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Privilege, like almost everything else in politics, is in the eye of the beholder. Which is more 'privileged': a tenured female academic of colour, or a lower middle-class or working-class man with only a high school education or less? I think the academic would have some difficulty persuading the man that he is 'privileged' over her simply because he's white and male. My point is simply this: if we look at 'privilege' solely through the prisms of race and sex without also looking at class, we get a distorted image. I believe the academic buzz-word for this is 'intersectionality'.

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Pandora, I don't see how your explanation addresses what you were referencing. The last two sentences you reference are: "Mortara eventually became a priest and fled Rome rather than return to his family. He died in an abbey in Belgium in 1940". Your comment was: "Interesting that no one remarks on the last two sentences of the article....." Yet, I don't see where in your response you explained why the issues mentioned in these sentences (becoming a priest, rejecting his family and dying in an abby in Belgium) matter. For clarity, it would help if you would explain how what in these sentences matter other than a way to justify the kidnapping of a child from his loving parents. Would you be willing to explain? Peace, John David

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I agree... my kid would rather stay near the beach with his family than stay with me. But it's nice to go there and come home at nite to peace and quiet - we order out or eat nearby rather than go to my place for dinner otherwise I babysit the kids while they go out for the evening.

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The narrow waters Trudeau is navigating is positioning Canada between Trump protectionism and free trade with China. The Trudeau team and Trump team have met almost a dozen times since the election and Trudeau has been schmoozing the Chinese movers and shakers on the West Coast. Trump's disabling of relations with China will be a boon for Canada. Just because Trump says it doesn't mean that American business with China will stop.. it'll just find a new route. Much like the route for Americans to Cuba was through Canada. Canada, .. stable, resources and a strong banking system where American business and Chinese economics can talk without the noise. That's why the access for money happened and that's why there already have been a dozen or so meetings between Team Trudeau and Team Trump. Narrow waters.. ?? Yup. Big and risky?? ..Yup. Payoff?? Bigley!!!

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That is only one phase. Paid m o d e r a t o r s also apply their opinions. That has been widely reported.

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RR: "Expert" only to your own mind! LOL. Personally I'd rather see them stand in front of the bulls at Pamplona.

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True story Nick! How else was he gonna get votes? Welfare and food stamp recipients are the vast majority of the obama base.

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Fake news is aliens overruning Antarctica, or that Hillary had Parkinson's disease, or that Obama was born in Kenya, or that Trump was born in the Ukraine. Russian interference in the US election has been confirmed. That Russians wanted Trump to win was never in question; he (Trump) is weak and easily manipulated and will be putty in Putin's hands. Funny, though, how Trumpians are trying desperately to modify the term "fake news" so that anything that's remotely critical of their Dear Leader gets that moniker. It's transparent and very amusing.

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Trump is a con man. He Tweeted he has been responsible for the DOW increasing nearly 10%. Apparently Donald did not do as well with math as he did in the art of the con. On November 8th, election day, the Dow was at 18,332. 10% of that days DOW would be 1,832 points. 18,332 and 1,832 is 20,164. The DOW was at 19,961 on December 23 which is not a 10% increase; it is an 8.8%. Perhaps to Trump 10% and 8.8% are nearly the same but to those who invest its is not. Now Donald can pick what ever day he wants to tweet the DOW increases as representing his success. So I ask Donald to make sure he tweets the world when the DOW declines and take credit for those results as well. Bye he way Donald when Obama was elected the DOW was at 8,693. It was 18,332 on this past election day. That is nearly a 10,000 point increase in the DOW during Obama's time in office; over 100% increase.

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Go ahead Charles, do it...you might just turn yourself into a conservative and remain pissed off for the rest of your life.

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Secret contract with EWEB, secret 1600 page appraisal costing the state $45K, secret financial operational expenses. With all this secrecy, its a wonder anything here can be accepted as truth. All at the expense of the public. Thats no secret!

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Cal, back-to-back dogs. Funk. What's it all about, Alfie? Means, you'd conclude that both Your Leafs and Vos Canadiens have enough to beat a not-very-good team having an off-night.

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Well said Austin, I agree with you completely.

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Hang on, you just haven't had enough of the Liberals yet. The best is yet to come.

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Trusts held by Trudeau and Morneau are similar in structure to various trusts held by major Conservative supporters. Trudeau and Morneau should know better than to go after rich families that most likely support the Conservatives with huge donations.

