In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

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Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Gov. Josh Green must take the lead: Today, he must declare ...

He’ll sit bolt upright at the first blast, his eyes wide with fright. As the barrage intensifies, he’ll cower under the table or in the far corner of the kitchen. Wherever I go in the house, he’ll be ...

No need for a calendar to tell us the Fourth of July is near. Fireworks commercials on radio stations up and down the dial are alerting us. They also entice us to cross the Illinois border for ...

For much of the late 20th century and all of the 21st century, “safe and sane” fireworks have been illegal in Whittier. But for two months in 2007, it appeared the City Council was going to change ...