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Entries from April 9th, 2010

Feline Friday: Meet Ms. Harry

April 9th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Cats, Photographs

How embarrassing! It’s Feline Friday, and there hasn’t been much contact between camera and cats this week. How could this happen? I think I was buried in taxes last weekend, and frittered away the time in other ways. But I did follow Ms Harry (also known as Harriet) around a couple of times. She’s been [...]

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Let’s tax home maintenance and repair

April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics

Here’s an idea for new revenue. Let’s put a 1% tax on everything you spend to clean your home, maintain it’s interior and exterior, keep the lawn and garden under control, or make necessary repairs. House needs painting? Pay the tax. Change a lightbulb? Pay the tax. Buy cleaning supplies? Pay the tax. And boost [...]

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Cheering for the Turtle Bay decision

April 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Court, Politics

We were driving home last night when the news broke that the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that an updated environmental impact statement will be required before considering expansion of the Turtle Bay Resort. This is very big news for our part of the island, which would be directly impacted by the addition of thousands of [...]

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