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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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LIUNA, UniteHere 'Bitterly Disappointed' With Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 5518 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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The law imposes new costs and mandates on employer sponsors of health and welfare trust funds, but leaves irresponsible companies free of any obligation to contribute towards their employees' health insurance....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii Republicans are active and working hard for a better Hawaii
By David S Chang @ 7:59 PM :: 5243 Views :: Republican Party
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On January 30, nearly 300 people honored former Congresswoman Pat Saiki at the Waialae Country Club....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb. 3
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 6264 Views :: Office of Elections
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A candidate may obtain the Application for a Nomination Paper and receive and file his/her nomination paper at the locations listed below....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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ACU Chair Al Cardenas to Speak at Maui TEA Party Event
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 6839 Views :: Maui County, TEA Party
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... at Grace Bible Church, 635 South Hina Avenue, Kahului on Friday, February 7th, 2014 starting at 5:30 PM....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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I Need a Gun, Mommy, but I won't use it (now)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3864 Views :: Taxes
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Recently the mayors of our four large counties all got together in what has been described as their annual pilgrimage to the legislature....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Anti-GMO Activists Claim Kauai Mayor’s Office has been Legally Vacant since 2010
By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 AM :: 7421 Views :: Kauai County, GMOs
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Anti-GMO activists are citing a little-used 1951 Hawaii Territory law designed to get rid of Communists....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Living History Day: USS Missouri Celebrates Double Anniversary
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 6771 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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On January 29, 1999, exactly 55 years after its launch, the Battleship Missouri Memorial opened in Pearl Harbor ....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Feb 4-5: Pono Choices or Poor Choices?
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 9:11 PM :: 9137 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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Board of Education (BOE) Hearing Tuesday, Feb 4th, 2014, 1:30 PM....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Regressive Taxes: State Hypocrisy on Minimum Wage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 8237 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“…our residents living in poverty pay more in state taxes than all but three other states….”
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Caldwell announces new economic development team
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 4944 Views :: Honolulu County
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Caldwell today announced the appointment of Linda Chu Takayama to lead the Office of Economic Development as Executive Director....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Faleomavaega on Hillary’s Hit List?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 7491 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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Faleomavaega was one of Obama’s earliest backers while then Gov. Togiola Tulafono endorsed then-Sen. Clinton....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Sen. Sam Slom Introduces Legislative Package
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:06 PM :: 6799 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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“The Senate Minority this year, with renewed vigor, has an action plan to empower the people. Only the minority speaks for child safety, overburdened tax payers, our overburdened businesses and the home schooled.”
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Marijuana Group Poll Shows More Support for Legalization
By News Release @ 12:02 PM :: 4270 Views :: Drugs
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The new poll, commissioned by Hawaii’s Drug Policy Action Group showed voter support for reform of Hawaii’s policies on marijuana trending upward....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Bird Group: Survey Shows 90% in Hawaii Want Cat Control
By News Release @ 10:52 AM :: 4274 Views :: Environment
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Eighty-seven percent of respondents to a recent study in Hawai'i want to see a decrease in the number of feral cats in the Hawaiian Islands....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6768 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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The specialized court began last year with three defendants and has now grown to ten defendants....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Judge Tosses Gay Marriage Suit
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 7605 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...the Hawaii Attorney General argued that even if voters were tricked in 1998, they had no say in their family structure and that the legislature and governor were within their rights to force a new one on the people....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG: Trans-Pac Partnership Endangers State Tobacco Revenues
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5866 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Obamacare Abortion Pill Mandate: Hawaii AG vs Alliance Defending Freedom
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4434 Views :: Life
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on November 26, 2013 to review two lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Campaign Season: Abercrombie Spoons out Another $20M CIP
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 3917 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$20 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Ethics Advisory: How to Steer Professional Services Contracts to your Spouse
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 3833 Views :: Ethics
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Jane Doe provided the information received from the organization which indicated that Mr. Doe was the only examiner in the state who had met the organization’s continuing education requirement....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Immigration Plan: Trust Obama?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 AM :: 4428 Views :: National News
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House Republicans say they are ready to move forward with an immigration reform plan....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Video: Policy Roundtable with Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:08 AM :: 3124 Views
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...sit in on a policy discussion with a few of the staff and scholars of the Grassroot Institute....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Sabato: Hawaii Senate Race 'Leans Schatz'
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 4475 Views :: Politicians
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Currently, we only have three primary races featuring incumbents running for re-nomination where the incumbent is not at least rated “likely” to win....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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DLNR Invites Comment on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4398 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...informational meetings about the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Auto Insurance Quotes Vary 48% -- Depending on Month
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 6217 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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204K in Hawaii on Average Day: Visitors Set Record in 2013
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 5491 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Monsanto Hawaii Pesticide Use
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 6136 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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We are listening to your concerns and, as promised, would like to address some of your questions regarding pesticide use....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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What Congress Did While You Were Talking About the State of the Union
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 4388 Views :: Agriculture
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Congress is very fond of two things: throwing a bunch of stuff into one bill and rushing bills through while Americans are focused on other news....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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When Government Keeps Teens from Seeing the Therapist
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 PM :: 8095 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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NOTE: Hawaii HB1789 is a Therapy Ban modeled on the laws discussed in this article....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s minority leaders push for more power for the people
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:43 PM :: 5804 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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Hawaii is the only state without any form of referendum, recall and initiative on a statewide level....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Abercrombie: Obama Falls in Line and Echoes Me
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 3954 Views :: Politicians
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..."Obama’s national priorities echo those I’ve outlined"....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Reason TV: Is Hawaii's Anti-GMO Movement Really Just Anti-Science?
