Preparing for closing arguments. I hope you’re listening. Hannemann: Not nonbid. It was request for qualifications, and a federal requirement. One contractor contributed heavily to your campaign. And you only cut 7/10 of one percent from the last budget. 8:35 Hannemann questions Kobayashi ad re spending. He refers to her role as budget chair. “You [...]
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Honolulu Advertiser Publisher Lee Webber sent an email to staff this morning forwarding a letter from Gannett’s publishing division president, Bob Dickey. Here’s Lee’s email and a link to Dickey’s letter. Bottom line: 10% nationwide staff cut in 30 days. As you can see from today’s headline, Hawaii is suffering the same economic slide as [...]
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You’ve gotta love this one–the recording of John McCain’s brother’s call to 911 because he’s pissed off at being stuck in traffic. Then he curses at the operator when told 911 is for emergencies only. And did you notice Advertiser editor Mark Platte’s Sunday column regarding the newspaper’s evolving policy regarding online comments? [Warning: the [...]
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