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Yesterday’s late entry drew several comments, so be sure to check them out.
One reader responded via email rather than thru a comment.
In Friday’s blog you wrote:
“The crowd that gathered on Kauai last night for Gov. Linglefs appearance, estimated at more than 1,100 by the Adveriser, comprised 1.7 percent of the islandfs population of just [...]

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I’m late. And perhaps have little to say this morning. Blame it on the cat. In this case, the El Felino Malbec, a wine from Argentina that was among consumed last night during an extended meal at the home of friends in Waikiki.  They had returned from a trip to Argentina with an appreciation for [...]

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Hawaii woman arrested in Boston airport art display. We’ll read more on this soon!
The crowd that gathered on Kauai last night for Gov. Lingle’s appearance, estimated at “more than 1,100″ by the Adveriser,  comprised 1.7 percent of the island’s population of just about 63,000.  That’s a huge showing of concern and opposition. A comparable crowd [...]

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From the “where are they now?” file comes this report last week from Lebanon:
Beirut - Charles Camille Chidiac announced today his candidacy for the president of Lebanon to replace the pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud whose extended term ends on November 23.
Chidiac made the announcement during a press conference at the American University of Beirut alumni [...]

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Both the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin followed up this morning on the tip reported here yesterday concerning the state’s failed attempt to award a sole source contract for the Superferry environmental review.
But both reported with a straight face the self-serving spin served up by a Department of Transportation spokesman who said the request to bypass normal [...]

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It’s by bye, Times Select. News junkies got something to cheer about yesterday when the New York Times announced it is dropped its fee for selected editorial content, including most of its archives and popular columnists. But will those of us who paid up front get refunds?
Congressman Neil Abercrombie was a featured guest on Andy [...]

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I was surprised last night to find that all of the local broadcast stations have apparently dumped their 6 p.m. news on Sunday night. At least none of them had news at 6 last night. Maybe I was the last one to notice….
The advertising stuffer that accompanied the latest Hawaiian Telcom bill includes a [...]

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Okay. I’ve been “outed” as only an occasional consumer of KITV’s 5 p.m. news. Several people pointed out that I shouldn’t have been surprised that Dick Allgire’s health report was simply lifted from a mainland feed and provided with his voiceover.
“I may be wrong,” Judy wrote from Honolulu, “but I’ve always thought ALL of [...]

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