Just Thoughts expresses Bob Jones’ views on social and political issues facing the state of Hawaii, and the nation. Bob Jones is a former newspaper reporter, NBC News foreign correpondent, and reporter-anchor-news manager at KGMB-TV. He has lived in Hawaii since 1963.


Below are the last 5 columns written by Bob Jones

Supreme Court’s Mythical Power

Wednesday - February 03, 2010
By Bob Jones

Some lawyers are saying the Supreme Court would kill healthcare reform because Congress doesn’t have the power to require all of us to be insured.

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Age, Religion In Governor’s Race

Wednesday - January 27, 2010
By Bob Jones

Does age matter these days when seeking political office? Neil Abercrombie would be 73-and-a-half at inauguration if he won the governorship this year.

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To Raise Taxes Or Cut Programs?

Wednesday - January 20, 2010
By Bob Jones

I’ve never had any interest in being in politics - well, except for wanting to push for government-sponsored, single-payer health insurance, Honolulu rail transit, same-sex marriage, dinner-cruise gambling and a few other things many of you have thwarted.

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Anticipating A Return To Vietnam

Wednesday - January 13, 2010
By Bob Jones

As most of you read this, I will have just landed in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, to lead a group of Hawaii people on an introduction to this complex country that’s so much a part of recent American history.

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The Best Cinema Of The Year

Wednesday - January 06, 2010
By Bob Jones

You’ve no doubt noticed that most of my Academy Awards picks over the years are not the Oscar winners. Lucky I choose investments for my family better than movies and actors for gold statuettes.

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