Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
‘Mutiny’ in Samoa
Speaking of Samoa, where I served as a Mormon missionary in the mid-1960s, one day a number of us were traveling from Upolu, the main island in Western Samoa [now just called Samoa] and Tutuila, the main island in American Samoa. In those days Western Samoa maintained a World War II-era grass landing strip at […]
This just in: Watch out for third-hand smoke!
I’ve blogged before about my feelings and experiences on first- and second-hand tobacco smoke . . . but I have to admit I was kinda’ surprised this past week to learn there’s such a thing as third-hand smoke — tobacco smoke contamination that lingers in the environment after a cigarette has been extinguished. A quick […]
The quintessential American religion
[Originally written by Mike Foley in August 2008] BYU-Hawaii ICS prof publishes chapter on ‘shifting role’ of Church Dr. Ethan Yorgason [pictured at right: photo by Mike Foley], an adjunct assistant professor in the history and International Cultural Studies geography professor at BYU-Hawaii, contributed a chapter on the “shifting role of Latter-day Saints as the quintessential […]
Sports entrepreneur advises BYUH students
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, October 1, 2002] A prominent sports marketing and event management businessman took time on October 1st from a nearby professional golf tournament to advise BYU-Hawaii School of Business students on practical aspects of entrepreneurship. John Korff [pictured at right], President of Korff […]