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Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab 28

Dedicated bus lanes either take up a lane of traffic (thus not resolving the issues of loss of traffic space) or they are useless.

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Thank you Ms. Clarkson for this thoughtful column. As the child of immigrants from Scotland after the war we had the advantage of the language and my father had training in the Royal Navy as an engineer. He upgraded at our cities technical college in the evenings (during the day his job was tearing up trolley car tracks for the railway). Like many if not most Canadians, I have sympathy for the plight of the indigenous people. Driving through the core of our city I sometimes see toddlers of aboriginal descent out on the sidewalks by themselves and not properly clothed for our climate. I've often thought to myself, what chance do they have? They haven't chosen to live in these circumstances. Yet when I see reports of life on isolated reserves with suicide and substance dependence issues I wonder if this is the way our country should be continuing. I also think that there are some in the indigenous community who have a stake in the continuity of this system. Maybe it's time for change.

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He does not appear to be of sound mind or senses. He further appear to have been suffering from mental ailment for a long time. It just say's a lot of the veterence if they consider such demented worthy as their spokesperson.

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As Canadian, you could have opted for the TN visa and it is not subject to this lottery that you mentioned in the article. However, it would prevent you from getting a green card. I supposed your company's immigration lawyers guided you on this. Anyways, glad you are happy to be back in Canada.

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"... that you can keep your plan and your doctor?" John, I'll make you the standard offer: if you can find anywhere in the ACA that requires you to change doctors, I will give you $500 cash and a week to gather a crowd of witnesses. Your insurance company made it happen, not Obama. You seem tired. Maybe a nap would help.

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I am so glad you finally ended up on my original point that the virtue of individual seminarians is what needs attention. Trying to solve it with words like clericalism is a brain dead approach.

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Health care is not "irony." The ACA allowed for the creation of programs, but wasn't a program, in and of itself. The original ACA was going to lower costs, until republicans stripped it of the ability to control price increases in one of their 100+ amendments to a law that was "rammed down our throats." You are just too easy.

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Were any of your ancestors enslaved in this country?

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Good for her, the Russian puppet is now going down anyways and hopefully the GOP appeasers along with him. I hear Guantanamo is nearly empty.

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True that. Then why is there an effort on the Right to deny the success or even the livability of countries like Germany or Sweden?

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Everyone wants to get a good private or government sector job, according to his/her desires. With a little effort, you can find out best job as you wish. Just visit at …………http://www.9easy-jobs.com

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Dale/Maurice/numerous other screen names is a person who is a convicted criminal that comes here and posts nonsense about 'the system', how the authorities are all corrupt, how sentencing is illegal unfair etc and uses the same arguments you have used to the point where he gets banned before returning under another name. Welcome back Dale you are fooling no one. And if by some sheer coincidence you are not Dale, your posting style is similar enough and your posts nonsensical enough that I wish you well once you are banned for similar reasons that Dale repeatedly was in the past.

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Continental Europe has also learned from Brexit; Brexit and Trump being cut from the same cloth.

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You are confusing average price (which is influenced by the mix) vs benchmark. It's certain property >3mil are not selling in as great numbers, pushing the average down. As well some comparisons are made to 6 mo ago , rather than the much more accurate y/y. So those stats you saw were quite misleading in regard to prices.

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lol, sure you will, Rambo.

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Mr. Earth, is it possible to have a discussion that doesn't involve disparaging comments? I have a 12 year old male lab that weighs 80lbs and I honestly don't think he would fit or enjoy the space designated for feet. I don't fly first class and I don't request a bulkhead seat. I think the question is a reasonable accommodation based on the current fare structure that allows a service animal to fly for free. I mentioned that airlines sell space, this is how they make a living. I think Peggy below answer in part the question of reasonableness, but it does not address the situation with larger breeds. Personally, I wouldn't mind sitting next to a lab, but not a pony or a bird. People purchase a seat on a commercial flight and that is their space. I don't know why the airline acted the way it did but I'm sure we'll find out the rest of the story in court.

