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  DB1640 on Man accused of hitting noisy kid at theater on May 22 at 11:41 a.m.

  Only one tooth? That proves the man was exercising at least some restraint.

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  Benaround on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 11:40 a.m.

  Seer:

  Your link is about GM who continues to stiff America.

  My comment is about GMAC who changed their name to Ally
  Bank and is 74% TAXPAYER OWNED.

  On May 14 (last week) they DECLARED BANKRUPTCY FOR THEIR RES-CAP LENDING DIVISION. They got bailed…and
  still stiffed people in the GM tradition. I have become a 100%
  Ford fan as they are only company to still have ethics and
  great cars.

  You cannot get your news from ENTERTAINMENT- TONIGHT…
  Face Book or THE DAILY SHOW…then make comments on news you are so ignorant about. Calling me a liar when you
  are uninformed is not my problem…it’s yours.

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  greenlibertarian on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 11:36 a.m.

  Democrats?

  Newt Gingrich: I think at some point Gov. Romney’s going to have to hold a press conference and walk through, with considerable detail, some of the companies that Bain took over where they apparently looted the companies, left people unemployed and walked off with millions of dollars.

  Look, I’m for capitalism. I’m for people who go in to save a company. I’m for people who take real risk. I’m for people who grow jobs, and I understand sometimes you fail. I’ve run four small businesses in the last decade. It gets tough out there. It doesn’t always work. I get that. But if somebody comes in, takes all the money out of your company and then leaves you bankrupt while they go off with millions, that’s not traditional capitalism.

  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/01/09/gingrich_slams_romney_on_bain_thats_not_traditional_capitalism.html

  When Mitt Romney and his Corporate Raiders came to town, by Newt Gingrich:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWnB9FGmWE

  “Corporations are people, my friends.”

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  rickb on 20 years ago on "Northern Exposure" on May 22 at 11:34 a.m.

  We named our second set of dogs Roslyn and Cicely.

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  HonestGeorge on Idaho Dem learns lesson on May 22 at 11:30 a.m.

  “Mentally ill” conjures up an impression of someone unable to fully cope with life’s challenges. Is that what Clinkingbeard showed leading up to the election? I haven’t seen Betsy’s article but Ernest Hemingway, Patty Duke, Richard Dreyfuss, Charley Pride - even Florence Nightingale were all bi-polar and did very well.

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  idahocity on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 11:29 a.m.

  they are both undesirable. we should demand more from our parties and not accept whatever compromised puppets they push on us.

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  RedCedar on Man accused of hitting noisy kid at theater on May 22 at 11:23 a.m.

  Sure, if the boy was an adult, it would have been perfectly okay to bust his teeth out.

  I can’t disagree that the brat got what he deserved, but a better way to handle it would be to go to the manager and demand one’s money back, since the theater couldn’t provide a reasonably tolerable movie-watching experience. If enough customers did that, the managers would start getting serious about putting the kibosh on this sort of behavior.

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  pamelar16 on Smart shares her life’s low and highs on May 22 at 11:23 a.m.

  Greenlibertarian, you have posted “Please don’t feed the trolls” many times. Please enlighten me as to what this means. I am really missing the joke/insight of that comment.

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  KCres on Retired teacher new CdA school trustee on May 22 at 11:19 a.m.

  I agree that programs should be evaluated. However, if the evaluation shows a failing program, the answer is not a knee-jerk scrapping, particular if the same programs work elsewhere.

  My older son is looking at colleges right now, and I did some research on entry requirements to universities in the UK. They happily take graduates from US high schools, but do like the IB as it is seen as a better benchmark than just a HS diploma. They do not do this because the UN told them to.

  Technology is not the answer, there is enough used in schools already. The problem is cheap teachers.

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  HonestGeorge on Smart shares her story on May 22 at 11:17 a.m.

  “What’s the first thing that comes to mind?” The Grace of God. Her captor was only a molecule short of being another Charles Manson. She not only got away with her life - but was also able to hold onto her sanity.

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  RedCedar on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 11:16 a.m.

  What’s wrong with you people that you’d even consider a Mormon for president?

