Mike Morris

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Loiloa offers participants a taste of Hawaiian history

Oct 17, 2024 | mauimagazine.net | Mike Morris

story by Mike Morrisphotographs by Ryan SiphersThe open-air workshop in KawewehiPundyke’s upcountry backyard buzzes with the sound of power tools each month. On this sunny Saturday morning in April, couples and individuals were sanding and smoothing pohakukuiai (poi pounding stones) at four workstations. The previous month, they were in the same space transforming slabs of wood, including monkeypod and mango, into papa kuiai (poipounding boards).
Trump Will Confront Hurricane Milton on Tampa Beach

Oct 8, 2024 | mmorris-1451.medium.com | Mike Morris

Mike Morris·Follow1 min read·--In an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday night, Donald J. Trump promised to divert Hurricane Milton from Tampa, Florida by “staring it down” while standing on the city’s beach. “I am stronger than any hurricane,” claimed the former President. “The good people of Tampa — and they are such a beautiful, beautiful people, I must say — have nothing to fear from Milton.
JD Vance Awarded 2024 George Santos Fabrication Medal for Lies about Haitians

Sep 26, 2024 | mmorris-1451.medium.com | Mike Morris

The Danish Academy of Public Communication announced on Monday that it will present JD Vance with its coveted George Santos Fabrication Medal on December 2nd in Copenhagen. According to Mette Frederikson, the Danish Prime Minister, “we are awed by the brazen outrageousness of the lies perpetrated by Mr. Vance concerning Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.
Breaking down Seahawks roster now that cutdown day has passed | Analysis

Aug 27, 2024 | theolympian.com | Byron Murphy II |Jarran Reed |Johnathan Hankins |Mike Morris

The Seahawks' initial 53-man roster has been set. While there were some mild surprises in moves made over the last few days, the bulk of the roster is as expected. It's worth remembering that the roster can - and almost certainly will - change between now and the regular-season opener on Sept. 8 against Denver. But for now, the template of the 2024 Seahawks has been set. Let's briefly analyze each spot. Quarterback2 - Geno Smith, Sam Howell. Comment: There was never any real intrigue here.
Final Seattle Seahawks 53-Man Roster Projection: Who Makes the Cut?

Aug 26, 2024 | yardbarker.com | Mike Morris |Myles Adams

With the preseason now wrapped up and Week 1 on the horizon, coach Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks have some difficult decisions to make heading into Tuesday's cut down day as all 32 teams must trim their rosters from 90 to 53 players. Who will earn a spot on Seattle's initial roster on Tuesday?
Projecting Seahawks roster after preseason finale vs. Browns | Analysis

Aug 25, 2024 | theolympian.com | Byron Murphy II |Jarran Reed |Johnathan Hankins |Mike Morris

It's all over now but the deciding for the Seahawks as they prepare for Tuesday's roster cutdown. All teams must pare their rosters from their current 90 to 53 by 1 p.m. Seattle time Tuesday, the only roster cutdown date there is this year. Players with fewer than four years experience who are cut will then be subject to waivers and can be claimed by any other team over the following 24 hours. Players who clear waivers can then re-sign to the 17-man practice squad.
Projecting Seahawks roster after preseason game vs. Titans | Analysis

Aug 18, 2024 | theolympian.com | Byron Murphy II |Jarran Reed |Johnathan Hankins |Mike Morris

Aug. 18-Over the last eight days, the Seahawks completed the bulk of their preseason, with two games against the Chargers and Titans and two more joint practices in Nashville against Tennessee. All that's left now is one more preseason game against Cleveland on Saturday night, the cutdown of rosters to 53 on Aug. 27, and then the formation of a 17-player practice squad Aug. 28, most of which will likely consist of players the team releases who then clear waivers and are able to return.
Seattle Seahawks 53-Man Roster Projection: Who Makes Cut After Loss to Titans?

Aug 18, 2024 | si.com | Mike Morris |Myles Adams |Corbin Smith

Unable to maintain a five-point halftime lead, the Seattle Seahawks dropped their first game of the Mike Macdonald era in a 16-15 preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night, leaving just one exhibition audition remaining for the coaching staff to evaluate the roster before final cut downs on August 27. After taking a deeper dive into Saturday's defeat in Nashville, which players will be on Seattle's roster when the regular season opens against Denver on September 8?
Seattle Seahawks 53-Man Roster Projection: Who Makes Cut After Preseason Win in L.A.?

Aug 11, 2024 | yardbarker.com | Mike Morris |Myles Adams

Opening the preseason with a 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Seattle Seahawks have two exhibition games left for Mike Macdonald and his coaching staff to continue evaluating their 90-man roster before executing final cut downs on August 27. Considering performance in training camp and Saturday's dominant road win at SoFi Stadium, which players will be on Seattle's roster when the regular season opens against Denver on September 8?
Trump Soils Self When Informed He Might Have to Debate Kamala Harris

Jul 23, 2024 | mmorris-1451.medium.com | Mike Morris

Emerging Sunday night from his record-setting 68-hour acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, former President Donald Trump was stunned to discover that Vice President Kamala Harris could well be his Democratic opponent in the November election. "He messed his pants right then and there," said a Republican strategist who wished to remain anonymous. "My God, a day's worth of McDonald's cheeseburgers being expelled in one fell swoop?