EDITORIAL

Health resources stretched thin

Posted on August 17, 2016

One thing is crystal-clear as the state jumps from one public health investigation to the next, the latest being hepatitis A: The state Department of Health’s Disease Outbreak Control Division risks becoming overwhelmed by the challenges it faces. Read More

Good teachers not in it for pay

Posted on August 17, 2016

My wife is a recently retired elementary school teacher who spent 30 years teaching in our schools. Read More

Community college benefits extend beyond economics

By Matthew C. Tuthill Posted on August 17, 2016

The recent front-page headline — “Report hails community colleges’ affordability” — substantiated what is often overlooked: that our local community colleges (CCs) are the most affordable institutions of higher learning in the nation. Read More

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2008
A pueo, an owl native to Hawaii, visited the courtyard of the main public library in Honolulu in 2008.

Pueo’s stealthiness eludes environmental assessments

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NEW YORK TIMES

Trump wants to cut visa program he used for his own models

By Ron Nixon New York Times Posted on August 17, 2016

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has excoriated the nation’s visa program for high-skilled workers as a job killer, pledging to end it with “no exceptions.” Read More

Trump casinos’ tax debt was $30 million. Then Christie took office

By Russ Buettner New York Times Posted on August 17, 2016

The year after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took office, there was a shift in the tone of litigation to collect long-overdue taxes owed by the casinos founded by his friend, Donald Trump. Read More