Just Thoughts expresses Bob Jones’ views on social and political issues facing the state of Hawaii, and the nation. Bob Jones is a former newspaper reporter, NBC News foreign correpondent, and reporter-anchor-news manager at KGMB-TV. He has lived in Hawaii since 1963.


Below are the last 5 columns written by Bob Jones

Prognosticating Primary Winners

Wednesday - September 01, 2010
By Bob Jones

I’m out of town this month, so you can blister me when I’m back if I’m way off the mark in my guesses for the Sept. 18 primary election and winner-take-all mayor’s race.

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The Shinto Shrine Near Pearl Harbor

Wednesday - August 25, 2010
By Bob Jones

There’s a major fuss about building a mosque near New York’s 9/11 ground zero despite the fact that Muslims already have a prayer room in that neighborhood and inside the Pentagon, about 80 feet from where that hijacked airliner hit.

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Something To Watch For; Maui Deal

Wednesday - August 18, 2010
By Bob Jones

I’m curious why people spend so much money on wrist watches.

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Too Many Doubts About Leonard

Wednesday - August 11, 2010
By Bob Jones

I sided with various lawyers and the Hawaii State Bar Association having reservations about Katherine Leonard as chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.

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The Controversial Robocop Of Lanai

Wednesday - August 04, 2010
By Bob Jones

You might think that Lanai, population 3,000, on a robust tourism day would escape most of the tribulations of Oahu, Maui, Kaua’i and the Big Island.

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