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It's called planning and personal responsibility. If you want someone to wipe your backside for ya while you're able-bodied, good luck with that.

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Mumps incidences are inversely proportional to intelligence.

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What about Fox Hollow and West Amazon? Lots of folks without power here

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The trunk kit sounds paranoid, but I've actually had occasion to use my own kit, so generally pack it. Mine has a shovel, a space blanket, some pocket warmers, some energy bars and snacks, and a large neck bottle (for emergencies!). I was once stuck on the 400 for a couple of hours in minus 15 weather with a car full of kids and this came in very handy. Snows should be a requirement IMO. My pet peeve: SUV and AWD sedan drivers who seem to believe that their AWD system allows them to brake and turn better (so they tailgate and go into corners too quickly when it's slippery). I've been driving AWD since my first AWD car ('92 VW G20 Passat Synchro) and every car handles differently in winter. AWD tends to push in corners when it gets slippery. If you can find an empty parking lot after a snow storm - go in late at night and practice skidding. Do donuts, try panic braking. This type of practice will save you from an accident one day.

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For all you Jordan Lyles haters who swore you never wanted to see him pitch at Coors Field again - what say you now?

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What happened to the original article?

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"The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization lowered its 2017 forecast for the state’s inflation- adjusted gross domestic product to 1.4 percent." And yet the City and HART are telling the Feds that GET growth will be 4.3%. State GDP growth is directly correlated to GET revenue growth. How is it that the City thinks GET will grow three times faster than GDP? One more reason Rail is a sham and the City does not have a clue.

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Nolan's bat and Blackmon's glove are the big stories, but it was good to see Hoffman bounce back with a pretty good start. He had no curveball to speak of and he got squeezed a bit by the ump, but still gave the Rockies a good chance to win. The pen was actually fairly solid too, except for Rusin's one awful pitch to Jay Bruce.

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One mentally handicapped person driving a car (who couldn't even hack US Army bootcamp (!!) for a month) doesn't make your case.

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It's not going to be long before those Rolls Royces turn into camels, what with North American domestic oil production increasing and the trend towards green energy.

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Actually, ricknro , the trial lawyers, not the conservative mind, are the biggest opponents to enacting a national single-payer program in the U.S. (like in the UK or Canada). They have the most to lose economically. Conservatives merely oppose it philosophically. Think about it.

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Relax - I'm quite certain Catholic U and the Knights can find someone else to talk to them about Encountering Jesus. (Tell them I'm available and will do it for free.) The myth that all is lost if a celebrity priest can't do the talk is just absurd, and a sign of the arrogance of the subjects involved. And all you Martin acolytes need to be more honest about why so many object to his position here: Its not about his book so much (most of us, myself included, haven't read and won't read his book - we have better things to do and spend our $ on...). No - the problem is that he does not support Church teaching on sexuality, chastity, or marriage. And we dont need more priests like that. If you dont think so, watch the video of his talk at Fordham, applauding SSM acts. He is a priest who does not hate sin, who has no problem with letting people remain in sin. That is objectionable to sound Catholics. Let him attest to the teachings of the Church, and folks like us, will rejoice.

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Never used a phone? E-mail?

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I'll take a stab at your questions: 1) Not over the seat back; but yes, a skinny person could possibly squeeze through the window partition. 2) Most likely as that seems to be standard procedure. Though, flexible people "slip their cuffs" all the time...simple google search. 3) Yes, most likely running. Ever seen a cop shut off their vehicle to do a traffic stop? No 4) I believe one of the statements said that Officer Armstrong was injured when McComas hit the gas to steal the car. 5) It would seem so.

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How exciting! Studio apartments with Murphy beds are so practical!

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I'd like to see you put this much effort into deconstructing some of Turnip's hundreds of blatant lies and confabulations. It has been the administration's Stalinesque goal to create a complete double standard: facts for us, alternate facts for them. It seems to be working. The administration has no grounds whatsoever to complain about disseminating inaccurate or untrue information, none. Turnip can't revoke the license of a network, either, BTW.

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Wherever you're going Mr. President AKA Florida go quickly and far away. Wish you good luck in rehab but I have a feeling it's too late for you to change.

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Care to provide documentation of a single instance where someone injected at a supervised consumption site and then left the building to die in the gutter? Of course not, because it never happened.

