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The Japanese who came to Hawaii assimilated completely into Hawaiian society. Formal immigration began with an agreement between the Japanese and Hawaiian governments in 1885. The Contract Labour Agreement permitted large numbers of Japanese to seek their fortunes on the developing sugar plantations of Hawaii. They provided the social and religious basis for the development of Shin Buddhism in Hawaii.

A fight over land
The North Platte Telegraph Land acquisitions for the Birdwood Viaduct project dominated Monday’s Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Council meeting changed
The North Platte Telegraph The City Council meeting normally scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 1, has been postponed until Wednesday, Mar. 2, at 7:30 p.m. The change was made to accommodate those council members who are attending the Nebraska League of Municipalities mid-winter conference this week.
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SPL: New Celtic defender Kelvin Wilson desperate to sample Old Firm madness
KELVIN WILSON admits the madness and mayhem which engulfed the Old Firm over the last nine months has made him desperate to sample it for himself.
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Cashing In: Salaries of Modesto housing agency attract federal scrutiny
A government-funded nonprofit agency has proved profitable for the Modesto couple that runs it. Joe and Denise Gibbs earned more than $ 1.32 million in four years working for the Stanislaus Community Assistance Project. A federal investigation has been launched into how the city of Modesto spent federal tax dollars.
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