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Ordination of women is bad enough but women as bishops is and will always be a deal breaker in the eyes of the RC church. (Bishops can ordain priests you see - a double whammy). My husband is Anglican and I am RC. His bishop is a delightful woman, full of wit and humour, who has shaken up her diocese from top to bo...
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Pretty easy to find all of these people on Facebook. I'm surprised they didn't delete their accounts before they were arrested.
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"....Susan Mauldin, who had been the top security officer, and David Webb, the chief technology officer, are retiring. Mauldin, a college music major, had come under media scrutiny for her qualifications in security." WTH? A music major?
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LOL this isn't a movie dude. Grow up.
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Lock her up!!
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Why would you want to take money away from businesses that employ people? Letting the company use the money to hire more people and give raises makes way more sense than letting the government take it and waste it .. taxed enough already
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Sufficient evidence: witness (at least one) who witnessed all or part of the beating. Witnesses (2 or more) saw him dragging the body to the balcony, heard him utter "she wouldn't stop laughing at me". Numerous witnesses saw him immediately after the murder and when placed under lock and key. Aggravating circumstances...
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How, I ask myself, and why, should I, as a lay person, be in the position of, in essence, demanding that someone, heterosexual or homosexual, who is giving to me and others a life of service, abstain from sexually expressing himself and finding this fundamental fulfillment and genuine, beautiful partnership in his life...
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"The monsignor, Francis said, "with a quip of healthy humor said, 'And some people say the church won't ordain women!'" "healthy" humor"? Yes, human foibles can be humorous. If the Church really did ordain women, that would be one thing, but the fact that it doesn't makes it quite another. I guess that takes the humor ...
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Must have been a good meeting since Exxon and Tillerson signed major oil agreements with Russian companies last year.
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HSA JUST STOP. We've lost all respect for you but still you hold our news hostage. The people have spoken - we elected this man, and you're not stopping the changes that we're demanding. The voters are coming after the stranglehold the state of Hawaii has on our necks next.
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I am sure it can be arranged but only after you grease his palm. You know pay to play.
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Complete nonsense. "Prayer mats" aren't queen size mattresses. You revealed your real reasons in the post that the Globe deleted, and I'm not at all happy that the guy who wrote that is working in our schools.
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Aw it's so hard to watch your privilege wane.
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One day .. duh
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This is the same CIA that claimed "weapons of mass destruction" existed in Iraq, a patently false allegation which led to a war that took thousands of American soldier's lifes & cost over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money. And it doesn't change the fact that the Clinton campaign never disputed the veracity of the Wi...
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Nonsense. One of the points you are in denial about is cultural genocide and the attempt to demonize the South. The North certainly had its villains from the psychopathic murdering terrorist John Brown to the genocidal Sherman and Sheridan. The Yank troops´ anthem was "John Brown's Body." The Yanks venerated the de...
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and claim borrowed money spent on infrastructure rather than O&M doesn't count as debt.
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tbitty Do you know who Ahmed Shah Durrani was? And what he did for Afghanistan. Read, child, read.
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Education is so important they decided to skip it. Lol....
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I hope you're not in charge of some mustard gas company...
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I wonder if some of you posters even listened to her speech. It was inspiring, and I believe she will do a wonderful job. To harp on one small part of her speech, as an opportunity to slag members of First Nations, is beyond disappointing.
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Any docs to back this up? Colorado has had Green roofs for over 50 years- it’s hard to imagine that all the vegetation will die.
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Spot on Cadmus...first the Feds crammed Obamacare down our throats and we're still finding out new ways it's screwing us, now our State government is jumping on the bandwagon!
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I agree with the comment about ethics or a lack of. There's a difference between hunting and killing. I've also witnessed this several times with calves being orphaned and the grea hunters off with their prize. Part of this problem can be attributed to fish and game and their inconsistent rules. You're not allowed to ...
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this bike law includes you allie stop riding your bike on sidewalks when going to your pizza job in Waikiki.
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Doing more things in hockey at this time than Morgan and Auston...
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Easy to read commentary, but as someone who is a native of Louisiana, it would be wonderful to hear your perspective of recent events in the South with the removal of Confederate flags, statues, memorials, park names, etc. ?
