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Dec. 30, 2012
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flASHback: Quiet start by legislators gave way to election noise |
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Dec. 26, 2012
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Senate seniority, not vanity, important for isles’ future |
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Dec. 23, 2012
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flASHback: Do you hear what I hear? ‘Tis the season to see folly |
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Dec. 19, 2012
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Military assault weapons don’t belong on the streets |
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Dec. 16, 2012
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flASHback: Year’s best quotes offered drama and not much else |
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Dec. 12, 2012
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Small rites of a lapsed faith bring this Jew a bit of calm |
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Dec. 9, 2012
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flASHback: Tax-and-spend Legislature is ready to hand out gifts |
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Dec. 5, 2012
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Elections went smoothly till lawmakers took action |
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Dec. 2, 2012
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flASHback: Obamas, election antics take a break for holidays |
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Nov. 28, 2012
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Criticism of the UH regents cast by problem’s architects |
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Nov. 25, 2012
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flASHback:Goings-on at the Capitol don’t pass the smell test |
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Nov. 21, 2012
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Racial appeal from Caldwell was improper, disrespectful |
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Nov. 18, 2012
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flASHback: PLDC puts public on hold as state admits other follies |
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Nov. 14, 2012
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Caldwell has much to do if he is ‘to build rail better’ |
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Nov. 11, 2012
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flASHback: Blunder-filled election leaves GOP with the blues |
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Nov. 7, 2012
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PRP’s extreme spending can’t be good for democracy |
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Nov. 4, 2012
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flASHback: Tsunami fails to wash away political campaign garbage |
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Oct. 31, 2012
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Suit against PRP’s ugliness might expose secret donors |
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Oct.28, 2012
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flASHback: Hopefuls’ words drown out actions as races drag on |
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Oct. 24, 2012
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Pressure from lawmakers could leave UH flattened |
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Oct. 21, 2012
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flASHback: Candidates get unpleasant in contest for august office |
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Oct. 17, 2012
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Group escalates mudslinging by tying Cayetano to GOP |
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Oct. 14, 2012
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flASHback: UCLA studies a black hole but UH filled a money pit |
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Oct. 10, 2012
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Rail’s operating cost must be on table, not under it |
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Oct. 7, 2012
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flASHback: Growing train wreck at UH is impossible to ignore |
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Oct. 3, 2012
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PRP mum on whose money it uses to attack Cayetano |
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Sept. 30, 2012
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flASHback: UH can’t escape grilling, with more in coming days |
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Sept. 26, 2012
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Grill legislators on abuse of power in UH debacle |
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Sept. 23, 2012
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flASHback: Governor gets booed even as he tries to instill respect |
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Sept. 19, 2012
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Political game has shifted from patience to pettiness |
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Sept. 16, 2012
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flASHback: As Abercrombie seethes, state gets suckered again |
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Sept. 12, 2012
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Primary mess shows need for statewide authority |
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Sept. 9, 2012
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flASHback: Cacophony of candidates and coqui hits crescendo |
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Sept. 5, 2012
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Government did big things once upon a long time ago |
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Sept. 2, 2012
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flASHback: Lawmakers snap on gloves for probe of concert fiasco |
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Aug. 29, 2012
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Self-serving city leaders steered rail off the tracks |
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Aug. 26, 2012
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flASHback: UH takes its sweet time to say little except ‘sorry’ |
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Aug. 22, 2012
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Carlisle paid price at polls for beefing with Cayetano |
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Aug. 19, 2012
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flASHback: UH deserves a big, fat ‘F’ in wake of Donovan debacle |
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Aug. 15, 2012
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More voters, factors come into play in next election |
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Aug. 12, 2012
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flASHback: Political humor lifts spirits, dulls pain after the primary |
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Aug. 8, 2012
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Voters listen as Cayetano fights the powers that be |
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Aug. 5, 2012
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flASHback: New poll has Abercrombie with a win in the low jump |
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Aug. 1, 2012
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Throwing mud at Cayetano is a failing tactic for rail hui |
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July 28, 2012
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flASHback: State argues with itself over same-sex marriage |
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July 25, 2012
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State government is flush; private sector, not so much |
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July 21, 2012
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flASHback: State finances, lewd acts both come out in the open |
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July 18, 2012
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The heat is on for Hirono, famous for weak finishes |
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July 14, 2012
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flASHback: Hawaii’s newsmakers find money talks – and walks |
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July 11, 2012
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Questionable connections litter embattled rail project |
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July 7, 2012
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flASHback: Inouye plans to become Senate’s ageless wonder |
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July 4, 2012
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Words for contemplation on this Independence Day |
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June 30, 2012
