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TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Waikiki street scene must be kept in bounds
When does free expression become tougher to defend as a constitutional right? When it's neither free nor particularly expressive. Some of the activity conducted along Waikiki's "street performance" segment of Kalakaua Avenue comes closer to commerce than an exercise of pure freedom. More »
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TODAY'S COLUMNS AND COMMENTARIES
Garrett Toguchi
Spending cuts threaten classroom instructionGov. Linda Lingle's plan to close a $730 million budget gap by furloughing government workers three days monthly is a recipe for disaster for public schools and the economic health of our state. More »
Victor Davis Hanson
Obama's weak response to IranLast month, hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a rigged presidential election. Our president was extremely cautious in his initial criticism of the Iranian government's fierce crackdown on the protests. At first, President Obama said that the United States — given our history in Iran — should not be "meddling" in the country's internal affairs. More »
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The Hot SeatFrom politicians to newsmakers: you ask the questions. More »
CIVIC CORNER
Union contracts
On Wednesday Gov. Linda Lingle, faced with continued union opposition, decided to forge ahead with her furlough plan, issuing an executive order to carry it out. The current debate in the community is whether furloughs are the most acceptable option, or whether lawmakers should convene a special session to raise taxes, draw revenue from a special fund or find some other solution to the union contract standoff with the state administration. Such a solution would require a special legislative session. What do you think?
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Contact your elected officials to make your views known:
Gov. Linda Lingle: The governor says she needs to implement furloughs to save $688 million and close a new gap in the biennium budget.
Reach her at: governor.lingle@ hawaii.gov or 586-0034.
Sen. Colleen Hanabusa is state Senate president.
Reach her at: senhanabusa@Capitol.hawaii.gov or 586-7793.
Rep. Calvin Say is speaker of the state House of Representatives.
Reach him at: repsay@Capitol.hawaii.gov or 586-6100.
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