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Curtis Kropar said, "Kim Jong Un, acts like a very typical thug. He does not care about the rules, any rules, except what he decides." The same could be said about Trump. Furthermore, Trump is also averse to compromise. The difference is that Trump thinks of himself as a dictator, whereas Kim Jong Un actually is one.

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Trump is a bigger fraud than any climate accord.

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I neither recognize nor accept the very premises of your first three sentences. To the extent that I've properly interpreted your last sentence, creedally & dogmatically, that's seems true. Otherwise, it's certainly controversial. Morally, it seems very doubtful. Furthermore, beyond teachings, I'd expect no too few changes in canons, disciplines, practices & pastoral approaches.

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It would be ever so interesting to track those who 'opted out' and compare that list to those who fail to graduate on time. It would also be ever so interesting to track those who 'opted out' and compare that list to those who then are accepted for college.

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wrong, it is both. China is transforming to being wealthier and need to foster more markets for export. Sure, they need more resources and they are greedily seeking ours. But also they continue to practice brutal anti-import, anti-western business policies in China, anti- expat participation in their economy, and anti-intellectual property rights. China will try to dupe Canada into thinking we'll have access to their market for our small and large companies, maybe they will seela bunch of C series jets. But it is all a lie - and we should not fall for it.

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Well if you are of the opinion that fleeting earthly happiness is more important than eternal bliss with God and His angels and saints then I understand where you are coming from.

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Wow Sir Yawn. YouTube? When do you find the time? Get out of your Mommy's basement once in a while.

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According to the Canadian constitution, the provincial governments (provincial Crowns) have jurisdiction over lands except federal lands in the Provinces. So why does a federal agency like the National Energy Board (NEB) get to consult with First Nations (Indian) people about proposed projects in provincial territory? Why doesn't the Provincial Crown get to consult about those projects?

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Talk & walk is cheap. Love is costly & constant, always demanding of us, requiring us to set aside our preferences, wants, for others, mostly our family & neighbors. Love is creating an atmosphere of warmth & approachability in your neighborhood....the door is always open, there's always one more spot at the dinner table, kids from the neighborhood feel that they can hang out on your porch without asking, they ask 'can you help me put my bike chain' back on? Neighbors who ask to borrow vegetable oil, or ask for a ride to dialysis. That's where 99% of our life as Christians should be spent. Improving our neighbhorhood, not tilting windmills elsewhere Not in noisy angry protest lines. They only raise the tone of anger in society. Overused especially at NCR. Sure it's a right, but if the charity isn't done at work, or in the neighborhood, or in the traffic line (as self-focused people check their email incessantly while driving!!!), then the protest work is just total utter BS.

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There is nothing in this article to support your statement. If "the man" is charged, in law he'll be presumed innocent. Your statement is merely sexist.

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Instead of these fake critiques, you'd be better off supplying substance to counter the comments you find so risible.

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Let's be realistic. It's going to be in the American Southeast. Maybe Charlotte, Nashville, or Raleigh-Durham. Why? Because these are the fastest growing metro areas in the US, they are "right-to-work" states with labour laws friendly to corporations, and these states have proven willing to come to the table with huge subsidies in order to attract business. Watch.

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It sounds like they both have their ups and downs, as expected. Nobody really knows how anybody​ is playing yet because they haven't played a pre season game. Practice is practice, games are games. As you know, I hardly ever agree with Kiz, but the reporting on the QBs has been horrible. We really won't know anything til game time. Very True, always hear that about the Bronco O line every year, one year it might actually turn out to be true. That's the way it goes in camp, every year fresh hope. New coaches, new players, new O system have to wait and see what happens before making judgements in August.

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The Legislature needs to learn that doing the right thing isn't always the popular thing. Do your jobs or we will find someone who will.

