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

Silly, Unscientific Shark Protests

Wednesday - November 04, 2009
By Bob Jones

The anti-shark tours crowd is tossing out fear material which matches in ignorance everything used to vilify healthcare reform or question Barack Obama’s birthplace.

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A Tale Of Two Terrific Teachers

Wednesday - October 28, 2009
By Bob Jones

Studies by the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education suggest that you can no more predict how well a novice teacher will do in the classroom than you can predict how well a great college quarterback will do in the National Football League.

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Criticize, OK, But Offer A Solution

Wednesday - October 21, 2009
By Bob Jones

Regular readers of this column know that I’m not a fan of Gov. Linda Lingle and her coterie. We rejected her when she ran against Ben Cayetano. Then we elected her, mainly because we didn’t think Mazie Hirono was up to the job.

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We Need A Waikiki ‘French Quarter’

Wednesday - October 14, 2009
By Bob Jones

I spent time in New Orleans and its French Quarter recently (actually, it’s a Spanish Quarter with a touch of Italianate architecture).

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Refusing To Be A Facebook Friend

Wednesday - October 07, 2009
By Bob Jones

If you’ve asked me to be your friend on Facebook and I ignored you and deleted you, please don’t take it as a personal affront.

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