All politics,” it’s said, “are local.” So let’s start here at home, but be forewarned that before the period’s placed..
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The nomination of Kailua High School grad Michael Wilson to the Hawaii Supreme Court should be rejected by the state..
MidWeek usually appears in our Pearl City mail box late Tuesday afternoon. I fetch it, check the letters section for..
I like this period of the legislative session because the real politicians rise to the surface and do things you..
A formula exists for “states of,” as in State of the Union, State of the State or, one of the..
Count me – the son of a union family – among those who would support some version here of Wisconsin’s..
Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor is a wonderful success story that just keeps going – and growing. Occupying two..
Well, we survived another round of State of the State, State of the City, and State of Local Political Promises...
The volcanic Galápagos Islands, 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, have had permanent human habitation only since 1833. So..
The most hackneyed phrase in the political lexicon belongs to the nameless politician who, upon reading a poll that showed..
One of the hottest topics in college athletics right now is the possibility that the National Labor Relations Board will..
After state Rep. Bob Mc-Dermott released his report critical of Pono Choice, a proposed state Department of Education sex-education program,..
This week’s column borrows from the closing comments of former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in his speech to the..
In the past year, I’ve heard Tony Ching’s presentation on Hawaii Community Development Authority’s (HCDA) master plan for Kakaako on..
I haven’t been comfortable with University of Hawaii sports program financing for many years. I loved the old Fabulous Five..
He’s a Russian spy come over to our side. Victor Sheymov is a former high-level KGB operative who fled to..
I’m teaching late 19th-century U.S. history this semester, and I’m here to tell you, beloved reader, it’s a hard sell...
Just about everyone at the Square Building on South Beretania is either trying to get re-elected, raising campaign funds, making..
The 1909 film Country Doctor was a tear-jerker in which a small-town American physician was torn between staying bedside with..
A group of legislators is proposing that a study is needed to determine if our farmers should be allowed to..