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If governments didn't do things even though they were "Dumb, dumb, dumb", it would be a new experience in human history. Eminent domain is a call any government body gets to make. The Supreme Court said a few years ago it was legal to take it from one private party and sell it to another private party just to get a bigger tax base. The wall doesn't have to get 'built' to satisfy the Trump voters. They will see that he is 'doing something' and vote for him again because he is 'doing something' he promised to do. You really believe that 'environmental hazards' will stop him! Snort! Speaking of delusional! This is the guy who just approved the North Dakota pipeline that Obama had stopped for 'environmental' reasons. The same guy who is cutting the EPA by 32%. President Clinton prevented a bunch environmentalists from going into Area 51 with the stroke of a Presidential pen.

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Your comment doesn't hold together.

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And the "Teflon man" behind it all get's off scot-free.

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I really think that Trudeau is wasting everybody's time with his speeches. Luke, dude, we get it, you were a drama teacher, you have it down pat, the patented "I-care scrunchie-face" and the I-wanna-be-John-F-Kennedy in public oration and adoration. We get it, really we do. But please stop. Fly back to Ottawa and let your dozens of advisors handle the problem-solving thing. And by the way, if you are into shedding all sorts of tears over all sorts of social problems in Vancouver, you might want to shed a tear over the fact that we see there the first generation of young adult Vancouverites who have been kicked to the curb and separated from what WAS the cultural tradition of buying a house on your local income. You see, Justin Trudeau, the termination of that cultural tradition for local Canadian workers is on your hands - because all those rich party-donor businessmen you court from Shanghai and Beijing and Hong Kong, they are the grim reapers who slaughtered the tradition.

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But when Bell/Telus/Rogers et all switched to LTE there were the same restrictions regarding devices, etc. Why do people forget that? The good news is that T-Mobile and a few European carriers are going to be broadcasting on Band 66 so the uptake by manufacturers should be pretty swift.

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I am not sure about MSW's qualifications either....the fact that he handled the EITC issue so quickly when it's absolutely critical in folks lives...? Simone was right! Think Simone highly qualified to comment on the issue...would have much preferred her commentary. Am not aware of any seriously qualified (on poverty issues) NCR regular contributors... Think it a great idea to hire one...

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FYI, the bags fit nicely in the washing machine. ;) I also have a plastic lined bag that I use for meat that is easy to recognise and clean

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And if there is a bike lane next to the road...bikers USE IT!!!

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Our good friend worked for a big corporation and was let go from his IT position. He's in his 50's. He knows his job well and is devistated. Will these same big companies now hire "well qualified" immigrants to replace him at a cheaper price? Will they now give jobs to non-Canadians and ignore our own Canadian nationals? Something very wrong with this picture.

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Like Bart, I wish the superdelegates would cast their votes for Bernie. However, I think his satire is weakened by mistakenly referring to the Democratic primary as an election that determines whether or not we live in a democracy. Strictly speaking, the principle of one person, one vote only need be operative in the general election to ensure democracy. In theory, the parties in a democratic general election could choose candidates in any way they want, including appointment. Bernie's problem is that he is asking the Democratic party to change its policies and the party is resisting change. I think the party's position is short-sighted and that it should move instead to capture the large number of citizens who support his socially responsible policies.

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Congratulation You have uncovered that Stewart is against dog eating.

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Did you get this worked up about a rapist and his enabler during the democrat primary? Or for that matter about their rival with his even more clueless policies?

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They will be in 2019.

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Jedediah, Billy Ray & Joe Bob been up to no good again.

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You would say that, wouldn't you?

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remember what the democrats say,vote and vote often.

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Don't care who protects her as long as the tax payer is not responsible for it

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Remember that Proctor and Gamble were their main benefactor. They never give the studies that they base their recommendations on. They never explain the "French Paradox" or similar observations about societies that use Coconut oil. There are many studies that show that it is the oxidation of the fats that cause plaque and that polyunsaturated fats oxidize much more easily than saturated fat.

