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Sunday, July 05, 2009
Opinion
Previous Opinion HeadlinesJuly 3rd, 2009 July 2nd, 2009 July 1st, 2009 June 30th, 2009 June 29th, 2009 Letters for Monday, June 29, 2009• Path full of potential• Politicians are elected to serve the people • Help us, Obama • KIUC at odds June 28th, 2009 June 27th, 2009 Letters for Saturday, June 27, 2009• Forgotten facts• Arrest just rotten eggs • Proposals shouldn’t sit on shelves Challenging the chairThe Kaua‘i County Council has been chaired by Kaipo Asing except for a brief period since 2002. It has been evident that the council under his stewardship has been an increasingly autocratically controlled body with considerable disregard for the rights of the other council members and a near total disregard for information flow to the public.June 26th, 2009 June 25th, 2009 Letters to the Editor for Thursday, June 25, 2009• Taste of Hawai‘i apologizes• Don’t believe dictators • Do a triple ‘R’ solution • Fidel would approve June 24th, 2009 Letters for Wednesday, June 24, 2009• Truth about health care• How much is a life worth? • Take your trash home June 23rd, 2009 June 22nd, 2009 June 21st, 2009 Letters for Sunday, June 21, 2009• Who asked you?• Let’s help protect Hawaiian monk seals • Fix health care system Furlough not the only optionGov. Linda Lingle’s plan to furlough state employees for three days a month took shape this week, portrayed in a press release and accompanying news conference as the state’s last, best and only option to plug a $700 million puka in its biennial budget.June 20th, 2009 Letters for Saturday, June 20, 2009•Local land for local food• Rush Limbaugh is a danger to America •How far the reaches June 19th, 2009 June 18th, 2009 Letters to the Editor for Thursday, June 18, 2009• Good Taste• Walter is right • My voice is silenced without you June 16th, 2009 Letters for Wednesday, June 17, 2009•Lady Kaua‘i will be glad to see you• Vote for integrity •Regulation relief • Rough around the edges Letters for Tuesday, June 16, 2009• Mahalo for your help• Governor, you let down this state worker • It’s our turn for a bailout June 15th, 2009 June 14th, 2009 Letters for Sunday, June 14, 2009• Kaipo Asing in the daylight• Together, we can solve the drug problem • We should care why about 2 journalists? • Leave us alone, annoying activists June 13th, 2009 Letters for Saturday, June 13, 2009• Fix our government• One easy question • 2 paws up for good dog etiquette • Drugs are bad • Are you talking to me? A better system of governmentIt’s time, Kaua‘i, to wake up and reach out for a better system of government.June 12th, 2009 Letters for Friday, June 12, 2009•Inspection questions•Mahalo, mavericks • Prohibition is the problem June 11th, 2009 Letters to the Editor for Thursday, June 11, 2009• Voters have spoken• Bad Taste • Catch-22 maneuvering • Try correcting the situation June 10th, 2009 June 9th, 2009 June 8th, 2009 June 7th, 2009 Letters for Sunday, June 7, 2009• Question leadership• Dangerous turn • Spend money on schools • Whale migration • Stay vigilant Just do itSince my election to the Kaua‘i County Council in December, I have been working to advance the Council’s use of the Internet to support efficient operations, provide more timely responses to constituents, and to widely disseminate our Council and committee meeting minutes to educate/inform more citizens about issues that affect their daily lives.Sunshine on Kaua‘i?A free democracy values transparency, ready access to information and open public dialogue. While decisions are made by a majority vote, the voice of the minority is to be ensured. In good government, light is shed on issues in free, fair hearings and discourse. Yet in my over two years as a member of the Kaua‘i County Council I have found that the legislative process as currently practiced on Kaua‘i falls far short of these fundamental democratic standards. Access to basic information is being censored, or released unfairly. Open dialogue and debate on vital issues is significantly stifled, and Council rules are often ignored, frequently misinterpreted and largely ineffective. Those of you who wonder why things don’t get done in County Government might be surprised by one of the reasons: no sunshine.June 6th, 2009 Letters for Saturday, June 6, 2009• Can we get another day of contra-flow?• See you at the park •Let them do their jobs • Sacred state of mind • Don’t buy corporate propaganda June 5th, 2009 Letters for Friday, June 5, 2009•Time to talk• A challenge to the 3 Ds • Give and get • Save Po‘ipu Beach June 4th, 2009 Letters to the Editor for Thursday, June 4, 2009• Boost employee efficiency first• Coastal path a great place to rejuvenate • The reality of Hawai‘i June 3rd, 2009 Letters for Wednesday, June 3, 2009•Porn is prostitution• GMOs enhance our lives • Mama tried, mama tried •Take care of the seals June 2nd, 2009 Letters for Tuesday, June 2, 2009•Don’t fear the reefer•Sweet ‘Sugar’ • Everyone plants trees • Wrong place, great time •Kaua‘i loves you too June 1st, 2009 Letters for Monday, June 1, 2009•No pain, lots to gain• Do the pono thing, despite the cost •I still love you, Kaua‘i •Deal with it May 31st, 2009 Red light for Green HarvestWe have a serious drug problem in this community, in this state and in this country. For 40 years, America has been pointing the finger at individual drug users in an ill-advised “War on Drugs.”May 30th, 2009 Letters for Saturday, May 30, 2009• Prohibition doesn’t work• Leave Omega Man alone! • Gary Hooser, champion of the people • Reciprocal rights — for the birds County Charter vs. County CodeReminiscent of President Reagan’s famous call to Soviet Premier Gorbachev to “tear down that wall,” the County Ethics Board adopted at its May 14 meeting a resolution ending the wall of silence that had surrounded a March 8, 2008 County Attorney opinion concerning Section 20.02(D) of the Kaua‘i County Charter.May 29th, 2009 Letters for Friday, May 29, 2009•Look out for each other• Obama’s inflation causing price hikes •Rambo saves the day May 28th, 2009 Letters to the Editor for Thursday, May 28, 2009• Pirates reach Kaua‘i• Re-think your message • Prescription Cheerios • No more price hikes • Boaters should be careful • Ocean safety awareness May 27th, 2009 May 26th, 2009 Letters for Tuesday, May 26, 2009•Big hearts prevail• Mahalo, Health Department • A digital world •Reciprocal rights for all! • Alcohol vs. marijuana •Lucky you live Hawai‘i Letters for Monday, May 25, 2009• Be a part of the day the music is reborn• A tragic loss • Time to modify ‘business as usual’ approach • Hang in there, Glenn May 25th, 2009 Letters for Monday, May 25, 2009• Be a part of the day the music is reborn• A tragic loss • Time to modify ‘business as usual’ approach • Hang in there, Glenn May 23rd, 2009 Letters for Sunday, May 24, 2009• Information is key• KIUC faces challenges • Awaiting the next wave |
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