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Local News
•	Driver gets 10-year term
•	'Sneak attack' claims dismissed
•	Big Isle politician Stanley Hara, 86
•	Hawaii B&B bill appears doomed
•	Number of school planning days varies on Mainland and in Hawaii
•	Suicide of Hawaii man accused of trying to kill wife stuns neighbors
COURTS
•	Newman accused of violating deal
ENVIRONMENT
•	Sponges found on ocean floor 'absolutely bizarre'
BIG ISLAND
•	$1,000 rewarded offered after cows shot with arrows
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Lingle seeking comment on judicial selection lists
•	Man gets probation for stabbing on River Street
•	State fines auto junkyard for improper waste system
•	Volunteers sought for dike cleanup at Kawai Nui Marsh
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	Politics at heart of park plan
ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
•	Struggling family of 7 needs some extra help for holidays