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My experience in a similar situation. The care and professionalism was amazing - I was a customer instead of a pain in a queue !

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My guess would be that someone received a "large inheritance" leading them to want to do the same.

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carfree: delaware close to nyc. cheap or free bankster cash fleshed out the bid. then chop the loan into tiny cmo's and collect. doubt with a building so functionally obsolesced that much will be done as a workspace for local folks. with jc cereal plant and one other new workplace forthcoming (forgot name) thinking plenty of rent paying entry jobs abound. eldo points out tax accounting or state/local sweeteners may be added. these kind of deals make my head hurt, and i even know a bit about maneuver. face it, lane county in throw of growth for decades to come. who knows, if building actually serves as workplace with mixed use dev, might prompt that 4 lane to florence.

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'Near criminal irresponsibility...' Almost hope he goes ahead with it. A few more epic blunders and maybe he'll be unable to finish his term. 2019 still seems like a long way off.

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Estimates for income from the TAT are overly optimistic. This was made abundantly clear in the testimony from a variety of sources during the special session, yet the legislature insisted on using TAT for 14 years, instead of simply extending the GET for a few additional years. The legislators claimed they didn't want to HART to come back asking for more money, yet they set up the funding so there will be a shortfall.

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Tranny rights are human rights and human rights are tranny rights! LOL. Just F kidding.

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' Thanks Shannyn, . . Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda (web version) — Indivisible Guide https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web

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Looks like we're racing them to the bottom.

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AR: But continually doing the same and expecting different results is insane. Education needs to be reformed. Is DeVos the one to do it? I don't think so but someone needs to shake things up.

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If you really wanna know what you get for 95 Mil from the F35, just watch the Avengers! That thing couldn't even scratch the Hulk! LOL!

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And either, not "ether".

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" ...With a Trump administration seemingly determined to neglect Africa, only China and like-minded middle powers such as the Nordics and Canada can come to the rescue and become effective peacemakers in the Sudan and beyond.." Why exactly is this Trump's problem - or anybody else's for that matter ? The people " neglecting Africa " are the Africans themselves - the locals ..... And anything we do would be a mere recycling of the fundamental dysfunction, to be continued ad infinitum ! And quite frankly I get tired of these academic vaporings devoid of the much more difficult matter of providing solutions - if those even exist.

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come on you Yellows! Make Spurs fans around the world very happy on Monday.

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"the man who stole an aircraft" was a mentally disturbed member of the Civil Air Patrol who knew the key combinations to both the perimeter fence and the CAP hangar. It had NOTHING to do with Merrill Field security. Also security is not free. Who would pay for that? The airport is owned by the Municipality of Anchorage. Are you willing to pay higher taxes to pay for the added security? Probably not. So all the tenants would have to pay for increased security. That is for them to decide if they want to pay for a higher security level.

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It is not "apart from the Church's teaching". It is an explanation or an expansion of the Church's teaching and is well-accepted by the Church, the People of God.

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They don't care and are only interested in power control and money not its flock!!

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Why is Boss Dunleavy so hung up on sex? I would not be surprised if his next big government, anti-freedom and anti-personal liberty- and unconstitutional- move is going to be agreeing with Ted Cruz and sponsoring legislation that bans sex toys in Alaska, stating: "There is no substantive-due-process right to stimulate one's genitals for non-medical purposes unrelated to procreation or outside of an interpersonal relationship." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/04/ted-cruz-dildo-ban-sex-devices-texas

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off-topic once again,

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As usual, Trump’s plans to overhaul the nation’s health-care system and tax code were short on specifics and heavy on lofty B.S. Through his executive orders, his tweets and the behavior of his administration toward a free press, Trump has already shown his true colors. Changing his tone should not fool anyone. He remains committed to tax breaks for the rich, cutting services for the middle class and the poor, including getting rid of affordable care for 30 million people. He will revert to his usual falsehoods and exaggerations about his accomplishments and capabilities tomorrow. Unlikely he'll last a year before he's impeached.

