http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak/ http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com Jerry Coffee was a 28 year Naval Officer and Pilot; seven years as a P.O.W. An author and professional speaker, he holds a Masters from U.C. Berkeley and a 'PhD' from the 'Hanoi Hilton'." en Jerry Coffee 2008-04-30T10:00:00-10:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/280692942/ Jerry Coffee About a week ago, Honolulu Hale witnessed democracy in action as a self-organized group of Honolulu citizens, “Stop Rail Now,” held a press conference announcing its goal of collecting more than 40,000 signatures calling for a referendum on November’s ballot, i.e. “Let the People Decide.” POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee About a week ago, Honolulu Hale witnessed democracy in action as a self-organized group of Honolulu citizens, “Stop Rail Now,” held a press conference announcing its goal of collecting more than 40,000 signatures calling for a referendum on November’s ballot, i.e. “Let the People Decide.”

]]> 2008-04-30T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/let_the_voters_decide_on_rail/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/276057411/ Jerry Coffee “We’re floundering in a quagmire in Iraq. Our strategy is flawed, and it’s too late to change it. Our resources have been squandered, our best people killed, we’re hated by the natives and our reputation around the world is circling the drain. We must withdraw.” POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee “We’re floundering in a quagmire in Iraq. Our strategy is flawed, and it’s too late to change it. Our resources have been squandered, our best people killed, we’re hated by the natives and our reputation around the world is circling the drain. We must withdraw.”

]]> 2008-04-23T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/an_historical_iraq_transformation/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/266922202/ Jerry Coffee There’s plenty of institutional blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, two of the least known but most insidious are 1) Congressional pressure on lending institutions to provide “equal opportunity in borrowing” POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee There’s plenty of institutional blame for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, two of the least known but most insidious are 1) Congressional pressure on lending institutions to provide “equal opportunity in borrowing”

]]> 2008-04-09T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/a_formula_for_personal_disaster/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/258219030/ Jerry Coffee In October of 1957, the then-Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the Earth - the shot heard around the universe. POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee In October of 1957, the then-Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the Earth - the shot heard around the universe.

]]> 2008-03-26T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/time_to_consider_nuclear_energy/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/246037103/ Jerry Coffee LOBBYIST: “one who attempts to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action.” POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee LOBBYIST: “one who attempts to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action.”

]]> 2008-03-05T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/a_word_in_defense_of_lobbyists/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/238088285/ Jerry Coffee “Transit System Likely Won’t Improve Traffic.” POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee “Transit System Likely Won’t Improve Traffic.”

]]> 2008-02-20T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/rallying_against_the_rail_system/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/225818277/ Jerry Coffee All across the northern U.S., from Washington, Montana and the Dakotas to Minnesota, Michigan and New York, Indian tribes increasingly flex their muscles, aided by steroid injections from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee All across the northern U.S., from Washington, Montana and the Dakotas to Minnesota, Michigan and New York, Indian tribes increasingly flex their muscles, aided by steroid injections from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

]]> 2008-01-30T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/the_native_hawaiian_reservation/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/217546629/ Jerry Coffee Last week’s pre-primary debate in New Hampshire between the Democratic candidates for the presidency was chillingly revealing - “chillingly,” that is, if you believe our next president should be able to grasp simple reality.  POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee Last week’s pre-primary debate in New Hampshire between the Democratic candidates for the presidency was chillingly revealing - “chillingly,” that is, if you believe our next president should be able to grasp simple reality. 

]]> 2008-01-16T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/dems_just_dont_get_it_on_iraq/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/213699980/ Jerry Coffee A couple of years ago the Honolulu Navy League brought in my friend Sen. John McCain to speak at its annual Patriots Banquet. My wife, Susan, and I were asked to host him during his very brief stay. POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee A couple of years ago the Honolulu Navy League brought in my friend Sen. John McCain to speak at its annual Patriots Banquet. My wife, Susan, and I were asked to host him during his very brief stay.

]]> 2008-01-09T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/coffeebreak_article/supporting_a_friend_to_be_president/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CoffeeBreak/~3/206450766/ Jerry Coffee “The Crescent City,” “The Big Easy,” New Orleans, home of the Louisiana Superdome, site of the 2007 Sugar Bowl, which - along with the Orange Bowl and the Sun Bowl - is the second-oldest football bowl game in the nation; the Rose Bowl being the oldest, first played in 1902. POLITICSCoffee Break Jerry Coffee “The Crescent City,” “The Big Easy,” New Orleans, home of the Louisiana Superdome, site of the 2007 Sugar Bowl, which - along with the Orange Bowl and the Sun Bowl - is the second-oldest football bowl game in the nation; the Rose Bowl being the oldest, first played in 1902.

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