"Cry me a river." I gave a party with this theme on Jan. 20, 2025, the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Little did we know that 2025 would be an ocean of tears, the worst since 1968. The tragic assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. broke hearts ...
The Christmas movie season is always better when there’s a real counter-programming wild card showing next door to all the feel-good holiday drivel. Last year’s jolting, gorgeous “Nosferatu” made the mainstream swill easier to take. This year, we have “The Housemaid,” which lacks ...
When folks think of UH Maui College, they picture our Kahului campus. Many may not know that education centers on Molokai and Lāna’i are also part of our UHMC ‘ohana. As this year comes to a close, we take you to Molokai for a story filled with hope for the future of that island. We ...
We like to think we’re more civilized than our ancestors. The recent murder of at least 15 people celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney reminds us we are not. History teaches that when violence against Jews is tolerated, excused or minimized, it does not end. It spreads. In the ...
Fifth Avenue swarms with tourists grinning at the fabulous scene as retailers cash in on the cheer. Christmas in New York is a Rockettes kick line of store windows awash in fantasy and light spectaculars. But something is missing from the big show this year. That would be Donald Trump. In ...
"The presidency," former President Franklin Roosevelt observed, "is not merely an administrative office. That is the least part of it. It is preeminently a place of moral leadership." We learn as children to respect the office of the president and to pay attention to the conduct and the words ...
