Letters to the editor: 01-09-18
Water like the airports do
Hackers at work while government’s shut down
WASHINGTON — I’m betraying no secrets by observing that the government shutdown provides a window of opportunity for identity and electronic theft.
New age of political ‘authenticity’ alarming
WASHINGTON — In the carnage of American civic culture, some of the damage is obvious: the dehumanization of political opponents, the devaluation of truth, the rise of conspiracy thinking. But other less evident shifts are no less troubling. One concerns the use of the word “authenticity.”
When do we put the pitchforks down?
Our culturally divided nation should crack open the door to redemption for more of those deemed guilty of apostasy, verbal cruelty and other forgivable sins.
Letters to the editor: 01-08-19
Shut down Trump
My Turn: Enough already with fireworks
I read, with interest, the extremely well-written letter to the editor from Taky Tzimeas and I could not agree more with the sentiments regarding the outrageous fireworks that were forced upon us for days prior to New Year’s Eve and for over six and a half hours on New Year’s Eve. This blasting has continued on the last three nights as well but for shorter duration. No one in our county should have to endure this abuse! And it is abuse!
Letters to the editor: 01-05-19
Our traditions here before you were
Parker column: This guy wants to build a reef
CAMDEN, S.C. — Tom Mullikin is that guy — you know, the one who finishes Christmas dinner, then takes off to scale Mount Everest, conducting business by satellite phone to check progress on his plan to build an ocean reef upon his return.
My Turn: Navy training impact war-like on Hawaii
The deadline for public comment on the Navy’s Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for its proposal to conduct special operations training along the Kona and Kohala coastlines is Monday.
My Turn: Hawaii shouldn’t pay for other states’ projects
The recent news reports on the Alaska Aerospace satellite launching project for East Hawaii and the feasibility report on Basalt Fabrication reveal a glaring and disturbing weakness in the Hawaii government process for evaluating economic development proposals.