PRESIDENTIAL ACCOLADES: President Bush congratulated Linda Uehara of Mililani yesterday at the White House before presenting her with the President's Volunteer Service Award.
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Dangerous flavored drugs target youths
Colored meth called "Strawberry Quick" is gaining popularity
Pilot project will be tracking produce 'from farm to fork'
The goal is to prevent contaminants in food from reaching stores
Smoking ban prompts fine for first time
The plaintiff refused a request from bar owners to challenge the law
City measures seek to reopen raceway
Councilman Apo proposes a possible land swap for the city to obtain the site
in Features
The real deal
Alternative band 30 Seconds to Mars gets respect as more than a vanity project for actor Jared Leto
in Sports
Punahou plays on
The defending state champions survive to get into the girls state basketball tourney
in Business
Group says smoke-free law hasn't hurt Hawaii tourism
Another group counters claims that the law has caused a drop in Japanese tourism
in Editorial
Make needed changes in standards for IDs
The Department of Homeland Security has said it will go forward on plans for federal standards for driver's licenses
Get financial conflicts out of ed programs
A report has found that contractors earned significant money from publishers whose products they were suggesting schools buy
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