Television movies for the week of Oct. 30

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School district talks technology

By EVE NEWMAN / lbedit6@laramieboomerang.com • Friday, October 14, 2011

When Laramie High School social studies teacher Will Plumb wanted to show his students an example of the prevailing attitudes during World War II, he turned to the comic books of the era.

He obtained digital copies of Marvel comic books published in the fall of 1941 — the months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — as primary source documents demonstrating the way Germans were villianized in the public consciousness.

Warriors Football Preview: Hawaii's Tomey returns to San Jose to face his former team

Hawai'i Warriors (3-2, 1-0 WAC) vs. San Jose State Spartans (2-4, 1-1 WAC)

TV: Live nationally on ESPN with Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) and Rod Gilmore (color)

History:

Following a bye week, the University of Hawai'i football team resumes play hitting the road for the fourth time this season as the Warriors travel for a nationally televised match with San Jose State. Since 1936, the two teams have met a total of 35 times with UH holding a slight edge at 17-16-1. Hawai'i has won the last ten of its fifteen meetings with the Spartans including a 5-1 mark in their last six meetings at Spartan Stadium. Despite their recent domination in San Jose, the last two games have gone to the wire finishing in overtime with the Warriors winning 42-35 in 2007 and 17-10 in 2009. Last season UH dominated the Spartans in Honolulu 41-7.

Hidden eyes and ears

The persistent image of a Japanese intelligence agent in World War II Southeast Asia is usually that of a military secret police officer arresting civilians suspected of being involved in guerilla activities and torturing them brutally, often until the victims die.

Former World War II Bomber Pilot Recalls Lessons of War

Bill Fort holds a model of "Flak Bait," for which he flew the 200th bombing mission, the most in U.S history.

Bill Fort, of Gig Harbor is a decorated World War II bomber pilot whom could have possible coined the phrase "flying by the seat of his pants..." This mild-mannered gent is partly responsible for the success on "D-Day" and is personally responsible for saving the lives of his own B-26 flight crews, many times.

Paralyzed by polio, Wisconsin man served with distinction in WWII, life

Polio didn’t stop Jacob J. Ament Jr. from serving his country during World War II.

Polio didn’t stop Jacob J. Ament Jr. from serving his country during World War II.

A flag will fly in honor of the Wisconsin man’s service at 9 a.m. Friday in front of the Richard I. Bong Veterans Heritage Center.

Ament was born March 26, 1923, in a logging camp in Lincoln County, Wis. Paralyzed by polio as a teen, he became the first person to survive an experimental operation that allowed him to stand and walk again.

What Obama Should Have Learned from 1940s America | The Emory Wheel

Recently, Ian Macnab wrote an editorial entitled “Politicians Will Have To Start Looking at The Big Picture” (10.4.11). The column explained the dynamics between economics and politics in the United States. He astutely pointed out that a significant impediment to our recovery from the 2008 financial crisis is the lack of unity in Washington. 

Mission launched to see if oil remains on old ship

The SS Montebello was just a few miles off California's Central Coast on a December morning in 1941 when a young lookout spotted the dark outline of a Japanese submarine headed straight for the oil tanker hauling 3 million gallons of crude.

Richard Quincy saw a small spark in the dawn's early light, followed by an explosion as a torpedo rocked the ship and showered the bridge in water.

Right-Wing Media Hype

NRO: "Obama Wanted To Apologize For Hiroshima." In an October 12 post, editor-at-large Jonah Goldberg wrote on National Review Online (NRO) that "Obama Wanted to Apologize For Hiroshima ... But Japan declined" before citing and linking to the Investor's Business Daily editorial. [NRO, 10/12/11 ]

Letter: Too many people have heads hidden in sand

Too bad there are so many people like Patricia Lavins (Sept. 16 "Couldn't be worse choice than inflammatory letter about president on 9/11"), who was critical of my letter.

Like everyone else I was shocked by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and it was not "preventable" as she contends. I am also of an age that I remember the dark days we had after Pearl Harbor.

