Midway - in the News
Last Updated
04/07/2008
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►Diary
from the middle of nowhere - March 29, 2008
►Underwater
Plastic Waste Threatens World's Food Chain - March 27, 2008
►$500,000
for the launch of a marine debris campaign at Midway - February 4, 2008
►Boats
to Try to Prevent Hooking Seabirds - February 2, 2008
►Midway
Will Reopen for Small Groups of Tourists - January 27, 2008
►Critical
duck bouncing back - January 18, 2008
►Midway crowd
is into goony matchmaking - January 18, 2008
►Travelers'
Checks: Midway Atoll reopens to limited group tours - January 18. 2008
►Turn
the tides in your house - January 13, 2008
►Pygmy sperm
whale is lesson in rare breed - January 11, 2008
►Laysan
ducks are doing well on Midway - January 4, 2008
►Grants of
$20.5 Million Safeguard Coastal Wetlands - January 2008
►Counting
albatroses a flight of fancy - December 28, 2007
►Endangered
ducks making comeback - December 26, 2007
►Laysan
ducks flourish at Midway - December 27,2007
►Rare
Duck Now Rat-Free and Loving It - December 24, 2007
►Most
Endangered Duck Finds Refuge on Midway - December 21, 2007
►Counters
squirt their way to an albatross total - December 21, 2007
►Bird
count too enticing to pass up - December 14, 2007
►Remarks
by the First Lady - November 2, 2007
►Plastic Ahoy! Texas-sized Mass of Garbage Sullies Seas, Endangers Marine Life
- November, 2007
►U.S.
Considers Black-Footed Albatross for Endangered Listing - October 9, 2007
►Remote
Waters Offer No Refuge from Plastic Trash - October 1, 2007
►Ham
Radio Use on Midway - KH4 - October, 2007
►Journalists
show they're on top of climate change - September 25, 2007
►The
Bird Man of Midway Atoll - September 4, 2007
►Hawaiian
monk seal decline 'unacceptable' - August 23, 2007
►Hawaii
wildlife generates $402.3M - August 20, 2007
►Midway
Atoll to allow visitors to help - July 23, 2007
►Midway Atoll to welcome
tourists who'll work - July 23, 2007
►To
regain paradise, pay up - July 22, 2007
►Pacific
atoll recruits eco-tourists in new battle of Midway - July 22, 2007
►Midway
to allow visitors, volunteers - July 21, 2007
►Midway
Atoll to allow visitors to help clean up historic atoll and preserve environment
- July 21, 2007
►Midway Atoll
Natural History, Optional Service Programs - July 12, 2007
►Bill
contains funds for island projects - July 3, 2007
►Marine
monument celebrates first birthday - June 23, 2007
►Midway
Atoll: It's not just for the birds - June 17, 2007
►Remembering
Midway - June 5, 2007
►Interior
Secretary to address Battle of Midway event - June 1, 2007
►Regal
Princess Passengers Get Unique Opportunity to Help Celebrate 65th Anniversary of
the Battle of Midway - May 31, 2007
►65th
anniversary of Midway battle - May 30, 2007
►U.S.
remembers, 65 years after WWII Battle of Midway - May 29, 2007
►Studies
say carcinogen in blood of virtually all - May 26, 2007
►Ocean
monument plan goes online - May 20, 2007
►Monk
seals can be tracked on new Web site - April 6, 2007
►Mrs.
Bush's Remarks to the Press at Midway Atoll - March 15, 2007
►Hatching
tourism on Midway Atoll - March 14, 2007
►A
Sanctuary Poisoned - March 3, 2007
►Remarks
by First Lady Laura Bush at the Announcement - March 2, 2007
►Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands monument receives Hawaiian name - March 2, 2007
►First
Lady Reveals Hawaiian Name For National Monument - March 2, 2007
►Laura
Bush walks with wildlife - March 2, 2007
►Fulfilling
the President's Vision for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National
Monument - March 2, 2007
►Remarks
by First Lady Laura Bush - March 2, 2007
►Mrs.
Bush's Remarks to the Press at Midway Atoll - March 1, 2007
►Laura
Bush to visit Midway Atoll today - March 1, 2007
►Laura
Bush arrives on Midway - March 1, 2007
►Mrs.
