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"Journalism" in Canada currently doesn't exist as corporate lackeys are not journalists. This fact doesn't ever stop the Canadian mainstream media from constantly looking for taxpayer funded bailouts, however. See this editorial, for example. If the Canadian mainstream media provided journalism actually worth supporting, they wouldn't need these Government bailouts, of course. See Facebook and Google, for example.

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Only in your mind. All along, the investigation has been focused on the Trump campaign.

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Kiragirl, please don't be so ignorant, learn about US actions during the Korean War and since. Now US has an ignorant, belligerent, arrogant President. There are human lives at stake, but then the US gov. Hasn't showed much regard for human life at home or abroad, no matter what president.

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That's right, and the 60% tax rate kicks in at a much lower income than here. They're zero tax bracket only applies to the first $2230/yr, or about $186/mo, so they don't have 47% of their population not paying into the system like we do. If you're making $4,000/mo in Sweden, you're lucky to take home $1600/mo, or $372 per week. Your "free" health care and "free" education are paid for by your taxes, and if you're not going to college and are in good health, you're getting screwed, but the people have been indoctrinated to feel good about it, or perhaps I should say "medicated." The Scandinavian countries have the highest use of anti-depressants in the world, and among the highest alcohol consumption rates.

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Dear PP; that is pure poppycock. Are you and your elementary schoolmates out for the summer?

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Delta, Alaska and Air Canada all serve Seattle to Victoria..... none of whom are likely to stop by.

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Didn't claim bankruptcy, sued in federal court to not pay because "it would hurt their ability to provide insurance" to other people in the country. They made out like bandits. . If I remember correctly I believe the largest was "American Insurance Group". I don't know if I find that name ironic or in hindsight a harbinger of what being an "American" company has become.

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No surprise here. They should be banned for a fixed term like 50 years.

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For being a veteran didn't they teach you anything about respect?

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This article talks about the disparity in cost of service. Why does it not talk about the comparative cost of construction and operations? It's pretty simple... you see those microwave dots on the map? Many of them are on remote mountaintops a long way from a gas station. How do you get fuel there to run generators 24/7/365? Answer: Helicopters. If you had the same operational costs in Anchorage, you'd be paying way more, so there is no comparison here, that's why milk costs more in Kotzebue than Anchorage. Some would think you recoup $250M and make a profit by losing money by charging less than what it costs to operate the system.

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Unless, of course, you're a Sunni Muslim wanting to ban the wrong kind of Muslims...

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How is this property eligible for the PRE? Is his wife living in a rental?

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"...health insurance for all..."

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Oh boy. I thought this was simple logical progression: A zillion polls were wrong; Nate Silver runs the show at 538; Nate Silver made predictions based on a zillion polls that were wrong; Nate Silver made the wrong prediction based on polls that were wrong; Nate Silver admitted he was wrong and asked us to forgive him; you use 538 in your argument promoting the accuracy of polls; a zillion polls were wrong, 538 was wrong, and you are... WRONG. I'm sorry you hate Trump so much, but he is the President of the USA now, fantasy time is over.

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"Life is a little more complicated than just profit and loss." Not really. You live by the sword you die by the sword.

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What safety legislation would have prevented this accident?

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"When all through the country, not a vehicle was sparking, visions of plug-in Trabants danced in my head"

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rgm, Don't mean to pile on here, but there are things you need to know. First, cops, on average, miss their targets more often than not. Off the top of my head there is a RAND corporation evaluation of NYPD shootouts that found officers missed their targets four out of five (!) times. If suspects were unarmed or did not return fire results were better, but they still missed far more than half the time. Bear in mind these NYPD officers were all trying to immediately stop or immobilize a suspect; in other words, they were likely trying to put bullets into vital organs or the central nervous system - which means the torso or the head. Yet, most of their bullets went astray to endanger innocent bystanders. A little vignette: two SIG Sauer P226 armed cops, each with 16 9mm rounds on tap, both fired upon the same suspect. Both officers were standing nearly side-by-side. The rookie, who always had the P226 missed all (!) 16. His partner, an old revolver hand, did not with his 6.

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The article does not reference median one bedroom rent, you brought that up. I did not go off topic, I was merely pointing out that your comparison is meaningless without providing median incomes.