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Jaybe, How are you enjoying your free unicorn rides and rainbow colored sunsets?

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For good times and bad times I'll be on your side forever more That's what friends are for.

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Absolutely! Only interested in some of the forums so I can get a perspective from fellow Canadians. With this garbage and the general tone of the editorials, I wouldn't pay a nickel for the paper or online content. Advertizers should be aware that the clicks for avedtorials like this don't necessarily translate into exposure for their products or services.... quite the contrary.

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Funny that on Twitter Trump called Obama a racist, but I guess that dos not count. Obama had work to do an never mentioned it. Poor Donnie, criticism he cannot take. I guess being such an egotestical idiot, his feelings are hurt when his actions and statements on racism shows him to be a true white supremacist.

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Why don't you try me on that one, instead of setting up a strawman based on presumed response? I promise to keep my rebuttal purely scientific. We have reasonably robust proxy data going back far further (particularly ice core data, with isotopic ratios in the water as a measure for temperature and entrained air bubbles for CO2 concentration). indicating a strong linkage between temperature and carbon dioxide levels. Does it establish causality? No. Does it suggest the two are very closely related? Definitely. Does that suggest we should be careful about tampering with it? Yeah, it kinda does. Shortness of record isn't an obstacle, when within that dataset you have a significant anomaly that processes can't explain. Particularly when said anomaly runs alongside a sudden mass influx of carbon dioxide due to industrial activities. Since we know CO2 and temperature seem linked, it's very likely all three are. That is to say, our carbon is likely the cause.

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At Always There. From your comments, one would think there is no There, There. Brooks will be a first round pick with another season of seasoning. But your anonymous and simplistic remarks indicate one of the many envious who love to tear down the accomplished. Jack Kirkpatrick

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You realize this was a direct quote from the article you just read right?

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Actually, yes there are people who live off the Canada Child Benefit: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/how-canadas-youngest-retiree-derek-foster-learned-his-own-lesson/article36519213/ I still think it is a good program but agree that if you keep paying people who make more than $50-60,000, it is really just buying votes.

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Swissport - Chinese owned

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The Jonathan Winters Movie: "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

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The motive behind residential schools was (according to Sir John A.) to ‘take the Indian out of the child,’ and thus solve what was referred to as the Indian problem. There is nothing noble in erasing the culture of another, that's why it's called cultural genocide. Think of how irate conservatives become when someone wishes you Happy Holidays rather than Merry Christmas. But add murder, medical experiments, rape, separation from parents and physical and mental abuse, for starters. ("Stone Age existence", btw, is a value judgement that exists only in your mind.)

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Going to the one in Phoenix.

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One might wonder if ODOT's opposition to the relocation of McKenzie-Willamette Hospital to this site was not driven by PeaceHealth and their zealous rep on the Oregon Transportation Commission, Randy Pape. As a community, we spent two-generations-worth of state and federal transportation dollars wildly, extravagantly improving the I-5/Beltline to accommodate relocating Sacred Wallet to Riverbend - while failing to fix the county's worst congestion/accident nightmare - the Delta Highway/Belt Line interchange and Belt Line-Willamette River bridges. Had our dollars been spent wisely, the impact of this housing development would be minimal.

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The words of both Trump and Giuliani would be part of any disclosure as they go to intent.

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Pure denial by the coddled.

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So...you advocate appeasement of Russia, out of fear of their missiles? Libbers, as you call us, believe in the freedoms (liberty) in our Constitution, and the right of protest against those who are selling us out. The alt-right seems more focused on how to help the wealthy.

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That is why he and Trump bonded so tightly. They are one in the same.

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I think we can all agree that it looks like the drug addict from Fear the Walking Dead. Maybe the artist drew this after Sunday night TV.

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So just another waste of taxpayer money. Regardless of the answers, the Liberals will give us their interpretation of the findings.

