I had a short but very special overseas assignment with the U.S. Air Force in 1956, but I wasn’t allowed..
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News item: Lost hikers keep Oahu rescue crews busy. Should we start charging people the cost of rescue when they..
I get a good sense of what’s bugging people by reading letters to the editor. I wish our leaders and..
Here’s something BIG we’ve missed out on. It’s called “medical tourism.” A million-and-a-half Americans will travel somewhere this year for..
I’ve wrestled mightily with the too-frequent school killings matter, come up with some ideas, chucked them, written potential columns about..
A new Legislature and a new City Council are under way. New mayor for Oahu. What are we in for?..
Picking great, good and OK movies to see has become much more difficult, and with today’s prices, you don’t want..
First things first. I have nothing against Brian Schatz. Young, energetic, liberal, did some small time in the State House,..
The Star-Advertiser ran an editorial cartoon recently that I really enjoyed: A man standing amid Christmas sale signs and saying..
Editor’s note: Soon after Bob Jones filed this column, Hawaii public worker unions, miffed at State House Speaker Calvin Say..
Those national budget talks need some heavy-dose shots of reality. First, the GOP needs to stop talking about how it..
They get elected Hawaii governor, they come into office with a lot of public support, then they poop out. They..
I watch Hawaii Five-0 religiously, except when it’s in reruns and the episode is so terrible I can’t tolerate it..
“More than 9 million Americans served in the military during the Vietnam War. Three and-a-half million served in Southeast Asia...
Writing a book is not something I’d want to do twice! You start, stop, decide to give it up. Years..
Here’s my yearly column on family-friendly travel with camping on the Mainland. Have you read James Michener’s Chesapeake? That’s what..
The state Department of Human Services and Attorney General’s Office are continuing their investigation into allegations of financial misconduct surrounding..
When you get to my age, you start to wonder if you’ve done anything really helpful for others with your..
Whoever wins the mayor’s race three weeks from now, one thing is certain: Peter Carlisle will be gone at noon..
The first thing I said to Walter Ritte was: “I see you haven’t been arrested for a while!” He smiled...