Bush takes first trip to Hawaii marine monument - March 1, 2007
►First
lady scheduled for 1-day Midway tour - Feb 28, 2007
►Interior
secretary to join first lady for Hawai'i visit - Feb 27, 2007
►Island
marine monument to receive Hawaiian name - Feb 21, 2007
►First
lady will arrive next week - Feb 21, 2007
►First
Lady coming to see marine preserve - Feb 17, 2007
►First
Lady to visit Midway on March 1 - Feb 16, 2007
►First
Lady will spend the night at Midway - Feb 16, 2007
►First
Lady to visit Midway Island - Feb 16, 2007
►Vessel
caught fishing in monument - January 28, 2007
►Coast
Guard Documents NWHI Fishing Violation - January 25, 2007
►Unified
Command Responding to Oil Spill at Midway Atoll - Jan 1, 2007
►Ship
aground at Midway - Jan 1, 2007
►No
pollution from oil spill found - Dec 31, 2006
►Fishing
boat leaks fuel off Midway - Dec 30, 2006
►Unified
Command Responding to Oil Spill at Midway Atoll - Dec 29, 2006
►Cleanup
starts on Midway Atoll oil spill - Dec 29, 2006
►Photos
that document the poisoning of paradise - Dec 28, 2006
►Rare
wildlife win 'Battle of Midway' with fishing ban -Dec 24, 2006
►Midway's
albatross population to be counted - Dec 14, 2006
►Advocates
want feds to clean up lead contamination on Midway - Dec 13, 2006
►Albatrosses
on temperature watch - Dec 12, 2006
►Lead
paint in new National Marine Monument poisoning albatross - Dec 12, 2006
►Group
Wants Protection For Midway Albatross - Dec 12, 2006
►Visitor
Window Opens to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Monument - Dec 11, 2006
►Midway
tourism proposal unveiled - Dec 9, 2006
►Lingle,
agencies pledge to safeguard monument - Dec 9, 2006
►Plan
opens Midway to public - Dec 9, 2006
►Remote U.S. island in Pacific may open to visitors - Dec 1, 2006
►Visits
to Midway Atoll could resume - Nov 27, 2006
►Historic Island May Be Vacation Destination - Nov 27, 2006
►Midway
Atoll may reopen to tourists next year - Nov 26, 2006
►Visits to Midway Atoll could resume - Nov 25, 2006
►Pacific WWII Site May Reopen To Visitors - Nov 25, 2006
►A
WWII Submarine Finally Comes Home - Nov 21, 2006
►Albatross
to start new life in Monterey - Nov 19, 2006
►Marine
sanctuary teems with life — and hope - Nov 14, 2006
►Laysan
ducks thriving on Midway - Oct 30, 2006
►Endangered
Duck Population Reaches Triple Digits - Oct 24, 2006
►New NOAA Researcj
Vessel Completes Maiden Voyage - October 18, 2004
►Laysan
ducks introduced on Midway - October 13, 2004
►Laysan
Ducks Make New Home on Midway Atoll National Marine Wildlife Refuge - October
12, 2004
►Agencies
Publish Rules on Northwestern Hawaiian Island Monument
- Aug 29, 2006
►Paddlers
set sights on reaching NW islands - Aug 6, 2006
►Plague
of Plastic Chokes the Seas - Aug 2, 2006
►Oceans
of junk breed death - Aug 2, 2006
►Laysan
ducks go to Midway - November 6, 2004
►Threat to
Close Emergency Airfield Upsets Airlines - Oct 30, 2004
►
Access to Midway is an issue to more than just us in Hawaii - August 27, 2004
►Cleanup
of '03 oil spill continues - June 28, 2004
►Hokule'a
to remain docked until Sunday - May 13, 2004
►Hokule'a
to set course for distant islands - May 7, 2004
►Midway
airport financed through Sept. 30 - January 27, 2004
►Albatross
population increases at Midway - January 19, 2004
►Midway
battle is getting there - January 18, 2004
►Midway
albatross count up sharply - January 9, 2004
►Continental
emergency landing: how passengers reacted - January 8, 2004
►Jet
diverted to Midway leaves - January 8, 2004
►Keep
Midway airfield open permanently - January 8, 2004
►Midway
Atoll Airport Open Until Jan. 31 - January 7, 2004
►Emergency
shows need for Midway - January 7, 2004
►Jetliner
bound for Texas lands on Midway - January 5, 2004
►Midway airport
has funds to stay open this month - January 4, 2004
►Midway
Atoll Airfield to Remain Open through January - January 2, 2004
►Midway
airstrip to close down temporarily due to low funding - December 26, 2003
►Midway
airport again in danger of closing - December 22, 2003
►Company
willing to go back to operating Midway Atoll - November 26, 2003
►Midway
airport operation supported only till Nov. 30 - November 13, 2003
►Southern
migration of seals a concern - November 2, 2003
►Midway
field to stay open in October - Oct 26, 2003
►Sick
fishermen flown to Hawai'i - October 24, 2003
►Historic
Hawai'i wreck found - October 18, 2003
►New
longline technique may spare albatross - October 16, 2003
►Midway
airport operation supported only till Nov. 30 - November 13, 2003
►Airfield
closures worry airlines - October 10, 2003
►'Heartbreaking'
