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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 7403 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Mr. Okamura previously served as House Majority Leader for nine years while a state representative from 1980 to 2000. He chaired committees on Hawaiian Affairs; Policy; Rules; and Energy, Ecology and Environmental Protection....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Lingle Campaign Focuses on Tourism Job Growth
By Video @ 2:26 PM :: 6810 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle sees in the nation’s tourism industry an opportunity to bring immediate positive impact to the economy.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Lawsuit Dismissed Due to No Cause of Action
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 AM :: 12938 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Two Christian churches filed a federal complaint to stop Hawaii's new civil union law in its tracks, claiming the legislation is unconstitutional.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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What Will America Decide in 2012?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 AM :: 3689 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Voters in Iowa will caucus today to select their choice for the 2012 presidential nominees. As the rest of the nation watches, Iowa's choice could help frame the debate for this election year.
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Monday, January 2, 2012 |
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PREL: Hawaiian Students Failing, So Give Us More Money
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 6131 Views :: Energy, Environment
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PREL, the profitable non-profit which in 2001 helped then-DoE Sup’t Paul Lemahieu hire his semi-literate mistress as a DoE education contractor, reports the unsurprising fact that the DoE is continuing to fail native Hawaiian students. Its conclusion: “Further re$earch i$ needed.”
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Monday, January 2, 2012 |
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New Year's Resolutions for Conservatives
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:16 PM :: 3897 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Let us reclaim the mantle of equality from those who've perverted it in the pursuit of equal outcomes.
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Monday, January 2, 2012 |
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Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:31 AM :: 6625 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"I would like you to be the first to know that I do not plan to run for Mayor of Honolulu in 2012."
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Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
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Barrel Tax: When Can Taxpayers Believe What They Hear?
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 5845 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Yet another task force has come forward to recommend that lawmakers raise the “barrel tax” on all imported petroleum products by another dollar per barrel....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17
By Selected News Articles @ 11:24 PM :: 7847 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The meeting is at Dave and Busters Show Room in Kakaako, Tuesday January 17, from 11:30AM to 1PM ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 9130 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The 36th Annual SBH Business & Investment Conference will be held January 11, 2012, from 8am to 2pm at the Ala Moana Hotel....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Exclusive Hawaii Premiere: Battle for Brooklyn, Academy Award Contending Documentary About Eminent Domain
By Robert Thomas @ 8:02 PM :: 7884 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On January 3 and 4, 2012, at 1:00 and 7:30 p.m. each day, the Honolulu Academy of Arts Doris Duke Theater is presenting the Hawaii premiere of Battle For Brooklyn, the Academy Award-contending documentary about the Atlantic Yards eminent domain fight....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Hawaii Ct App Upholds Attorneys Fees And Costs For Eminent Domain Appeals
By Robert Thomas @ 7:58 PM :: 5759 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The ICA relied on County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship, which held that if an eminent domain action is dismissed or otherwise fails, the property owner is entitled to recover the attorneys' fees and costs it incurs in the case....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Releases $63.7M in CIP Funds
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 6472 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"These projects were identified by members of the State Legislature."
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Gallup: Americans see Themselves Closest to Romney, Huntsman, Paul -- Furthest from Obama, Bachmann
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 5259 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Egypt's Winds of Change Give Way to Dark Clouds
By IPT News @ 12:16 PM :: 6517 Views :: World News, Family
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President Obama told Bill O'Reilly, "I think the Muslim Brotherhood is one faction in Egypt. They don't have majority support in Egypt."
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 13648 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Another piece of the Leeward Community Benefits scandal all of which leads right back to Ernie Martin and Mufi Hannemann.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Hoku Can’t Pay Its Electric bill in Idaho, Freezing Temps May Destroy $390M plant
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 AM :: 12079 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Your ACT221 Tax Dollars at Work building the clean energy future, Hawaii ....
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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DLNR Seeks Nominees for Forestry Committees
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 6493 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is inviting applications from interested persons to become members of two of its forestry programs in Hawai‘i -- the Forest Stewardship and the Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Programs.
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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Full Text: PUC Annual Report
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 6580 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the Legislature has entrusted the Commission with increased authority and discretion in implementing the State's clean energy policies...the majority of the Commission‟s time and resources are devoted to this sector.
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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FTA: No Commitment on Federal Funds, Rail Demolition May Begin
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 10123 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The news release is the usual HART fluff. The real information is found in the FTA's letter to HART....
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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War Games, An Energy Crisis, and the Iranian Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:02 AM :: 7720 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, providing passage for some 15.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, amounting to one third of the world's seaborne oil shipments.
