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Letters To The Editor
July 01, 2009
- MidWeek
By Midweek Staff
Wrong on Akaka
In his column “Is It Time To Kill The Akaka Bill?” Bob Jones’ flawed understanding of the bill misrepresents facts and leads to a conclusion that is at best, faulty; at worst, ignorant.
Letters To The Editor
June 24, 2009
- MidWeek
By Midweek Staff
The line in Bob Jones’column “This Race Looks Like A Doozy” hit me in the face like a slap: 70 percent of the state of Hawaii’s budget goes to public worker salaries. Seventy percent!
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June 17, 2009
- MidWeek
By Midweek Staff
Reasoned response
Kudos to MidWeek for having the courage - and sense of decency - to publish the guest column from Hakim Ouansafi of the Hawaii Muslim Center.
When I read Jerry Coffee’s original column, “Just What We Need, Islam Day,” I was astounded that MidWeek - even given your reputation for welcoming a wide range of views - would publish such a hateful screed.
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June 10, 2009
- MidWeek
By Midweek Staff
Letter-writer Karyn Abe is right that we all view America in different ways. But “great and wondrous” countries do not illegally invade other countries as we did in Iraq, based on lies and for the purpose of changing their government.
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June 03, 2009
- MidWeek
By Don Chapman
Misinterpreted
Although I tend to agree with Jerry Coffee’s column regarding the issue that the state should not sponsor days celebrating religions, his review of an interpretation of the Quran was ill-informed.
