be in service in Eygpt. | 0 | not toxic |
PERFECT | 0 | not toxic |
The Holy Spirit speaks to everyone - man or woman, adult or child, any color, any faith. Our mistake is in thinking that only the magisterium can hear Her, understand Her, and make known what She brings into the world. There is much we can learn about God's presence through how people of other faiths have listened.
The Spirit of Catholicism is open to discernment, to listening. The problem with the surprises of the Spirit is that old fuddy-duddies only listen to what they want to hear and many are not open to the Surprises of the Spirit. I think many Catholics do understand that - which is why majorities of Catholics in many nations do things like vote for gay marriage or ignore what the fuddy-duddies say on a number of issues.
They are still Catholics, just discerning, listening Catholics. | 0 | not toxic |
It's not probably and it's not just this matter! | 0 | not toxic |
Very insightful article, avoiding the 'we are better then them' pattern I see at times. I grew up in Chicago, bitter cold, horrible crime rate that actually got much worst in last couple of years, racially diverse , but not a melting pot. I am not a fan of the original Mayor Daly but he made sure things got done in a city of several million people, leadership.
I lived in San Francisco for years and also LA. Horrible traffic in LA and now with the huge dot.com base in San Fran, both have horrible traffic jams. It is a price of success and people openly tolerated the negatives. San Fran and LA have very strong economics and will draw the businesses and workforce. Honolulu traffic is bad, but try commuting in snow storms or in the LA parking lots they call freeways.
Honolulu is a big city , but culturally and politically, it operates like a town. I hear the local phase, 'that's the way we do things here'. If you are standing still, the world passes you by. | 0 | not toxic |
The mayors of any sanctuary city should have been charged and imprisoned years ago.
The very idea of a "sanctuary city" goes against the US constitution.
Like him or not, Trump needs to bring action against these rebels immediately with harsh repercussions.. | 0 | not toxic |
While I don't think either was religious, and I don't think either claimed their killing was in the name of religion, there are people who claim because they were head of nominally Christian countries and had some background in church, they were not atheists. Personally I agree they should be included, but didn't want to argue with those claiming they weren't really atheists. | 0 | not toxic |
Who are you referring to when you say the "fat despot"? Just want to make sure. | 0 | not toxic |
Rumsfeld was one of the architects of the WMD lies that were abetted by intel agencies and media to enable a crooked war. Did you forget that? | 1 | toxic |