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Pedestrian peril Regarding your feature story on the new electric skateboards: Oh, great, as if I don’t have enough to..
Rail debacle John Pritchett nailed it in his column showing Mayor Caldwell holding a sign that says “Rail Tax Forever”..
Makes you think How tough it must be to keep one’s column fresh on a regular basis. Yet Jay Sakashita’s..
To put the amazing success of Marcus Mariota and the University of Oregon football team this season into some historical..
Better rail Former mayor Mufi Hannemann makes some good points in his column “Key Rail Strategies Are In Order,” criticizing..
I was shocked and saddened to hear of the recent passing of Gus Hannemann. Back in the 1980s and early..
No homeless vets I enjoyed the cover story “Home For Vets,” focusing on one company that can provide VA home..
Dreaming ahead Reading Don Chapman’s MidWeek cover story on Honolulu-Nagaoka’s sister- cities relationship made me think that perhaps one day..
Bad votes Great column by Patrick Buchanan on H.R. 758, the House bill condemning Russia that, as the headline noted,..
When the persistent moisture at the corners of my eyes at last abated after Marcus Mariota was named the Heisman..
Illegal rappelling The MidWeek Newsmaker article of Dec. 10, 2014, “Rappelling Waterfalls,” is troubling on many fronts. Big-budget TV specials,..
Just 3 bombs Thank you to Don Chapman for his enlightening articles on Adm. Yamamoto, his visit to Nagaoka and..
City Lights fan Thanks for a great cover story on Honolulu City Lights. It is one of our family’s most..
As he stands before Sanshuden Hall at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where Japan’s war dead are honored, you’d never guess..
Honolulu was bombed to start the Pacific war. Nagaoka was bombed at the end of the war. Today these sister..
Blame Obama While not in favor of impeaching President Obama, I disagree with Dan Boylan’s reasons against doing so. Unlike..
Friends and family bid a fond and final aloha last Wednesday to Li’amanaia “Lee” Afuvai, and I was struck by..
No ballots One “small” reason for Hawaii’s low voter turnout: My wife and I have for several years received absentee..
Work best for kids I could not disagree more with Bob Jones’ column “Bad Ideas For Improving Education.” The physicians..
