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Entries for 'Andrew Walden'
Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Teacher Absenteeism: How Did Your School Do?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 5377 Views :: Education K-12
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How did your school do? Find out by clicking here....
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Sunday, February 3, 2013 |
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DoTax Employees Secretly Arrested, Fired
By Andrew Walden @ 12:40 PM :: 11485 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Tax Credits, Taxes
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A number of tax department employees who were investigated in connection with the security breaches have been “arrested and relieved of their duties,” said state Rep. John Mizuno....
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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Tax Cut or Minimum Wage Hike? Hawaii 4th-Highest Taxes for Low Income Residents
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 AM :: 7897 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Instead of cutting taxes on the poor, Abercrombie proposes to extract more taxes from them by hiking the minimum wage.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Over 1000 March for Life in Honolulu
By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 7081 Views :: Life
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Survey: 195 Patients in Hospitals Waiting for Long Term Care Beds
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 6306 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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- Queens: 54 patients waiting
- Maui Memorial: 41 patients waiting
- Kuakini Hospital: 20 patients waiting
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Saturday, January 19, 2013 |
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Honolulu: Hundreds Rally in Defense of Second Amendment
By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 10113 Views :: Second Amendment
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Hundreds of local hunters and their supporters rallied at the Capitol today as at least one Senator backed away from a gun control measure he had earlier introduced....
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Friday, January 18, 2013 |
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UHERO: UH Not as Bloated as Other Universities
By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 AM :: 3980 Views
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...the total staff-to-faculty and total staff-to-enrollment ratios for UHM are also consistently and substantially below the averages...
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Abercrombie 'School Readiness' Plan Based on Proven Failure?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 8193 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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After 50 years of federal funding, the US Department of Health and Human Services has determined in two separate studies that Head Start is completely ineffectual....
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Sunday, December 30, 2012 |
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Report: State Office of Planning to Become Super-PLDC
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8560 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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With protesters unleashing their fury on Abercrombie’s Public Lands Development Corporation, political insiders have been scheming. And on December 28, they quietly announced their plan....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Is Abercrombie Vitousek?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 11066 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Politicians
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The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Sneak Attack? Akaka Bill Placed on Senate Calendar
By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 7784 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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12/17/2012: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Anti-Mafia Police Seize More Property Tied to Hawaii Windfarm Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 11194 Views :: Energy, World News
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Why is this not news in Hawaii? Because First Wind’s local partner is Kamehameha Schools....
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Friday, December 14, 2012 |
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Still Hospitalized, Inouye Pressed to Give up Appropriations Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 5079 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senators, speaking anonymously, said the panel has lost power in recent years under Inouye, 88, who took over the chairmanship after Democrats pressured Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., to relinquish the post in 2008....
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Sunday, December 9, 2012 |
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Akaka Tribe: We Can Kick Out Anybody Anytime for Any Reason
By Andrew Walden @ 11:12 PM :: 12008 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...members of the Akaka Tribe will not be guaranteed free speech, due process, or other civil rights....
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Saturday, December 1, 2012 |
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County and State Boards and Commissions--How You Can Get Involved
By Andrew Walden @ 10:20 PM :: 5612 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The elections are over and the governing is to come. Now is the time for citizens to step up and get involved. Here are the ways....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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Election 'Fiasco': Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Threatened
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 7807 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Archer told commissioners that if the commission steps up, the lawsuit may not be necessary.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
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Sen Josh Green: Doctors Need Florida Pill Mill Company to Survive Financially
By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 11816 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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I am humbled to try and get everyone access to healthcare in a fair and timely way in Hawaii and that is all my letter to the city of Honolulu was about....
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Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
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Ernie Martin: Cancel Nanakuli Park to Make Way for PVT Landfill
By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 8140 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...Honolulu Council Committee on Legislative Matters hearing this Monday, November 26 at 10 a.m. at Honolulu Hale....
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Sunday, November 18, 2012 |
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Pierre Omidyar: The Secret Empire of a Resort Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 39302 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Pierre Omidyar
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“You may have noticed, I do like to fly under the radar.” -- Pierre Omidyar, 2009
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Sunday, November 18, 2012 |
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Greenwood Threatened to Expose Abercrombie, Say, Tsutusi: ‘Serious Violation of Multiple Laws’
By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 7728 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...The reasons why the House, the Senate, and the Governor have been so assiduous in protecting the position of this individual will be the subject of intensive discovery should this case not be resolved....
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Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
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Election Sabotage: Is Jamae Kawauchi Kevin Cronin?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:15 PM :: 13155 Views :: Office of Elections
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Was Cronin sabotaged by Yoshina and Nago’s cronies in order to make way for Nago? In retrospect, the campaign against Cronin bears all the hallmarks of the campaign against Jamae Kawauchi.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
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Lawsuit: Kahuku Windfarm May Never Get its Turbines Repaired
By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 15804 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The importance of having Clipper continue to honor parts, service and maintenance agreements on the turbines is one of the critical concerns for First Wind....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 |
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Borreca, Boylan and the New McCarthyism
By Andrew Walden @ 12:52 PM :: 6408 Views :: Energy, Environment
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These are the new McCarthyites -- on a witch hunt for racists instead of communists....
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing: “I don’t Support Osama bin-Laden”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 15463 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Military, Politicians
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“I don’t support Osama bin-Laden. I didn’t cheat on my LSAT.” That was the message HD11 Democratic House candidate Kaniela Ing blurted out to the astounded members of the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission at a hearing Thursday, November 1.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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PRP: Fukunaga Running to Continue Act 221 Tax Credit Scams
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 8784 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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Fukunaga’s ‘High-Tech’ credentials come from her decade-long advocacy of the Act 215/221 tax credits--one of the biggest taxpayer rip-offs in Hawaii history....