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flASHback: PR problems plague both Lanai sale, Honolulu rail |
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June 27, 2012
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Biography of former justice exudes intellect, integrity |
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June 23, 2012
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flASHback: Billionaires, BOE and bears get their place in the sun |
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June 20, 2012
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Contingency fund helps city hide true cost of rail project |
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June 16, 2012
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flASHback: Politicians’ values in vogue as Senate race heats up |
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June 13, 2012
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Future of rail, development hinge on mayoral election |
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June 9, 2012
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flASHback: Isle politicians think green while celebrating birthdays |
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June 6, 2012
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City officials do the do-si-do on repaying $450M rail loan |
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June 2, 2012
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flASHback: Trash talk persists despite insistence upon teamwork |
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May 30, 2012
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It’s time for Hirono to stop hiding behind her mother |
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May 26, 2012
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flASHback: Candidates flood election fight with ca-ca-cacophony |
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May 23, 2012
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UH tunes out concerns over chancellor’s worth |
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May 19, 2012
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flASHback: ‘Corpse flower,’ Legislature giving off a similar stink |
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May 16, 2012
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Vote highlights Democrats’ stranglehold on isle politics |
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May 12, 2012
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flASHback: Disney cruise ship brings more characters into town |
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May 9, 2012
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In no way was Cayetano foul, ‘for crying out loud’ |
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May 5, 2012
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flASHback: Mayoral race heats up as legislators clock out |
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May 2, 2012
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‘Stooges’ proves goofballs can be lovable, effective |
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April 28, 2012
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flASHback: Fears and threats find way onto legislators’ agenda |
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April 25, 2012
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List of potential landfill sites has town throwing a hissy fit |
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April 21, 2012
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flASHback: State lawmakers let loose as office hopefuls get bold |
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April 18, 2012
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Dalai Lama’s message lifts hearts weary of daily discord |
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April 14, 2012
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flASHback: High aspirations come crashing back to Earth |
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April 11, 2012
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Rail development proposal fails to give public a voice |
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April 7, 2012
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flASHback: Political mess deepens as sewage sludge returns |
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April 4, 2012
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Democratic Party’s denial of Thielen is power play |
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March 31, 2012
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flASHback: Public figures pursue truth, justice and more hostess bars |
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March 28, 2012
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City’s rush to build rail unrealistic, unnecessary |
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March 24, 2012
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flASHback: State officials’ latest beefs are either slimy or whiny |
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March 21, 2012
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With federal funds in limbo, public may pay more for rail |
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March 17, 2012
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flASHback: Caucuses share limelight with costly Senate ejection |
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March 14, 2012
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U.S. Senate hopefuls too old to ever gain much seniority |
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March 10, 2012
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flASHback: Trying to weather the storm — and lawmakers’ actions |
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March 7, 2012
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DOE must upgrade thinking and implement laptop plan |
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March 3, 2012
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flASHback: Money, meters and microbes are on isle politicians’ minds |
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Feb. 29, 2012
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Carlisle must win voters with action, not just words |
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Feb. 25, 2012
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flASHback: Mayor holds down folly fort while Abercrombie flies off |
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Feb. 22, 2012
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Inouye’s support could mean little for candidates |
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Feb. 18, 2012
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flASHback: Politicians and Warriors navigate tangled roads |
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Feb. 15, 2012
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City needs to give more substance, not PR, to rail |
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Feb. 11, 2012
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flASHback: Fans’ boos bring Pro Bowl step closer to saying aloha |
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Feb. 8, 2012
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It’s about time principals made good on contract IOU |
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Feb. 4, 2012
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flASHback: Local politicians pursue charitable contributions |
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Feb. 1, 2012
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Protest singer Ochs helped shape political writing style |
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Jan. 28, 2012
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flASHback: Say’s no-talk-stink bill would pack state prisons |
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Jan. 25, 2012
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Teachers have lost respect in drama over labor talks |
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Jan. 21, 2012
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flASHback: Why pay for ‘A Taste of Ag’? (It rhymes with ‘shmethics’) |
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Jan. 18, 2012
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Moxie and ‘magic’ make Disney’s Aulani a success |
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Jan. 14, 2012
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flASHback: A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians |
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Jan. 11, 2012
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Criticism will grow if UH continues to hide salaries |
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Jan. 7, 2012
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flASHback: City’s ordnance ordinance fails to fill HPD’s cellblock |
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Jan. 4, 2012
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Public confidence in rail suffers yet another blow |
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