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So what...... every decision has to be a cost-comparison one? How would you equate the worth (I terms of cost per year to keep the inmate locked up) of locking up murderers vis-a-vis the "cost"/"worth" of one victim's life? Okay, I'll play your silly game: If the cost of locking up someone is more than the cost of the damage that person done, then let's lower the cost of the locking up then! No public sector union for the guards. Buy crappier (cheaper) food. Cut their internet and cable. Get rid of expensive buildings and make em sleep outside under a poncho. I did it for most of my Infantryman life - I horrid weather to boot. (Ever visit Andersonville???) There are tons of ways of making prisons cheaper before we talk about overcrowding and letting the little criminals go free.

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Yes Junction, one wonders how GE, Google, Boeing, Nike, United Technologies, Disney, Apple, IBM, MIT, Harvard, Cleveland Clinic, Dow, etc have succeeded! :)

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What you regard and what I regard are vastly different, especially with your "by and large Nasty, Mean, Brutish, and Short ..." racist trashing of local Natives to make a point. So how's the velveeta "cheese" tasting these days? I always wondered what that chemically processed version of oil was like. Works great in many fishing spots.

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This is a systematic problem, people should not just look at one case or an individual. What we see here is Trump was elected by the people and he has a legitimate mandate while in office. Trump views medias as his enemy and medias as whole, do seem to be pretty hostile to him, the tone comes with a biased opinion most of the time. Here arises the problem, not just for Trump, or medias, but for the whole liberal democratic (west) system : None of the medias are elected by the public or under public scrutiny, why they can play role of judge here? A president has rivals as check and balance, but medias have none, they are pretty much a force of arbitrary. So what makes medias to play role of judge here? Is it legitimate?

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How can heart speak to heart, Christ and those he invites into relationship with him, if people cannot come to the church as they are? So many priests in the closet represent a forced handicap, not to mention institutional bigotry, which stunts their ministry. Of the priests I know, at least half, gay and straight, "have something on the side". So, thinking that homosexual behavior is sinful, and that even celibacy cannot be regarded as any sort of remedy tells the world: not only is the human person not inherently good, but that we're just going to wink and nod as we act like it is. The church will not draw people to Christ if it cannot value the people that populate it, not to mention the fact that this pathology leads to a perverse secrecy. In fact, by basing its views of homosexuality and celibacy on an misguided anthropology it prevents a meeting of Christ and people on two fronts. And Fr. Reese contends we're not yet ready for a remedy.

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Eric, the point is that with rail we may or may not eliminate Honolulu's traffic congestion, but without it, we definitely won't. The ridership numbers in the EIS are irrelevant. Actual ridership will depend a lot on what other land use and transportation policies the City implements. That being said, we are building the right kind of system if we want to maximize ridership and land use impacts. A great comparison is to look at what Portland and Vancouver did over the last 30 years. The 2 cities are almost exactly the same size (pop = 600k city, 2.3 million metro), but Portland build at-grade light rail and Vancouver built grade-separated metro rail. Both cities' first rail line was built at the same time (1985 & 1986). The impact has been very different. Daily rail ridership: Portland 116,000, Vancouver 390,000. Daily transit ridership: Portland 320,000, Vancouver 1.25 million. Auto mode share: Portland 67%, Vancouver 41%. Transit mode share: Portland 11.8%, Vancouver 24%.

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I have to disagree on this one! I have 3 pairs and would like more for every day of my cycle. I have a grotesquely heavy period. I am able to wear these most days without a backup, and I am not weirdly damp down there. Tampons and pads give me infections, and the cup doesn't work for my weirdly shaped cervix. This has been a LIFE SAVER for me because I ALWAYS LEAKED from tampons and pads and now I don't. This means being able to leave the house during my period! This was an issue before due to the leaking. My sister has the same deal. So this is great for some women. If you have a heavy period and a leaking problem, I highly recommend these!

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Couple things: You're language suggests that because someone is an "environmentalist", they're obviously in the wrong and against any resource development. That is patently false, in many cases, environmentalists are the counter balance to the "develop to produce profits at any cost" constituencies. It would be absurd to ignore the environmental implications of development, and these folks provide the counterpoint to developers who's sole motivation is maximizing profits. Second, your final statement is a false choice. One can promote responsible development and enjoy products based from extracted resources. To suggest otherwise is a myopic and uninformed viewpoint which I'm sure you are smarter than. Go beyond ad hominem attacks, pithy comments and opinion based "facts" and contribute something intelligent to the debate. You're more than capable of it.

