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Entries for 'Andrew Walden'
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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OHA LLCs—A License to Self-Deal
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 8670 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“…the Managers shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to acquire or lease any real or personal property from any Person, whether or not such Person is directly or indirectly affiliated or connected with the Managers or any Member….“
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Robert Lindsey: OHA Trustees Must “Walk on Water, Be Holier Than Thou”
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 AM :: 6460 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"I have said at our People's table several times and I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record: To be at our table one must have 'clean hands,' 'be able to walk on water (like Jesus)' and be 'Holier than thou.'"
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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OHA 2016 Check Register: Money Flows to Lawyers, LLCs, Insiders and More
By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 8947 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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See the complete, searchable OHA FY2016 Check Register ....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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Crabbes in the Bucket: Secret OHA Employee Surveys Reveal Distrust, Anger
By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 AM :: 6246 Views :: OHA
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"Too much want-a-bees getting caught up in the hype of being N(ative) H(awaiian) cultural experts...."
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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OHA’s Hidden LLCs: Why Plead Guilty to Stealing $14M?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 11126 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... LLCs hide some of the fattest salaries in OHA--and much, much more ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 |
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Lawyer: OHA Transferred Waimea Valley to Private Company Controlled by CEO Crabbe
By Andrew Walden @ 7:43 PM :: 13335 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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According to its attorney, a private company controlled by OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe now possesses sole title to the 1,875 acres comprising Waimea Valley....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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More Turmoil at OHA -- CFO Resigns
By Andrew Walden @ 9:17 PM :: 6969 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Hawley Iona, Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs resigned this week....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016 |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
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Tax Credits: Cronies and Phonies Rake in Millions
By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 6050 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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The Act 221 High-Tech Tax Credit Scam, abolished in 2010, still cost Hawaii $38.4M four years later....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016 |
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Monday, December 12, 2016 |
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OHA Fishing for Money from Fishermen?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 7683 Views :: OHA, Small Business, Taxes
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OHA may be able to pick boaters’ pockets, but it turns out shore-bound fishermen are protected....
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 |
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OHA: Akina Sworn in, Akana Ousts Lindsey as Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 4564 Views :: OHA
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After this morning’s swearing-in of newly elected Trustee Kelii Akina, OHA Trustees got right down to business....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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BoE Approves Amended Strategic Plan
By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 AM :: 6322 Views :: Education K-12
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...HSTA Asks BoE to Reject Plan....
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 |
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Harbors Division Fee Hike designed to boost $77M OHA Slush Fund?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 PM :: 11517 Views :: Economy, OHA, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...OHA milked $12,684,000 from Harbors Division in 2015....
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Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
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Documents Reveal Waihee Hustles Indians for $2M
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 AM :: 12104 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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Many of $2.168M in expenses are nebulous, making it easy for the usual suspects to score padded communications and media contracts....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: OHA Insiders Take Kickbacks from Kakaako Makai Projects
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 AM :: 15468 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 |
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Final Read—Hawaii Election Results
By Andrew Walden @ 12:04 AM :: 8534 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Akina for OHA winning with all precincts reporting!....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii House Leaders Agree—No Fake Indian Tribe Needed
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 PM :: 6119 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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You’ve got some influential friends in the House....
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016 |
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Instead of Submitting Plan, HART begs Feds for Another Extension
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 AM :: 4123 Views :: Rail
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"The City is requesting an extension of the December 2016 Recovery Plan submittal date to June 30, 2017"
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Monday, October 3, 2016 |
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HR3764 is on the Move—Bill Blocks Recognition of Indian Tribes Without Congressional Vote
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 7214 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Two weeks after the Committee vote, the Obama Administration published its “final rule” bypassing Congress with administrative recognition of a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe....
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Sunday, October 2, 2016 |
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HIDOT Fails to Answer -- $78K Administrative Cost Per Mile
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 7857 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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UH Manoa Celebrates Day Muslims Tricked Hawaii Legislature into Honoring Islam on September 11th
By Andrew Walden @ 10:20 PM :: 7523 Views :: Higher Education, Religion
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In 2009, Muslims tricked the Hawaii Legislature into celebrating 'Islam Day' on September 24--which is September 11 in the old Julian calendar. Seven years later, UH Manoa professors are still feeling the thrill ....
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Sunday, September 18, 2016 |
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Feds: $540M in Highway Funds can be spent on Rail
By Andrew Walden @ 10:36 PM :: 9546 Views :: Rail
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"...Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway ... are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT...."
