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Agencies target political enemies of White House
May 22, 2013 Hearings into the Internal Revenue Service singling out Tea Party-type groups for harassment were held recently. more »»
Tax-exempt status not deserved in the first place
May 22, 2013 Let me see if I have this straight: You give your organization a political name, Tea Party Maui. You apply for a tax-exempt status that requires that your organization be primarily nonpolitical. more »»
Homosexuality is a deviation from design
May 22, 2013 A May 15 letter writer opined that gay marriage should be legal. He believes that it is a matter of fairness and that there is no reason not to. more »»
Troubling GMO history shows it’s bad science
May 22, 2013 In response to a May 3 letter regarding genetically modified organisms having no adverse effects: Biotech giant Syngenta has been criminally charged with denying knowledge that its genetically... more »»
VIEWPOINT: Hanakao‘o Beach Park should be a commercial-free zone
May 21, 2013 Whale season has come to a close, canoe season is underway and school will be out soon. more »»
IRS not alone in targeting certain citizen groups
May 21, 2013 Make no mistake, the recently revealed actions by the Internal Revenue Service are reprehensible and obviously must not be tolerated. more »»
Railing against texting while driving is off base
May 21, 2013 The May 9 editorial lamenting texting while driving was completely off base. Making up statistics to push an agenda is misleading and wrong. more »»
The right invents scandal where there is none
May 21, 2013 The fact four people died in Benghazi is being used to try to spread scandal where there is none. more »»
Water bills higher since frequency was changed
May 21, 2013 Has anyone else noticed an interesting anomaly ever since the Department of Water Supply went from bimonthly to monthly billing? I naturally assumed that each bill would be about half of the... more »»
Proud time for MIL at state track and field meet
May 21, 2013 I would like to congratulate all the athletes who participated in the state track and field championship. It was one of the best performances from Maui athletes that I have seen. more »»
Lesson learned about where to find compassion
May 20, 2013 Living in a condo for almost six years, I frequently overhear comments by Mainlanders regarding their perception of the lack of acceptance by locals, as if acceptance did not have to be earned. more »»
Newspaper hit home run with local Tea Party story
May 20, 2013 Congratulations to the entire Maui News team for an excellent story tying together the national Internal Revenue Service Tea Party scandal and the local Tea Party Maui organization (May 15). more »»
Our bodies get older but our minds don’t have to
May 20, 2013 In my honest opinion, I beg to differ strongly with the opinion of the publisher of The Maui News regarding the use of the word “old” to describe older people (Today’s Editorial, May 15. more »»
Knowledge, responsibility lacking at White House
May 20, 2013 The White House isn’t responsible for anything and it doesn’t know about what’s going on in its government. more »»
Imagining the Bard’s take on actions by the IRS
May 20, 2013 Recently I dreamed I was having a conversation with William Shakespeare regarding the Internal Revenue Service targeting of pro-Constitution group. more »»
Real question remains about case involving judge
May 19, 2013 Thank you to former Judge E. John McConnell for the details of Family Court Judge Mimi DesJardins’ violations (Viewpoint, May 14). more »»
Police report urged when parked vehicles damaged
May 19, 2013 Hitting a parked car and causing damage without leaving a note can open you up to legal charges of hit and run. more »»
Too early for GMO industry to claim products safe
May 19, 2013 Here we go again. In the 1950s, a powerful industry said its product was safe. Back then, not only were people allowed to smoke on planes but the airlines gave out free four-packs of cigarette. more »»
Proper diet could prevent the need for mastectomy
May 19, 2013 Actress Angelina Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian... more »»
Self-determination is most basic of human rights
May 19, 2013 I am writing to voice my strong support for, and agreement with, the May 11 Viewpoint on the Hawaiian language. The author of this excellent Viewpoint made the argument very well. more »» |
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