trash in Northwest Islands - October 4, 2003
►Midway
field to stay open in October - September 26, 2003
►Another
crucial mid-Pacific airport closing due to US budget cuts - September 19, 2003
►Budget
cuts leave operations at Midway to 4-person crew - September 17, 2003
►Midway birds
exhibit signs of lead poisoning - September 14, 2003
►Midway
Island more than a famous sea battle site - September 13, 2003
►Change
in leadership sought for Midway - September 8, 2003
►Agency
out of money to run Midway facilities - September 2, 2003
►Midway
is losing out to Tern - August 28, 2003
►A
reopened Midway would allow cleanup - August 10, 2003
►Washed-up
rubbish stuns Cousteau - August 8, 2003
►
Islands' trash shocks Cousteau -
August 1, 2003
►Remote Pacific
islands look more like dumps - August 1, 2003
►Team
to study Hawai'i coral bleaching - July 21, 2003
►Nesting turtles
to get taste of Big Brother - July 16, 2003
►Hawaii
Coral Reef Ecosystem a Unique Treasure - July 14, 2003
►Lead
paint hurts birds as well as humans -
July 14, 2003
►Northwest isles
will star in TV special - July 7, 2003
►Pacific
to lose another emergency runway - June 2003
►51-Year-Old
Albatross Breaks N. American Age Record - April 17, 2003
►Midway's
ecosystem must be protected - May 19, 2003
►What
does public get in Midway contract - May 15, 2003
►Midway
Atoll must be open to visitors - May 11, 2003
►Alaska
firm gets contract to take over Midway Island operations - May 9, 2003
►51-Year-Old
Albatross Breaks N. American Age Record - April 17, 2003
►Three
Hawai'i sites possible for missile defense tests - March 23, 2003
►Investigation
needed in Midway fuel spill - February 24, 2003
►Cleanup
is focus now in Midway spill - February 19, 2003
►Midway
fuel spill contained on island - Feb 12, 2003
►Clean
Up Underway After Underground Fuel Release on Midway Atoll - Feb 11, 2003
►Miracle at
Midway - June 2, 2003
►Maritime
archaeologist search the
Northwestern
Hawaiian Isles for vessels that may add to history books - November 9, 2002
►How
paradise lost a radical public-private venture - June 26, 2002
►Gooneys
star in Midway air circus - June 24, 2002
►Feds
review Midway ecotourism - June 8, 2002
►Battle of Midway
lessons likened to war on terror - June 6, 2002
►Midway:
A place of history, heroes - June 6, 2002
►6 minutes off
Midway turned the tide of WWII - June 2, 2002
►Nine
Blind Seals - The Monachus Guardian - May 1999
►Lawmakers want wildlife
service out of Midway - May 26, 2002
►Latest
battle of Midway centers on airport - May 24, 2002
►U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Temporary Contract to Operate Facilities at
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge - April 26, 2002
►Firm to handle
Midway upkeep - April 26, 2002
►Muddle at Midway -
March 31, 2002
►Tourism
Venture Ends on Midway Atoll Refuge - March 31, 2002
►Little
hope seen for salvaging Midway access - March 26, 2002
►The
Interior Department's assault on Midway - March 21, 2002
►Historic
Midway shuts down - March 16, 2002
►Sanctuary
system moves forward - March 16, 2002
►Agency
seeks new franchisee for Midway Atoll - March 8, 2002
►Fasi's
suggestion for casinos terrible - February 25, 2002
►Midway
Island dispute hurts Hawaii - February 23, 2002
►Bureaucratic
bungling is closing off Midway - February 20, 2002
►Access
to Midway must be retained - February 11, 2002
►Federal
agency didn't hinder eco-tourist - February 11, 2002
►Laysan
albatross are not declining - February 10, 2002
►Midway
Atoll Put Off-Limits To The Public - February 6, 2002
►Midway Isle
pullout hits Coast Guard, airlines - February 4, 2002
►Fed
wildlife agency made poor partner - February 4, 2002
►Service
cuts at Midway Atoll raise protests - February 2, 2002
►Midway
Atoll closing off tours - January 28, 2002
►Access
to island chain before public - January 16, 2002
►Pacific
Refueling Base Threatened - February 1, 2002
►Battle
of Midway Heroes Honored - June 4, 2001
►Official
wants atoll to lose all trace of man - April 12, 2001
►Japanese
Navy ships visit Midway in commemoration - August 17,2000
►Panamanian
ship afire near Midway Island - August 10, 1999
►Midway
atoll -- 'not your typical beachside resort' - July 24, 1998
►The
Hunt for the USS Yorktown - April 17, 1998
►Aloha
to supply jet for Midway charter - March
19, 1998
►Going to
Midway is going all the way - to heaven - October 6, 1997
►The
New Midway - It's for the Birds - June 1, 1997
►Midway
Island reopens as a wildlife refuge - April 17, 1997
►Midway
begins role as nature preserve - April 7, 1997
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