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OMG! Stop spreading lies and half truths and stop being a tool of the liberals and start reporting real news and the progress being made already.....WE the American people are sick of you and your left-centric spin always trying to shape the narrative.

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The bear carcass reminded me of Cousin Billy after the Apaches got done with him.

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Look, Bernie has a right to his beliefs, and he has a right to vote according to hose beliefs. And he happens to believe that religious fundamentalists have no place in govt. If the roles were reversed, and Vought was interviewing Sanders, and Sanders said he was a Jew who did NOT accept Jesus as his saviour, but he DID believe in free, government paid contraception and unlimited abortion on demand, Vought would almost CERTAINLY vote no. And he would be cheered and applauded by those very people who are now castigating Sanders. Frankly, I am sick of the hypocrisy and the pollyannish political posturing. I am sick of the crocodile tears. Welcome to the new "War on Christmas."

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It is idiotic to keep saying "no proof," when promoters refuse to go read over 1200 scientific studies cited above. It is like fake news. We don't need half a book protecting the big money fluoride disaster. Instead of posting half a book, just allow each person to have control of any drug they ingest. We all deserve freedom of choice for any drug.

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McKenna, with her faux outrage and her ever so precious ‘oh poor me’ shtick, only serves to demonstrates that she demonstrably is Canada’s ’Climate Barbie". Nothing less and certainly nothing more.

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" ... unless you have other goals in mind like a federal registry of all firearms." We are obliged to register our cars, shortwave radios, and even ourselves, why not our guns?

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David: Our youth was a magical time in the past. It remains to be seen if the kids of today have what it takes to survive in a world of little money, where the state doesn't cover e very mistake, and they must go with them and correct their behaviors. I was talking with another elder just this morning who stated her concern that a couple of generations of Alaskans haven't had to face the consequences of bad decisions because oil money was there to bail them out. We have some teaching to do, don't we?

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Can he play quarterback?

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Ok, so this is another one of those posts that I'm thinking might be heavy on the sarcasm, but it's so hard to tell. Right?

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The president is, of course being chastised for not saying this was "Islamist" terrorism. There is no doubt that this deranged killer THOUGHT he was acting in the name of Islam and even gave credit to Isis. What do actual American Muslims leaders have to say about the shooting? "The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations urged politicians not to "score points" or "exploit fear" in the aftermath of the attack. Nihad Awad said: 'This is the time for unity and faith." "Homophobia, transphobia, Islamaphobia are interconnected systems" In a direct message to IS, who have said they are behind the attack, Mr Awad said: "How would you stand before God and answer to your crimes against thousands of innocent people? "You do not speak for us. You do not represent us. You are an aberration." (of course, the Muslim-bashers will turn this in to an excuse to attack CAIR)

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It don't really matter who they hire or what credentials he brings to the job. The rail has been a total disaster to Hawaii taxpayers and can't imagine how it's going to get better.

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Because the people will never give up their welfare payment

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Oh.....and what does responsibility have to do with the pizza issue (which was being discussed by us)? Here it is.....Papa John is whining that the NFL's handling of the Anthem protests is hurting his business. Therefore, he can keep crying out it, or break ties with the NFL. The "conservative value" way (in quotes because the GOP abandoned personal responsibility long ago....they are also now just as much in the professional victim business as the liberals) would be to make a decision to remedy the situation, not whine and play the victim. And.....what percentage of the black population is responsible for the 50% of all violent crimes? I bet it's a pretty small number. That was my point. I'm done discussing this with you. But, if you still have a problem with me, then maybe it is you that needs to find a new place...where your views don't get challenged. I'm not going anywhere.

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Agreed, although the relative importance and value of the two is quite different. English immersion is necessity and highly important for anyone living in the US, worthy of mandatory policy for non-English speakers attending US schools (as opposed to bilingual education which is just a bad idea). Having other students learning a 2nd language (other than English) is a nice extra, but it's far from the same level of importance. And just hearing it from another student is far from the best way for it to happen anyway.

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