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Being in agreement with Trump on each and every lie has created millions of liars and embracing Putin has made unwitting anti-Americans out of all of his supporters and created innocent victims out of the rest of us. He needs to be impeached. Right now.

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You'd think she'd rob Krispy Kreme

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If the NHL, as it should, went with a different scoring system, so that wins in reg were worth 3 pts, it would go a long way to eliminating the possibility of a team making/missing the playoffs because of its record in extra time. Beating another team in reg should be worth more than beating that team in 3-on-3 OT, or worse, the SO. Fla is presently 2 pts behind Bos for the 8th playoff spot, with a game in hand. TB sits 1 pt behind Bos, also with a game in hand. Bos has 13 wins in reg, TB 14--Fla has all of 7. Not even close. However, if the NHL awarded 3 pt for a win in reg and kept 2 pts for a win in extras, then Bos 50 pts, TB 49, Fla 42. It matters. Soccer does not use SO to decide games in reg, that's only for playoffs and tournaments where a winner has to be decided for the series to continue.

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It is nonsensical to use the atrocity in Manchester as a push to get NATO members to spend more on defense. The world's largest military couldn't prevent 9-11 from happening. Terrorists won't be defeated by military might, that's why they resort to terrorism tactics.

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Trudeau responded to question on Syria Thursday afternoon by saying he was in some doubt as to the origins of the attack: “There are continuing questions about who is responsible for these horrible attacks against civilians, and that’s why I’m pressing on the (United Nations Security Council) to pass a strong resolution that allows the international community to determine first of all who was responsible for these attacks before we move forward.” However, by Friday morning, following President Donald Trump’s strike against Assad, the thirst for investigation over responsibility, and the need to press the Security Council, had evaporated. He supported Trump’s move, plainly saw Assad as the villain, and offered a much invigorated response to the Syrian atrocity: “These gruesome attacks cannot be permitted to continue operating with impunity.” - nationalpost Harper, blindly supports Bush into war....oh wait, ouch, how awkward for liberals...Justin blindly supports Trump into war.

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Justices of the Supreme Court never ever have been at liberty to advance their political agendas. Their job is to decide cases and present ( outwardly at least) an impression of impartiality. The SCC has diverged widely from this tradition, to the point where the Justices appear to be politically biased. We need to fire a bunch of them,,,, whoops... they are unelected oligarchs.

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I've noticed a lot more of my comments getting censored since the new CEO came on board. I was hoping for a little shift to the right for the RG but I ain't gonna hold my breath. He is, after all, good buds with Tony Baker.

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Does Kaep still want a starting job? If he'd be ok with back up, no biggie. I'm still good with Sloter as back-up, though.

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4:20 Actually we on our little 10 acre organic farm about 17 miles from Eugene, about 8 miles from Junction City, and about 3 miles from Cheshire. We have electricity, running water and indoor plumbing. Our road is no longer gravel as it was in 1971 when we moved here. We have TV and even have the internet. ....a paved road, indoor plumbing, great neighbors, and the internet......it's dark and quiet at night.....coyotes howling upon ocassion, but no bright street lights (you should see the stars from here on a clear summer night) no rowdy noisy neighbors, no "city" property taxes (gotta like that), and yet we can be in Eugene in 25 minutes."if we get a "yearnin' for the Big City." No pedestal, but for us it's our own little peaceful spot on earth. regards, Gary

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PF at 57 Billion and climbing. Take out the three billion and get over it. Problem solved

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Very powerful and dangerous chemicals. Strict controls are necessary.

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I get so irritated reading this. Take your bible verses elsewhere. Minery you weaken your own point once you bring in your god fearing approach to the judicial system.

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No running game because of no passing game, or no passing game because of no running game... Chicken or the egg. The answer is obviously both, so that argument is impossible to make. The line was horrendous though of course.

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Trudeau during the election, he will leave carbon to the provinces to deal with , now elected its his way or else, typical left wing liberals, lying to get elected and so many sheep didnt see it

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Doesnt sound like it.

