Banning Plastic Bags
July 24, 2008 5:50 am > MAUI TODAY, > mEnvironment |
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Nat’l Drive-Thru Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kalai‘aina: Politics PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Politsen: Politician HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Truth comes from the night.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “POLITICS, n: The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” (Ambrose Bierce) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Graphjam WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — JibJab - Election 2008 NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Tekzilla GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Give Rice to the HungryYESTERDAY - Plastic Bag Ban Gets Preliminary Approval. On Wednesday, the County Council’s Public Works & Facilities Committee recommended the adoption of a bill to bar retail businesses from giving out plastic bags beginning Jan. 11, 2011. Read more …
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — July 24th
1758: George Washington is admitted to the Virginia House of Burgess
1847: Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrive in the valley of the Great Salt Lake (Utah)
1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to be re-admitted to the Union after the Civil War
1969: Muhammad Ali is convicted, on appeal, for refusing induction into the U.S. Army
1972: Jigme Singye Wangchuk becomes king of Bhutan at 16 years of age
1974: The Supreme Court rules unanimously that President Richard M. Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.
1978: “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” premieres in NYC
1998: A gunman bursts into the U.S. Capitol, opening fire and killing two police officers before being shot and captured
2005: Lance Armstrong closes out his cycling career with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory.
1758: George Washington is admitted to the Virginia House of Burgess
1847: Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrive in the valley of the Great Salt Lake (Utah)
1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to be re-admitted to the Union after the Civil War
1969: Muhammad Ali is convicted, on appeal, for refusing induction into the U.S. Army
1972: Jigme Singye Wangchuk becomes king of Bhutan at 16 years of age
1974: The Supreme Court rules unanimously that President Richard M. Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.
1978: “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” premieres in NYC
1998: A gunman bursts into the U.S. Capitol, opening fire and killing two police officers before being shot and captured
2005: Lance Armstrong closes out his cycling career with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory.
BORN ON THIS DAY — July 24th
1783: Simon Bolivar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
1802: Alexandre Dumas, French author
1842: Ambrose Bierce, writer
1895: Robert Graves, British poet/historical novelist
1898: Amelia Earhart, aviatrix
1900: Zelda Fitzgerald, first wife of F Scott
1920: Bella Abzug, US Rep (D-NY)
1935: Pat Oliphant, political cartoonist
1949: Michael Richards, actor
1951: Lynda Carter, Miss USA/actress
1953: Claire McCaskill, US senator (D-MO)
1956: Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida
1964: Barry Bonds, baseball player
1969: Jennifer Lopez, actress/singer
1981: Summer Glau, actress
