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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Live Testimony on same-sex 'marriage' runs 895 - 137 against
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 AM :: 9382 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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1,032 oral testifiers found 895 in opposition and 137 in support ....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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DLNR Announces New State Historic Preservation Administrator
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 2621 Views
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Downer served 27 years as director of the Navajo Nations Historic Preservation Department (NNHPD) in Window Rock, Ariz....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Slom: There Are Always Other Options
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:44 PM :: 5711 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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I say never give up the fight as there are always other options we can take in order to uphold values that we so cherish....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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State: Geothermal Rights Case 'is no minor land dispute'
By Robert Thomas @ 5:31 PM :: 5752 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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What's so important about the State's claimed reservation of mineral and metallic mines that had made it put up this kind of resistance?
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Panos: Fighting Boondoggles--Honolulu Rail Transit
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:21 PM :: 4328 Views :: Rail
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... presented at the 2013 American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. in mid-October ....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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In Push to Close Hearings Hawaii Legislature Changes Testimony Procedures
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 5360 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...a European homosexual publication, Pink News UK, is reporting on changes in procedure designed to shut down the thousands of Hawaii citizens seeking to testify....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 4, 2013
By Congress.org @ 2:56 PM :: 3821 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Nomination of Patricia Ann Millett to US Court of Appeals Cloture
- House: Veterans Disability Claims Backlog Passage
- House: Swaps Regulations Passage
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Security Violation Just the Tip of the Obamacare Iceberg
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:00 AM :: 3275 Views :: Health Care
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Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov and found a big surprise—the eligibility information of another family in a different state....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Asset-Rich People Now Eligible for Hawaii Medicaid--But Can't Log on the Website
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 AM :: 7329 Views :: Health Care
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"Apparently I qualify for Medicaid, even though I have quite a bit of assets---way more than most people have when they retire."
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Share Loss of TAT Could Spell Increased GET
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4418 Views :: Taxes
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...legislative leaders have been taking a dog and pony show on the road to try and convince county officials to give up their revenue sharing of the transient accommodations tax....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: Public Hearing to Continue Monday
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 6182 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The hearing will resume on Monday, November 4, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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OHA Chair Machado Hospitalized: Suffers Stroke After Gay Marriage Hearing
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 6234 Views :: Family, OHA
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Machado has been admitted to The Queen’s Medical Center and is undergoing medical care....
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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John Carroll: Jones Act Violates Commerce Clause
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 4603 Views :: Jones Act
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They keep our shipping rates the highest in the world, far exceeding the cost of the extra miles and fuel...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Gabbard: ‘Coverage-Related Problems Raise Serious Concerns’ About Obamacare
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 3045 Views :: Health Care
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"...the glitch-ridden launch of the online exchanges, and other coverage-related problems, have raised serious concerns....”
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Hearing Continues Saturday, 80% Testify Against Changing Family Structure
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 5538 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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At 9AM the committee will resume hearing testimony in numerical order through the end of the list (number 5,181). After that, testifiers who missed their first chance to testify will have another opportunity to do so....
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Testimony & Invocations: Sakamoto, Thielen, Cheape, Lees, Hochberg
By Video @ 1:37 AM :: 5700 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Representatives Question Former Senator Norman Sakamoto on Same Sex Marriage Issue...
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Anti-GMO Crowd ‘Unable to Control their Emotions’ -- Kauai PD Investigate Threats Against Mayor
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 5769 Views :: Environment, Law Enforcement
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“We are currently investigating personal threats against Mayor Carvalho that have been made via phone, email, and social media since the Mayor’s announcement to veto Bill 2491,” stated Police Chief Darryl Perry....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Special Session Update: All registered testifiers can still be heard, but should be ready
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 5499 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...every registered testifier will have an opportunity to speak by the hearing's end, even if they were not present at the time their number was initially called....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Obama Sticks Abercrombie on 'Climate Preparedness' Taskforce
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 5354 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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"Hawaii is unquestionably vulnerable to changes in climate such as rising temperatures, droughts, flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification.” -- Abercrombie
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii Among Least Tax-Friendly States
By Selected News Articles @ 7:10 PM :: 4027 Views :: Taxes
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...our picks for the 10 most tax-friendly and the 10 least tax-friendly states in the U.S....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Drop 1% After 2 Years Growth
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 3937 Views :: Tourism
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Total arrivals, which have shown growth since September 2011, lowered by 1 percent to 594,181 visitors....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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The Conservative Alternative to Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:49 PM :: 3257 Views :: Health Care
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We’ve been very critical of Obamacare because it’s hurting Americans. But that has caused some to ask, “What’s your alternative?”
