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too much weed the night before or maybe too much weed all day long not too bright	0	not toxic
A 6-0 second set? Whoa. What happened?	0	not toxic
Except before "the age of making dividend checks", it was "the age of making income tax deductions". Don't even try to blame the dividend on that. Also, some Native cultures haven't caught up to the fact that the reason their ancestors had ten children was in the hopes that three or four would survive to full adulthood and that life isn't like that nowadays.	0	not toxic
So, what did Alaskans have to sacrifice to get the money this requires? It is about the money you know.	0	not toxic
Main reason why she could be mad is word on the street is that she could have been Bernie's running mate as VP.	0	not toxic
So let's hear your version of how the Korean War started, go ahead amuse us. BTW, when did I ever say that the US didn't drop those well-deserved A-Bombs (that Canada help to build) on Japan?	0	not toxic
No one is listening to Murkowski. She went public against Trump. And she pushed for selling US oil overseas, which is counter to Trump' s oil independence goal (US oil should be used in the US). No one will be listening to Murkowski for the next 4 years.	0	not toxic
UA needs to keep the sports that are relevant to Alaskans: skiing, hockey, and basketball. Most Alaskans ski, many play hockey and basketball. Keeping track and field, gymnastics, and swimming doesn't make sense - except that the legislature just wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on a new sports center for UAA and they have a fancy gymnastics gym. Suck it up. Get rid of the sports that aren't relevant to the majority of Alaskans. I hope the NCAA rejects this plan.	0	not toxic
" the goal of the city and of council votes is to ensure that we live in healthy and safe neighborhoods; drive on well-maintained roads; enjoy biking and walking; support our essential services such as ambulances and public safety" -- Lucy Vinis Apparently, Vinis isn't aware of the 29-unit condo development that the Planning Division staff and Planning Commissioners are trying to ram through at the dead-end of Oakleigh Lane.	0	not toxic
Why not fix tax laws so HE has to pay taxes?????	0	not toxic
Make America Great Again!	0	not toxic
Again, I think your opinion posts would be more valuable if there were facts cited to support what appears to be merely on idiosyncratic assessment of a situation. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, whether founded on fact or on nothing at all, but I think it always best to form an opinion based on some assessment of information. As it is, I fail to understand how your post relates to the article. I think we should guard against this discussion turning into yet another exploration of your worldview, and I am sure you agree with that. Modesty would suggest that it is not all about one's self.	0	not toxic
Check out Shannon Forrest, who is a top tier Nashville session drummer who also played with The Dukes of September (Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald of the Doobies etc) and Keith Carlock, who is Steely Dans touring drummer and has consistently stolen the show - saw them at the Hummingbird summer of 2015 - he was without equal. Hats off to Neil Peart also, maybe at one time the greatest technical drummer alive.	0	not toxic
It's actually really funny how you're quick to make assumptions and come to the conclusion that one doesn't work simply because they respond to their emails. (Which is what this system does when someone replies to them as I'm sure you've noticed by now.) Also is the irony that you seem to come to the point that you feel I respond to these articles anymore so than yourself. I mean seriously do you just not pay attention to how much you flap your fingers on this site? Tell you what, there's this button at the top of the comments section which allows you to see how many times you've written posts. Perhaps you ought to give that a peek. I've seen your out put deary and it far exceeds my own; which makes me question just how boring your work life must be since you apparently Do have so much time to devout to this forum. Btw Your opinion on my previous response, taken as a personal attack, on your part is simply your own overactive perception. It's not reality Rachel.	0	not toxic
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I never said that we had to be the same. What multiculturalism does is divides us instead of helping us grow together like the idea expressed by 'E pluribus unum', What I see 'E pluribus unum' expressing is the idea of out of many ideas and the like joining together, one good one emerges.	0	not toxic
Most who fought in WW II probably saw what it was like in those countries we were fighting, in which free speech and the right to disagree with the government were against the law, and "patriotism" was mandated. Today, we see that in North Korea.	0	not toxic
Regardless what he may or may not of said during the campaign, that's not what he did. 85% of Muslims don't live in the countries he targeted.	0	not toxic
I guess this means that it won't be added to the other forgeries, wives tales (pun intended) and cherry picked copies of copies already in the bible.	0	not toxic
We do have double jeopardy... But that doesn't apply in the case of a mistrial which is what happened here. Just as it doesn't apply in other "civilized countries"	0	not toxic
There are around 3000 company's on the NYSE. You selected about 25 company's, most of which are in the software / insurance business, some of whom like Schneider Electric, Royal DSM and Unilever aren't even American.	0	not toxic
And how many ev mechanics are there in the town where you live.	0	not toxic
More nonsense.	0	not toxic
Too many laws on the books already. Too many multiple charges for the same offense. The simple fact is that the more you disproportionately lock up the more the system fails. Jail should always be a last resort, not a first resort.	0	not toxic
Was Justins secret appointment process based on merit or partisan in nature?	0	not toxic
Over your head james.	0	not toxic
Bingo! Now consider the prevalence of psychopathy and effects of Stockholm Syndrome.	0	not toxic
So, basically low interest rates here aren't bringing the CDN$ down because oil prices are going up. Is that about it?	0	not toxic
I wonder if it is actually legal for a small business to refuse to take the US dollar as payment.	0	not toxic
On the captions below the telecast, CNN made the same mistake during the testimony. Run back the tape if possible. They said, Sessions told Comey to call it a matter not an investigation. Maybe the editor got his information that way.	0	not toxic
