A recent editorial informs us how serious the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s managerial “lapses” have been and how the organization has been “fumbling” in handling the millions of dollars of taxpayer money it receives from the state Legislature annually (“Give reset HTA chance to succeed,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, April 7). Its failures to achieve marketing goals are mentioned. However, since tourism is “foundational to the economy,” the writers regard the Legislature’s threats to cut off funding...
Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
The 52-year-old Grammy-winning singer took to X, formerly known as Twitter , on Sunday to gush about Brown, 34, and his talent. 'I think the women he's abused would disagree,' a comment countered. Scott's comments about Brown's talent appeared to be in reaction to his viral diss track against fellow rapper Quavo, 33
Last Saturday they took on a completely different role, speaking to an international and Greek audience at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum, which for the first time gave a platform to former unaccompanied minors. For Hadi, Jamil, Mohamed, Negin, Keita and Amadou, this experience was unprecedented, as they are used to their audience being unaccompanied […]
A new way for people to buy the Carndonagh Gift Card has been unveiled, making it easier for people to support local in Inishowen. In addition to being able to buy the Carndonagh Gift Card online and in person from the Visit Carndonagh Tourist Information Centre, the local gift card is now also available on national gifting platform GiftRound. Launched by Carndonagh Traders’ Association in 2021, the Carndonagh Gift Card can be spent with a variety of local businesses, including shops,...
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I read the letter to The Madera Tribune (April 3) by Chuck Wieland and the reply (April 10) by John Wright. I appreciated the comments by Wieland about Trump, the Republican party and the colorful language.“Let’s not be silently complicit in transforming America into a Bizarro World. Or Amerika.” Wright wrote that regarding Wieland’s comments, he was “stunned, disgusted and disappointed.” I feel that I have to inform Wright that not everyone in Madera County is a MAGA Trumper. That anyone who...
On July 16, 1945, in a desert in New Mexico, American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer witnessed the culmination of the project he had led for nearly four years: the first successful test detonation of an atomic bomb, the deadliest weapon ever devised. The first thought Oppenheimer had while watching it came from the ancient […]
“[Donald Trump] thinks he’s being persecuted, but he’s simply being held to account for his alleged actions, as every other citizen of this country would be.”