Thomas W. Bennett Corporal USA - A PASSIVE PATRIOT »
12:30 pm | BY DUANE ALLEN VACHON, PH.D. Thomas W. Bennett was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on April 7, 1947. He is the second of three conscientious objectors who received the Medal of Honor. (Desmond Doss, a medic in World War II, was the first. Joseph Guy LaPointe Jr was the third.). Bennett was killed in action…
March 9 2014 / 1 Comment / Read More »
New Zealand has worst traffic but Honolulu not far behind »
11:07 am | By Wendell Cox - Three decades ago, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University began a ground-breaking project to quantify traffic congestion levels in the larger urban areas of the United States. The Urban Mobility Report project was begun under Tim Lomax and David Shrank, who have led the project over the first 30…
November 15 2013 / 5 Comments / Read More »
Hawaii’s schools aren’t the best in the nation, so what’s with pay raises, shorter class schedules? »
09:22 am | BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — Hawaii’s public schools aren’t rated the nation's best, according to a variety of national rankings. Apparently, many state lawmakers aren’t interested in the numbers. They say teachers and students should not spend more time in the classroom, and the superintendent should make more money. House and Senate members Tuesday…
March 7 2014 / 2 Comments / Read More »
209th ASB increases proficiency at PTA »
03:47 pm | By Sgt. Richard Quinn 209th Aviation Support Battalion Unit Public Affairs Representative Soldiers from 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, conducted a training rotation at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Island of Hawaii during September. The rotation focused on honing the Soldiers’ basic tasks and proficiencies while providing support to…
October 15 2013 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Obama Wants Congress to Raise Minimum Wage »
11:46 am | U.S. President Barack Obama says a "clear majority" of Americans are in favor of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. In his weekly address the president said that half of all Republicans supported raising the minimum wage, but unfortunately they were not the Republican lawmakers serving in Congress. The U.S. leader said Republican…
March 10 2014 / No Comment / Read More »
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