PLAY BALL! Michelle Wie threw out the first pitch before the start of yesterday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. She was in Maryland readying for the McDonald's LPGA Championship.
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Hawaii News
Akaka Bill faces crucial vote
The Senate debates today and decides tomorrow whether to vote on the measure.
Honolulu man not unique in refusal to deploy
Honolulu native 1st Lt. Ehren K. Watada announced he would not fight in Iraq.
in Features
By Request: The best Goya
Mits Higa's simple soup recipe for bittermelon takes first place in the Taste of Okinawa.
in Sports
Indians draft UH's Wright
The Rangers pick UH recruit Jaimes and the Cubs choose Keoni Ruth.
in Business
Hawaii ranks No. 10 in economic growth
The isles' gross state product rose 4.8 percent in 2005 from 2004.
in Editorial
Smuggling remains a problem in battling meth
Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona has signed into law a measure that conforms with federal restrictions on sales of medicine containing an element of methamphetamine.
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