HONOLULU – Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources is warning people that they face arrest if found burning Christmas trees at an oceanic sandbar. The sandbar found between the open Pacific Ocean and Kaneohe Bay on Oahu’s windward side is a popular gathering place for local boaters and tourists.
NEW YORK – Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday as the omicron variant creates havoc for travelers and for airlines that are having to cobble together flight crews as pilots, flight attendants and ground crews become infected or are exposed to others who have been.
Dear Abby: I have a younger sister I love dearly. I respect and admire her. “Elise” is intelligent and talented. She is a minister’s wife and a mother to small children. Due to some unfortunate family circumstances when she was young, she has some emotional scars she’s trying to overcome. Sometimes at family gatherings she’ll “explode” and lash out at whoever triggered her. Her outbursts usually take us all by surprise.
After a busy season starts to wind down and your thoughts are on a new year and new goals, the best thing you can do for your mind and body is simply take a break! Sit down, take a few deep breaths, and reflect on where you’ve been and where you would like to go.
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Jan, 3. Palmer Center: 218 N.
BERLIN – The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them, but he’s still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pandemic behind it in 2022.
From The Examiner Dec. 27-31, 1971: • MANY WOULD LIKE SCHOOL TAXES RESOLVED IN 1972” – School financing seems to be the most troubling issue that many Eastern Jackson County residents would like to see resolved during 1972.
NEW YORK – Eric Adams will take his oath of office in the wee hours of New Year’s Day to become only the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city. New York’s mayor-elect said Wednesday he will hold his swearingin ceremony at Times Square on Saturday, shortly after midnight, right after the traditional ball drop and amid thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers.
Even with any pre-Christmas rush of food handouts, Community Services League’s pantries continue to be wellstocked to serve those in need. “We are doing pretty well; we had a lot of year-end food drives,” said Cindy Isabel, chief development officer for CSL.
A federal mandate for companies with 100 or more employees to ensure they’re vaccinated or tested weekly could worsen severe worker shortages – if it’s upheld in court – by forcing staffers who test positive to quarantine even if they have no symptoms, employment lawyers say.