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Well Gerson had to vomit again and it appears here in print. Maybe some day he will have something constructive to say. Maybe not.

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Hopefully the Americans can provide Trudeau with some motivation to turn his gaze away from his new masters.

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Lying Brian is no surprise. We knew it before the Oliphant Commission, but now we know all about the 100s of thousands in envelopes that LB kept in a safe, only declaring when he got a Tax Amnesty deal. Paul Martin is Heredity 1%, so that is a small surprise. JC was a big corporate Law Type. Perhaps he simply imitated LB.

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Assuming you had/have kids.....are the schools raising them, or are you? Parents raise children. Not daycares and not schools. For goodness sake, man, listen to yourself. My wife was a university educated accountant, and I have two degrees. Do you honestly believe we would have contributed more to the country if one of us stayed out of the workforce for ten or more years? How about younger mothers, who might need to upgrade their skills? Better that they stay home......or better that they go back to school? There is a strong economic case to be made for subisdizing child care. And for the extreme right wing who are uncomfortable with new Canadians.......increased birth rates would lessen the need for immigration.

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If we get rid of all deductions, then we have a tax on Gross Revenue, usually called a Sales Tax, which gets passed on to the consumers like you and me.

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I'm glad we starting to agree. Just one point of correction: Buddha was born around 600 BC. That's a good 300 years before Alexander the Greats attempt at invading India. Although Alexander won the battle against a regional Indian king, it was the most costly battle fought by the armies of Alexander. Prior to Alexander's invasion, Greeks and Romans traded with the south Indians.

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As I see competing stores form mergers, I wonder how this helps the consumer. Lack of competition is never a good thing. Can Sportsman's Warehouse and REI hold their own?

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Are you really asking me to repeat back the words you just said...the ones I was replying too? Not sure what liberals have to do with anything...that is not what's being discussed and I have never said I am a liberal.

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my god are you really this blind to reality! when they did this in seattle 5000 min wage jobs were gone! and those still on min wage actually took home LESS income per month cause of hours being cut! , thre is nothing minimal on the negative effect this will have in ontario pal!,,

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I defy you to show me how it's a death spiral. Given that every major car company is now mass producing these and is rapidly increasing their models. Given some of the brightest analysts in the world are now predicting these will rapidly take the place of gas powered cars. Given the fact that governments are telling you that by certain dates gas powered cars will no longer be sold. Sounds like a life cycle to me TDW. So unless you have some other freak show story then I guess this is just settled. What no body can relate to is your purposely ignoring what is taking place in the world and spouting off some pipe dream fantasy of yours.

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Ask Annie. She might know.

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can it be just the worst dumb luck to fall off a train and die from the fall and not from the train? train yards are no fun place to hang out...kind of like the mean streets of the railroads. I hope this kid wasn't trying to hide someplace that wasn't as safe as it appeared...

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Are you suggesting that there should be a "Fairness Doctrine" imposed on the RG? Are you also willing to call out KUGN, or AM radio generally, for running exclusively conservative talk radio hosts, most of whom are Trump boosters? (I didn't think so.)

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Interesting that you see it that way, This Tallman kid charged an aimed .38 what makes you think that now that the law has turned a blind eye to the situation that Tallman won't seek some payback ? Haven't you ever heard " Vengeance is mine sayeth the lord " Larson wanted to shoot somebody he got his chance and he got away with it but he didn't kill his prey, Now he has a reason to live in fear. Would you let somebody shoot you and get away with it ? I know I wouldn't !

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Pope Francis speaks to the U.S. joint session of Congress September 24, 2015 on the topics I mentioned. That answers your question.

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Clearly your screen name says it all. Every transit system in the world is subsidized but the TTC receives far less than any of the others. It should get more money, not less.

