On a serious note
To the kid I almost killed this morning:
I’m mad at you. You almost made me a murderer. Did you not see my turn signal and that I had already started moving into the right lane when you passed me?
This morning, you didn’t die. You got lucky, and so did I. It was a near thing. Saying “slow down, not a race track, blah, blah” falls on deaf ears, I know.
You are young and therefore immortal. You will either get older and more cautious, or dead.
Your choice, but from the evidence, dead seems more likely. Please don’t involve anyone else.
Sam Cudney
Waikoloa
Mahalo to Mark Van Pernis
Thank you for shining a light on this horrific move by planning commission members to eliminate or weaken the public rights and participation in the shoreline management area coastal management process.
This move opens the door to underhanded backroom deals that would enrich a few at the expense of this community at large. I would agree with you that if the planning commission members don’t think they should protect and serve the community they should resign.
Leslie Iijima
Waikoloa
Trump’s true colors
Well, it finally happened (again). Our president has shown his true colors. Maybe this time more members of the public will pay attention.
Trump wants to wipe out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by naming an acting director of his own, a man who wishes to do away completely with a government agency that catches large financial thieves and fines them millions or billions of dollars, most of which was stolen in the first place from taxpayers in this country, often through fraud. Wonder why he wishes to wipe out a government agency that actually brings in money, instead of just spending it? Why doesn’t he want the taxpayers to have some financial protection from huge corporate thieves?
I’m all for leaving the female acting director in place. At least she knows that what she’s doing and is helping to keep the federal government from going deeper into debt. And yes, there are two conflicting laws allowing this to happen.
How come the Republicans don’t want to leave her in place? Why do they not wish to straighten out the conflict between those two laws, thereby saving the taxpayers billions of dollars? I may be a registered Republican, but I’m totally ashamed of the self-serving Republican Party politics and the many Republican members of Congress who seem to be protecting their own interests, while erasing ours. Remember this little episode when you go out to vote next year. The upcoming elections can save us or sink us. The voters will make the choice.
Carol Buck
Waimea
