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Upfront NewsNovember 18, 2010 | 04:12 PMby Jacob ShaferNot every menace looks menacing. Take the coqui frog: at a glance it's the very definition of unassuming--small, delicate, even cute. But don't be fooled. The coqui is a very real threat, an invasive species that's taken hold on our remote island chain with consequences ranging from annoying to potentially dire. The largest population is |
Coconut WirelessNovember 18, 2010 | 03:28 PMby Jacob ShaferWhat's the difference between wasteful government spending and a vital infrastructure project? For members of Congress, it usually hinges on whether the project in question is |
Spin CycleNovember 18, 2010 | 04:09 PMby Jacob ShaferLast week, former Arkansas Governor, weight-loss guru and unofficial Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee appeared on Geraldo Rivera's FOX News show to talk about the Bush tax cuts, and specifically whether they should be extended for the wealthiest Americans. He thinks they should, and here's why... |
By the NumbersNovember 18, 2010 | 03:57 PMby Jacob Shafer2,430: Number of résumés received by Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie's transition team as of |
News of the WeirdNovember 18, 2010 | 05:55 PMby Chuck ShepherdPerformers in New York's traveling Bindlestiff Family Cirkus protested in October against political campaign language referring to Washington, D.C., as a "circus." Said Kinko the Clown, "Before you call anyone in Washington a clown, consider |
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“I’m from Seattle. It’s great there—it’s really cool and the sky is always gray…”
-Guy at Fred’s Mexican Cantina in Kihei, June 10 |
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“A shell crashed ashore. In the dun-colored houses along Kahului’s waterfront, stevedores and their women heard the gun again, like a door slamming, and again the crash of the shell. The Jap fired ten rounds in all. Then the submarine disappeared in the night. Announcing this attack on an undefended, unimportant cane-&-pineapple port, the U.S. Navy reported: no casualties, negligible damage.”
-From “Dusk in Kahului,” Time Magazine, Dec. 28, 1941 |
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