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That could have been fixed had the legislature been as interested in maximizing the value of OUR resources as they were in repaying campaign contributions mr. Concerned. Why are you so paranoid as to not use your real name? Are you really all that important?
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This is brutal, the consumer is being abused. If you are simply renewing your existing mortgage with no additional increase in the amount you should be free to shop around without penalty. This is bad legislation. It gives the banks an unfair advantage and they will hike their renewal rates, just watch. Good old Justin...
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Everybody knows what Trump is, even his own children but they've got hundreds of millions in inheritance to consider so allowing his hands to rove around the hips and haunches area I guess must be tolerated. No, Trump bragging about deliberately walking in on the teenage girls involved in his pageants in various states...
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"Germany has been killing Muslims since 9/11." Um, what?
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Good letter Mr. Beaudin. Here's what Mitch McConnell said in 2009: “This is a very important issue. You know, we shouldn’t try to do it in the dark. And whatever final bill is produced should be available to the American public and to the members of the Senate, certainly, for enough time to come to grips with it… And ...
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Decent human beings aren’t disgusted by people who are extremely vulnerable. A pair of researchers conducted a survey on homelessness : Majorities support both aid (60 percent) and subsidized housing (65 percent), with only a small percentage opposing these policies — by 19 and 17 percent, respectively.
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We know.
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You can't use humour anymore thanks to Social Justice Warrior Stalinists on the left. Did you see 11 people at Laurier University who were fired over a funny help wanted ad? It happened this week! Humour has been killed by the SJW left and now they want to use it as a weapon against Trump? Ha! Too bad they constantly...
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Did you read the affidavit? I did.
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Such a loser and fool is the infested scrotus. Juvenile and childish don't begin to describe the behavior exhibited on a regular basis. Those who voted him in still haven't reached the embarrassment barrier and likely never will.
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Am I the only one that feels the 15% tax is too low?
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I think the undeniable loss of moral authority came even more from the process than from the conclusion. It was, and remains, a process where: a) Laity who know more were told they intrinsically know less. Not on THIS issue. b) The Wisdom of Women was 100% excluded and dismissed. Not on THIS issue. c) Celibacy was de...
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I read that listings in the GTA is up 35% to 50% since earlier this year. Your lack of inventory "story" is very 2016.
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It is rare for any politician to answer every single question from the press. Trump actually did answer them, just not in a way that some would want him to. Sometimes, say 'nobody cares about this but you", at other times they say "maybe asking silly things noone wants to know is why your ratings are so terrible". ...
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Cat: Certainly, I can. Keeping the unsophisticated audience in mind, I'll present just 2 thoughts that quickly come to mind: 1. If you don't have the money in hand to buy something, I think it should cost you something to borrow the funds necessary to make that purchase. I recall decade after decade where a car or h...
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This world today just attacks everyone for every little thing! Should we Alaska Natives shame the kass'aqs for slaughtering cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats, lamb, etc.? Food is food!
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Worth highlighting is that CCL believes its way of pricing carbon is highly consistent with long-time conservative values. The "fee and dividend" cited in the letter relies on existing free- market enterprise to reduce pollution from burning fuel. It is government-lite. The cost per ton of CO2 is phased in gradually, o...
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so you have zero suggestions on how to pay for your plan. figures
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Unfortunately there is no golden answer. More money will not solve the problem. That said, there has to be more available treatment. Nine days is an eternity. Drugs are such a scourge. Terrible. Praying for all involved.
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Excuse what? What exactly is it that the Russians did that was so influential in the election? To the best of my knowledge all they did was hack the DNC and release some emails that showed some of the shady things that were being done. Is that what Hillary's so upset about? That the Russians let everyone know what she ...
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And how long before Trump insults Poland. Latvia, etc.
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This is the best the Senate can do. They can remove someone from from a committee but never from the Senate. Why would they leave with no work and great pay? She is probably one of the better Senators anyway.
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You are totally right! "Fake News MSM,the last refuge of the ill-informed."
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Reply to ToryForever: When the government continues to bring more than three hundred thousand people into Canada every year, with the greatest number of those coming to Toronto, then Toronto's arteries will constantly be overwhelmed and clogged, regardless of how much money is spent on band aid solutions.
