I am still puzzled why the daily newspapers squander the simplest opportunities to enhance their web sites with additional content of interest to readers. Both the Advertiser and Star-Bulletin reported on an amendment to the federal lawsuit seeking a court injunction preventing the Department of Education from proceeding with Furlough Fridays. Neither newspaper included a [...]
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Larry Geller (www.DisappearedNews.com) has been doing some excellent analysis of the DOE furloughs and potential blow back, including whether the shortened school year might threaten accreditation and, as a result, college admissions. There’s also a huge question of priorities in the background of struggles to balance state and municipal budgets here in Hawaii and across [...]
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Now that the H1N1 flu has been declared a national emergency, I did a quick check of where to get the H1N1 vaccine. Allocation of vaccine doses delivered to Hawaii is apparently made by the State Department of Health. Clearly, they’re setting aside a large supply for schools. But where should others go? Here’s a [...]
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I couldn’t help noticing this little slip-up in Derrick DePledge’s long front-page story about the state budget shortfall in this morning’s Honolulu Advertiser. Midway through the story, DePledge writes: In private, some lawmakers are disappointed by what they see as political posturing by some of their colleagues, including some seeking higher office next year. Properly [...]
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There was a little grumbling at the State Capitol yesterday as hundreds of parents, teachers, and students gathered for a rally in support of education on Lingle’s first Furlough Friday. Union leaders weren’t invited to speak to the crowd. Muted behind the scenes grumbling from some union supporters. Politicians and candidates weren’t invited to speak [...]
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Speaking of furloughs, I ran into this description of entrepreneurs who can’t help seeing furloughs as an opportunity! I also give high marks to the California professor’s reaction to the harsh fact that the state is broke: “This is one of those times where we find ourselves glad that our state does not have kneecaps.” [...]
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Is really hasn’t changed much in 30 years, except the cat count has grown from two up to eight, and they’re no longer totally inside cats. They still get first choice of chairs, if we tell the truth. Mr. Silverman is one of the stars of this week’s Feline Friday. I managed to catch him [...]
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I don’t really know if this was a Friday or not, but it could have been. It’s a photo of our living room in around 1980, when we lived in a two-bedroom townhouse in the Tropic Garden condominium in Kahala. Our dining table was a small card table seen on the far left. We had [...]
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