Invading frogs threaten Hawaiian tranquility
On the Big Island and beyond, tiny green tree frogs disrupt Hawaii’s quiet as they multiply rapidly. Researchers trace arrivals to shipments of plants, noting 150 locations on the island and up to 8,000 frogs per acre in some areas. Officials fear tourism and exports could suffer while residents fight to control the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HonoLuLu
Larry Stevens
Big Island
Stevens
Hawaiian Islands
Kurtistown
Oahu
Maui
Kauai
Mindy Clark
Clark
Caribbean
Hawaii
Earl Campbell
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Wildlife Research Center
Fred Kraus
State Land Department
Isle
Bush to name Rumsfeld defense secretary amid cabinet shifts
President Bush announced Rumsfeld as defense secretary with plans for more posts and said a second announcement would come today. Reports name Tommy Thompson for health and human services and Red Paige as education secretary finalist from Houston ISD, while Lisa Keegan reportedly not among frontrunners. Ari Fleischer named White House press secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumsfeld
Bush
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Health and Human Services
Texas
Houston Independent
Red Paige
Washington
Paige
Houston
Arizona
Lisa Graham Keegan
Keegan
Ari Fleischer
White House
Rumsfeld Biography and Early Career Highlights
Donald H. Rumsfeld born July 9 1932 is noted as the youngest to serve as secretary of defense at 43 in 1975. His career spans Navy aviator White House staff NATO ambassador and Ford administration posts before leading G D Searle from 1977 to 1985 and returning to corporate roles. He is married to Joyce with three children and has been a business executive and adviser since 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B
Princeton University
U.S. Navy
A.G. Becker & Co
U.S
Illinois
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cost of Living Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ford Administration
Gerald Ford
White House
Defense
Ford
G.D. Searle and Company
Rumsfeld
Gerald R. Ford
Pentagon
Cheney
Thompson
Bush
Education
Energy
Interior
Labor
Transportation
Veterans Affairs
Nixon
NATO
United States
Inmate Online Databases Spark Privacy Debate Nationwide
Eighteen states host web inmate and parolee databases exposing names pictures and criminal records. Florida and Kentucky recently expanded online access while critics warn privacy harms and risks to ex-convicts and families even as officials cite public safety benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Florida
Kentucky
Ari Schwartz
Center For Democracy and Technology
Schwartz
Larry Spalding
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Tallahassee
Fla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hearorg
Kraus
Campbell
Hilo
Defense Department
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Clinton
AP Graphic
Lai At
Cae
Spa Pool
Vermont
Lawrence
CNS
WAS
Abe
Dara Et Debi
Erie
Raat Tra
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!