Like all those companies moving offshore, from the highest corporate income tax in the world? How many visa's does it take to run an oil company in Alaska? Support the Fundamental Right to Travel, to anywhere in the Whole Wide World. 1, Lisa Murkowski, the residential favorite, non resident. http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/h1b.htm	0	not toxic
lets see if the radical Muslim Brotherhoods front CAIR gets involved.	0	not toxic
Seems there is no place like Nome , not even Nome.	0	not toxic
Great! http://www.freecriticalthinking.org/climate-change/123-anthropogenic-global-warming-theory If you are capable of "critical thinking" you realize that the AGW THEORY is bogus!	0	not toxic
Your facts are true, but they can't understand your meaning.. all "THEY" see is 85 million in profit. And they go bananas over peanuts. socialist want every single penny and more.	0	not toxic
Trump needs a censor on his own tweets.	0	not toxic
Just like East and West Germany eventually became one so do the two Koreas desire unification. All it needs is for USA to stand back and let it happen. The fact that North Korea is aggressively working on development of nuclear weapons is caused by USA policy in the region. Americans through their fear of communism could not let go of Korea. Perhaps now is a good time. If they can tolerate a communist China they should be able to accept the free expression of the 2 Koreas whatever form that would take. Russia was big enough to let go of Germany.	0	not toxic
The culture of fear	0	not toxic
Yes. You are right. I found that as well. Sadly - that mortality rate doubled under ACA. So something needs done, needs changed. Let us hope that AHCA has changes that make a positive outcome difference. One change that should help is more funding for drug treatments, as that is one of the Texas 'drivers' behind the deaths, drug abuse. Suicide is also a driver in these deaths after birth, so hopefully the mental health funding in AHCA will have a positive impact. And hopefully giving businesses and citizens more money by less regulations/taxes will aid in the poverty level which is also a factor in these Texas deaths statistically.	0	not toxic
MoiLee, there could be another reason why Senators McCain and Hirono will not retire or resign to take care of their late stage cancers. It could be money. Hold on, Klastri. I did not say it is the reason; I said it could be. Most people are unaware that when a senator dies in office, the widow or widower or other next of kin is paid a death gratuity in the amount of one-year’s compensation, which would be about $200,000 today. It is a very nice perk the Senate established for itself. I do not understand what makes Senators so special to deserve such payment. Next of kin of Federal civilian employees are paid death gratuities of a few thousand dollars, but only when the employee dies as a result of an injury sustained in the performance of duty. I questioned Schatz about the Senate death gratuity practice three or four years ago and he replied with a simple explanation that it was appropriate.	0	not toxic
I guess 'executive order and stability' in the US, but kind of left a mess with Syria, Libya and Iran with hundreds of thousands paying the price and eventually it will come around back to the US	0	not toxic
Oh, too bad Gibson45. A young man lost his life. No one else. I think a little more can be said about him than all the negatives in the article. No one should be defined solely by their worst day and this country needs to start paying serious attention to who we allow to use deadly force, as they usually wield it with impunity regardless of circumstance, and with far less than good judgement.	0	not toxic
It is not he job of the Federal Government to be involved in education. The faster DeVos can decrease the size of that footprint, or even to fully eliminate it,the better. She will get through. Remember, the Democrats started this with THEIR nuclear option. They can reap what they have sown.	0	not toxic
I agree with Trump on this one. He did do a lot to encourage and remind remind remind his party they had 7 years, not just six months under him, to make changes and they failed. They failed to vote when it counted so whats the point. Let the thing die and blame it on the dems. The spineless repubs are now worried their counterparts will blame them for obamcare failures. They are just spineless ferets.	0	not toxic
Korean cooking basics; good tasting too..	0	not toxic
Time to shut that joy ride down.	0	not toxic
Oh my condolences sincerely to the family of this young man I am so sorry he looked like a sweet kid, this is just a absolute horrible happening, and might I add I have to say that in a comment I read about people not thinking like adult sthey are thinking like punks to justify taking a life cause theyre weed got smoked up, your an irrational thinker and your thoughts, are very shallow, no rteason at all to take anyones life cause you are 16 and weed is important, that's a stupid thing to say, what you should of said was, I will show you to the attys office that will slap a huge lawsuit on the state of Alaska for allowing this stuff to be legal, what you are not filed yet, huum ponfder that one	0	not toxic
Fundamentals certainly are part of the education that needs to be imparted, but nothing worse than have a company with great fundamentals and the stock price drops or they cut dividend and the price drops. I think they need a complete package including dividends, drips etc. and price certainly is part of it.	0	not toxic
Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority. (according to Wikipedia). Health care should go back to the states or some other smaller, more local entity.	0	not toxic
Chlorine is addedf to treat the water-- to make it potable. Fluoride is added to treat the body. Can you understand the difference?	0	not toxic
Glenn - I gotta ask, so is flipping the bird (while giggling) the same as marches and sit-ins? And if this were your daughter, would you still be smiling about it? I'd be embarrassed, so would my mom, my dad, my grandma, etc. Us good old plantation kids were raised different.	0	not toxic
When you're fenced in, no need for it. They'll be inspected in ANC or whichever port call they land at later.	0	not toxic
He took her to court to defend himself and lost, he has no further defence.	0	not toxic
Mischief charges for false accusations would go a long way toward reducingg the burdens of the system.	0	not toxic
Simply Google "sex ed gone bad" to understand what Dunleavy means. Looking back on what they tried to teach us at Hanshew, it was awful-- they were winging it. Districts across the country are failing at this, and School Districts should indeed "have a solid plan," and avoid spontaneity, as Dunleavy says.	0	not toxic