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Ellard has been slow to admit her guilt in Reena's murder, and hasn't shown true remorse, even though she was the one who smashed Reena's face into a tree, knocking her unconscious, and held her head underwater, killing her... so she was the primary person bent on escalating things, and carried out the fatal actions. She was eligible for parole as early as 7 years into her sentence, but has repeatedly been denied it... largely because she has refused to admit full guilt, minimized the severity of her actions, changed her story constantly, and shown signs of selfish and manipulative behaviour. She even chose to have a child with another convict, which to me seems like a selfish ploy to get out (why she was ever granted a conjugal, I don't know) Warren Glowatski acknowledged his role in Reena's murder, and expressed true remorse. He sought to turn his life around with the help of his Metis elders. Reena's parents supported his release and rehabilitation, because he was TRULY remorseful.

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And a effective O-line ain't too far behind concerning dependencies

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You are an amazing strong mama!! Sky is so blessed to have you and your husband as parents! Love and prayers to you and Sky.

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Such laughter! MarketWatch is pseudoscience and junk journalism. Of its adjoining Midwest neighbors, Wisconsin's debt clock is the only spinning backwards! http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-wisconsin-debt-clock.html http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-minnesota-debt-clock.html http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-iowa-debt-clock.html http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-michigan-debt-clock.html http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-illinois-debt-clock.html Good luck to you. I know a good bet when I see one. And it's good to be back home.

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For a detailed analysis of how few people would ride rail have a look at this video: http://tinyurl.com/z4aqjqs With typical dishonest exaggeration, the city has claimed 60% of our population lives along the train route, but in reality only 6% are in walking distance of stations and most of them will still drive. The rail EIS shows 11,000 vehicles Ewa-bound at Kapalama now; with rail in 2030 there'll be 15,000 vehicles -- a huge increase of automobile traffic because the rail is going to be ineffective in reducing congestion due to low ridership caused by inconvenient transfers and bad routing, which even now they are pathetically trying to switch, proving their incompetence. The city's projected bus and rail ridership of 7% shows that 93% of us will be stuck in traffic. There are ways that we could enhance the traffic conditions for automobiles, but they don't want any improvements in order to make us think rail is the only solution, holding us hostage to their greed and arrogance

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Was probably his wife realizing he was really going through with getting himself killed. Interesting that she grabbed his feet when she saw him after he rose.

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Do they? The Donald was elected. That would indicate that America is tired of leading and would prefer another country to take over. You know, like Russia. lol

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What the ambassador to Canad needs to admit is that the problem is Russia's threats to its small neighbors. Stalin and the Soviet Union are both dead - get over it. The irritant is not Canada's minor role in the area, it is the failure of the Russian administration to properly manage its internal affairs. Russia should be the bright light both economically and culturally in eastern Europe. Instead corruption, petty internal regional jealousies, preference for control vs. innovation, and the high continuing high rates of alcoholism still plague the country. The threats to Russia are all pretty much internal rather than external. Unfortunately, the response is to focus all attention on the mirage of perceived external threats; not uncommon for dictatorial countries and old style third world economies. But then, why do something innovative and forward thinking (to help the average Russian) when you can continue to enjoy the pampered life of a diplomat and peddle the same old fictions.

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"Rail plan solid" did you cut and paste that from the previous articles written when Clodwell went to beg for more money? The SA is one of the biggest criminal enterprises involved in this entire project. They are constantly printing rail propaganda and false ads using false polls to give the impression that all is fine and the majority of residents are for this disaster.

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You, too, know better than that. Tariffs on imports from Mexico would be paid for by US consumers. Close the border? Do you seriously think the corporations that profit from US-Mexico trade are going to stand for its disruption? Heaven forbid this boondoggle happens but, it if does, you and I will pay for it, not Mexico.

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How does a third-degree rapist with other indecent crimes as well have a girlfriend? What is she thinking? Why would any woman let this man near them or her children? I can only shake my head.

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Can't the progressives call it a day! They will never get anything of substance on Trump. Americans want and need him! And progressives are the reason!