  
  No doubt the same thing that’s wrong with people who’d consider a faggot or a ni—er or even (God forbid!) a woman for President, or somebody like Kennedy who probably took his orders straight from the Pope, or Wilson who wore that Freemasonry skirt with all its secret symbols on it. What’s “wrong” with those people is that they believe they can see past the candidate’s church membership card, skin color, or type of gonads, and make some judgment about whether they might actually do their job the way the voter wants them to do it.

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  Leo_Z on Man accused of hitting noisy kid at theater on May 22 at 11:14 a.m.

  I would be frustrated as well, but I think punching a ten-year-old hard enough to knock out teeth is an excessive reaction.

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  HonestGeorge on Families may fly solo on May 22 at 11:10 a.m.

  Duroc, granted, there were drawbacks to traveling by bus - but the convenience and availability offset them. I traveled by bus to practically every state, mostly on the ‘Limited’ routes which had fewer stops, more personal space and in later years, provided rest room services on board. It often took a day to recover and work some of the stiffness out but every place in America was available at a reasonable price. Of course you’re absolutely correct in mentioning trains as the gold standard in comfort but not for convenience for much of the country - same as the airlines.

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  polistra on Man accused of hitting noisy kid at theater on May 22 at 11:07 a.m.

  Would make more sense to prosecute adults who ALLOW kids to get obnoxious.

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  greenlibertarian on Prosecutors intend to try Brian Moore again on May 22 at 11:07 a.m.

  Haysus christo, authorities still haven’t got this case sussed and sorted?

  Pathetic.

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  KCres on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 11:06 a.m.

  Bent, have you added yourself to google places yet? That seems to flow through to a number of other applications (for instance the AroundMe app for the iphone).

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  greenlibertarian on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 11:03 a.m.

  Running your own restaurant is far beyond a full-time job, I would think Bent knows this. I’m sure he does. Twelve hours a day minimum.

  I’ve earned $900 collecting bogus signatures for the recall campaign.

  I’m donating the money to Mike K’s re-election campaign.

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  Benaround on Sheriff says gang started deadly prison riot on May 22 at 11:03 a.m.

  The Warden will probably not allow the frequently mysterious- appearing (from unknown suppliers) absentee- ballots to be allowed this fall.

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  The_Seer on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 11:02 a.m.

  benaround, errrrrrrrr, Hawken.

  It is a flat out lie to state Chrysler was handed to the UAW. The UAW agreed to massive concessions from their previous contract(s). More than 700,000 retirees had their health care benefits reduced and the entire workforce agree to less hours, benefits, and wages.

  Well more than half the money LOANED to U.S. automakers has been repaid and the industry is once again on long term solid financial footings. If by GMAC not “worked out so well” you actually meant to state “posting record profits” then we will agree.

  http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/02/17/gm-posts-record-earnings-is-it-ready-to-repay-bailout/

  Of course all of that is easily verified with only seconds of searching on the internet which makes me wonder why you are so interested in publishing easily debunked lying nonsense?

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  Upthewazzu on Man accused of hitting noisy kid at theater on May 22 at 11:02 a.m.

  Sounds like the little brat got what he deserved.

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  riggs on Families may fly solo on May 22 at 10:59 a.m.

  I would pay extra to sit far from my yammering spouse on a long haul flight!

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  Ron_the_Cop on Council approves Zehm deal on May 22 at 10:57 a.m.

  This could be related to the problems at SPD. Curious that the S-R hasn’t reported on this yet. IMO this is a serious issue.

  http://www.krem.com/news/local/Spokane-tops-statewide-crime-report-151956795.html

  SPOKANE— A new statewide law enforcement report shows Spokane has a higher crime rate than Seattle, Tacoma and Yakima and for a city our size; there are fewer officers on the street than we should.

  Using the 2011 crime report put out by The Washington Association of Sheriff’s And Police Chiefs, KREM 2 news compared the crime rate in Spokane to Seattle, Yakima, Tacoma and Moses Lake. Per capita, Spokane tops all of them, with a crime rate of 78.5.

  For every one thousand people, 78 and a half would be involved in some sort of crime.

  Spokane comes in second to Tacoma with a rate of 6.2 in violent crime. For property crimes, Spokane tops the list.

  For every thousand people, 72.3 were victims. Seattle’s rate is much lower at 52.1.

