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1998 Index of Commentaries
December 1998
12/27/98 "Opportunity Should Not Be Missed"
12/20/98 "Open Door Left By Earmarking"
12/13/98 "Opting for a Spending Ceiling Rather Than a Revenue Cap"
12/06/98 "Obligation to Make Sincere Effort to Refund Excess Taxes"
November 1998
11/29/98 "Need for Rainy Day Fund Critical to Stability of Finances"
11/22/98 "Neutralizing the Spending Limit Demands Attention"
11/15/98 "New Look at Financial Provisions of Constitution Needed"
11/08/98 "Need for Honesty is Imperative"
11/01/98 "More Money Does Not Make Better Programs"
October 1998
10/25/98 "Making A Difference for the Future"
10/18/98 "Making the Business Climate Better"
10/11/98 "Making Headway on the Quality of Life in Hawaii"
10/04/98 "Making Heads or Tails of Hawaii's Dilemma"
September 1998
09/27/98 "Letting Elected Officials Play the Shell Game"
09/20/98 "Let's Talk About This Economic Slump"
09/12/98 "Long-Term Care Solution Takes More Than Money"
09/06/98 "Looking for Solutions to the Bad Economy"
August 1998
08/30/98 "Key to Better Business Climate is Lower Costs"
08/23/98 "Keeping the Focus on the Business Climate is Crucial"
08/16/98 "Kneading the Community Dough For Votes"
08/09/98 "Keeping the Playing Field Level"
08/02/98 "Kick Me for Forgetting"
July 1998
07/26/98 "Just About the Only Tax Cut Hawaii Residents Have Received"
07/19/98 "Just When You Thought You Could Believe Those Stats"
07/12/98 "Judgement Clouded by Artificial Picture"
07/05/98 "Just When You Thought They Got the Message"
June 1998
06/28/98 "Importance of Voicing Your Views"
06/21/98 "Investing Means Putting Money to Work, Not Taking It Away"
06/14/98 "Is It The Politics of Blame or Track Record?"
06/07/98 "Insulting Voters Creates Distrust"
May 1998
05/31/98 "Heaven Help Hawaii in 1999"
05/24/98 "Hurdles to Economic Recovery Largely Political"
05/17/98 "Hope Runs High That Visitors Will Come with More Promotion"
05/10/98 "Helping the Economy Takes More Than Tax Reduction"
05/03/98 "Hopes Dashed, Time to Move on with Change"
April 1998
04/26/98 "Gee, It's Only a Half Percent"
04/19/98 "Going with Reruns Not Very Creative"
04/12/98 "Gone With the Winds of Change"
04/05/98 "Granted Targeted Tax Incentives Creates Problems"
March 1998
03/29/98 "Finding Out the True Cost of Doing Business"
03/22/98 "Figuring Out the Strategy"
03/15/98 "Fight Over Excise Tax Just Heating Up"
03/08/98 "Figuring Out the Strategy"
03/01/98 "Finding the Balance Proves Elusive;
February 1999
02/22/98 "Goal is to Encourage Business, Not Tax Production"
02/15/98 "General Excise Tax Increase Still on the Agenda"
02/08/98 "Invest or Spend?"
02/01/98 "Ignoring the Financial Situation"
January 1998
01/25/98 "Healing the Economy is Everyone's Goal"
01/18/98 "High Hopes But No Money"
01/11/98 "Hurt Should Be Felt By All"
01/04/98 "How About Having the Man Behind the Tree Pay?"
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