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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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UH Manoa ‘Confucius Institute’: Chinese Communist Party Celebrates its Influence in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 6729 Views :: Higher Education
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"...a source of opinions and authority that is ultimately answerable to the Chinese Communist Party and which is not subject to scholarly review...."
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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NYT Editorial: Lingle Deserves Credit for Creativity
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 5605 Views :: Energy, Environment
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NYT: Ms. Lingle deserves credit for creativity in trying to get noticed by voters in Hawaii, a state with abysmal voter turnout and deep election inertia....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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To Get More Federal Medicaid Funds, Hawaii Joins Hospital Tax Bandwagon
By NCPA @ 2:09 PM :: 8775 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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During the recent economic downturn, 20 states (Hawaii is #21) increased health provider taxes to take advantage of federal matching funds....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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Feds: Hawaii Too Small to Succeed with Health Exchange
By NCPA @ 1:57 PM :: 8458 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The decision facing them is whether they will continue to attempt to create state-run exchanges (despite the financial pitfalls) or if they will run partnership exchanges with the federal government....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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The Grecian Formula for Economic Decline
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:39 PM :: 4544 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The President and his team have been blaming "European headwinds" for some of the U.S. economy's woes. But the truth is that the policies pursued by Washington and Athens are frighteningly similar....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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Vouchers Breathe New Life into Shrinking Catholic Schools
By NCPA @ 4:21 AM :: 4572 Views :: National News, Ethics
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For the first time in decades, Catholic education is showing signs of life....
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
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Planned Rail Extensions: $266,207 per rider
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 7996 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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CEO Grabauskas tells us that the cost of the planned extensions to UH, Waikiki and to Kapolei Town will bring the total to $9.03 billion ....
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
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HART's $3M Noise Machine
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 8054 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the entire listing of HART people and companies on staff includes over $3M of "public involvement' and 'multimedia' contracts....
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
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Beware of Misleading Assumptions for Tax Relief
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:37 AM :: 5694 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Whenever some policymaker comes up with a proposal to grant a tax preference to a certain group of taxpayers, one has to take that proposal with a grain of salt ....
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
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Case: Hirono Pandering, Hiding, Living in a Fantasy World
By Ed Case @ 3:44 AM :: 6012 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"Hirono is, well, either living in a fantasy world or pandering to the electorate."
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
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Kalaeloa Renewable Energy Park: Community Leaders Demand EIS
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 8842 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The entire former MCAS Ewa was designated as National Register eligible during the BRAC transfer process and significant historic sites have already been discovered since the original BRAC 1999 surveys were done....
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
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Djou: Hawaii Small Businesses Deserve Better than an 'F'
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:23 PM :: 10390 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...sustainable job growth is not going to come from a few big corporations hiring hundreds of people. Job growth is going to come from lots and lots of small businesses....
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
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Green Energy’s Bankruptcy Blackout
By NCPA @ 3:18 PM :: 5543 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Here’s the breakdown of how well green energy is actually doing....
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
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Micronesia’s future between China and the US
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 7219 Views :: World News
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FSM is commanding the attention and money of both China and the US....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Favored Nations: Abercrombie Signs over Millions to to HGEA, UHPA
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 6891 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie June 13 signed three bills giving 'Favored Nation' money to HGEA and UHPA.
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Evicts Haleiwa Farmers Market, Blames Organizers
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 9006 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“I cannot believe this is happening at 1:30 on Friday afternoon, when all our vendors have already picked and prepared their products for the Sunday market."
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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State Appeals Court: Individuals Cannot Sue to Determine Vacation Rental in Violation
By Robert Thomas @ 6:41 PM :: 5585 Views :: Energy, Environment
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a person complaining about a vacation rental cannot circumvent the City's enforcement procedures and the administrative appeal process by instituting an original jurisdiction lawsuit....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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FACE: Hawaii Home Health Aides Underpaid
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 5657 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Home Care Aide is projected to be the fastest growing occupation in every county in Hawaii through 2018....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Hawaii Loses 10 Construction Jobs a Day as Rail Work Begins
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 6849 Views :: Labor, Rail
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Union members who have been led to believe rail would put them back to work can now see that it simply isn’t happening....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Hawaiian’s Big Growth Gamble
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 6184 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“We have to be proactive in trying to line up debt or lease financing for the 2013 aircraft deliveries. The funding for three of those five [planes] is already taken care of. Staying ahead of this is the biggest risk....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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How Taxmageddon Will Impact You
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 PM :: 4405 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"I've said that this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and I believe it," President Obama told an Ohio crowd yesterday. Indeed it is—because in a sluggish economy, American taxpayers are about to be clobbered by the largest tax increase in history....
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Judicial Selection Commission Appoints Cahill
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 8837 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Under Article VI, Section 3 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution, the Commission was duty-bound to make an appointment after the Governor’s office failed to do so within 30 days....
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Hawaii to be First State to Set Up Obamacare Exchange?