  Comparing counties across the state, Spokane comes in first. Spokane County is 55.7, ahead of both pierce and king counties.

  Both Spokane and Tacoma have populations of about 200 thousand people. The Spokane Police Department has about 1.3 officers on the street for every one thousand people. Tacoma has almost 1.9 officers for every thousand people.

  Spokane employs 275 commissioned officers, where Tacoma has 375.

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  Note_to_Self on Smart shares her story on May 22 at 10:57 a.m.

  Two things:

  1. She is an incredibly strong person and has not allowed herself to be victimized a second time; and

  2. Her parents put her in harms way by inviting the perp into their home. NEVER put your family in danger, even if you think you are doing a good deed. Hard lesson to learn.

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  Ed Byrnes on 2 Spokane officers injured arresting DUI suspect on May 22 at 10:55 a.m.

  I applaud these officers and their sergeant for showing restraint when dealing with a combative suspect. People who are intoxicated experience physical pain differently, and coupled with impaired judgement, can be very dangerous to officers, or anyone else, who is in a confrontation with them.

  Really well done SPD!

  Ed Byrnes

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  JeanC on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 10:54 a.m.

  Another good place to promote and review Bent’s place is Urbanspoon, I use it all the time and prefer it over Yelp. Anyone can add a restaurant to the listings, tho it would be best for Bent to do it himself.

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  Benaround on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 10:53 a.m.

  When Democrats run against convicted felons… or the
  mentally ill…the vote totals show most people can’t see
  much difference.
  If lunatics and extortionists could get some campaign- PAC
  money the contests will become closer.

  Obama’s taxpayer investments have been a disaster…especially avoiding bankruptcy law and giving Chrysler to the Autoworkers Union and to Italy’s lightweight
  Fiat (Fix-It-Again-Tony) Company.
  GM has stiffed their suppliers…now they stiff the poor
  taxpayers that bailed them out. Obama’s investment in
  GMAC (Give Me A Check) sure hasn’t worked out well.
  Obama’s faculty-lounge business-practices are a joke.

  Obama has zero business creditability …he is a Community Organizer that nobody remembers…a lawyer who never has had a trial…and a Senator who passed no legislation. His only success is getting the Associated Press to donate ink to his re-election effort.

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  Bent on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 10:53 a.m.

  Thanks for the advice Joe… I hope to earn my reviews honestly, and I was a journalist so can take criticism constructively… in the meantime, I want to post here what i just posted on facebook:

  I get it, I’m hurt. When I got home from cooking last night my right arm was 3 times larger than the left and it took me 45 minutes to shave this morning. But, I also realize that I have overhead now and I can’t just shut things down while I heal. So, my solution is that I won’t necessarily have a full menu for the next few days and I’m going to spend this time solidifying my menu, getting my order system set, securing my supply lines, and training staff. While I do this, I will have limited amounts of the basic menu items and specials sandwiches and dishes that we are perfecting. In addition, as long as I have some advance notice, I can easily cook anything you want by special order. Use my cell phone for now and in a couple days I will have a local number (509-220-2222). I appreciate all the support from my fans and I don’t want to disappoint anyone but sometimes things happen beyond our control and in this case I’m thinking it might even be a good thing. Probably not cash-wise, but certainly quality-wise. I’m hoping within a week or two I can hold my grand opening and provide a steady flow of Bent’s Barbecue with the consistency and quality that you all expect from me. So, seriously call me with your special orders and don’t forget with notice I can even deliver office lunches and special events. I’d hoped for a smoother soft opening but in the im,mortal words of Forest Gump “Life is like a box of chocolate…you never know what you’re gonna get”.

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  Christa_Hazel on Christa: Longing for thong man and the Avon lady on May 22 at 10:51 a.m.

  I remember Dixie Reid leading the charge against Thong Man. She was so lathered up about the indecent exposure of it all.

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  greenlibertarian on Retired teacher new CdA school trustee on May 22 at 10:50 a.m.

  From the letter:

  College bound students should protest the failure of the International Baccalaureate Program in the Coeur d’Alene district. After five years local IB test scores fail to meet global standards and minimum district goals. Yet students are not counseled about the differences between the traditional, successful AP Program vs. Coeur d’Alene’s failing U.N. program.