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Sunday, October 28, 2012 |
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PRP Targets Liliha
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 8628 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Liliha, “the last of the old-time places on Oahu”, is being targeted by the pro-development Pacific Resources Partnership....
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Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
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Friday, October 26, 2012 |
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On the Honolulu Ballot: $5M Ward Heelers' Slush Fund
By Andrew Walden @ 12:05 AM :: 8910 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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Proposal #1 on the Honolulu ballot “Relating to Grants in Aid” would create a massive Ward Heelers’ Slush Fund and mandate 0.5% of estimated general fund revenues be poured into it yearly....
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Sunday, October 21, 2012 |
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Charter Amendment: Honolulu Council Grabs for Control of Rail Funds
By Andrew Walden @ 9:36 PM :: 8729 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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If Proposal #2 is approved by voters, the Council could create any special fund it wishes and override Cayetano's veto with a 6-3 super-majority.
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Friday, October 5, 2012 |
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How Lingle Can Turn it Around
By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 5752 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In a one-party state, broad swathes of public opinion hang on a few sustaining myths. By turning this myth against its creators, Lingle could still pull this out....
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Thursday, October 4, 2012 |
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Rail Fail: Oahu Construction Jobs Drop as Sister Isles Job Boom tops Nation
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 7020 Views :: Labor, Rail
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Oahu lost 4% of its construction jobs while the sister isles gained 27% more constrction jobs.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
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Seven Romney Debate Points for Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 PM :: 9909 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Here are seven debate take-aways on Romney policies which will directly affect Hawaii....
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Friday, September 28, 2012 |
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Inouye hides Akaka Bill in Policy Rider -- just after “Grazing Permits”
By Andrew Walden @ 6:18 AM :: 9281 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On page 129 of the Senate Appropriations Committee FY13 Interior Subcommittee Bill Draft, between “Livestock Grazing Administration” and “Use of American Iron, Steel and Manufactured Goods”....
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Sunday, September 23, 2012 |
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Senate Accountability for Everybody Except Rockne Freitas
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 13557 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -- George Santayana
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Sunday, September 16, 2012 |
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FOIA Request Reveals: Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Hangs by a Conference Call
By Andrew Walden @ 9:47 PM :: 7136 Views :: Health Care
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It took a Federal Freedom of Information Act request to find out, but that is the message Hawai`i Free Press received from federal officials.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012 |
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Rod Tam Rule: Court Change Would Help Criminals Run for Office
By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 6161 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"The provision ... has been applied in ... high-profile prosecutions such as the misdemeanor case last year against former City Councilman Rod Tam for stealing city money and violating state campaign spending laws." -- Star-Advertiser
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Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
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New DoTax 'Composite' -- Apply for $5M in Solar Credits on One Form
By Andrew Walden @ 11:18 PM :: 6859 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...truly massive scammers building on empty fields in Kalaeloa, DoE schools, or Kalihi warehouse roofs can now rack up the credits $5M at a time without straining their wrists....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
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Muslims Celebrate 9-11 by Storming US Embassies, Hoisting Al-Qaeda Flag, Murdering US Ambassador
By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 AM :: 13477 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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‘Obama, Obama, There Are Still a Billion Osamas!’ -- The chant on the streets, three years after Obama's Cairo Speech.
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Sunday, September 9, 2012 |
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Tax Review Commission Proposes Gambling, Pension Tax, and a Grab for Rail Tax
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 6585 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The purpose of this report is to justify killing rail, keeping the 4.5% GE Tax and extending it to the sister isles....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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CSC: New Campaign Spending Violations by Kaniela Ing
By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 PM :: 11736 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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As of Monday, Ing will owe as much as $950 in fines and will be barred from receiving additional public funding until the report is filed and the fines are paid....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hill of Beans? Carroll endorses Hirono
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8659 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Larry Mehau associate John Carroll announced his support of Larry Mehau associate Mazie Hirono in the US Senate race today....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Full Text: Supreme Court Decision Will Halt Rail Construction
By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 10658 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“They can’t say we didn’t warn them,” Slater said. “We were saying from the get-go that this (survey) had to be done.”
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Media "Fact Checkers" Promote Obama's Gutting of Welfare Reform
By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 5237 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Since Heritage's Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley broke the story on July 12 that the Obama Administration had gutted the work requirements from the 1996 welfare reform law, the Administration has denied it.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Regents Discussed Firing Greenwood, Apple
By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 14461 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Obvious question: Did Rockne Freitas con-vince Greenwood to deploy such a stupid story in hope of the BoR firing Greenwood and putting him in the top job?
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
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Pattern Energy: “The bad stuff just goes on and on”
By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 11896 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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Experts retained by Viejas have called the Ocotillo wind project “the worst example that they have ever seen,” Pico revealed....
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
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‘Lodging Development’ Planned for Hana Ranch?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 AM :: 11009 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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“Bio-Logical Capital ensures … lodging development that … embraces the use of … building materials… and maintains the buildings….”
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
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Taxpayers' Auto Bailout Losses Mounting
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 AM :: 4271 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Taxpayers will lose even more on the auto bailout than previously thought, as the Treasury has just revised its estimate upward to $25 billion. This may still underestimate the losses to come....
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