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Return to repression?
June 19, 2013 Tomorrow, the United States will begin formal negotiations with the Taliban. According to The Washington Post, the purpose of the talks is to end attacks by insurgents on U.S. more »»
Everybody’s goin’ surfin’
June 18, 2013 One of the interesting things we noticed while glancing at Google Analytics’ statistics of our website — www.mauinews.com — is that most people surf the Web on weekdays, not weekends. more »»
Watergate’s anniversary
June 17, 2013 With IRS scandals, overreaching for intelligence gathering and wiretapping of reporters’ phones, it is interesting to note that today marks an infamous date in American history. more »»
The lucky guy’s day
June 16, 2013 Fathers are the luckiest people on Earth. Thanks to the beautiful women in our lives, we get to help create little creatures who love us unconditionally. more »»
Father’s role larger today
June 15, 2013 Tomorrow is Father’s Day. In the natural order of things, children have an automatic attachment to their mothers. more »»
A lesson in the past
June 14, 2013 In the biography, “Eisenhower in War and Peace,” author Jean Edward Smith makes the argument that Dwight David Eisenhower’s willingness to compromise made him the only selection for Supreme Commande... more »»
Ticket total still awful
June 13, 2013 It is always astonishing when Maui police conduct a program like their recent “Click It or Ticket” campaign and issue hundreds of citations. more »»
A face-to-face meeting needed
June 12, 2013 It’s time for the county administration and County Council to get together in one room — publicly — and talk about just exactly what happened with the old Wailuku Post Office. more »»
First king ended war
June 11, 2013 Today’s holiday honors King Kamehameha I, who united the islands into one kingdom and ruled benevolently by modifying the old ways to fit new conditions brought about by increased foreign influence. more »»
Maui Film Festival opens Wednesday
June 10, 2013 For a few days this week, our already magical island will become even more enchanted as the Maui Film Festival opens its five-day summer ru. more »»
The prying government
June 9, 2013 The revelation last week that the National Security Administration has the cellphone records of millions of Americans was downright scary. more »»
A plea from Mrs. Bush
June 8, 2013 A year ago former first lady Laura Bush wrote an Op-Ed article in The Washington Post. The article was a plea for the United States and our NATO allies to not abandon the women of Afghanistan. more »»
When cheating’s a way of life
June 7, 2013 Just months after Lance Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour de France victories comes word that a major doping scandal is brewing in Major League Baseball. more »»
Preserving a legacy
June 6, 2013 Today marks the 69th anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 1944. more »»
‘Jessica’s Law’: Why not here?
June 5, 2013 Jessica Lunsford was a 9-year-old Florida girl who was kidnapped, sexually molested for three days and buried alive by a convicted sex offender in 2005. more »»
When an old friend calls
June 4, 2013 Boy, there is nothing like sitting in the old lounger on a Saturday night watching a baseball game, golf tournament or tennis match and having the phone ring. more »»
Old pros go to college
June 3, 2013 What is an amateur? In old-time parlance, it was simply athletes who did not receive monetary compensation for their participation in an athletic pursui. more »»
Abe’s lesson for leaders
June 2, 2013 “If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. more »»
Batteries not included
June 1, 2013 A lot of folks think they have to be plugged into a digital world seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Except, in order to accomplish that plugged-in feeling, you can’t be plugged in. more »»
A deal you can’t refuse
May 31, 2013 The only way to borrow your way to prosperity is to have the good sense to die before the bill hits the mailbox. more »»
Paranoia can kill
May 30, 2013 The World Health Organization has been forced to withdraw a team of polio vaccinators from a city in Pakistan after two of its members were shot. more »» Al-Anon Family Groups June 20, 2013 two groups meet: Beginners Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; E Komo Mai, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Church, St. Luke Room, 2140 Main St., Wailuku. Call 242-0296. more » Community Events
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