That would be the WRH radio show I'm listening to as I post this from my morning newspaper.
"Birds shut down Friday night lights; Football teams in Hawaii shifting to Saturday games" by Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press / October 23, 2010
KAPAA, Hawaii — The tradition of Friday night football on the island of Kauai has been disrupted by an unusual culprit: Young seabirds migrating to the ocean are mistaking stadium lights for the moon and stars, causing them to become disoriented, fall from the sky, and be eaten by cats.
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School officials canceled Friday night football for almost all of the season on Kauai and moved the games to Saturday afternoon, angering residents who are upset that their beloved fall tradition has been thwarted because of birds.
I wish Americans would get upset at really important things like lying, looting, and wars.
They have been showing up to games wearing T-shirts that disparage the policy, and occasionally voicing their displeasure from the stands during games.
“Because we’re in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we don’t have much to offer our kids. On a Friday night, this is what our kids would look forward to,’’ said Lori Koga, whose 17-year-old son is a Kauai High School linebacker and running back. “And then they took that away from us.’’
Imagine a world with no football. Some people get pretty damn offended.
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The small community of about 60,000 doesn’t have concert halls, amusement parks, or any college teams for people to enjoy, making high school football the only show in town....
How sad.
The Kauai Interscholastic Federation changed the schedule because Kauai County was facing possible federal prosecution for failing to protect seabirds....
Now you know WHO TO BLAME, Hawaii.
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