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M. Rosales, your Commentary is mostly nice and sweet and like Polyanna. Be careful, though, with an expression such as "It is my sincerest hope that the kids in our communities remain colour-blind and not become too influenced by racially jaded adults." Alas, you can see your own ageism-problem - now - in that sentence. As you teach journalism, remain a student. Care to edit that a bit? "I really hope that the kids in our communities can somehow follow the lead of the millions - the majority - of older Canadians who already, for decades, have generously and sincerely welcomed millions of others to this shining-jewel of a country - Canada". I happen to be fluent in French and Spanish, and am one of those in the quotation marks. Two years ago I was in the Philippines on a St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto) medical mission. Keep up the good work. But - be careful, M. Rosales.

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Kinda like the headline: "Worst B.C. forest fire season in recorded history..." 1. B.C. "recorded" history (FN peoples having an oral history) began around 1806, when Simon Fraser established the first fur trading post at what is now Fort St. James. Just over 200 years ago. What happened before then? Nobody knows... 2. B.C. only began officially recording forest fire data in 1958...less than 70 years ago. How bad were things before then? Bad, in 1910. By mid-August, there were 1,000 to 3,000 fires burning in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and British Columbia. Many died about 6 towns were destroyed and 8 billion board feet of lumber was turned to ash. Now, let us contemplate the effect of man-made pollution over a century ago...

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It's pointless in fighting oil and gas. They will always win. And we will drill until there is nothing left.

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You can't e serious!!?? This state came out of the 2008 economic collapse with a substantially lower deficit as compared to most other states specifically because of TABOR. TABOR's constraint of state legislator's ability to overspend is exactly why this state is thriving economically. TABOR does not "accentuate" anything. It only mandates voter approval for tax increases.....period. If the tax increases are necessary, voters will generally approve, but those entities desiring a tax increase need to stop being lazy and explain why it is necessary. Voter approval...it's that simple.

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This is rich. I cannot wait to see Trump in the White House. His caregivers are going to have their hands full just keeping his foot out of his mouth. Let's see how Mr. "I don't know what I'm talking about" Stamina does. Who wants to bet he delegates the Presidency?

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"We have spent around $5 billion already on rail. We are already committed to another $3 billion or so." According to HART's latest report (April), costs incurred to date are about $2.6 billion, and costs committed are about $4.4 billion. I think the costs committed include the costs already incurred, because HART is not allowed to authorize contracts in excess of the amount of estimated revenues.

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You took the words right out of my mouthq. Biased media at work. Come on SA, stop with the fake news, its the FBI and CIA that are holding back the files.

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Misread people's posts. He's definitely had success. He also strikes out often. A lot of home runs and K's.

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They should all stand for the anthem and the NFL should run a film of all the black people shot for nothing that they have video of. Let the issues each have their own time.

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Please explain why someone who is here illegally should even be driving? They shouldn't! They shouldn't be here until they can do so legally.

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Release your bitterness, it will only shorten your life. lol The deplorable s won! :)

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The only reason the WH is admitting there were no phone calls is that phone records can prove they never occurred. Otherwise the lies would be defended as truth.

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This column is right on the money. But the left won't listen. They are not the solution, they are part of the problem..

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Your assuming this gentleman has never driven a car before.

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With sleeping bags and hot rocks and snap packs that you get from nurses that heat up when broken. I was a homeless kid once with my mother. You'd be surprised how mny kids are homeless in this town. Sleeping in cars, or tents with family. I got lucky but not everyone does. I had a 6th grade teacher thT cared enough to let me stay with her and risk her job doing so. I was only 12yr when she let me and my mother stay for 6months. Long enough for my mother to save money with her job to get us our own apartment, Things aren't as cut n dry as some of you tend to think

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Part of it is due to the fact that Gardner is backed by the Koch Brothers, who actually despise Trump and like to make him look bad at every chance. Basically, any politician backed by the Koch Brothers disagrees with Trump publicly.

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Notley is the rare politician that will stand up for the rights of children, which are also protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Not to venture too deeply in another direction, but what if this were a bakery with proprietors that were Muslim....would they also be required to provide products with inscriptions that were against their beliefs?

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The love in the relationship with his parents is immense, I wish Coach Taggart the best in his period of mourning over the death of his father. A beautiful family in so many ways. This story gives me a newfound respect for Coach Taggart.