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It's too bad no one in Congress takes him seriously because of how corrupt and inept he is, otherwise people might pay attention to his incoherent ramblings.
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At the beginning Hitler was a populist. Too bad it didn't end well.
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Canadians adopted an individual quota system that ALL users of the resource are on. Canada rationalized their fisheries, kinda like halibut and blackcod in Alaska. After IFQs in Alaska you sold out Mr. Macinko and bought a home for <$600k home in cash. Please show us all the way to selling out.
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What are you doing is what's called "moving the goal posts." 1st you make unfounded statements. When called on that, you say they're "opinions." When told they're not opinions, you pivot & say "Everything I say is my opinion." (wrong) You say "criticize my opinions" but get very heated when people do so. So you don't w...
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Awwww X don't get mad. I have allllll the time on the world to follow you!!!!!
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The Girl Guide angle kills me lol, perhaps a good lesson to teach to the young kids.
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Wow, you just have it all figured out don't you? /s. Might native language play a role in his word selection? You know, being a non-native speaker and all? Give people the benefit of the doubt, sheesh!. I have a feeling his restaurant won't be missing much by not hiring such a presumptuous WAITRESS ;)
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This is why I left Anchorage after growing up there. We don,t have this problem here in Southeast AK, "real Alaska"! By Los Anchorage.
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Ouch - FCA sold 151,000 vehicles in Canada YTD in 2017. Toyota on the other hand has sold 101,000. FCA is second only to Ford in Canadian sales. My guess is you need to remove your rose colored glasses when driving by your Chrysler/Dodge dealership because they are selling a good chunk of product. Why not do your home...
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I'm pretty certain you need more recent case law. I seem to recall being around the 1950's. Does Las Vegas charge different taxes based on residency? All tourism places hit tourist type activities with high tax, but I do not know of anywhere that the tax isn't equally applied to the locals. I doubt Las Vegas/Neva...
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It shouldn't be a binary choice. As long as the BLM protests are mostly peaceful, then they should also be OK.
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Radical Islam is like dandelions. You can nuke your yard but because your neighbor does not , you will soon be overrun again. The best way to reduce that is not by continuously nuking your yard, but by treating the underlying conditions (poor soil and environment) and ensuring the prospering of healthy elements to t...
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It is unclear in the story. But I think this is land on the North West corner of the Federal Center that has been considered for development for some time. Somewhat controversial as "residential development" often translates into more apartment houses and congestion. Curious that there are no bidders.
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Oh yeah! Lets embrace a full blown military dictatorship ruled by the Communist Party of China!
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Who is Kathleen Parker & what does she really stand for?
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We should be boycotting Chinese goods, but of course it will never happen.
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That's pretty bizarre "facts". Care to back it up with a credible link?
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Unfortunately 'scammers' with nothing better to do, are active during tax file time.
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Being from the private sector and working with the development of personnel. Individuals do stumble (we all did). What I would focus on is to properly critique and seek to improve...which I believe will happen...give it some time. The most important thing is if you stumble...pick yourself up...assess the situation a...
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She ruined the health care system where patients wait for care worse than in a 3rd World country, ruined the province's finances. But one thing she knows - how to spend other people's money and show nothing for it. With her government it is not about results it is about spending.
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So, we know about the woman. She seems to have been acting normally. Except, I'd like to know more about why she left the scene of the incident. The man? I'd like to know why he was in the roadway at that time of the morning. He had to have been blind drunk with that much booze in his system. Does he live around ...
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Really, TomQuinn? If Hilary had nominated an adulterer for this position, you right-wingers would be on it like it in less time than it takes Donald Trump too make a move on a married woman.
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So Warren Buffett's kids can look forward to getting a paltry $650 million, can they? That'll learn 'em to be self-sufficient. The problem I see with those of us with money is that the kids are used to a financially easy life from day one, the whole family has it easy, so parents are not prone to all of a sudden say ...
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Same old claptrap.
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I understand why financially CU needs to play this game at home. But I'd still like to see it in Mile High every fifth year or so. That would really make it an event. Reminds me of the Duane Thomas quote from many years back, "If the Super Bowl is such a big game, why are they playing it again next year?" As for toda...