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"Justices often fail to understand core aspects" of their jobs. They are lawyers before they become judges. They are supposed to be smart people. If they haven't figured out "the core aspects" of the job by the time they reach the bench, they should not be on the bench IMHO. doesn't say much for our justice system. I think it important they disqualify him with no special consideration

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actually its true that only a small percentage discharge their weapons and carelessly kill someone, however it is not true that only a small percentage accidentally discharge their weapon in general. plenty of gun owners have had misfires sometimes even resulting in injury; what is uncommon is the part where someone dies but it doesnt mean that it doesnt happen. Honestly i think guns are a privilege and if you have to take a test to get a drivers license you should take one to handle a firearm. Otherwise it should be a class c felony for possessing one. Its too common for people to just go online and buy a gun on a trade website anymore. No one has to actually have a license to fire a gun. That is what bothers me with the current laws. But meh, it may not have made a difference in this situation unless they were going to get the original owner of said gun on charges of negligently securing said firearm

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Ah, it CREATED JOBS. And there will be jobs while it is running. So it DID help those that needed jobs during it's construction

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Nice to see these local agency leaders patting themselves on the back. ;-)

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A little deceiving as most in the PS do not have any short term disability so those additional sick days are used in lieu of STD. Numbers are also a little inflated due to elementary school teachers. If you know any teachers you know they are riddled with bugs from their students.

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Also, Frank, could you give us some idea of what the Eastern Church's theology of original sin is? I was not aware of a difference.

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"Smuel"?

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I agree that you don't, Layla4. Have a look at my reply to you below for an explanation of why it's a big deal to some people.

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It is not the popular view, it is the media's popular view. There is a huge difference. Yet it explains why more and more people distrust what the media prints everyday. The Media is still in a bubble. a big bubble.

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Like watching a train wreck in slow motion.....

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Actually that ferry (Kennicott) runs monthly cross Gulf Juneau to Whittier and return....and is filled mostly with military or those that cannot cross the Canadian border (which seems like most of Mat/Su).....so you do not support our military? How patriotic of you!

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Yep, respect is important. One should start by respecting yourself and taking care of their own health. If the person has a condition (physical or mental) they should take care of it and the partner should be there to help and support. Unfortunately most of the obese are that way because they don't care. There are metabolic diseases, where people can eat like there is no tomorrow and some of them even caused by viruses, but these people are a minority of the cases.

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To Ed Janicki _and_ Bjorn Lomborg: 1. Yes, Bjorn Lomborg, The Paris Accord's promises could not save us, much less the actions that resulted. 2. Yes, Mr Janicki, technology got us into this mess but it's literally our last hope to fish us out. 3. Yes, Prof. Lomborg, we'll need new technologies to fish us out yet by focussing so fiercely on renewables you appear to close the door on nuclear power, but that's literally the only thing we know of that can deal with the intermittency of renewable energy which you set forth so ably.

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Oh please do explain, Khadr Sr. and family were brought into Canada by Chretien making deals, and the Chretien and Martin governments were in power when this first occurred, they did nothing...... if they had Harper would not of had any of this during his PM time. Love the way people like you try to spin everything into the Conservative's fault, just like the Liberal government......in fact Ralph Goodale was part of the Liberal Cabinet back when this first happened.......hypocrite?

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We're facing a disaster here in the southeast part of Texas. The president is deeply involved, trying to make sure to minimize fatalities and make sure relief gets sent. What the country doesn't need now is John McCain bashing the president while standing on another country's soil while the president is busy trying to help Americans.

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oldgit A possibility is that the terrorists are simply retaliating.

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Thanks, buddy

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Points taken.....and agreed with! Where I get twitchy is the power that these major donors have on the university's focus et al...in economic and other affairs.....one of those "the bishops hold hands with conservative major donors" deals...and they jointly sell it as Christianity....in the Wall Street Journal, no less....have a feeling Jesus sees these matters differently....a lot closer to Francis than the uSCCB.

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Alex Jones and Steve Bannon will be around soon to explain that this whole Las Vegas shooting was just another "false flag" hoax perpetrated by the gun grabbers at the UN...

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I did google as you suggested. Elvis is hated mostly by Whites who hate his love of Black music. Elvis was not Pat Boone. Elvis did not do safe White covers of Black songs. He did not refrain from shaking his pelvis. He was praised by BB King, Little Richard, Ivory Joe Hunter, Fats Domino and others. Elvis ended the segregation of music, his audiences were mixed races, and the barriers that barred Whites from liking Black music performed by Blacks came down because of Elvis.

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Nor would we slaughter a million innocent unborns every year. All lives matter. Is that what you're saying?