Ripley School Band Update!

Joe Manning, member of Cushing's Masonic Lodge makes a surprise visit to Studio B during Angela Watson's update on the Ripley School Band's upcoming trip to Pearl Harbor in December.

On the schedule for a Wacky Wednesday episode of the Donna and Molly show as a update on the Ripley School Band's ongoing fundraiser to Pearl Harbor,  Angela Watson made a trip from Ripley and into Studio B of the KUSH Radio station.  Angela has been corresponding with the KUSH Girls on the progress of the fund raising efforts of Ripley's upcoming band trip.

Paying tribute to WW II veteran heroes who are no longer with us

Edward Gosselin Jr.

Quite a few World War II veterans here in the area have not been recognized for their service and commitment in keeping our country safe.

The Herald-News and the Joliet Area Historical Museum would like to recognize our World War II vets for all they have done. Some of them have told their story, but some are not here with us to tell their stories and we would like to share those with you today.

Law, War and Nonsense

By Paul Greenberg ( Archive ) · Wednesday, October 12, 2011

"I told him that I thought it was law logic -- an artificial system of reasoning, exclusively used in courts of justice, but good for nothing anywhere else."

We live in strange times. Aren't they all? But much like Tolstoy's unhappy families, each strange time is strange in its own peculiar way. And most peculiar, at least this week, may be the little legal brouhaha that some of our fellow Americans -- learned citizens all, maybe too learned -- are trying to raise in the midst of the general acclaim for the latest accomplishment of the armed forces of the United States.

Purple Heart looking for stories

ALBANY, NY (AP) - The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is seeking the public's help in compiling stories and recollections about the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

As the 70th anniversary of the attack that launched the United States into World War II approaches, officials at the hall are asking anyone in the Hudson Valley region who has memories of Pearl Harbor to contribute their story or the story of someone in their family.

Gitana production connects aftermaths of Pear Harbor and 9/11 - St. Louis American: Living It

Inalienable Rights is an original piece by Lee Patton Chiles about the political response and bigoted rejection of Japanese-Americans after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attacks and the subsequent biased alienation of Muslim-Americans following the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Chiles parallels the two historical events, emphasizing a character that travels in time to tie together both periods in history with excellent commentary on how we respond to and have a choice to respond to feelings of fear, anger, uncertainty and loss in crisis.

MEU conducts final training exercise before deployment

A Marine serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team 3/1 scales a hill while patrolling during a raid exercise here Oct. 11. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor, Sept. 28 to participate in a final training exercise before deploying in November.

One reservation remains in our centennial celebrations

There is one reservation about the celebration of our centennial Double Tenth National Day on Monday. In English, the sobriquet is perfectly all right. Not so in Chinese. Officially, in Chinese, it's our National Day in celebration of the 100th founding anniversary of the Republic of China. There is something wrong there.

Disney Oahu resort promotes islands' culture

Lei'd-back Disney Oahu resort eases up on Mickey Mouse fun, stresses islands' culture

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KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- The gift shop is stocked with Goofy Gummi Bears, souvenir pins and those autograph books kids tote around Disneyland. Mickey Mouse waffles and Disney characters delight guests at the breakfast buffet. Sneakily stitched into the red-and-white bedspreads in the rooms: those iconic mouse ears.

Reviews

When his wife suddenly dies of a stroke just shy of her 50th birthday, Bin Okuma and his son Greg cope with the shock and loss in their own ways: Greg by returning to his studies on the East Coast; Bin, a visual artist, by driving across Canada to the opposite coast ostensibly to complete works for an upcoming exhibit. The journey in Itani’s latest novel becomes, as so many journeys do, a time to confront and release painful memories.

Japanese Government Nixed Idea of Obama Visiting, Apologizing for, Hiroshima*

In September 2009, US Ambassador to Japan John Roos reported to the Obama administration that the Japanese government did not think it was a good idea for President Obama to visit Hiroshima to apologize for the US having dropped an atomic bomb on that city, a secret cable published by Wikileaks revealed .