
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
In my first MidWeek column more than five years ago, I iterated what my readers could expect. I said, among other things, “no political correctness.”
There are those of us who have had the good fortune to meet with strength and beauty, with majestic force in which we were willing to entrust our lives.
Read Column>>The setting was spectacular. Looking south from the Hangar 5 tarmac across the shallows of Kaneohe Bay toward the steep Windward cliffs of the Ko’olau, each type of the base’s operational aircraft was represented in static display.
Read Column>>A few years ago, just before the Iraq war while Saddam Hussein was still neither denying nor confirming the presence of WMDs in his country, the Hawaii state Legislature - in the spirit of “make love, not war” - passed the infamous “Aloha to Saddam” resolution.
Read Column>>In his last campaign debate with John McCain, Barack Obama said, “This country needs fundamental change,” and his first 100 days indicate he is hellbent to carry it out - fundamental change?