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Entries from November 22nd, 2009

Where were you in 1963?

November 22nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · General, History

This cryptic message received from a friend: Who remembers where you were 46 years ago today? My reply: Probably anyone who was 10 years or older on that dark day. I remember that our junior class at University High School boarded buses and headed for Ala Moana Park for a scheduled class picnic. The news [...]

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Locally grown & sustainable Christmas trees at Helemano Farms

November 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · General

WHITMORE VILLAGE — Helemano Farms, grower of thousands of Norfolk Pine Christmas Trees in Central Oahu, opens on Black Friday! This is our fifth year of tree sales. The farm will be open every day, from noon to sunset on weekdays and 10 a.m. to sunset on weekends, until two days before Christmas 2009. Please [...]

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Bill Moyers traces Vietnam parallels, private equity & Hawaiian Telcom, background music

November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General

If you missed Bill Moyers Journal on Friday night, “A Tale of Two Quagmires”, you can still watch it online or read the transcript, or listen to excerpts. Do it now. Moyers walks viewers through the history of President Lyndon Johnson’s struggle with Vietnam policy, using the president’s recorded conversations with key advisors and Congressional [...]

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