By Video @ 1:04 PM :: 5162 Views :: GMOs
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...a bill that would mandate labeling on all foods with genetically engineered material...would increase the cost of food in Hawaii even more....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Roosevelt HS Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 11213 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Justice Reinvestment
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...the suspect's mother describes the revolving door of mental health facilities and half-way houses through which her son has passed in the last year....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Ige: Trumpets Have Sounded!
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 6156 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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This past weekend, the Star-Advertiser's Richard Borreca used the Governor's State of the State as the opening trumpet call for the 2014 governor's race....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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The President Won't Be Needing You
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 4623 Views :: National News
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President Obama says this is a “year of action”—and last night he made it very clear whose action he was talking about....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Six House Bills Address Failed Health Connector
By News Release @ 12:45 AM :: 4457 Views :: Health Care
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...a package of bills intended to help the Hawaii Health Connector improve transparency and reliability and ensure the agencies financial stability....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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KIDS COUNT report reveals growing gap in reading proficiency of students
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 4247 Views :: Education K-12
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...the state has seen an overall improvement in proficiency levels with 79% of fourth graders reading below proficiency in 2003 compared to 70% in 2013....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii House, Senate Republicans Join Forces
By Video @ 10:04 PM :: 6872 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, Taxes
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Senator Slom and Representative Aaron Ling Johanson and his fellow House Republicans are introducing companion legislation that includes financial relief for every taxpayer in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Drop in Median Income Affects Affordable Housing Limits
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 7119 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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HUD determined that the city’s median income for a household of four is $82,600, down from $86,300 last year....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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The Problematic National Security Rationale for the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:58 PM :: 4568 Views :: Jones Act
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... Reuters' Jack Kemp looks at the Jones Act and the national security arguments used to defend it ....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Republican Response to State of the Union
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 4585 Views :: National News
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...after five years of promises, what do we have to show for it?....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Full Text: State of the Union Speech 2014
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 4656 Views :: National News
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Let’s make this a year of action....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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P-20 Partnership Pushes 55 in ‘25
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 5134 Views :: Higher Education
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Hawaii P-‐20 Council established a goal for 55 percent of Hawaii’s working age adults to have a two-‐ or four-‐year college degree by the year 2025....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Panos: Household Electricity and Solar Panels
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:47 PM :: 4396 Views :: Energy
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This brief analysis is a simple case of a picture is worth one thousand words....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute: Obama Needs to Respect Constitution
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:54 PM :: 6052 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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As every middle school student is taught, the legislative branch makes laws, as the executive branch executes those laws....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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New Rules to Deprive Seniors of Drugs, Doctors
By NCPA @ 4:12 PM :: 3783 Views :: Health Care
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CMS plans to save $144 million a year with these measures between 2015 and 2019....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Three Bills Affect Future of Ag Land in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:32 PM :: 4531 Views :: Agriculture
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The second bill says the best way to preserve lands for agriculture in perpetuity is for the State to own it....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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SOTU: 7 Things It's Not Too Late For
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 4306 Views :: National News
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1. Save Americans from skyrocketing energy bills....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Maui Council: Please Protect Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers from Anti-GMO Hype Campaign
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:10 AM :: 5103 Views :: GMOs
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This so-called protest movement is really a new kind of ad campaign....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Monsanto Hawaii Announces Enhanced Community Engagement Effort
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6034 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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While there has been a lot of discussion about Monsanto, there seems to be little understanding about our operations and what we do....
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