The city’s debt has surged to an estimated $3 billion, up from $1.89 billion owed in fiscal year 2000.

HONOLULU (AP) _ High winds buffeted the state yesterday, causing electrical power outages, toppling trees and igniting brush fires. Hawaiian Electric Company says some 77-hundred of its customers on Oahu were without power for part of the day. Continue…

California investors have bought the Kauai Village shopping center in Kapa’a, and plan a major renovation of the 110,000-square-foot complex that is anchored by Safeway and Longs Drugs. Continue…

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Teen ‘zines, dress sellers, even high school newspapers are hawking the dreaded Prom Checklist, detailed enough to make even the most obsessive teenager feel inadequate.

Hawaii quarter designs under scrutiny
[email protected] KING Kamehameha I might have sway over the islands, but at least one mainland organization has nixed him from Hawaii’s commemorative quarter. Last month, the U.S. Commissio…

(ARA) – Does shopping in New York or L.A. leave you with a “been there, done that” feeling? Do theme park thrill rides leave you yawning rather than screaming? Have you seen so much of nature’s wonders that you wonder what could possibly be left to do or see on your next vacation?

MANAGER/ COOK IMMEDIATE OPENING 
at Brazoria County Juvenile location. Institutional cooking experience preferred but not required. Competitive wages, Direct deposit, 401K, & vacation pay. Must pass background check and pre-employment drug screen.

A sampling of Snohomish County readers’ letters, faxes and e-mails.

Everymom: When is perfect attendance taken too far? 
Sudden tummy aches arise when its time for my daughter to clean up or go to bed. And there has been at least one morning when shes woken up with one. Im pretty sure it was a case of wanting to watch the end of Caillou before getting ready for pre-school, as opposed to a true tummy ache.