Coffee Break explores Jerry Coffee’s views on social and political issues in state of Hawaii, and the nation. Jerry Coffee was a 28 year Naval Officer and Pilot; seven years as a P.O.W. An author and professional speaker, he holds a Masters from U.C. Berkeley and a 'PhD' from the 'Hanoi Hilton'."
Below are the last 5 columns written by Jerry Coffee
Let The Voters Decide On Rail
Wednesday - April 30, 2008
By Jerry Coffee
About a week ago, Honolulu Hale witnessed democracy in action as a self-organized group of Honolulu citizens, “Stop Rail Now,” held a press conference announcing its goal of collecting more than 40,000 signatures calling for a referendum on November’s ballot, i.e. “Let the People Decide.”
An Historical Iraq Transformation
Wednesday - April 23, 2008
By Jerry Coffee
“We’re floundering in a quagmire in Iraq. Our strategy is flawed, and it’s too late to change it. Our resources have been squandered, our best people killed, we’re hated by the natives and our reputation around the world is circling the drain. We must withdraw.”
A Formula For Personal Disaster
Wednesday - April 09, 2008
By Jerry Coffee
There’s plenty of institutional blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, two of the least known but most insidious are 1) Congressional pressure on lending institutions to provide “equal opportunity in borrowing”
Read Column>>Time To Consider Nuclear Energy
Wednesday - March 26, 2008
By Jerry Coffee
In October of 1957, the then-Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the Earth - the shot heard around the universe.
A Word In Defense Of Lobbyists
Wednesday - March 05, 2008
By Jerry Coffee
LOBBYIST: “one who attempts to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action.”
