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Afraid of optimism
December 9, 2012 How important is optimism to the country’s economy? The obvious answer is that citizens who are worried about their economic future are not going to invest nor purchase very many consumer good. more »»
The Festival of Lights
December 8, 2012 Tonight at sunset marks the beginning of Hanukkah. The first flame of the menorah will be lit and the eight-day celebration of the Festival of Lights begins. more »»
Remember our heroes
December 7, 2012 This is the 71st anniversary of “December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy” — the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. more »»
Tangled web of entitlements
December 6, 2012 How much of your income is the government entitled to? How much of a corporation’s profit is the government entitled to? Should the government be entitled to a higher percentage of profits or income... more »»
Education $$$’s at work
December 5, 2012 If you are a young person facing a career choice in the near future, you could become a college professor, where — according to CNN Money — 25 percent of those in the profession make over $105,000... more »»
A day off from ‘cliffs’
December 4, 2012 As regular observers of this space know, we sometimes seek to amuse our readers rather than a) educate them, b) inspire them, c) confuse them, or d) infuriate them. more »»
Putting a bad example to use
December 3, 2012 It may well be true that individuals have to make their own mistakes, but one would hope that tragic examples of drug use by celebrities would have some impact with young people tempted to try them. more »»
The Congress that we need
December 2, 2012 Should being a politician be a full-time job? Should being a member of Congress be a good job, with great benefits? Currently, the Congress of the United States is made up of professional legislators. more »»
The search for leaders
December 1, 2012 There are not many times we feel sorry for the young. Yet, as we approach the 71st anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy” — the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. more »»
A real threat to our housing
November 30, 2012 Alarm bells should be going off all over the state of Hawaii as proposals to avoid the “fiscal cliff” in January once again include the elimination — or the limiting — of the home mortgage interest... more »»
Streamlining our elections
November 29, 2012 Gov. Neil Abercrombie deserves credit for his suggestion that going to 100 percent mail ballots for state elections will solve recent problem. more »»
An attack on the Internet
November 28, 2012 Right now no country — or group of countries — controls the Internet. But there are quite a few authoritarian countries that are banding together to try to change that situation. more »»
Souki sets a good example
November 27, 2012 Maui Rep. Joe Souki’s move to enlist the backing of the state House’s seven Republicans to reclaim the role of speaker was a smart move on many fronts. more »»
Hook, line and stinker
November 26, 2012 Most of us are very concerned about our health. Some of us (heck, maybe most of us) are borderline hypochondriacs. more »»
A wonderful time of year
November 25, 2012 With exactly a month to go before Christmas, the holiday season is off to a rollicking start. more »»
Better late than never
November 24, 2012 Although this editorial is written a few days before Thanksgiving and, therefore, without the benefit of a stomach full of turkey and stuffing, one aspect of the holiday seems destined to have... more »»
Believing in miracles
November 23, 2012 Eight years ago this holiday season, an elderly woman lay dying in a hospital bed. more »»
Thanksgiving and charity
November 22, 2012 Charity — call it aloha — played a crucial role in the first American Thanksgiving celebration. more »»
A sad, historic anniversary
November 21, 2012 Forty-nine years ago tomorrow, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a motorcade in Dallas, Texa. more »»
All talk, no listen
November 20, 2012 If you are like most people who use a computer, your email is probably riddled with all kinds of pieces forwarded by friends or acquaintances. more »» |
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