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Entries from June 9th, 2010

Did I unfairly pick on Pacific Christian?

June 9th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Campaigns, Politics

A reader took me to task for my entry earlier this week noting Republican Senate candidate Cam Cavasso’s ties to Pacific Christian University. Submitted on 2010/06/08 at 6:14pm So, he has a connection with Pacific Christian… What’s the big deal about that?? In this article you single out three specific courses which are taught at [...]

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Two morning views

June 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Kaaawa, Photographs

We’ve had a lot of cloudy mornings recently, although, despite appearances, little rain. But enough rain fell a couple of days ago for a beautiful double rainbow to form as we were walking back from the beach. The result–two sides of morning in Kaaawa, the dark, foreboding clouds, and the bright colors of the rainbow.

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UPW tops list of high-spending lobbyists during second half of the legislative session

June 9th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Ethics, lobbyists

Lobbyists spent a lot of money during the latter half of this year’s legislative session, according to a preliminary review of expenditures reports filed with the State Ethics Commission. The five highest-spending groups, including two public employee unions, reported spending a total of nearly $250,000 during the March-April 2010 period. United Public Workers, the state’s [...]

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