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For once Marcia, you're right: "He didn’t grow up with the same concerns, fears, expectations and requirements a female did." He grew up living in fear and shame and confusion . He grew up feeling things that most of us can not even imagine. The good news is, he grew up. Maybe you will follow his lead?

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Some very quick Googling reveals that Americans for Prosperity is a front for the Koch brothers. Therefore I'd recommend you disregard this article as it is basically trying anything to spin media in such a way to make the Paris agreement look flawed, because Koch are relying heavily on the US staying with fossil fuels to make as much cash as possible.

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I completely agree, Sagemeister. Jon Caldera is just a blowhard with no solutions whatsoever. Caldera just loves to criticize and that's it. An empty suit, for sure.

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They don't care about your health they don't care about the children they only care about the money them and their rich liberal LP friends can stuff in their greedy pockets . Their LP friends have proven they can't grow cannabis without spraying deadly chemicals on it. Growing it outdoors is fairly easy the minute you move indoors problems can pop up not a big deal if you know how to deal with them organically . Then there's the bacteria it's a problem for people who have a weak immune system so just don't smoke or vape raw bud instead make edibles. Lastly if you are in a position to grow your own do it and don't tell the government if you are renting don't grow and wreck your landlords house it's not fair to the landlord and gives those who want to give cannabis a black eye more ammunition . Cannabis legalization is a farce it's just prohibition 2..0 they are going to force us to buy that chemical laced ditch weed their LP friends's call cannabis I won't buy it..

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"Neither project is related to any accident history, she said." Could that be because of a total lack of accidents. The cost never was given. Is this being done for County Budget purposes? In other words the County hasn't spent enough dollars this year and since the don't use a zero based budgeting system it would diminish the possibility of increasing the budget in the future. I have lived here 22 years and have never witnessed a need for this construction at this location. I believe it to be dangerous and a waste of tax dollars.

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The first rain of the season is usually the most dangerous on the roadways due to the combination of oil and water.

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Bavius -- start writing out content for posts that you will submit when Trump goes down in flames. You will need a new cheap flimsy angle, similar to your regular view but with new and improved content. I know you are up to it.

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Great post! A lot of people want the shouting over each side of the debate to stop and a true review of the data and modeling to take place, involving both sides of the argument. Math doesn't lie.

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“When I deal with the United States, I leave the domestic squabbles at home. Other parties don’t seem to have that rule, but I think it’s one Canadians appreciate,” he said last month. - - - The negotiations may go better for Canada if , instead of the "domestic squabbles" , we leave the Prime Minister at home and send a contingent of grown ups in his place

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does anyone know who it was who said Kamehameha was the ugliest man he ever met?

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Please, CO Springs police, catch this nasty thing.

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Well,I wonder when she was dumped ,opinions are fine all out hate,well there is a man in the woodpile somewhere in this rant I haven't heard sense Gloria Stein and her man hating days, someone give her a hug please.

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This guy Wilkinson is a master of bafflegab. His point seems to be that it is hard to distinguish between political, partisan advertising and legitimate information. And that means we shouldn't even try to draw the difference? How about strict limits on "government information" for the six month period prior to an election?

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In what way is your above post a response to anything I wrote above it? What is the relevance of the year 1857? Could you elaborate a bit, my powers of esp are lacking today. Also, was it a question because you failed to use a question mark so I'm unsure. If your concern about the recent shooting of Dallas police officers by Micah Johnson prompts you to make generalizations about all Black people you might consider not watching the news. Better to remain uninformed about high-profile, sensationalized shootings and maintain your ability to see African-Americans objectively than to lose all perspective. I fail to see the potential for conspiracy with regards to the Dallas shooting. Johnson was ex-military as were a great many mass shooters, he was described by his family as damaged by his war experience and the current climate of anti-Black racism likely didn't help his frame of mind. I find your response to my criticism of your racism unsatisfactory.

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Does it matter?

