Number of visitors to Hawaii slips but spending drops sharply
...from $186, according to preliminary statistics by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Easter and spring break fell in April this year, which state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert says helped to boost the number of visitor arrivals...
Tourism drought
The rate of decline slows but it's no cause for celebration
Hawaii's visitor industry, which began sagging in April 2008 after the abrupt closure of ATA and Aloha airlines, continued its descent last month with further declines in arrivals and visitor
Howling Surveys Can Save Wolves
According to the Bangor Daily News, the Wolf Inquiry Project has put out a call for volunteers "willing to spend a night howling like wolves in Maine's North Woods, and who won't be scared off if they get a response." The project is an example of a
Battling Over Employee Free Choice
On March 9, supporters of the Employee Free Choice Act carry money bags at a rally in Layfaette Square in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who has proposed making it illegal for union organizers to visit workers? homes without prior consent,
Archbishop Murphy's quadruple track threat
Published: Thursday, May 28, 2009
It takes most athletes years to become a state-caliber triple jumper. Sarah Schireman needed about a day.
A senior at Archbishop Murphy High School,
Preps: United gets tough lesson
COMMERCE ? Wayne Jaeckle said his Bloomfield United boys lacrosse team needs to learn how to win. Well, it got a good lesson Wednesday.
Detroit U-D Jesuit dominated from the opening faceoff, scoring in the first 30 seconds of play, and never looked
Softball: Young hopes to inspire others
? What: Memorial softball coach Tina Young is fighting Stage 4 lung cancer, which was diagnosed in March.
? Quotable: ?I don?t know if I can measure everything I?ve learned or how it?s changed my life. It?s literally overwhelming the amount of
Recent roof collapses concern parents, schools
For 13 years, the roof of a Tempe elementary school supported more weight than it was designed to bear before caving in without warning two months ago. Inspections had failed to uncover significant problems.
No one noticed the shoddy construction at a
Friends and family celebrate Lakdawala's life
As Jennifer Espinola faced a crowd of more than 100 in the Marshall Student Center?s Oval Theatre, she named each of the 14 students who attended the alternative summer break trip in Costa Rica with USF graduate Aly Lakdawala and told them one thing ? ?
Lake Braddock, West Springfield Advance to Virginia AAA Northern Region Baseball Final
"I felt heartbroken," Derner said. "I was just like, wow, I let the team down."
Derner got back to action around spring break, and he has gone from penance to possible pennants by leading the No. 3 Bruins' slalom through the Virginia AAA Northern
