A bit of dis and dots: Worst purchase I ever made (and that’s saying something): The UH football pay-per-view package this season. It was like paying someone to come to your house every weekend to smack you in the head … Not sure which direction the powers that be in Manoa want to go after [...]
One of the most misused words in the English language is hero. That’s especially true in sports, and I say that as a sports fan. As thrilling, for example, as World Series MVP David Freese’s exploits were for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals last month, I would not use the term hero to describe him. [...]
Just back from a fantastic trip to Oregon primarily to watch my U of Oregon Ducks football team run over Arizona State before 60,055 people, the largest crowd ever for a sporting event in Oregon. Returning to Eugene to cheer on the Ducks and take in the majesty of endless maple, elm and oak trees [...]
I’ve never been a fan of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but watching a Civil War show on The History Channel recently gave me a new respect for his candor and humanity, at least. And a reminder of how rare those two things are in modern American public life. Lee’s Southern army was coming [...]
A bit of this and that, or as we used to say back in the day, dis and dot … As an independent, lowercase i because the most charitable description of the way I tend to look at political parties is askance I’ve been appalled at the various “pledges” that some special interest groups have [...]
Last week, I mentioned that MidWeek Kaua’i was looking for a new sports columnist, after Duane Shimogawa departed for Pacific Business News in Honolulu. This week I’m happy to announce we’ve found our man, and he’s familiar to Garden Isle sports fans David Simon, who a few weeks ago resigned as sports editor at the [...]
It’s the nature of the newspaper business, like so many, that when you hire talented folks, it’s possible they’ll sooner or later move on when other opportunities arise. So it is with Duane Shimogawa Jr. MidWeek Kaua’i‘s sports columnist since we began publication in June 2010 thanks to a tip from my old friend Ron [...]
While recently putting the finishing touches on a book about Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr., the father of baseball, and his 1849 Gold Rush journey across North America – which would lead him to Hawaii, where he’d spend the rest of his days as one of the kingdom’s leading citizens – I inadvertently stumbled upon the [...]
It’s hard to believe that’s it’s been almost one year since MidWeek Kaua’i debuted – June 9 was the first issue. And while it’s been gratifying to hear from readers how much they enjoy receiving MidWeek every week, and to hear from advertisers how well their ads work in driving business, we never want to [...]
Thanks to a new Red Cross program, I was one of several MidWeek/Star-Advertiser employees who on a recent Saturday underwent training to help staff Red Cross shelters in times of emergency. The program, Ready When The Time Comes, utilizes corporate partners and their employees. While it’s new in Hawaii, with MidWeek/Star-Advertiser and Grainger the first [...]
