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First, the dogs. As we reach the end of our daily walk at dawn, we pass the home of friends and their dogs, who apparently keep watch for us to pass by. As we get closer, we can usually hear a commotion behind the gate at the top of their driveway as four dogs race [...]

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It was a typical morning in Kaaawa.
If you’ve got a reasonable speedy Internet connection, just click on the picture to view a short video featuring a few of our regular morning dogs.

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I’ve been meaning to post these dog photos for at least the last week and just haven’t gotten around to it. So today’s the day.
This is Ms. Pe’a and her puppies, taken a couple of weeks ago. Reilly, seen in the background on the right, is already passing 40 pounds. Sadie, just barely peeking into [...]

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Jim, a friend out in Kaaawa, said he had to chuckle at a story on the Advertiser’s front page yesterday.
Gov. Linda Lingle, trying to tap into populist anger over higher taxes, yesterday invited the public to join her at the state Capitol on Thursday afternoon when she plans to veto bills that would raise taxes.
The [...]

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Meet Mr. Piko.
He’s a delightful little Cockerainian, a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and a Pomeranian. If he’s awake when we pass his house, he’s extremely interested in the dog biscuits. He usually gets two. We have to stand around and wait for him to finish eating every crumb of biscuit #1 before he’s ready [...]

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Charley Memminger launched his new blog, Charleyworld, yesterday with a plea: “Cut me some slack.”
It’s a good thing, since his lead paragraph mistakenly refers to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as “Harry Reed”.
Okay. Cut me some slack. I’ve never blogged before. At least not in public. But just as everyone eventually gets their 15 [...]

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I was checking out Starbulletin.com this morning and realized that they’ve added headlines from “Other Hawaii Media”, including rival Honolulu Advertiser and three local network broadcast stations.
To make room, they apparently dropped the detailed “Today’s Edition” story list that used to appear on the main page, which made moving through the days stories simple and [...]

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Campaign spending issues have drawn lots of interest.
Thanks to Bartman for his comment here yesterday. In case you missed it, he wrote:
You made a significant error in your discussion of the Big Island public funding bill. You wrote:
“But the commission points to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that found this kind of equalizing [...]

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