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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State Senate to Censor Senators’ Online Comments
By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 AM :: 6341 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Misuse of openly accessible social media by elected officials or their staff should be dealt with by voters at the ballot box, not censors in the Communications office....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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OHA: Pezzulo Named Interim CEO
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 4230 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Chief Operating Officer Richard Pezzulo was named interim Chief Executive Officer. The appointment takes effect Dec. 31 until a search for a permanent CEO concludes....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Obama Admin, Heritage Foundation Look Toward Consumer Incentives in Medicaid Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:17 PM :: 8461 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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By shifting away from failed policies of central planning toward a consumer-driven program, the program has been successful on a number of levels.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Hawaii has Nation's Highest Mortgage Balances, Payments
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 9067 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The average buyer in Hawaii, based on the average loan of $677,299 and an APR of 4%, would have a monthly payment for a 30 year mortgage (1 point) of $3,234 before taxes and insurance. The average payment for Mississippi would be $655 based on the closed loan amount ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Medicare Reimbursements: Doctors, Hospitals paid 40% more in Alaska
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 5894 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In Cardiology, for example, a left heart catheterization costs about $2,200 in Alaska and only $400 in Washington. In orthopedics, a knee surgery costs $6,400 in Alaska and only $1,700 in Washington....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Electric Vehicles Lack a Spark – and soon will lack funding
By NCPA @ 3:14 PM :: 5578 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...now comes the lapse of several federal supports or incentives which allowed people/companies/governments to install the charging stations necessary to keep these care running. No chargers, no driving....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Medicare Whac-A-Mole
By NCPA @ 3:08 PM :: 4657 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...by relying on a technical system of price controls and complicated payout formulas, Congress is continuing to play the same game that it has for years in which it drives down direct costs in one area only to see them spring up elsewhere....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Assisted suicide still a no-go in Aloha State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 6006 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Supporters of assisted suicide tried to use a 1909 law that permits the use remedies not typically authorized for terminally ill patients, but Hawaii Attorney General David Louie has responded in a legal opinion that the state law "does not authorize physicians to assist terminally ill patients with dying."
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Berg Wins Backing for New Waianae Access Road Study
By Tom Berg @ 2:47 PM :: 7221 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Yesterday we were a great team. We showed the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Committee how important it was to secure the $1 million in funding for a new study to advance a secondary access road to serve the Waianae Coast.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Full Text: US DoJ Memo Suddenly Legalizes In-State Online Gaming
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 11429 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Just in time for the opening of the Hawaii Legislature, a US DoJ memo released December 23 overturns decades of legal interpretation and effectively legalizes intra-state online gambling....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Cook: No Path for Democrats to Hold Senate Majority
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 6940 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Question: Does Hawaii want to be saddled with a partisan hack like Hirono when Democrats are in the minority?
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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A Bad Year for Obama's Green Dream
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:57 AM :: 4496 Views :: National News, Ethics
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For President Barack Obama, 2011 began with a bang -- a bold pronouncement that his green dream for America would bring forth a jobs explosion and a new economy fueled by alternative energy, a vision he likened to President John F. Kennedy's "moon shot" in the 1960s....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:36 PM :: 6013 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That's exactly what happened to a hip-hop blog called Dajaz1.com, which was falsely accused of criminal copyright infringement....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Jihadi Wanna-be Names Names in New York and Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 AM :: 10082 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A terrorist wanna-be from Staten Island ratted out dozens of people he called pro-jihadists in New York and Hawaii after he was arrested by the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force, it was revealed Tuesday....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 7999 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Organ Transplant Bill which could have saved HMC may now be fast-tracked by legislators now that HMC is dead. As a bonus, legislators are tacking on eight other bills ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 8431 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A public hearing to discuss the new school impact fees will be held at Waipahu High School library on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at 3:00 p.m....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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Dallas Santa Shooter was Muslim ‘Honor Killer’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 8355 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Nona’s father had installed cameras all around the home so he could watch the family’s comings and goings. Others said he nailed her bedroom window shut so she could not sneak out at night and see her boyfriend....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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Modern Medicine Is Undergoing Industrialization
By NCPA @ 2:19 PM :: 5631 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Medicine is undergoing industrialization where doctors who previously operated in small offices with relative autonomy are becoming owned commodities of large hospitals and health plans....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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The Class Warfare We Need
By NCPA @ 2:15 PM :: 5340 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Instead of waging a war on the rich, a virtuous war should be waged on society's predators, pirates and parasites....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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2011: The Year of School Choice
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:29 PM :: 4413 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There was no lack of education news in 2011. From an explosion in school choice options to the Obama Administration's executive overreach, the top stories included the high and low lights when it came to issues affecting America's schools....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Do More Regulations Equal Less Safety?
By NCPA @ 3:05 PM :: 4351 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Psychology, economics and organizational science suggest that too many regulations may make society less safe ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Cash-Strapped States Bet On Gambling
By NCPA @ 3:01 PM :: 4714 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Faced with mounting budget deficits, more states are expanding gambling options and loosening restrictions in a grab for revenue....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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The Federal Government's Deeply Flawed System for Controlling Medicare Costs
By NCPA @ 2:58 PM :: 4511 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With Medicare's hospital trust fund set to be exhausted by 2024 according to the latest report from the program's trustees, federal officials are understandably looking for easy ways to cut spending ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Faith in America
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:33 PM :: 4928 Views :: National News, Ethics
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... we are often told that religion is divisive and ought to kept away from politics for the sake of liberty. Religion somehow is opposed to liberty, and so liberty requires a diminution of religion in the public square ....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Sunday, December 25, 2011 |
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Big Wind, Big Cable: To Stampede Legislature, HECO Trumpets High Rates
By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 10904 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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HECO is attempting to stampede the Legislature into forking out even more money for Big Wind and the big undersea cables that go with it.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011 |
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View Back Provides Valuable Insights
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 11:56 AM :: 6069 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Kohala Sugar was one of the first sugar operations that failed and state government decided it could save jobs by stepping in with all sorts of ideas to replace the agricultural activity.... millions of state dollars literally went down the drain.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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Fed Once-Secret Central Pacific Bank Loan Data Released to Public
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 AM :: 8891 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The day-by-day, bank-by-bank numbers...formed the basis of a series of Bloomberg News articles this year about the largest financial bailout in history....
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