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Jerry Coffee
Coffee Break // Drone Critics Missing The Point
I just don’t get it! President Obama has successfully expanded the Bush drone offensive against al-Qaida and its ilk, and now the bleeding hearts have...

Larry Price
The Right Price // Learning How To Count Noses
This has been a very boring but educational legislative session. I was surprised that the same-sex marriage bill went down in flames. There wasn’t enough...

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...

Dan Boylan
Mostly Politics // Saying No To A 15-percent Pot Tax
Have any of my 11 regular readers bought a pack of cigarettes lately? I haven’t either. In fact, I never have. I did smoke a...

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...

Larry Price
The Right Price // So What Do You Want To Bet?
Lawmakers promised – and delivered – legislation that would prompt heated discussion on legalized gambling in the state of Hawaii. Bills before the Legislature cover...

Dan Boylan
Mostly Politics // Legalized Gambling Coming Closer
On Super Bowl Sunday, I attended what a close friend of mine – and a certified football fan and partier – calls “Hawaii’s best Super...

Jerry Coffee
Coffee Break // Celebrating 40 Years As A Free Man
Next Tuesday (Feb. 12) will mark a supremely happy occasion for me – the 40th anniversary of my release to freedom after seven years and...

Dan Boylan
Mostly Politics // Answering Violence With More Guns
Hawaii’s gun laws are among the strictest in the country. They require licensing of gun dealers, registration of firearms with law enforcement, background checks on...

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...

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