  Conspiracy theory nutcase.

  Told ya this would happen.

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  The_Seer on Council approves Zehm deal on May 22 at 10:50 a.m.

  There is no justice until Thompson and about six other officers are behind bars.

  Scratching a check and issuing official mea culpas won’t change that.

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  Cindy_H on Idaho Dem learns lesson on May 22 at 10:47 a.m.

  Ohhh! Is Donald running again?

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  greenlibertarian on Sword swinging in Spokane on May 22 at 10:41 a.m.

  Samurai sandwich.

  http://www.veoh.com/watch/v16036274NPTQq7zE?h1=John+Belushi+-+Samurai+Delicatessen

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  JeanC on Sword swinging in Spokane on May 22 at 10:34 a.m.

  Yes we have swords hanging around the house and yes I know how to use them. They, however, are NOT decorative tho they are pretty to look at.

  We also have all sorts of shorter sharp pointies and shootzenboomen if need be.

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  Christa_Hazel on Retired teacher new CdA school trustee on May 22 at 10:32 a.m.

  Here is a link to Ms. Seddon’s letter to the editor last year. This may help shed some light on her views: http://www.cdapress.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_5c7cd351-304d-54b3-80b4-ab79db70a725.html

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  Ron_the_Cop on Council approves Zehm deal on May 22 at 10:31 a.m.

  To All:

  This definitely was a good start. As I said in my letter to Council President Stuckart and the City Council that I delivered last night:

  I wish to thank Mayor Condon, Council President Stuckart and the new City Council for making the Otto Zehm settlement a high priority unlike the previous administration and Council. I also wish to thank the Spokesman-Review for keeping Otto’s story alive - Tom Clouse, Doug Clark, Shawn Vestal and many others. The Center for Justice should be commended for taking Otto’s case and sticking with it even though the former administration tried everything possible to cover it up.
  
  The S-R with its coverage and the CFJ in launching of the federal civil suit is what caused the US DOJ to come in and play hardball in our bush league to ensure that justice was served. I hope the US DOJ is not done yet and will go after all who were complicit and or aided and abetted in the cover-up…

  Letter to Council - http://tinyurl.com/ccs4l27

  Read my punch list of actions that the City could take in a showing of good faith in return to the generosity:

  Here’s just one of them regarding the now infamous “The Salute”:

  3). The infamous SPD salute is still offensive to me and may Spokane citizens. City Attorney Nancy Isserlis could study the existing case law. In my opinion this was an actionable offense under current SPD conduct policy regardless of whether these officers were off-duty. This is not a free speech issue as case law is quite clear as a condition of employment police officers can be held to a professional conduct policy – off duty.

  It disturbed me greatly that Chief Stephens didn’t take action on my complaint. All that was necessary was a letter to the officers’ personnel files that would time out in six months or so that such action would no longer be tolerated. I sense the hand of former Asst. City Attorney Treppiedi again as this is what Chief Kirkpatrick and Mayor Verner were parroting the same legal counsel the salute was protected free speech. This would send a strong and clear message that the new City leadership is breaking with the past and intends to put its house in order.>

  Recommendations for additional actions -

  http://tinyurl.com/ccs4l27

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  KRobert on Dangerous to let kids choose on May 22 at 10:28 a.m.

  Puberty blockers don’t exactly start at age 4. However, kids have failed to get the message repeatedly that they can’t make any major decisions until they’re 18:

  http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/gender-torment-of-10-year-old-cameron-1-233708

  The 10 year old kid seemed to have made a pretty major one.

  Letting kids express their gender however they want seems like a simple enough measure to take to avoid that. And, honestly, why are you concerned with what the genitals of a 6 year old in a dress look like? All this nattering on about prepubescent childrens’ genitalia from the right has gotten more than a little creepy. “Self-appointed moral guardians here, kids! Quick everyone, pull up your dresses and pull down your pants! This is for… erm… an inspection. Yes… an inspection!”

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  Loquitur on Families may fly solo on May 22 at 10:25 a.m.

  Fly Southwest….free suitcase, and you can sit where you want.

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  Loquitur on Smart shares her story on May 22 at 10:22 a.m.

  NEVER take your eyes off your children…..