Sweet!!!! Wohforth doesn't do his "homework, yet again." The 1912 Corps of Engineers was specific as to where that port should have been. Any guess's? Ya, the RR (Federal RR) know it was critical for a port, also to stage material from the trek into the interior with that RR to FBKS. The C of E report was specific that the port be on the west side of fire island, away from the shoals, into the deep channel of the Mat river. (Like Port Mac). If it was there we wouldn't dredge every year at 20mil a pop. The "port" would fill in quickly and one could build condo's on the present site. This is the port dubbed "the port that never should have been." Just laziness caused it, kinda like the legislature.	0	not toxic
PLEASE CONTACT THE NEWS MEDIA AND URGE THAT THEY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU MUST BE REGISTERED WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR PARTIES IN ORDER TO VOTE IN PRIMARY THEY ARE NOT DOING IT AND ARE DENYING THAT FACT WHEN REPORTING...THEY CLAIM EVERYONE KNOWS THAT AND THAT IS NOT TRUE...WE NEED TO GET ON THIS OR WE WILL FACE ANOTHER BROOKLYN MARIE MCKIM	0	not toxic
And the nerve of them TO CHARGE $10 TO FREEZE YOUR CREDIT! Let's see. 143 million times $10 each is $1,430,000,000. They'll make an extra $1.43 billion by charging for their error? NO WAY! Congress, where are you? Make them do it for free! Or, better yet, make them do it and pay us $10 each!	0	not toxic
Indeed. Tillerson will chew her up and spit her out.	0	not toxic
Negative health statistics on Native Hawaiians have not changed since the first data collected in the late forties, early fifties. What does that tell us? All efforts to improve the health conditions of the Native Hawaiians have not helped at all...except we know more about it. The early initiatives to promote preventive medicine to address these "root" causes of "matters of the heart" per say, matters of the soul/spirit of a people, have failed. The experience of Hokulea was a spiritual moment for po`e Hawaii. Science have a lot more to learn before they will understand that there is much more to the so called "essence of man" and the important role it plays in maintaining the health of the whole.	0	not toxic
If only a third of the population is a " threat" as you see it, what is the problem ? People discriminate all the time, my wife discriminated against other guys when she married me . So if a " Christian " business did not want to do business with, or hire a person because of a closely held religious belief, there are another 60% of businesses, using the authors stats, that would love to have that business, or employee. Only control freaks want to force every one to conform. Being " free" means we have the right to be wrong, at least as far as others may see it.	0	not toxic
Yeah what if the DAPL protesters behaved like this... seems to be a good way to get what you want	0	not toxic
An infallible ump in the Church might have the clout to call it a strike; but it doesn't mean a wild pitch was over the plate just because he called it that way.	0	not toxic
Mr. Morneau was absolutely wrong if true, to tell Canadians when he took office that he had indeed put his holdings in a blind trust when he hadn't. That being said, it also appears to me, that Morneau by placing his assets in an arm's length holding company as he did, has NOT at all violated Canada's ethic laws but has indeed exposed a weakness in those laws in need of a fix! The next question on my lips, given what I see to be "disingenuous" outrage over this coming from the Tory bench, is why under the ten years they were in office, was this supposed "weakness" in Canada's ethic laws, NOT at all visited and repaired by them, like for example, that Tory snake Poilievre, Canada's former Minister of state for democratic reform please!!???	0	not toxic
Tell me, Marty, when "the Supreme Court stomped its judicial boot on the neck of the democratic process in a fit of Josephinism and fabricated a right out of thin air to 'fix' the perceived problem" of interracial marriage in Loving v Virginia, did you object? If not, then you are being inconsistent. If so, then you are being racist.	0	not toxic
Didn't your wife accuse the ITC of forcing her to use contaminated straw out on the trail back a few years ago? That was one of the reasons for her MANY ridiculous scratches from the race over the years. I guess you both would know something about innuendo and no substance. I think ADN needs to find a new columnist, your bias against certain teams is getting worse.	0	not toxic
He's not a businessman. He's been in the public sector most of his life.	0	not toxic
If I wanted to be like California, I'd live there. With all the problems California has, why would we even want to try and be like them?	0	not toxic
I was born, and lived in the Midwest, and the unions distroied buisness there. Unions had their place years and years ago, but now they're not needed! They're good for people that want to get paid, but don't want to work! Look at what the unions were involved in back all the way to the 1930's to now! They were as bad as the mob, infact they worked hand in hand!	0	not toxic
Will Hillary ask for a recount?	0	not toxic
Attaboy, Nick/Luke/Rex/Retiree, you counter with the science from that great source of truth: YouTube. Whucka whucka whucka.	0	not toxic
When the left doesn't like a conclusion they don't actually debate the data and reasoning. They prefer to apply labels and ignore facts. Not unlike when Republicans find science inconvenient amid the 'fake news'.	0	not toxic
What evidence is there that fresh water aquifers have been contaminated by oil & gas industry operations along the front range?	0	not toxic
It's a bit of joke that the White House military junta - Kelly, Mattis, McMaster - is described here as a force of moderation. After all, these people lobbied the reluctant Trump into extending the brain-dead war in Afghanistan.	0	not toxic
I just read about new hires out of college getting 100K bonuses and 800K in stock options to go work for facebook, Apple, Google, etc. These companies make considerably more than many industries but do not get the same back lash. Why? People like their iPhone and feel entitled to gas in their car or health care. So Apple and Google are great and Exxon and Pfizer are evil.	0	not toxic
Why is the White House, or any branch of government, obliged to tell the press anything? Freedom of the press means they can say whatever they want, it doesn't mean that have to be given whatever they want. If they want information, let them go out and dig for it. Nowhere in the constitution does it say that the press is entitled to sit on their asses and have their stories handed to them.	0	not toxic
