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It is often in the heat of conflict that democracy is abruptly tested.
Case in point: Just after protests of racism at the University of Missouri led to the resignations Monday of the school’s president and a chancellor, a photographer was confronted by protesters who tried to block his access.
Tim Tai was told to “leave these students alone”; a videographer capturing the confrontation also was pressed for removal from the site.
Tai rightly stood his ground at the public university, saying, “I have a job to do” and that he had as much right to photograph the event as the protesters did to gather.
One day later, the video posted on YouTube had over 787,200 views. And the activists sang a different tune.
“The media is important to tell our story and experiences at Mizzou to the world,” a campus flier read. “Let’s welcome and thank them.”
Condo deposits not chump change
It really says something about the price point of the luxury condos going up in Kakaako when just the revenue from the deposits is enough to boost profit numbers significantly for the seller.
Howard Hughes Corp. reported that its net income for the July-September period more than tripled from the same period a year earlier. And at least some of that boost came from deposits paid by prospective buyers at Ward Village, specifically its two towers under construction, Waiea and Anaha.
Imagine the impact once the buyers pay full freight for their units.