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  Boadicea on Retired teacher new CdA school trustee on May 22 at 10:21 a.m.

  So that’s Ann Seddon’s take on it too? She’s a retired public school teacher … so is she seeing the light? Or just a turncoat?

  I’m merely asking. I honestly don’t know where she stands, where she has stood and if that’s ever changed.

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  Mayocynic1 on Romney’s playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow on May 22 at 10:21 a.m.

  Actually I would take ROmney. He’s got a history of experience with money. Obama’s experience is zilch. He’s got the US in serious trouble with his serious spending….and blocking industries. His unemployment is a disaster.
  SO yes, I’d rather have a compentent man with experience who goes to church and is grounded in Christianity ( than one who STILL have no experience and NEVER goes to church.

  Yeah I like that experienced guy who succeeeds rather than the one with no experience who continued to fail.

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  Loquitur on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 10:20 a.m.

  Can’t wait to see how THOSE trees turn out…..leaves might be poisonous.

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  joebu on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 10:20 a.m.

  Some suggestions for people wanting to help Bent out by posting glowing reviews of his new venture on Yelp — do it, since it’s excellent fare, but be cautious — the site has been increasingly aggressive about flagging posts that don’t seem legit to their moderators, which they said they’ve had to do because of more people trying to artificially pump up the ratings of their favorite restaurants.

  My brother-in-law has been doing research into this after seeing so many good reviews of the Leavenworth brew pub he works at get flagged but the mixed or bad reviews quickly show up on the site. The site’s moderators told him that they’re more likely to believe that a great review is false but a mixed review is genuine.

  So if you want your review of Bent’s to look legit, try this:
  * Be an active Yelp member — honestly review other restaurants and establish yourself as an active and legitimate Yelp-er.

  * If you’re brand-new to Yelp, consider giving him 4 stars instead, but include positive comments, since people don’t always look at the stars but do read the comments. Or find something meaningless to criticize that doesn’t have to do anything with the product or service. (The napkin holders made me mad.)

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  stitch on Can’t trust Obama’s word on May 22 at 10:19 a.m.

  Benaround sez..”kma: Greenlibertarian is not being truthful about his opinions. And, as the letter says…Obama is not being truthful about his opinions”…

  Don’t know Ben… Green isn’t truthful in his opinions?.. Way weird slant he takes at times but really kma sending his post to the “proper authorities”?.. Don’t think the guy would hurt a spofly.

  As far as Obama not being truthful about his opinions…No doubt he has changed his stand on a couple issues… Guess that’s what smart Politicians do…
  
  Then again I drift to Mr. Romney who refused to sign Grover’s Tax Pledge in 2002 while running for Gov. of Mass. Didn’t believe in signing pledges.. Funny how in 2006,(Dec 31st to be exact) He chose to sign the pledge prior to his attempted run on the 2008 GOP Presidential ticket… Guess that’s what smart Politicians do…

  Am now beginning to view the GOP, and especially the Tea Party, as Rigid, concrete and inflexible in their views of we as a people.. I prefer flexibility in an attempt to keep our middle class alive, and create equal opportunity for all…

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  ZoeBrain on Dangerous to let kids choose on May 22 at 10:16 a.m.

  An example –

  “When she was 12 her mother tried to have her put onto hormone blockers to delay puberty. She didn’t want to develop body hair, a deep voice or have wet dreams. She had already self-harmed when young, trying to slice her penis off with a pair of scissors. However, in what was clearly a borderline decision, the psychologists decided to that she should not be given these drugs. She should be given counselling instead. In despair her mother, a single parent, tried to take her to the United States, but the air fare and the £200 a month cost of these drugs was way beyond her means. Her father had no money either and both sets of grandparents didn’t want to know.

  Two years later the talking therapy failed. Juliaantje took a massive overdose and died, having self-harmed, abused alcohol and other substances for more than a year before that.

  .. Her happy nature had disappeared when male puberty really hit. “Her voice broke and she started to get facial hair and hair on her chest. She wore make up and turtle-neck jumpers to hide it all, but she simply couldn’t deal with the way her body was developing…”

  Did she blame the psychiatrists? No. Psychiatry is never going to be an exact science, there will always be people who don’t fit into their categories. She does however, feel that they could have given her the benefit of the doubt. “The effects of hormone blockers are easy to reverse, you just stop taking them…” There would have been no risk to her daughter if, at any time she decided that she did not want to be a girl she could simply have stopped, and male puberty would have started.

