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How Do You Say “Homework” in Tagalog?

ByJim Loomis 01/22/2021

Some years back, I spent an hour each week with a class of 8th graders in one of Hawaii’s public high schools. It was part of a program with the goal of helping  kids become better writers. I was attracted to the program because I had always been of the opinion that when the boss…

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It’s Time to Shape up.

ByJim Loomis 12/29/201812/31/2018

Those of us who are trying to get more and better and faster passenger trains keep getting opposition from both members of the public and some elected officials. They oppose more funding for passenger trains because they don’t need them and they don’t care if others do. It’s the same mentality displayed by those who…

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