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
HPD Investigations Behind The Times
Wednesday - November 18, 2009
By Bob Jones
I’m sure we’ll end up with a first-rate Honolulu police chief this or next week. We always do. But I take issue with Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s July hint to the Police Commission that the new chief be found in our own ranks.
Read Column>>Wasting Money Fighting Pakalolo
Wednesday - November 11, 2009
By Bob Jones
So, the feds have decided not to bust buyers and sellers of medicinal marijuana in the 14 states that permit it. Santa Cruz, Calif., now has 250 medical marijuana shops and 3,000 registered users!
Read Column>>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.
Read Column>>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.
Read Column>>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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