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"Where are the men volunteers?" ---Most mentoring programs have one challenge that surpasses all others: Recruiting enough male mentors. I saw this all the time in both organizations I volunteered with. It's unfortunate because boys especially need male role models. I tried to get my husband involved then, but it was to no avail. The lunch program is something I 'hope' we can do together and it's only 30 min/week! Wish me luck. ;) Men: Please step up to the plate. The programs need to hear from you. Your involvement really makes a difference.

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If France were to treat its minorities better, it wouldn't have such severe terrorism issues. No other country in Europe has seen the level of carnage that France has. The far right can have tanks rolling down the streets but attacks will still happen until the root of the problem is dealt with.

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Corporate Shills. The recommendations are even worse than what Harper did.

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"Fact: The entire top is not a burial ground, else you would have found iwi on the TMT site. None were." WRONG! I am only responding because this shows total ignorance about the pre-contact Native Hawaiian culture. It is kapu to even talk about the Burial Grounds. It is the white jew-god that needs bones to define an ahu. It is also the white jew-god mind that thinks all ahu are above ground. If you have the slightest inkling of the sophistication of the pre-contact pre-contamination Native Hawaiian society, their burial ceremonies, locations, meanings, and VISIBILITY were carefully defined. All you have done is prove TMT has become a white superiority race issue, and the science was never there. It was white European religion that developed this idea of a white superior race. The basic fact is TMT is going to be obsolete by the time it gets built and not a good investment for Hawaii. That is the science but you know the science really doesn't matter and isn't the issue.

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Apparently it's in inverse ratio to aging men going from cat-calling women on the street to casual harassment of women on the internet.

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Pretty soon we will have our own no go zones ala France style. I say this because with non existent skills and a regressive cultural mindset these folks are mostly destined to live in ghettos of crime. Thanks Justin Merkel.

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I've seen the older guy dressed in all blue next to that nurse - he sits at bus stops downtown and makes older kapuna stand all the time. He has NO Aloha. We need a vagrant law to get people like this guy off the streets.

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Just say anything like Trump. Makes no sense? So what!

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1) I was never told the color of his skin, and it doesn't matter to me, especially since it has nothing to do with the issue being discussed. 2) A person interested in providing any kind of social service to the public is not fit for the job if s/he is involved in any crusade against any segment on the population. Preaching in churches against the homosexual population is not exactly a good recommendation for public service. He should just look for a job that doesn't conflict with his own personal ideas about the issue. 3) The other comments about my person deserve absolutely no attention since they are not part of the current discussion.

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Buddhists and Secular Principals, Teachers, Administrators, office workers, and students who all go to at the same churches are all troublemakers in and out of school. They have been persecuting Christians kindergartens to 12th grade. And they love it!

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Just how many people do they have whose only job is to come up with new fees and taxes?

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I believe it was the young driver under the influence who did not watch where she was going.

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Not so my friend. I recall a Trooper transporting a criminal from Glennallen to Palmer and the handcuffed criminal reached over from the back seat and grabbed the Troopers pistol.... it almost became a tragic ending, the armed escapee broke into a valley home, and the SERT team responded.

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Ing does not live in the 1st congressional district (Urban Oahu) that he hopes to run for and to represent. He currently lives and represents Kihei, Maui as a state representative. Maui is in the 2nd congressional district. Currently held by Tulsi Gabbard. There is no district residency requirement for congressional seats, but there logically should be one. It would have been more appropriate for him to challenge Gabbard for the district in which he lives.

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"subadvised" ? "incrementally positive" ?

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' …there's adam 'splaining' things while practicing the art of omission. . (…yes, adam is leaving out any information that doesn't support his false premise.) . That's just how SB21 was sold. .

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McKenna is largely correct, but so what? What he is talking about is history. The reality now is that there is political momentum in the US to end NAFTA. Knowing the history will not stem the tide. At this stage we are better served thinking about post NAFTA scenarios. The US movement to end NAFTA is like an advanced case of the flu. It cannot be stopped and must run its course before the body politic gets better. We do have some options once the US ends NAFTA such as a fall back onto the FTA. However, maybe we do not want this. Maybe we should fall back further onto the Canada/US Auto pact of the 1960's? Anything we import from the US, including agricultural products, we can make here. It will just cost more because of our cold climate and there may be less variety. It is time to start this discussion.

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I know, right? Just today, I read something about a golf course on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

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So you really don't think that the moral of the Christmas story is applicable to Catholics and want to go with Scrooge being a good guy who should be commended for being a miser. Okay then.

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