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The most offensive part of all of this is the language being used by our leaders. The entire issue has been caught up in rhetoric that is meant to sway opinion. Most small business owners are not the "1%". Most are actually middle-class. They are not "cheats", are not using "loopholes" or "schemes" are not "avoidin...
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"no matter what is put in front of you regarding crimes committed against trans people you will attempt to minimize it away" I'm not trying to minimize anything -- I'm trying to promote accuracy. "The 21 trans people murdered in 2015 listed in the HRC report were recorded as single or multiple bias murders by the FBI...
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Good one! Was it a joke?
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I would like to know if the small percentage of cases processed were chosen because they were the most clear cut and thus easiest to make a decision on or because they were the first 592 applicants. If they were processed on an arrival basis then this information might mean something. Otherwise it doesn't mean much.
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Douglas was born in Scotland and raised there and Manitoba. He didn't move to Saskatchewan until he was 25.
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The Anglos that stayed must feel that they are living under a colony of seagulls. Things are not that good for Anglos in Quebec when compared to living anywhere else in the rest of Canada.
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They deserve each other.
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Tesa, Many legislators rent a place to live in CBJ and share the expenses. Last session, Chris Tuck and Scott Kawasaki rented a condo in Douglas for $2,400/month (according to Tuck) and then shared it with two staff persons (each paid $600 for lodging). They split the costs four ways in order to lower their individua...
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Truturd is bully.
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Bill: I find motivation extremely important. My favorite example comes from Own Wister's "The Virginian" when the Virginian wins a poker hand from the antagonist and the guy calles him a "Son of a B$#%%" (think of what Trump called the players). The Virginian responds "Smile when you sad that." The point is simple:...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders stood in for Sean Spicer while he did his National Guard stint. Her performance was less than credible. She insisted that the congressional investigators could adequately address the issues. But, she failed to say that the White House would not cooperate with investigators. She failed to disc...
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Colonialists have permanently damaged the psyche of the African. The mere cry of "foreign agent" by artful manipulators is enough to move the African to rubber stamp the destruction of his own livelihood.
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You have perfectly caricatured the alt right.
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''Your cute " rumor has it" statement is the typical liberal way of putting out untruths with out qualify it.'' I thot it commendable that the comment was qualified accurately, and the possibility certainly fits the guy's wildly immature temperament, but I can understand how somebody possibly unfamiliar with those qual...
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Here's the thing, Trump fired em! to correct the problem for this or another reason. Here's the question did Trump know his Staff was colluding with Russia? could be he fired them when he found out. These fired Staff members probably had some Russian info then used that info for an edge to get onto Trumps Staff, Who Kn...
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Sorry folks. FBI has already led the parties to believe there is not enough to indict. They suggested this orchestrated meeting to have the media splash it all over the news. Loretta's semi-recusal was planned out months ago.
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Yow, I see that now. Unbelievable. The vehicle had to vault a railroad-tie berm first and go way up a hill. How could anyone not realize through all this that you're not stepping on the brake?
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Just the White Supremacists emboldened by their leader to resurrect the 1930s pogroms of the New Hitler/Der Fuehrer Trump and his National Security Advisor Herr Bannon. Start with a small non-christian minority to appease the Fundamentalist Racist Christians following Judaeo-Christian ethics, expand to Islamics and a...
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Stop trying to create a story that is going nowhere. If we expect to hold all governments to our standards, shake your head and it will rattle. The facts are many countries are not equipped to deal with our standards. We have seen the wonderful mess created by the Arab Spring, the true facts are it has taken us centuri...
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Considered by some, not by all. People have been saying ‘Happy Holidays’ as long as I can remember.
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It was the basket of deplorable's comment which reflects her nature so perfectly. Renzetti could have not even herself mistaken the oil for brake fluid in her glass breaking tinkering so thoroughly. Am I right here boys or what?
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Crying again? Go to the the basement and put your ear plugs in, Question: What do you plan on doing when we get hit? Cluck cluck cluck! Did you serve little one?
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This is like claims that illegal rental suites and air bnb are essential to "helping" people pay their mortgages. In fact it simply boosts the price of homes by the amount of the illegal income or government subsidised 2nd mortgage. If you can't afford a home the government should not be throwing you a temporary life...
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