  Hormone Blockers are essentially a way for young trans people and children to leave their options open. They open an extended open window of choice, which gives them time to think about their future, a time during which young people can decide whether they wish to remain the sex they were assigned at birth, whether that be male or female, or whether they need gender reassignment surgery after the age of 18. Talking to mothers of transgender children in the UK who have been prescribed hormone blockers, usually at great cost (£200 a month plus the cost of a consultation in and flight to the United States) one thing comes across loudly and clearly; “I would rather have a live daughter than a dead son.” One of them told me. One mother had remortgaged her house to pay the cost of these drugs knowing what her child was like, she realised that this would probably be the only way to keep her alive.

  Another mother talked of how her young child had been prescribed a cocktail of a dozen drugs, including Ritalin, because of behaviour problems at home and at school. Yet when her child was recognised as transgender everything changed. As soon as she was treated as a girl, the tantrums, the bedwetting, the crying, the screaming, the hyperactivity, the violence, just stopped, as did the need for any of the drugs. “She became happy and contented almost overnight, just because we treated her like a girl! The psychologist who spotted this probably saved her life.”

  Predictably the accusation of “child abuse” has been levelled at those who advocate prescribing hormone blockers to children between the ages of 12 and 15 (they already are prescribed to those over the age of 16) in the UK. This flies in the face of the evidence in both the United States and Holland, where these drugs have been successfully, and harmlessly prescribed for many years.

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  Boadicea on Christa: Longing for thong man and the Avon lady on May 22 at 10:13 a.m.

  I think the sharks are snickering at him. He’s seems oblivious to their disrespect in his pride and glut-in-y. Hopefully he only has 2 of the 7 deadly sins.

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  duroc on Idaho Dem learns lesson on May 22 at 10:13 a.m.

  And this is our only option take on Labrador? How sad. Why even bother? I’ll gladly vote against Labrador, but Farris doesn’t exactly instill much confidence, does he?

  Looks like Donald Duck might be getting a few votes this year.

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  ZoeBrain on Dangerous to let kids choose on May 22 at 10:12 a.m.

  “The effects of hormone blockers, the Post reassures readers, are fully reversible. Maybe. How much research can there have been on such a new practice?”

  New? They’ve been used in cases of precocious puberty for decades. It’s standard practice to prescribe them under those circumstances, sometimes to children as young as 7. These are by no means “new, experimental drugs”, and neither are they controversial in any way. So how much research? Lots.

  It’s only their use in treating transsexuality that’s new. Well, new comparatively, only about a decade or so.

  Just a little research would have determined that, but never mind.

  Probably the best summary for a lay audience - or a reporter is in:
  
  The treatment of adolescent transsexuals: changing insights.
  Cohen-Ketternis et al,
  J Sex Med. 2008 Aug;5(8):1892-7.

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  duroc on Tuesday Wild Card 5.2.12 on May 22 at 10:10 a.m.

  I killed RecallCdA and buried it underneath the new tamaracks I just planted over the weekend. You can thank me later.

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  Spo Fly on ALEC view misconstrued on May 22 at 10:07 a.m.

  JDSSPOKANEWA

  It is an unfortunate reality that a very large majority of our population does not understand mathematics or mathematical concepts and are easily manipulated.

  What are more disturbing are the shysters which falsely represent facts via stats or graphs in order to further their petty agendas.

  I merely stated a fact of our culture that you are welcome to refute.

  The tone of your response however indicates that you have taken offense and somehow believe I endorse ALEC. I never made such claim or gave any indication in my post.

  It seems you are seeing demons where none exist.

  I did claim that Shawn most likely lacks the background to refute or endorse the material he was given since he works for the budget tight Spokesman Review….(not a top drawer columnist at a bottom drawer paper)

  Unless you are pseudonym for Shawn or work at the Spokesman, you have no reason to be offended….

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  gws44spokesman on Can you imagine all the fatal accidents? on May 22 at 10:06 a.m.

  I always found the “aircraft in every garage” concept very scary.

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