Perhaps so have you. :-)	0	not toxic
Taking others writings and presenting them as one's own is a sin. It's a sin against the 7th Commandment. It's also likely giving in to the vice of vanity. And it's not an act of disparagement to put own legitimate instances of stealing. What sort of criteria have you allowed to develop?	0	not toxic
Shame on you.	0	not toxic
77 year old john01235 folks.	0	not toxic
He did made the executive decision to implement Phoenix, even though a pre-implementation readiness assessment by Gartner Consulting put up red flags. Yes, Harper started this, but Trudeau had an opportunity to mitigate some of the risks and didn't.	0	not toxic
The Legislature doesn't understand "New Wealth" concept which could fill the budget gap. Sell 1 million acres @ $2,500.00 per acre would generate 2.5 billion a year times 5 years = 12.5 Billion to spend on government and produce incentive for growth in the private sector where New Wealth will produce revenue to local economies. That's the right way to encourage investment and get away from our now government funded economy!! Not one Legislative member much less our Governor has a idea for using our resources to create New Wealth. They all like the easy way out by Taxing the people in a down economy what FOOLS. Their PIE Theory is a Fallacy and unAmerican. Those whom lived here sense statehood may be the only ones that could understand a concept of hard work from living such an experience. Alaskans have lost the frontier spirit if the Legislature is an example of Alaskans today what a shame. People like my Dad and many others who Homesteaded this land are the true Alaskans!	0	not toxic
@Heywood: Who said Ausexpat shouldn't be able to raise the rent or subsidies? Did you even read my post? I'm saying that the rental market is set by what the people are willing/able to pay for rent and that the rental market doesn't care about landlord's costs. If a landlord loses her job and suddenly has to come up with an additional $2000 per month to help compensate for that, will she be able to pass that on to her rental unit that is available for rent? If yes, that doesn't mean the rental market suddenly cared about her job loss. It means that she was under-charging by $2k before. If she doesn't find a tenant with that increase, it's because people could find equivalent rentals at a better price. No one is entitled to own, but neither are people entitled to profit on real estate (or as landlords). If mortgage borrowing becomes harder, landlords with mortgages can TRY passing costs on to renters. The wider rental market (which includes debt-free landlords) will respond.	0	not toxic
Trump need's to stop this tweeting Bullshirt,, he is the President of the United States of America... after all we are the laughing stock of the world right now. Geez.	0	not toxic
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Todd Stone thinks the BC Liberals missed the mark on better protection of tenants? Well kudos at least for being honest. This is a loophole that needed closing years ago.	0	not toxic
At: my goodness, only you and Sara Palin are still bleating about "death panels".....that stuff has been debunked for eight years. Prophets of Doom....President Obama, a "liberal lite" who turned out to be a right-of-center moderate was hardly the frightening spectre Trump presents. So there was little to worry about concerning his Presidency. Even traditional life-long Republicans are concerned about Mr. Trump and what he will bring to the country and the world. If you're not worried about Trump, you should cut your med intake in half. regards, Gary	0	not toxic
Yes, and I dismissed it as totally irrelevant. Much as your race baiting will be dismissed as totally irrelevant.. I'm not commenting on race, I'm commenting on the actions of the police that day and how the investigating officer could have possibly reached those conclusions given the agreed upon facts. This is exceedingly poor police work, and what smacks of a cover-up by all.	0	not toxic
The simple truth is that “America” is sinking into the abyss. At this time, the main purpose of our elected parliament should be to make sure we don’t go down with them. NAFTA is a sideshow. To start, let us make our own planes (“fighter jets”) (and we can do it) and tell the Americans exactly where to go. Let us look at making our own cars, as if that is even slightly difficult. We are a powerful country, but choose to be shy. Time to stop that. Time to step up. Time to show that we have the intellectual and industrial capacity to shine. Time for Justin to “man up”.	0	not toxic
Islam. The religion of peace. LMAO!!!! WHAT A CROCK.	0	not toxic
I am shocked that a police department would not be doing crime prevention. On the other hand an in depth security analyses might be more of a private sector job. The fact that the police chief is using his office to further his private business is unethical.	0	not toxic
America has never handled its own racism well, but this whole argument over statues is absurd considering that we imprisoned and deprived native born Americans of their civil rights by interring them during WW2. All groups need to take a lesson from how Japanese Americans dealt with this.	0	not toxic
Totally shocking that the same people who are laundering money and paying no income tax also want to get out of paying the foreign buyers tax	0	not toxic
That'l learn em!!	0	not toxic
have the good manners to tell your interviewee in advance that "they" are invited for a debate and not an interview? no ambush	0	not toxic
Wouldn't a law actually have prevented this from happening in the first place? Once a bad person with a gun is shooting, you need a good guy with a gun. But really as a society we need to look at stopping bad people from getting guns in the first place. That should be something people from all corners of the political spectrum should be able to agree on.	0	not toxic
In another few months you'll be buying homes cheap, real cheap....Just wait for it.	0	not toxic
I don't know anyone who's parents taught them about the human reproductive system, what are your credentials?	0	not toxic
But sadly, this isn't a entertaining soap opera. It is a modern day witch hunt by those only concerned with themselves. Talk about dirty politics...	0	not toxic
Agreed, the President like to play with the next shiny object that falls in his line of site. Mean time his administration and the Republican party are doing the best they can to function without executive leadership, or, maybe despite their current executive leadership. That's where the attention of the American voters needs to be looking. *It's a shame that both Party's want a significant role in legislation - the moment they no longer hold the majority.	0	not toxic