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Yes, we really got shafted by NAFTA ... that`s why it is now enthusiastically supported by the same Liberals who opposed it in 1993 to con folks like you while knowing it was good for Canada and that is why even the NDP no longer undertakes the fools`errand of knocking NAFTA. Why those dastardly villains Mulroney and Harper (don't forget Harper) with their trade and tax and fiscal policies so shafted Canada that its middle class (the one that the phony middle class champion could not even define during the election) overtook the US middle class in 2013/14 to become the wealthiest middle class in the world. And on a proportional basis, the country in NAFTA which had the greatest net job gain since it came into force 23 years ago is Canada. Try reading up on the topic before posting your long held biases. Yes, Mulroney would be the perfect Canadian adviser and negotiator in regard to a review of and revisions to NAFTA if at 77 or 78 he is willing to get involved.

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Hope they film the perp walk. His and hers cuffs? Adjoining cells? Better call Miles.

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Seems like evidence that we need to go all the way and ban foreign ownership of BC property. And require proof of a Canadian source of funds for all purchases. And while we are at it how about legislating away the exemption from FINTRAC currently enjoyed by lawyers.

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Yup,that looked like their first preseason game.

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How do you know leniency wouldn't make matters worse? A guess? A by-golly? A hunch? Do you have a model?

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You mean the attack on our embassy that was caused by a uh...what was it? A YouTube video?

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Western leaders spent 200 years enforcing world domination. How do you think Asian countries became poor?

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Yeah, because studying by far the single most influential and consequential book known to man is obviously a waste of time.

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Bobtr900... for upsetting you in any way... please, forgive me. A blessed Sabbath to you... amen

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"has absolutely no relevance to the case that was at hand" Perhaps the judge's comments were simply to forestall uninformed complaints like "How could she give consent when she had been drinking!?!", which are quite common these days. So the judge just made it clear that being drunk is not enough to eliminate the ability to consent. Seems absolutely relevant to the case he was trying. "professional capacity..." Cab drivers are not a member of the professions. Doing something for money does not make the activity a profession. Only a limited number of activities fall under the umbrella of the professions.

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If people assumed personal responsibility, we would live in an entirely different world than we do. Everyone expects the other guy to assume personal responsibility first.

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Dream on..

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Of course I blame a party for this. Have you forgotten that republicans promised to keep us safe? And then the republican president, like someone today, decided to ignore his intelligence briefings because he already knows everything. Now the Donald is following in the same footprints. You really think he will have a different outcome? Why?

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Take no deals. There's no jury in Alaska that would convict this guy!

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If you thought Obama needed to prove his citizenship with his birth certificate, then you were a "deplorable"

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Sorry, in a residential treatment center she can make a phone call to one of her friends with privileges, get their car. leave the premises, fall off the wagon and start partying and drinking again, and drive drunk and kill someone . And, By the looks of her alcohol per percentage numbers, she will DEFINITELY be DRUNK. Read the Sign: LOCK her Up for her TREATMENT...........

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Keep stretching. Makes no sense, but it does provide some comic relief.

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Long flight, time change, poker win's and loses on the charter, all sorts of distractions for guys earning $10MUSD a season. Poor babies.... Not a playoff bound team this year, too many other great teams out there to take their place. Like one team, my YANKEES.

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Seth Rich Was WikiLeaks Source Look it up in the news, but you will have to look outside the MSM as they have major egg on their faces this morning...like you do too. http://bigleaguepolitics.com/audio-seymour-hersh-states-seth-rich-wikileaks-source/

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And what does that prove?

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The "immortalists" should try reading some Edgar Allan Poe.

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Grades 6-8 or sometimes 7 & 8 in Ontario are called middle school or senior public. I would bet most people know that they are the same as junior high school.

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I agree UA to UT was probably not a fair comparison. UAA+UAF to UTSA is, in my opinion, a reasonable comparison (in terms of programs offered and research expenditures). If you want to narrow the scope further, we can look at expenditures categorized as instruction: UTSA $4759/student, UAA $3519/student (COL adjusted). Couldn't find UAF's instructional budget. Of course institutions will differ, but how do we know where UA stands (i.e. efficient, inefficient, average) if we don't identify similar institutions and compare? To your comment on student outcomes, do you mean specific program outcomes, or, institutional outcomes (i.e. graduation rate)? If you mean the latter, UAA and UTSA are not a good match, as UAA is open-access and UTSA is quite selective. Also, UA has many more non-traditional students that skew the federal (6 yr) graduation rate. If you want to make an argument for imposing higher entrance requirements across UA, I think that would be an interesting debate.

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