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..

Native treatment In his column “Parallels For Hawaiians, Lakota Sioux,” Bob Jones notes that “Both natives make impossible-to-resolve land demands..

Public only I usually agree with Bob Jones, but not with his assessment of Amendment 4. I do not feel..

Never give up What a powerful photo of model Shaholly Ayers on the MidWeek cover. Ms. Ayers is to be..

Pritchett nails it As usual, John Pritchett crystallizes a major public concern into a single cartoon! He is such an..

Keiki discipline Although I very much agree with the headline on Jade Moon’s column, “Beating Children Is Not A Spanking,”..

True entitlement So letter writer Edith Lee resents that “conservative” politicians refer to her Social Security benefits as an “entitlement.”..

Rites of passage I appreciate Jay Sakashita’s thoughtful approach to religious topics. His column, “Journey Of Life And Rites Of..

Killer mopeds MidWeek did its readers a disservice by publishing Bob Jones’ column on mopeds. He may enjoy the thrill..

More tolerance I appreciate the perspective that Prof. Jay Sakashita brings in his MidWeek religion column “Misfit Spirit.” For me,..

‘Factual’? I love MidWeek and think it adds such value to the community, but I was very concerned and disappointed..

Not our fight Jerry Coffee and Susan Page have taken turns advocating military action. They refer to bad things and..

Harsh measures Honolulu continues to be disgraced by its increasing homeless problem and our elected officials’ inability to deal with..

Pulitzer artistry Nothing matches Dick Adair’s contribution in last week’s MidWeek. His research brought forth Emma Lazarus’ inscription below the..

More about Anna I was pleasantly surprised to see a picture of my aunt Anna Furtado Kahanamoku as part of..

Runaway Neil Regarding Dan Boylan’s “reviews” of political ads on TV: While I remember Gov. Abercrombie’s original and novel yellow..

Congratulations! Congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the MidWeek family! Lots of great articles in the special issue brought back..