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The whacko City Council idea of raising taxes on empty houses to “help the homeless” makes as much sense as taxing empty hotel rooms to help the tourists (“Panel reviews measure to increase Honolulu housing,” Star- Advertiser, May 18).

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Held in Boothbay Harbor since 1962 File photo Windjammers that have thrilled us over the years ... Richard T. II, Heritage, American Eagle, Isaac H. Evans, Tabor Boy, Mattie and Mercantile, Victory Chimes, Stephen Taber, Lewis R....

Held in Boothbay Harbor since 1962 File photo Windjammers that have thrilled us over the years ... Richard T. II, Heritage, American Eagle, Isaac H. Evans, Tabor Boy, Mattie and Mercantile, Victory Chimes, Stephen Taber, Lewis R....

The Memphis Grizzlies ground it out to win Game 2 at home, Wednesday.

State Rep. David Tarnas killed the new drunken-driver threshold bill, so now we will have another year of death on the highway while he studies it (“Drunken driving threshold bill is pulled over for a check,” Star-Advertiser, April 12).

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It looks like city politicians have joined the inflation battle, on the wrong side (“Panel endorses pay raises for top Honolulu officials,” Star-Advertiser, March 22).

A spate of layoffs among big tech firms and Wall Street giants are breaking the news all over, amid rapid interest rate hikes and weak consumer demand. Companies like Amazon, Walt Disney, Facebook-owner Meta and American banks are forced to trim their workforce to control costs. More than 150,000 wo