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Entries from September 30th, 2008

Tuesday (continued)…Maui court decision blasts secrecy of Attorney General legal opinions

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Sunshine

Circuit Court Judge Joel August has ordered Attorney General Mark Bennett and Commerce and Consumer Affairs director Larry Reifurth to turn over a copy of a previously secret legal opinion for court review. The order came in a legal challenge brought by Akaku: Maui Community Television, represented by Maui attorney Lance Collins. In a September [...]

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Tuesday…Looking at the financial (“bailout”/”stabilization”) bill

September 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · General, Politics

To tell you the truth, I don’t know what to think about the proposed financial bailout plan. But I do know what I think about a new Great Depression. Bad idea. One thing is clear. The news media, by readily accepting the label of “bailout”, adds an editorial twist to virtually all reporting on the [...]

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