too much weed the night before or maybe too much weed all day long not too bright

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A 6-0 second set? Whoa. What happened?

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Except before "the age of making dividend checks", it was "the age of making income tax deductions". Don't even try to blame the dividend on that. Also, some Native cultures haven't caught up to the fact that the reason their ancestors had ten children was in the hopes that three or four would survive to full adulthood and that life isn't like that nowadays.

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So, what did Alaskans have to sacrifice to get the money this requires? It is about the money you know.

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Main reason why she could be mad is word on the street is that she could have been Bernie's running mate as VP.

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So let's hear your version of how the Korean War started, go ahead amuse us. BTW, when did I ever say that the US didn't drop those well-deserved A-Bombs (that Canada help to build) on Japan?

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No one is listening to Murkowski. She went public against Trump. And she pushed for selling US oil overseas, which is counter to Trump' s oil independence goal (US oil should be used in the US). No one will be listening to Murkowski for the next 4 years.

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UA needs to keep the sports that are relevant to Alaskans: skiing, hockey, and basketball. Most Alaskans ski, many play hockey and basketball. Keeping track and field, gymnastics, and swimming doesn't make sense - except that the legislature just wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on a new sports center for UAA and they have a fancy gymnastics gym. Suck it up. Get rid of the sports that aren't relevant to the majority of Alaskans. I hope the NCAA rejects this plan.

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" the goal of the city and of council votes is to ensure that we live in healthy and safe neighborhoods; drive on well-maintained roads; enjoy biking and walking; support our essential services such as ambulances and public safety" -- Lucy Vinis Apparently, Vinis isn't aware of the 29-unit condo development that the Planning Division staff and Planning Commissioners are trying to ram through at the dead-end of Oakleigh Lane.

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Why not fix tax laws so HE has to pay taxes?????

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Make America Great Again!

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Again, I think your opinion posts would be more valuable if there were facts cited to support what appears to be merely on idiosyncratic assessment of a situation. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, whether founded on fact or on nothing at all, but I think it always best to form an opinion based on some assessment of information. As it is, I fail to understand how your post relates to the article. I think we should guard against this discussion turning into yet another exploration of your worldview, and I am sure you agree with that. Modesty would suggest that it is not all about one's self.

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Check out Shannon Forrest, who is a top tier Nashville session drummer who also played with The Dukes of September (Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald of the Doobies etc) and Keith Carlock, who is Steely Dans touring drummer and has consistently stolen the show - saw them at the Hummingbird summer of 2015 - he was without equal. Hats off to Neil Peart also, maybe at one time the greatest technical drummer alive.

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It's actually really funny how you're quick to make assumptions and come to the conclusion that one doesn't work simply because they respond to their emails. (Which is what this system does when someone replies to them as I'm sure you've noticed by now.) Also is the irony that you seem to come to the point that you feel I respond to these articles anymore so than yourself. I mean seriously do you just not pay attention to how much you flap your fingers on this site? Tell you what, there's this button at the top of the comments section which allows you to see how many times you've written posts. Perhaps you ought to give that a peek. I've seen your out put deary and it far exceeds my own; which makes me question just how boring your work life must be since you apparently Do have so much time to devout to this forum. Btw Your opinion on my previous response, taken as a personal attack, on your part is simply your own overactive perception. It's not reality Rachel.

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That is good.

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I never said that we had to be the same. What multiculturalism does is divides us instead of helping us grow together like the idea expressed by 'E pluribus unum', What I see 'E pluribus unum' expressing is the idea of out of many ideas and the like joining together, one good one emerges.

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Most who fought in WW II probably saw what it was like in those countries we were fighting, in which free speech and the right to disagree with the government were against the law, and "patriotism" was mandated. Today, we see that in North Korea.

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Regardless what he may or may not of said during the campaign, that's not what he did. 85% of Muslims don't live in the countries he targeted.

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I guess this means that it won't be added to the other forgeries, wives tales (pun intended) and cherry picked copies of copies already in the bible.

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We do have double jeopardy... But that doesn't apply in the case of a mistrial which is what happened here. Just as it doesn't apply in other "civilized countries"

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There are around 3000 company's on the NYSE. You selected about 25 company's, most of which are in the software / insurance business, some of whom like Schneider Electric, Royal DSM and Unilever aren't even American.

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And how many ev mechanics are there in the town where you live.

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More nonsense.

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Too many laws on the books already. Too many multiple charges for the same offense. The simple fact is that the more you disproportionately lock up the more the system fails. Jail should always be a last resort, not a first resort.

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Was Justins secret appointment process based on merit or partisan in nature?

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Over your head james.

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Bingo! Now consider the prevalence of psychopathy and effects of Stockholm Syndrome.

