Between now and November, there’s one thing we can be sure about: claims and counter-claims are going to fly from politicians. You can also be sure that Civil Beat will be holding them accountable, and letting you know whether what they say is true, mostly true, half true, barely true, false or a “screaming lie.”
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Comments You Don’t Want to Miss – July 26
Our series on the Big wind project generated thoughtful and informative dialogue, while an article on remarks by then-Mayor Mufi Hannemann showed that even race can be discussed civilly at Civil Beat.
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Week 12: Life at Civil Beat Gets Even More Interesting
It’s amazing to be inside a start-up news service and see how much it can develop in the course of a week. I remember when my kids were young and how we sometimes felt like we could see them grow. I feel the same way at Civil Beat, where this week we went deep on renewable energy, rocked on the mayor’s and governor’s races and launched an exciting new project involving the authors of a new book of essays, “The Value of Hawaii.”
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Topic Pages On Big Wind, Energy, Climate Change
Civil Beat adds topic pages to provide deeper perspective on issues raised by series on Big Wind project. Energy and Climate Change pages place project in context. Big Wind page gives specifics about the plan and links to key players and valuable related content.
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Comments You Don’t Want to Miss – July 17
Articles about rail opponent Cliff Slater and Civil Beat request to governor candidates that they “show” the public how they live their sustainability principles generated lively debate.
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Week 11: Serious Financial Reporting Challenging
Hawaii, and its taxpayers, face more than $16 billion in pension and health-care costs for retired state employees. It’s no easy task to explain what’s happened, why and what can be done about it.
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Comments You Don’t Want To Miss – July 10
Even on contentious issues like civil unions and the Akaka Bill, the discussions on Civil Beat are remarkable for how much they contribute to understanding of issues.
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Week 10: The News Never Stops
Coverage of civil unions veto and compromise on the Akaka Bill reveals what sets apart our approach to news. At Civil Beat, we focus on issues, not events. But when there are key developments, we’ll be there for you.
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Week 9: Two Months Feels Like a Year
It’s hard to believe that when the nation celebrates Independence Day Monday, at Civil Beat we’ll also be marking completion of our second month of publishing. We started on May 4.