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Who Day! Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran By the time this issue is published, I am confident Joe Burrow will have led my AFC North Division Cincinnati Bengals to a convincing win over the Raiders in the NFL WildCard Round! That will...

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Passion in Paradise Reviewed Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Former West O‘ahu State Senator Will Espero has written his first novel (he earlier released a collection of his haikus). Set firmly in today’s Honolulu, Espero writes about what he knows well—Hawai‘i politics,...

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Total Recall Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran A few days before All Hallow’s Eve, some people held a rally announcing a petition drive to recall Maui Mayor Michael Victorino. Under the Maui County Charter, in the next month or so, they will...

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Sports and Public Service Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. recently confirmed he is running for President of the Philippines. He currently is a Philippine Senator (Senators are elected nationally) after several terms as a Representative. He is known...

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Dogs, Cats and the Pandemic. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Based on social media postings, one thing happening during this pandemic was a lot more people getting pets. I occasionally saw friends’ updates featuring cat videos before COVID-19 but then noticed more...

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An Empty Bench No Filipino has been on the Appellate Courts since Justice Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran I have the disadvantage of not being a former law clerk. I’ve never worked in a court. Some of my...

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