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Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Letting It All Hang Out — Or Not
San Francisco has banned nudity on city property. I’m good with that. Our society isn’t comfortable with exhibitionists letting it all hang out in public...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Merrie Monarch Opening Up, Sorta
Somebody at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo is paying attention to you fans – and even to me, as a yearly attendee and writer...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Secret Tales Of A U.S. Spy Plane
I had a short but very special overseas assignment with the U.S. Air Force in 1956, but I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone about it...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Who Pays When Rescue’s Required?
News item: Lost hikers keep Oahu rescue crews busy. Should we start charging people the cost of rescue when they undertake a risky recreational activity...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Leaders Aren’t Listening To Public
I get a good sense of what’s bugging people by reading letters to the editor. I wish our leaders and lawmakers did, too, but I...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Ways To Boost Our Isle Economy
Here’s something BIG we’ve missed out on. It’s called “medical tourism.” A million-and-a-half Americans will travel somewhere this year for bone, heart or cosmetic surgery...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Tightening Security At Our Schools
I’ve wrestled mightily with the too-frequent school killings matter, come up with some ideas, chucked them, written potential columns about it and tossed those out...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // How Many People Can Oahu Handle?
A new Legislature and a new City Council are under way. New mayor for Oahu. What are we in for? I sense from my emails,...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // The Best And Worst In 2012 Films
Picking great, good and OK movies to see has become much more difficult, and with today’s prices, you don’t want to waste money on the...

Bob Jones
Just Thoughts // Schatz Gets The Jump On Mazie
First things first. I have nothing against Brian Schatz. Young, energetic, liberal, did some small time in the State House, has been the obedient, second-office...

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