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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After Six Years Improvement, Hawaii Scores 'C' on Premature Birth
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii’s preterm birth rate fell to 12.2 percent but the change was not enough to change its grade on the 2013 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Hearings Expose SB1 'Not Ready for Prime Time'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 PM :: 5374 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Thank goodness for the cogent and thoughtful questions being asked, both pro and con, by members of the House Judiciary and Finance Committees....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Big Wind’s Dirty Secret: Radioactive Waste
By NCPA @ 3:00 PM :: 5750 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...between 4.9 million and 6.1 million pounds of radioactive waste were created to make these wind turbines....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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A Psychiatric Trick or Treat
By NCPA @ 2:56 PM :: 3611 Views :: Health Care
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Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating a federally funded Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) program....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Marriage: ‘People’s Filibuster’ Continues into Second Day
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 5294 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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There must always be people present to continue the "People's Filibuster", otherwise they will close the hearing....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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FCC Announces $1M for Hawaiian Tel Rural Broadband on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 5018 Views :: National News, Ethics
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And the money didn't go to Sandwich Isles Communications!
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Honolulu Planning Dep’t: “Making TOD Happen”
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5574 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Study detailing Hawaii’s hidden retirement liabilities should haunt taxpayers
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 6147 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Halloween, the Chicago-based government watchdog group, Truth in Accounting, issued what its authors call a “haunting” report....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Anti-GMO Bill Vetoed, Kauai Mayor Wants County to Work With State on Pesticides
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 4552 Views :: GMOs
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FULL TEXT: Mayor's Veto Message and Legal Opinion from County Attorney ....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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House to Hear Gay Marriage Testimony Starting 10AM: How to Testify
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5297 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at the State Capitol's Auditorium....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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1998 Admissions: ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Gays Didn't Want 'Marriage' -- Constitutional Amendment Language 'Misleading'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:05 PM :: 6553 Views :: Family, Hawaii History
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...at their moment of victory over the people they quietly admit to the key deceptions used to manufacture consent....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Obama and Sebelius: Obamacare Didn’t Cancel Your Plans
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:43 AM :: 2791 Views
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Obama called insurance plans that are getting canceled “substandard” and said people could actually keep those plans if insurers still offered them (which they can’t under the President’s health care law).....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Panos 2050: Solutions for a Sustainable Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:22 AM :: 4524 Views :: Economy
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From developments in China to politicians' pay....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Ken Schoolland Talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 5449 Views :: Economy, Higher Education
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Schoolland discusses the importance of economics education as a way to understand how the world works....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Schofield 65th Engineer Battalion assumes vital mission in Afghanistan
By Selected News Articles @ 2:28 AM :: 4558 Views :: Military
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Early on the morning of Oct. 21, more than 250 soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion (CE), 130th Engineer Brigade and the 307th Engineer Battalion (C) (A), 20th Engineer Brigade gathered on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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NCTQ: Hawaii one of Five States to tie Teacher Compensation, Evaluations
By News Release @ 12:41 AM :: 3788 Views :: Education K-12
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This report provides a detailed and up-to-date lay of the land on teacher evaluation policies across the 50 states....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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DoE Admits Graduation Rates Exaggerated--Disabled Students Revised Down 13%
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 4073 Views :: Education K-12
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Students with disabilities: Originally reported 73.4% graduation rate, revised to 60.1%....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Constitution Forbids Legislature from Creating Gay Marriage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:50 PM :: 10601 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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How They Voted: Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill 20-4
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 6219 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Kouchi, Slom....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Experts say Hawaii’s gay marriage bill worst at protecting religious freedom
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 6135 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...people on both sides of the gay marriage debate say the current draft of Senate Bill 1, which would legalize same-sex ceremonies, infringes on religious liberty....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Gangsters Terrorize Union Members Forced to Fund Illegal Pro-Rail PAC Headed by Hawaiian Homes Commissioner
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 12222 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Union of Operating Engineers cavorts with international crime syndicates, spends union dues illegally and intimidates dissenters with threats of violence....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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NYT: Obamacare 'Adverse Selection' Followed by 'Death Spiral'
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 4074 Views :: Health Care
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Economists call the process "adverse selection" and warn that in its worst iteration it could lead to a "death spiral" of falling enrollment and climbing prices....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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3 Trillion Reasons Not to Raise Taxes Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:30 PM :: 3817 Views :: Taxes
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... raised taxes 13 times in 2013 ....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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HB7 Gets State out of Solemnization Business, Protects Rights of Biological Parents
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 AM :: 6092 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...under SB1 a child born to a woman will be legally taken from her if the biological father is married to another male....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Searching for the Searcher: UH Regents to Interview Presidential Search Firms
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 4397 Views :: Higher Education
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The three firms will be invited to make presentations to the committee within the next two weeks....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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DHHL Releases Draft Oahu Island Plan
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 4946 Views :: DHHL
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Beneficiaries and other interested parties and organizations are encouraged to review the Draft Plan and submit comments no later than November 18, 2013....
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