Hawaii got 10.6% fewer tourists in 2008
Last year marked Hawai'i's largest decline ever ? 10.6% ? in tourist arrivals, with just 6.7 million visitors coming to the Islands.
The drop was the steepest since the state began keeping statistics in 1927 and was the first time since 2004 that
Hawaii got 10.6% fewer tourists in 2008
Last year marked Hawai'i's largest decline ever 10.6 percent in tourist arrivals, with just 6.7 million visitors coming to the Islands.
The drop was the steepest since the state began keeping statistics in 1927 and was the first time since 2004 that
Staggering drinking statistics can be confusing
It has come to my attention that the Space Coast is second-rate.
Yes, in a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, the Melbourne-Palm Bay area was ranked No. 2 on the list of heaviest-drinking cities in the United States.
Come on, people. We have
Schools have hit snow day limit
Pummeled by power outages, cold, ice and snow, some Ohio school districts have already used or even exceeded the five calamity days that the state allows. And, it's only January.
At least four districts - Batavia, Clermont Northeastern, Fairfield and
Snow days prolong school year
ALEXANDRIA - Kids love snow days but, no matter how they slice it, they will attend 177 days of school in Kentucky before the school year ends.
Because of the windstorm in September, snowstorm this week, and a day or two of inclement weather in between,
College of Law to have flood program
The University of Iowa College of Law will provide a status report of Cedar Rapids' efforts to recover from last summer's floods with a program today.
"Anatomy of a Disaster: The Cedar Rapids Flood and its Aftermath" begins at 12:40 p.m. in Room 245 of
Mexico?s Surf City
SAYULITA, Mexico ? This low-key village about 40 minutes north of bustling Puerto Vallarta doesn?t have sprawling beachfront hotels or rumbling discos where tourists do tequila shots out of each other?s navels.
?And the area is not too touristy,? Elie,
For Tiedeman, Division II is the right choice
Like many players one rung removed from college basketball?s penthouse, Santa Rosa?s Zac Tiedeman didn?t exactly grow up dreaming of playing at Cal State L.A. instead of UCLA. But now that he?s stepped down a level after a year at Division I Santa
Clemson announces men's soccer tryouts
CLEMSON -- Occasionally the annual open tryout staged by the Clemson men's soccer team uncovers a gem.
Randy Albright comes to mind. Albright, of Albuquerque, N.M., transferred from William Penn University, an NAIA school in Iowa, and attracted the
Storm wipes out Regents
A mix of wintry weather Wednesday forced the closing of schools and the cancellation of many events across the Twin Tiers, but the accumulation of snow was inches less than what had been forecast.
In the classrooms, New York state Regents exams were