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So, basically low interest rates here aren't bringing the CDN$ down because oil prices are going up. Is that about it?

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I wonder if it is actually legal for a small business to refuse to take the US dollar as payment.

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On the captions below the telecast, CNN made the same mistake during the testimony. Run back the tape if possible. They said, Sessions told Comey to call it a matter not an investigation. Maybe the editor got his information that way.

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Like all those companies moving offshore, from the highest corporate income tax in the world? How many visa's does it take to run an oil company in Alaska? Support the Fundamental Right to Travel, to anywhere in the Whole Wide World. 1, Lisa Murkowski, the residential favorite, non resident. http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/h1b.htm

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lets see if the radical Muslim Brotherhoods front CAIR gets involved.

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Seems there is no place like Nome , not even Nome.

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Great! http://www.freecriticalthinking.org/climate-change/123-anthropogenic-global-warming-theory If you are capable of "critical thinking" you realize that the AGW THEORY is bogus!

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Your facts are true, but they can't understand your meaning.. all "THEY" see is 85 million in profit. And they go bananas over peanuts. socialist want every single penny and more.

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Trump needs a censor on his own tweets.

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Just like East and West Germany eventually became one so do the two Koreas desire unification. All it needs is for USA to stand back and let it happen. The fact that North Korea is aggressively working on development of nuclear weapons is caused by USA policy in the region. Americans through their fear of communism could not let go of Korea. Perhaps now is a good time. If they can tolerate a communist China they should be able to accept the free expression of the 2 Koreas whatever form that would take. Russia was big enough to let go of Germany.

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The culture of fear

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Yes. You are right. I found that as well. Sadly - that mortality rate doubled under ACA. So something needs done, needs changed. Let us hope that AHCA has changes that make a positive outcome difference. One change that *should* help is more funding for drug treatments, as that is one of the Texas 'drivers' behind the deaths, drug abuse. Suicide is also a driver in these deaths after birth, so hopefully the mental health funding in AHCA will have a positive impact. And hopefully giving businesses and citizens more money by less regulations/taxes will aid in the poverty level which is also a factor in these Texas deaths statistically.

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MoiLee, there could be another reason why Senators McCain and Hirono will not retire or resign to take care of their late stage cancers. It could be money. Hold on, Klastri. I did not say it is the reason; I said it could be. Most people are unaware that when a senator dies in office, the widow or widower or other next of kin is paid a death gratuity in the amount of one-year’s compensation, which would be about $200,000 today. It is a very nice perk the Senate established for itself. I do not understand what makes Senators so special to deserve such payment. Next of kin of Federal civilian employees are paid death gratuities of a few thousand dollars, but only when the employee dies as a result of an injury sustained in the performance of duty. I questioned Schatz about the Senate death gratuity practice three or four years ago and he replied with a simple explanation that it was appropriate.

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I guess 'executive order and stability' in the US, but kind of left a mess with Syria, Libya and Iran with hundreds of thousands paying the price and eventually it will come around back to the US

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Oh, too bad Gibson45. A young man lost his life. No one else. I think a little more can be said about him than all the negatives in the article. No one should be defined solely by their worst day and this country needs to start paying serious attention to who we allow to use deadly force, as they usually wield it with impunity regardless of circumstance, and with far less than good judgement.

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It is not he job of the Federal Government to be involved in education. The faster DeVos can decrease the size of that footprint, or even to fully eliminate it,the better. She will get through. Remember, the Democrats started this with THEIR nuclear option. They can reap what they have sown.

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I agree with Trump on this one. He did do a lot to encourage and remind remind remind his party they had 7 years, not just six months under him, to make changes and they failed. They failed to vote when it counted so whats the point. Let the thing die and blame it on the dems. The spineless repubs are now worried their counterparts will blame them for obamcare failures. They are just spineless ferets.

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Korean cooking basics; good tasting too..

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Time to shut that joy ride down.

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Oh my condolences sincerely to the family of this young man I am so sorry he looked like a sweet kid, this is just a absolute horrible happening, and might I add I have to say that in a comment I read about people not thinking like adult sthey are thinking like punks to justify taking a life cause theyre weed got smoked up, your an irrational thinker and your thoughts, are very shallow, no rteason at all to take anyones life cause you are 16 and weed is important, that's a stupid thing to say, what you should of said was, I will show you to the attys office that will slap a huge lawsuit on the state of Alaska for allowing this stuff to be legal, what you are not filed yet, huum ponfder that one

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Fundamentals certainly are part of the education that needs to be imparted, but nothing worse than have a company with great fundamentals and the stock price drops or they cut dividend and the price drops. I think they need a complete package including dividends, drips etc. and price certainly is part of it.

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Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority. (according to Wikipedia). Health care should go back to the states or some other smaller, more local entity.

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Chlorine is addedf to treat the water-- to make it potable. Fluoride is added to treat the body. Can you understand the difference?

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Glenn - I gotta ask, so is flipping the bird (while giggling) the same as marches and sit-ins? And if this were your daughter, would you still be smiling about it? I'd be embarrassed, so would my mom, my dad, my grandma, etc. Us good old plantation kids were raised different.

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When you're fenced in, no need for it. They'll be inspected in ANC or whichever port call they land at later.

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He took her to court to defend himself and lost, he has no further defence.

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Mischief charges for false accusations would go a long way toward reducingg the burdens of the system.