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Sunday, September 11, 2016 |
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Ethics? UH Dean Endorses American Samoa Congressional Candidate on UH Letterhead
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 9271 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Higher Education, Politicians
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“Hawaii Revised Statutes section 84-13, the 'Fair Treatment' section of the State Ethics Code, prohibits the use of state resources for political campaign purposes.”
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
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SEC Orders Hawaii to Cease and Desist—State Bond Offerings ‘False and Misleading’
By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 5554 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...sold municipal bonds using offering documents that contained materially false statements....
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Sunday, August 21, 2016 |
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Nut vs Nut in CD2 Republican Primary -- Hawaii GOP Chair Denounces Winner
By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 AM :: 7114 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Republican congressional candidate Angela Aulani Kaaihue has issued a news release rejecting “this local dumb mentality” and offering to withdraw from her race if Gov. David Ige and “his Japanese constituents” will settle a lawsuit over land her family owns in Waimalu ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 |
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OHA Funds Voter Sentiment Survey to Help Incumbents
By Andrew Walden @ 7:52 PM :: 6819 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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No other department of the State of Hawaii engages in this type of open electioneering....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Primary Races: Full Statewide Results here
By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 AM :: 7296 Views :: Office of Elections
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Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....
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Saturday, July 16, 2016 |
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See it Here: Your August 13 Primary Ballot
By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 3316 Views
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Two Steps: Find Your Polling Place & Precinct then Enter Precinct Number to View Your Ballot....
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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Register to Vote Online Here -- Before Today's Deadline
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 8747 Views :: Office of Elections
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Twenty-Four elections statewide will be decided on Primary Day--Saturday August 13. Are you registered to vote?
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: Contractor Offered Cool Schools at $5990 per Classroom—Was Ignored by DoE
By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 11853 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Andrew Santos, President of Admor HVAC, presented the State Department of Education an April 20 offer to Cool Schools at $5990 per classroom....
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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HGEA Maui Endorsements Leaked
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 6919 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Politicians
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...these endorsements are approved by Maui HGEA leaders but have not been officially ‘blessed’ by State HGEA HQ....
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 |
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Cool Schools: How Government Contracting Makes a $2,500 job cost $138,000
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 7286 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....
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Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints New PUC Commissioner, Secures 2-1 Majority Against NextEra
By Andrew Walden @ 1:35 AM :: 5098 Views :: Energy
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...Iwase said he is hopeful a decision could come by next week--but not in the next two days....
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Monday, June 20, 2016 |
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Rail Recovery Plan? Feds Explain How Rail Systems Blow Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 1:00 PM :: 5096 Views :: Rail
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HART began talking publicly about a “Recovery Plan” only this month even though FTA rules apparently required a Recovery Plan since late 2014....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Rail: Easy Ways to Save Millions without Cutting Line Short
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 AM :: 8110 Views :: Rail
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This is the third artificial rail crisis Caldwell has ginned up to push a tax hike....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 |
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Orlando Shooter: Why a Gay Muslim Becomes Jihadi
By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 6605 Views :: Military, Religion
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“Qur'an guarantees forgiveness for every sin if one is slain in the way of Allah….”
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Friday, June 10, 2016 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Launches Campaign for DNC Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 7940 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Bernie lost so I have zero chance at being vice-president. Now I will campaign for DNC Chair by launching this rumor....
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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FINAL DEADLINE: Candidates Filing
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 5083 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidate filing ended today, June 7, 2016.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Filing Papers as of June 6, 2016
By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 AM :: 3464 Views :: Office of Elections
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Today, June 7, is the last day to file ....
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 |
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HCR29: Legislators Vote to Abolish ERS, End Free Speech for Star-Advertiser
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 8427 Views :: Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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...Often they look at me blankly, having no idea why the question is relevant....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of June 3, 2016
By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 AM :: 4768 Views :: Office of Elections
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... TUESDAY June 7 is the last day to file ....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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NYT: Obama Admin Puts Hawaii AIDS Patients out on Street--as Punishment for Sit/Lie
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 5099 Views :: Homelessness
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...Eight programs on Oahu that serve 282 homeless teenagers and homeless adults with HIV/AIDS and mental illness have begun losing their federal Housing and Urban Development funding....
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Monday, May 30, 2016 |
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Memorial Day Events Statewide
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 AM :: 5069 Views :: Military
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...Memorial Day Commemorations Statewide....
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