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Historic Hawaii floods leave 2,000 people without power

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 2,000 people remained without power Sunday afternoon after Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years when heavy rains fell across the islands. Heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago. Raging waters lifted homes and cars, causing an expected $1 billion in damages. The storm prompted evaluation orders for 5,500 people north of Honolulu — though they were later lifted — and more than 200 people were rescued from the rising waters. No deaths have been reported as of yet, Molly Pierce, spokesperson ...

Hints From Heloise

There’s an upside to digital papers Dear Heloise: Amid all of this discussion about physical newspapers, to my knowledge, none of your readers has suggested a big downside to printed newspapers: They are dirty. After reading the paper, my hands were always black from the easily transferrable ink. I really enjoy reading your column in the Whittier Daily News on my computer. — Loix M., via email MORE ON DIGITAL PAPERS Dear Heloise: I loved Bob Meagher’s contribution on the advantages of subscribing to the electronic-only edition of the daily newspaper. I have been doing this ...

When your child becomes the landlord

Dear Annie: I live with my almost-30-year-old daughter. She acquired our place through a lawsuit settlement. She talks to and treats me like I’m a child and tries to control my life. She often reminds me: “This is my place. I run things.” I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that she constantly makes me feel uneasy in what’s supposed to be my home. Now she’s planning to move to Texas. I don’t want to leave where we live now, but I also don’t want to move with her. I can’t handle her demands anymore, yet I can’t afford to live on my own. Rent is too ...

Horoscope

Acting on a feeling at the right moment. Trusting intuition without dramatizing it. Reading a room. Knowing when and how to be generous. These are signs of high emotional IQ. Why does it matter? Because most long-term outcomes aren’t decided by who was right. They’re decided by who handled the emotional field well. ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you move, life moves with and because of you. It’s just a regular part of being alive, but you feel it more today. You notice how your energy affects your environment. The whole universe breathes with you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). ...

West Virginia History

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. March 22, 1922: Physician Mildred Mitchell-Bateman was born in Georgia. She became the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a high-level state administrative position when, in 1962, Governor Wally Barron appointed her director of the Department of Mental Health. March 23, 2003: Private Jessica Lynch of Palestine, Wirt County, serving as a supply clerk with the Army’s 507th Maintenance Company, was captured by ...

Over 4,000 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s North Shore, where rising waters damaged homes in a community world-renowned for its surfing. Honolulu officials told residents at 5:35 a.m. Friday to leave the area downstream of Wahiawa dam, saying it was “at risk of imminent failure.” There were no ...