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Simply Google "sex ed gone bad" to understand what Dunleavy means. Looking back on what they tried to teach us at Hanshew, it was awful-- they were winging it. Districts across the country are failing at this, and School Districts should indeed "have a solid plan," and avoid spontaneity, as Dunleavy says.

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Sweet!!!! Wohforth doesn't do his "homework, yet again." The 1912 Corps of Engineers was specific as to where that port should have been. Any guess's? Ya, the RR (Federal RR) know it was critical for a port, also to stage material from the trek into the interior with that RR to FBKS. The C of E report was specific that the port be on the west side of fire island, away from the shoals, into the deep channel of the Mat river. (Like Port Mac). If it was there we wouldn't dredge every year at 20mil a pop. The "port" would fill in quickly and one could build condo's on the present site. This is the port dubbed "the port that never should have been." Just laziness caused it, kinda like the legislature.

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PLEASE CONTACT THE NEWS MEDIA AND URGE THAT THEY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU MUST BE REGISTERED WITH ONE OF THE MAJOR PARTIES IN ORDER TO VOTE IN PRIMARY THEY ARE NOT DOING IT AND ARE DENYING THAT FACT WHEN REPORTING...THEY CLAIM EVERYONE KNOWS THAT AND THAT IS NOT TRUE...WE NEED TO GET ON THIS OR WE WILL FACE ANOTHER BROOKLYN MARIE MCKIM

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And the nerve of them TO CHARGE $10 TO FREEZE YOUR CREDIT! Let's see. 143 million times $10 each is $1,430,000,000. They'll make an extra $1.43 billion by charging for their error? NO WAY! Congress, where are you? Make them do it for free! Or, better yet, make them do it and pay us $10 each!

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Indeed. Tillerson will chew her up and spit her out.

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Negative health statistics on Native Hawaiians have not changed since the first data collected in the late forties, early fifties. What does that tell us? All efforts to improve the health conditions of the Native Hawaiians have not helped at all...except we know more about it. The early initiatives to promote preventive medicine to address these "root" causes of "matters of the heart" per say, matters of the soul/spirit of a people, have failed. The experience of Hokulea was a spiritual moment for po`e Hawaii. Science have a lot more to learn before they will understand that there is much more to the so called "essence of man" and the important role it plays in maintaining the health of the whole.

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If only a third of the population is a " threat" as you see it, what is the problem ? People discriminate all the time, my wife discriminated against other guys when she married me . So if a " Christian " business did not want to do business with, or hire a person because of a closely held religious belief, there are another 60% of businesses, using the authors stats, that would love to have that business, or employee. Only control freaks want to force every one to conform. Being " free" means we have the right to be wrong, at least as far as others may see it.

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Yeah what if the DAPL protesters behaved like this... seems to be a good way to get what you want

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An infallible ump in the Church might have the clout to call it a strike; but it doesn't mean a wild pitch was over the plate just because he called it that way.

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Mr. Morneau was absolutely wrong if true, to tell Canadians when he took office that he had indeed put his holdings in a blind trust when he hadn't. That being said, it also appears to me, that Morneau by placing his assets in an arm's length holding company as he did, has NOT at all violated Canada's ethic laws but has indeed exposed a weakness in those laws in need of a fix! The next question on my lips, given what I see to be "disingenuous" outrage over this coming from the Tory bench, is why under the ten years they were in office, was this supposed "weakness" in Canada's ethic laws, NOT at all visited and repaired by them, like for example, that Tory snake Poilievre, Canada's former Minister of state for democratic reform please!!???

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Tell me, Marty, when "the Supreme Court stomped its judicial boot on the neck of the democratic process in a fit of Josephinism and fabricated a right out of thin air to 'fix' the perceived problem" of interracial marriage in Loving v Virginia, did you object? If not, then you are being inconsistent. If so, then you are being racist.

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Didn't your wife accuse the ITC of forcing her to use contaminated straw out on the trail back a few years ago? That was one of the reasons for her MANY ridiculous scratches from the race over the years. I guess you both would know something about innuendo and no substance. I think ADN needs to find a new columnist, your bias against certain teams is getting worse.

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He's not a businessman. He's been in the public sector most of his life.

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If I wanted to be like California, I'd live there. With all the problems California has, why would we even want to try and be like them?

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I was born, and lived in the Midwest, and the unions distroied buisness there. Unions had their place years and years ago, but now they're not needed! They're good for people that want to get paid, but don't want to work! Look at what the unions were involved in back all the way to the 1930's to now! They were as bad as the mob, infact they worked hand in hand!

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Will Hillary ask for a recount?

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Attaboy, Nick/Luke/Rex/Retiree, you counter with the science from that great source of truth: YouTube. Whucka whucka whucka.

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When the left doesn't like a conclusion they don't actually debate the data and reasoning. They prefer to apply labels and ignore facts. Not unlike when Republicans find science inconvenient amid the 'fake news'.

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What evidence is there that fresh water aquifers have been contaminated by oil & gas industry operations along the front range?

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It's a bit of joke that the White House military junta - Kelly, Mattis, McMaster - is described here as a force of moderation. After all, these people lobbied the reluctant Trump into extending the brain-dead war in Afghanistan.

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I just read about new hires out of college getting 100K bonuses and 800K in stock options to go work for facebook, Apple, Google, etc. These companies make considerably more than many industries but do not get the same back lash. Why? People like their iPhone and feel entitled to gas in their car or health care. So Apple and Google are great and Exxon and Pfizer are evil.

