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The Exchange
Issue 9.17: Cunning Lingle
What Governor Linda Lingle said in an Oct. 11, 2005 press release on her decision to release $603,850 in state funds to pay for the design of the new Kohala Public Library on Oahu:
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October 20, 2005
"Public libraries enrich our communities by providing valuable educational resources for children, as well as gathering places for lifelong learning."
What she didn't say:
Back in August of this year, when it came time to release $4.5 million in state funds to help the struggling, deteriorating Makiki Community Library on Oahu, Maui's former mayor wasn't interested. First she said that giving the money to the library "isn't in the best interest of the state taxpayers." Then she tried to pass the buck, saying that since the library is located in a city-owned building, the city needed to take care of it.
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