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Health Beat: Not All Dementia Is Alzheimer’s DJ/Flickr.com

Health Beat: Not All Dementia Is Alzheimer’s

Medications designed to help Alzheimer’s patients can have severe consequences for patients who have the second-most common form of dementia.

Syrian Refugees: We’re Making The Same Obscene Mistake Again Bengin Ahmad/Flickr.com

Syrian Refugees: We’re Making The Same Obscene Mistake Again

I used to wonder how the world could turn their back on Jewish refugees in the face of Nazi atrocities. Now it’s my generation’s turn.

Todd Simmons: Lift The Stay, Count The Votes In Hawaiian Election PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Todd Simmons: Lift The Stay, Count The Votes In Hawaiian Election

Justice Kennedy’s 11th-hour stay of the Nai Aupuni delegate election process allows for a full review that ought to yield a decisive victory for Native Hawaiian self-governance.

Curt Sanburn: Ugly Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Curt Sanburn: Ugly Honolulu

A new wave of architectural uglification is under way. It’s time to start naming names.

It’s Time To Fix The Hawaii State Capitol Reflecting Pools Cory Lum/Civil Beat

It’s Time To Fix The Hawaii State Capitol Reflecting Pools

The latest estimate puts fixing the 45-year-old pools at $15.2 million. But it doesn’t have to cost that much if we find creative solutions.

Tom Yamichika: Thumbing Our Nose At The Feds On Rail Cory Lum/CIvil Beat

Tom Yamichika: Thumbing Our Nose At The Feds On Rail

Are we really willing to rip up our agreement with the federal government to gain 鈥渕ore control鈥 over the rail route?

Lucky 鈥 And Thankful 鈥 We Live Hawaii PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Lucky 鈥 And Thankful 鈥 We Live Hawaii

On a week when tradition reminds us to count our blessings, we’re reminded that there are plenty to count in an island paradise we’re fortunate to call home.

Neal Milner: Is Bipartisanship In D.C. Even Possible Anymore? Flickr

Neal Milner: Is Bipartisanship In D.C. Even Possible Anymore?

You might say no. You might be right. But there are reasons for hope.

Todd Simmons: The Terror Attacks And America’s Character CSPAN

Todd Simmons: The Terror Attacks And America’s Character

The past 12 days have focused聽a spotlight not only on troubling events in Europe and Africa, but on an unseemly wave of panic sweeping America.

Denby Fawcett: All Those Real Estate Signs On The Sidewalk? They’re Illegal Bob Jones

Denby Fawcett: All Those Real Estate Signs On The Sidewalk? They’re Illegal

The signs are hard to regulate because they’re put up and taken down before city enforcement can get to them.