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Entries from January 15th, 2010

Compassionate Friends need your help

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · General

This request for assistance came in this morning from David Pellegrin, who is drumming up support for Compassionate Friends, a self-help support organization for bereaved families after the death of a child. David says he has been involved with the group since his son died in a 1991 motorcycle accident. The Compassionate Friends, out of [...]

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We’re #1 (in rate of increase of subsidy for UH athletics), and economist says cuts alone can’t fix budget shortfall

January 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments · General, Politics

Here’s a category in which the UH athletics department leads the nation: The growth in the general funds subsidy needed to keep the athletics program afloat. This little surprise tucked away in a table of numbers at the bottom of a USA Today story this week on subsidies required by college athletic programs. The University [...]

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Feline Friday: A quick & dirty video look at our cats

January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General

I chased the cats around with a camera last weekend trying to get enough for a short video. It only partially succeeded. Toby and Duke just yawned. Harriet scratched herself. I can see that it will take a long time to collect sufficient video for a really good look at the cats. But you may [...]

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Public hearing set on rules for Hawaii County comprehensive public funding project

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Campaigns, Politics

The Campaign Spending Commission is soliciting public comments on proposed rules for the Hawaii County Council comprehensive public funding project. The legislature authorized the Hawaii County project in 2008, and it became law without the governor’s signature. The law provides that candidates for the Hawaii County Council can qualify for public funding by gathering signatures [...]

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