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Entries from February 26th, 2010

Star-Bulletin employees may get little comfort from existing union contract

February 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Media

It’s looking a lot like Star-Bulletin employees can’t assume their existing union contract will protect them during the expected merger of Star-Bulletin and Advertiser newsrooms into a new, consolidated newspaper. Derrick DePledge described the delicate situation in a story this morning. If there is no buyer, the operations of the Star-Bulletin and Advertiser will be [...]

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February’s Feline Finale

February 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cats, Photographs

Feline Friday is a little late today, but definitely not forgotten. I usually stock up on cat pictures each weekend for use the following Friday, but our quick trip to Maui disrupted last weekend’s photo plans. I had to grab a camera just this morning and see which cats were around the house. So these [...]

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David buys Goliath

February 26th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Uncategorized

Wow! That word boiled down the immediate reactions to yesterday’s announcement that Oahu Publications, owner of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, has reached an agreement to buy the larger Honolulu Advertiser. Word spread quickly following a 4:15 press release and meetings in both newsrooms. Hats off to David Black for pulling off one of the industry’s biggest [...]

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