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It’s Friday, September 21 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation.  

A sound and a fury signifying BS.

Todd Belt is Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. He researches  the influence of mass media on public opinion and its effects on policy and voting preferences.  He is the co-author of the books We Interrupt This Newscast: How to Improve Local News and Win Ratings, Too and Getting Involved: A Guide to Student Citizenship.  His forthcoming book is The Presidency and Domestic Policy: Comparing Leadership Styles, FDR to Obama.

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Chief Warrant Officer Three Mike Smith is the Director of the Marine Forces Pacific band, which will perform a free concert.  It opens to the public, tonight at 6:30 at the Hale Koa in Waikiki.

The best plans to prepare for the worst.

Bernard Carvalho Jr. became Kauai's mayor in the special election held following the death of Mayor Bryan Baptiste in June 2008. Mayor Carvalho completed the two years remaining in Mayor Baptiste’s term and was re-elected in 2010.

A full, bright adventure: a reach to teach in Nicaragua.

Laurel Nakanishi is a graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute and a Fulbright Scholar who’s a resident writer in Montana’s Missoula Writing Collaborative.  She’s on her way to Nicaragua to bring poetry to the schools, and you can learn about her project on our Hawaii Conversation Facebook page.

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