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Below are the last 5 columns written by Jade Moon

‘A Fine Line’ For The Mentally Ill

Wednesday - May 14, 2008
By Jade Moon

You can see it in their eyes. The eyes hint at lives shattered, interrupted and repaired, piece by broken piece. The eyes have looked into the faces of others and seen fear, pity, hostility - and sometimes, although too rarely, compassion - staring back at them.

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Stamping Out Hunger In Hawaii

Wednesday - May 07, 2008
By Jade Moon

Appreciate your letter carrier. We used to call them mailmen, but nowadays men and women take up the heavy responsibility of delivering our envelopes, parcels and publications, and they all do a fine job.

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Clueless About The Homeless

Wednesday - April 30, 2008
By Jade Moon

Well, here’s an idea - limit the governor’s emergency powers. Lawmakers, apparently, can see no way to correct Gov. Linda Lingle’s horrendous abuse of power, and they don’t want it to happen again. What sin did she commit? Something totally outrageous. She had the temerity to get homeless families off the beach.

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The Foodbank Cupboard Is Bare

Wednesday - April 16, 2008
By Jade Moon

“We have two small children and it makes me so sad that I can’t feed them. We ration what we have and my husband and I sometimes don’t eat just so they can have it.”

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Aloha To Another Bit Of Old Hawaii

Wednesday - April 09, 2008
By Jade Moon

Aloha Airlines used to be our jewel. It was always on time, the flight attendants were pretty and gracious, and we were proud of our little home-grown airline. It was local. It was ours.

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