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Supreme self-sufficiency: the way it should be.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)
These days it seems everyone has a hand out, expecting a handout from the Nanny State. It is difficult to remember a time when Americans were self-sufficient and independent, and would actually make a sacrifice when something was needed.
So how refreshing it is to read about a group of residents and business owners near Polihale State Park on the island of Kauai. CNN.com reported on April 9, 2009 how this group of citizens took action to do what needed to be done.
Polihale was closed in December 2008 due to severe flooding that destroyed some facilities and an access road. As it is a state park, the government was the logical first choice to repair the damage. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources estimated the repairs would take two years and cost $4 million. However, as the state did not have the $4 million, the construction was put off indefinitely.
When several business owners whose livelihoods depend upon the park heard this, rather than whine and moan about it, they decided to take on the responsibility themselves. One of those ...
- 'Aloha' to real change.(THE LAST WORD)(Polihale State Park)
- Magazine article from: Quality May 1, 2009 700+ words
...Hawaiian island of Kauai, business owners and residents pulled together...4 million repair job to a state park---for free. That's...in eight days! Polihale State Park, one of the island's most...4 million and that the state park might be closed for the next...
- Kenton, Okla., Business Owners Say Tourists, Scholars Flock to Area.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 20, 2003 700+ words
...an opportunity in sight, but local business owners beg to differ. "Business has been...Tourism Department, said Black Mesa State Park logged 44,000 visitors last year...trout fishers on Lake Carl Etling in the state park kept asking for lodging. About six...
- Shops Put in Peril From Expansion of Park.(Topanga State Park)(Government...
- Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal SATZMAN, DARRELL October 1, 2001 700+ words
...expand Topanga State Park. With the help...A handful of business owners are gathering...into Topanga State Park, include restaurants...Recreation, said business owners were notified...bought to be a state park it was inevitable...
- Pennsylvania to Seek Bids for Construction on State Park Project.
- Newspaper article from: Erie Times-News (Erie, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) February 14, 2002 700+ words
...construction of the foundation, said Harry Leslie, Presque Isle State Park's operations manager. The state Department of General...depends on whether the state can buy more land from private business owners for that part of the project. The state ideally would like...
- Friends of Oceano Dunes Demands Bush Investigate USFW Abuse; Unrelenting...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 26, 2004 700+ words
...investigation of USFW selectively enforcing laws in this state park while ignoring others. No other California Park receives...the group's membership is comprised of local residents, business owners, equestrians, surfers, fishermen, off-roaders, elderly...
- Interior Secretary Babbitt in Wisconsin June 12-13
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire June 9, 1995 700+ words
...hike at Whitefish Dunes State Park and give a town meeting...water issues with lakefront business owners and fishermen. Edelweiss...park users, fishermen, business owners, etc. Whitefish Dunes State Park, Door County, 3701 Clark...
- BUSINESS NOTES
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) ROBIN GADSDEN July 2, 1996 700+ words
...BUSINESS HIKE The Passaic County Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners is sponsoring a hike at Ramapo State Park in Mahwah for business owners , on July 16 at 6:30 p.m. Betsy Thomason of Health and Fitness Outdoors...
- Marine Protection Debated.
- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) February 3, 2007 700+ words
...shore fishing off Andrew Molera State Park and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Divers, residents, business owners, recreational and commercial fishers...Several speakers, including divers, business owners and conservationists, decried spearfishing...
Source: HighBeam Research, Supreme self-sufficiency: the way it should be.(THE GOODNESS OF...