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Why is the White House, or any branch of government, obliged to tell the press anything? Freedom of the press means they can say whatever they want, it doesn't mean that have to be given whatever they want. If they want information, let them go out and dig for it. Nowhere in the constitution does it say that the press is entitled to sit on their asses and have their stories handed to them.

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Perhaps so have you. :-)

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Taking others writings and presenting them as one's own is a sin. It's a sin against the 7th Commandment. It's also likely giving in to the vice of vanity. And it's not an act of disparagement to put own legitimate instances of stealing. What sort of criteria have you allowed to develop?

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Shame on you.

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77 year old john01235 folks.

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He did made the executive decision to implement Phoenix, even though a pre-implementation readiness assessment by Gartner Consulting put up red flags. Yes, Harper started this, but Trudeau had an opportunity to mitigate some of the risks and didn't.

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The Legislature doesn't understand "New Wealth" concept which could fill the budget gap. Sell 1 million acres @ $2,500.00 per acre would generate 2.5 billion a year times 5 years = 12.5 Billion to spend on government and produce incentive for growth in the private sector where New Wealth will produce revenue to local economies. That's the right way to encourage investment and get away from our now government funded economy!! Not one Legislative member much less our Governor has a idea for using our resources to create New Wealth. They all like the easy way out by Taxing the people in a down economy what FOOLS. Their PIE Theory is a Fallacy and unAmerican. Those whom lived here sense statehood may be the only ones that could understand a concept of hard work from living such an experience. Alaskans have lost the frontier spirit if the Legislature is an example of Alaskans today what a shame. People like my Dad and many others who Homesteaded this land are the true Alaskans!

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@Heywood: Who said Ausexpat shouldn't be able to raise the rent or subsidies? Did you even read my post? I'm saying that the rental market is set by what the people are willing/able to pay for rent and that the rental market doesn't care about landlord's costs. If a landlord loses her job and suddenly has to come up with an additional $2000 per month to help compensate for that, will she be able to pass that on to her rental unit that is available for rent? If yes, that doesn't mean the rental market suddenly cared about her job loss. It means that she was under-charging by $2k before. If she doesn't find a tenant with that increase, it's because people could find equivalent rentals at a better price. No one is entitled to own, but neither are people entitled to profit on real estate (or as landlords). If mortgage borrowing becomes harder, landlords with mortgages can TRY passing costs on to renters. The wider rental market (which includes debt-free landlords) will respond.

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Trump need's to stop this tweeting Bullshirt,, he is the President of the United States of America... after all we are the laughing stock of the world right now. Geez.

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Todd Stone thinks the BC Liberals missed the mark on better protection of tenants? Well kudos at least for being honest. This is a loophole that needed closing years ago.

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At: my goodness, only you and Sara Palin are still bleating about "death panels".....that stuff has been debunked for eight years. Prophets of Doom....President Obama, a "liberal lite" who turned out to be a right-of-center moderate was hardly the frightening spectre Trump presents. So there was little to worry about concerning his Presidency. Even traditional life-long Republicans are concerned about Mr. Trump and what he will bring to the country and the world. If you're not worried about Trump, you should cut your med intake in half. regards, Gary

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Yes, and I dismissed it as totally irrelevant. Much as your race baiting will be dismissed as totally irrelevant.. I'm not commenting on race, I'm commenting on the actions of the police that day and how the investigating officer could have possibly reached those conclusions given the agreed upon facts. This is exceedingly poor police work, and what smacks of a cover-up by all.

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The simple truth is that “America” is sinking into the abyss. At this time, the main purpose of our elected parliament should be to make sure we don’t go down with them. NAFTA is a sideshow. To start, let us make our own planes (“fighter jets”) (and we can do it) and tell the Americans exactly where to go. Let us look at making our own cars, as if that is even slightly difficult. We are a powerful country, but choose to be shy. Time to stop that. Time to step up. Time to show that we have the intellectual and industrial capacity to shine. Time for Justin to “man up”.

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Islam. The religion of peace. LMAO!!!! WHAT A CROCK.

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I am shocked that a police department would not be doing crime prevention. On the other hand an in depth security analyses might be more of a private sector job. The fact that the police chief is using his office to further his private business is unethical.

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America has never handled its own racism well, but this whole argument over statues is absurd considering that we imprisoned and deprived native born Americans of their civil rights by interring them during WW2. All groups need to take a lesson from how Japanese Americans dealt with this.

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Totally shocking that the same people who are laundering money and paying no income tax also want to get out of paying the foreign buyers tax

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That'l learn em!!

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have the good manners to tell your interviewee in advance that "they" are invited for a debate and not an interview? no ambush

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Wouldn't a law actually have prevented this from happening in the first place? Once a bad person with a gun is shooting, you need a good guy with a gun. But really as a society we need to look at stopping bad people from getting guns in the first place. That should be something people from all corners of the political spectrum should be able to agree on.

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In another few months you'll be buying homes cheap, real cheap....Just wait for it.

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I don't know anyone who's parents taught them about the human reproductive system, what are your credentials?

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But sadly, this isn't a entertaining soap opera. It is a modern day witch hunt by those only concerned with themselves. Talk about dirty politics...

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Agreed, the President like to play with the next shiny object that falls in his line of site. Mean time his administration and the Republican party are doing the best they can to function without executive leadership, or, maybe despite their current executive leadership. That's where the attention of the American voters needs to be looking. *It's a shame that both Party's want a significant role in legislation - the moment they no longer hold the majority.

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