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Pros and cons of GOP ideas

Republican candidates are trying to capitalize on discontent with “Bidenomics.” Despite strong job gains, cooling inflation, blockbuster third-quarter growth at an annualized rate of 4.9 percent and no recession in sight, Americans tell pollsters President Biden is doing a poor job on the economy. They remain scarred by the COVID-era inflation surge, which caused pay hikes to lag behind price increases during Mr. Biden’s initial two years in the White House. Real wages have improved in recent months, but many Americans remain nervous about the future. The GOP field offers many of ...

A complicated legacy

Wednesday’s headlines announcing the death of college basketball coach Bob Knight spurred memories of the vein-popping fits he threw inside Lahaina Civic Center. Whether he was screaming at referees, grabbing and kicking his own players or tossing shade on sports writers, Knight lived up to his surly reputation all three years he brought his Indiana University team to play in the Maui Invitational. His Hoosiers never won the crown here, losing twice to Syracuse in tournament finals in 1990 and 1998, and dropping their opening-round game to Utah in 1994. As with most bullies, Knight ...

Profiling mass shooters

Robert Card, the suspected killer of at least 18 people in shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, reportedly served as a military reservist. Card, found dead on Friday night from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, had what‘s been described in news stories as a “run-in” with officials at a National Guard training facility several months ago. Family members said he had been “hearing voices” when he was fitted for high-powered hearing aids, and he was reported to have received psychiatric treatment. It’s human nature at a time ...

Keep safe celebrating Halloween

As Halloween approaches, we want to take minute to remind everyone about Halloween safety. Whether you’re taking your kids out trick or treating or you’re simply trying to navigate the suddenly congested streets of your neighborhood on the way home, pay extra attention. Safe Kids Florida has offered safety tips for both parents and drivers. Walk safely ¯ Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. ¯ Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. ¯ Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run, ...

Old haunts of Lahaina

In the aftermath of Lahaina’s fire, Google Earth’s maps and high-resolution satellite images helped us identify destroyed buildings in photos our staffers took. Studying the photos snapped from orbit was also a way to commune with the town we remembered. In the pictures, Lahaina’s ghosts were solid and alive, cloaked in greenery and rimmed by an aqua blue ocean. Google refreshed its Lahaina satellite photos this month and the new ones are far from soothing. Ghost buildings appear as splatters of gray ash or roofless concrete shells. In honor of Halloween, a holiday for which ...

Fuel-economy rules have consequences

General Motors last week said it is delaying electric pick-up truck production in Michigan, citing slowing demand for EVs and the need to make them more profitable. But the Biden Administration’s back-door EV mandate is ironically causing trouble for its plans for green-vehicle investment. On Sept. 14 the Energy Department sent letters to Ford, General Motors and Stellantis asking for help understanding “specific challenges” to its proposed rule that would reduce the credits under the corporate average fuel economy (Cafe) standards for producing electric vehicles. The issue is ...