A Little-Known Fact: The political campaign tactic known as “sign waving” actually started here in Hawaii, probably 30 years go. Candidates with little or no name recognition would stand at intersections during rush hour with their names on a sign and wave at the passing motorists. One elderly Hawaiian gentleman, a perennial candidate, greeted drivers…
I have a list of long-distance trains that I want to ride. I expect that I’ll get the chance to try some of them but, unfortunately, several of the best, and the best-known, are very, very pricey. At the top of that list is the famous Trans-Siberian Express, operating between Moscow and Vladivostok. Actually, there…
The New York Times recently published an in-depth article on the current oil crisis in which they pointed out that the United States is the only industrialized country that has significantly increased its consumption of oil since the oil shocks of the 70s and 80s. Here’s how our oil consumption since 1980 compares with a…
Harry Truman became the 33rd president of this country in April of 1945 when, as Vice President, he succeeded Franklin Roosevelt, who had collapsed and died at his retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia. Truman finished out FDR’s term, then ran in his own right in 1948.I think historians would agree that a train was a…