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 9205 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Hawaii looks forward to working collaboratively with CMS in order to ultimately obtain approval for State-Based Exchange and to ensure the Connector’s operational readiness for 2014,” stated Governor Abercrombie.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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House Republicans: Veto the PEO Bill
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 5788 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If enacted, it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, for these small businesses to comply with the bonding and registration requirements.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Oahu's Untapped Hydroelectric Resources
By Henry Curtis @ 2:21 PM :: 10926 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Oahu has several large, dammed reservoirs, all of which could provide continuous power ....
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Pentagon Cuts Could Eliminate Commissaries, Exchanges
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 10560 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This plan would impact more than 164,000 military service members, retirees, and family members who live on Oahu.... Commissary shoppers in Hawaii save 50.7% with annual savings for a family of four of $7,360.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Undercover Video Catches Hawaii Planned Parenthood Offering Sex-Selection Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 14954 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Life
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In Honolulu, the Planned Parenthood counselor “Rogue” tells the woman it is okay to have multiple abortions of girl pregnancies so long as the abortions are spaced far enough apart....
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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The American Spirit
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:06 AM :: 4922 Views :: National News, Ethics
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... today we have voices suggesting that America's best days are behind her ....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Hirono’s Netroots Nation: Ed Case "Odious, Turd, BoyToy"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 8522 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Last week Mazie Hirono skipped a key vote on Rail funding to campaign in Rhode Island at the Netroots nation liberal bloggers conference. Now her work is beginning to bear fruit....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Communist Party Mourns UPW Co-Founder Avelino ‘Abba’ Ramos
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 PM :: 6132 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In the late 1950s he became the first Hawaii-born organizer for the United Public Workers of Hawaii....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Former Solyndra Partner Buys 68 Solar Projects in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 5264 Views :: Energy, Environment
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SPI Solar to Become the Largest Utility-Scale Solar Developer in Hawaii with 68 Projects across 3 Islands ....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Auto Bailout Was Really Just a UAW Bailout
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:52 PM :: 4903 Views :: National News, Ethics
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President Obama told the United Auto Workers (UAW) in February not to listen to critics of the auto bailout who said union members "made out like bandits—that saving the auto industry was just about paying back the unions."
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Vandals Seen Destroying Papaya Trees in Puna
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 8262 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Workers in the area observed two males knocking over the trees and striking at the fruit and branches with sticks. The males left the area on bicycles and were last seen getting into a blue Toyota 4-door pickup truck.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Two Days Late With Judicial Nomination
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 9690 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Just remember: these are the professionals. Abercrombie fired all the amateurs last year....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Lingle Highlights Commitment to Emergency Preparedness
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 6177 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...two special campaign messages during KITV's "When Disaster Strikes: 2012 Hurricane Season."....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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DoH to Grab 50% More Bottle Deposit Money
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 AM :: 5606 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the state Department of Health is expected to increase the deposit container handling fee by 50% on September 1 – to 1 ½ cent per container....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Do Solar Panels Produce as Much Energy as Consumed in their Manufacture?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 6387 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Does solar energy—specifically photovoltaic (PV) panels—ever produce as much energy as the energy that was initially invested in their manufacture?
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Some Solar Panels Produce More Greenhouse Gasses Than Coal
By Selected News Articles @ 12:39 AM :: 9970 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In some cases, producing electricity by solar panels releases more greenhouse gases than producing electricity by gas or even coal....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
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After 40 Years Without a Plan, NELHA Claims Pork is Good for Kona
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 9793 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Total expenditures from businesses at NELHA were $81.0 million, of which about $50 million was paid to Hawaii entities in 2010. UHERO estimated the total economic output to the greater Hawaii economy was $87.7 million, which generated $4.5 million in state tax revenue for 2010....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
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Europe's Green Energy Suicide
By NCPA @ 2:48 PM :: 5688 Views :: World News, Family
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Germany's Renewable Energy Feed-in Act of 2000 requires electric utilities to buy renewables from all producers at fixed, exorbitant rates and feed it into the power grid for 20 years, raising rates and undermining industrial competitiveness....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
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North Korea, Eco State?
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 5847 Views :: World News, Family
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...the North Koreans "jumped" at the opportunity to get into carbon trading....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 |
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New NLRB Rule Allows 'Union Cells'
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:33 PM :: 4770 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...most employees will not get to vote; only shoe salesmen will cast ballots. Not all shoe salesmen, however. Only those selling women's shoes....
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Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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Hawai`i Free Press Editor to be Interviewed on AM760
By Selected News Articles @ 10:42 PM :: 6041 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Tuesday June 12 from 5pm to 6pm on business talk radio KGU--AM760....
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Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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Last Case-Hirono Debates This Week
By Ed Case @ 7:46 PM :: 6001 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We've asked you to look past rumors, mainland money, slick ads, and other folks telling you how to vote....
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Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 11, 2012
By Congress.org @ 7:10 PM :: 5402 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Senate: Wage Discrimination
- Senate: Farm Bill
- House: Energy-Water Appropriations
- House: Medical Device Tax Repeal
- House: Homeland Security Appropriations
- House: Legislative Branch Appropriations
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Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Lingle Releases First TV Ad
By Video @ 7:03 PM :: 5545 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The ad highlights Governor Lingle's ability to listen to the people of Hawaii and garner positive results on behalf of the State....
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