Editors Desk

Worst Purchase; Can’t Buy Out Neil

Don Chapman — 2011-12-14T10:00:11+00:00

A bit of dis and dots: Worst purchase I ever made (and that’s saying something): The UH football pay-per-view package this season. It was like paying someone to come to your house every weekend to smack you in the head ...

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Don Chapman — 2011-12-07T10:00:18+00:00

We take pride in the stories published in every issue of MidWeek, especially our cover stories and Page 6 features. But I’ll admit to being extra proud of this Dec. 7, 2011, issue the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Breakfast With An American Hero

Don Chapman — 2011-11-23T10:00:04+00:00

One of the most misused words in the English language is hero. That’s especially true in sports, and I say that as a sports fan. As thrilling, for example, as World Series MVP David Freese’s exploits were for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals last month, I would not use the term hero to describe him.

Here’s Something To Quack About

Don Chapman — 2011-11-02T10:00:09+00:00

Just back from a fantastic trip to Oregon primarily to watch my U of Oregon Ducks football team run over Arizona State before 60,055 people, the largest crowd ever for a sporting event in Oregon.

Rare Case Of Taking Responsibility

Don Chapman — 2011-08-31T10:00:49+00:00

I’ve never been a fan of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but watching a Civil War show on The History Channel recently gave me a new respect for his candor and humanity, at least. And a reminder of how rare those two things are in modern American public life.

Of Pledges, Mail, Seasons, Trees

Don Chapman — 2011-07-27T10:00:50+00:00

A bit of this and that, or as we used to say back in the day, dis and dot ...

Bob Apisa For Five-0 Governor

Don Chapman — 2011-07-13T10:00:56+00:00

Mike Gordon’s entertaining piece in the StarAdvertiser about potential replacements for the governor on Hawaii Five-0 because Jean Smart’s Gov. Pat Jameson was gunned down in the first season finale after being exposed as a traitor in cahoots with Wo Fat got me thinking about other potential candidates.

America The Beautiful’s Back-story

Don Chapman — 2011-06-29T10:00:38+00:00

While recently putting the finishing touches on a book about Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr., the father of baseball, and his 1849 Gold Rush journey across North America - which would lead him to Hawaii, where he’d spend the rest of his days as one of the kingdom’s leading citizens - I inadvertently stumbled upon the fascinating back-story of how the great American anthem/hymn America the Beautiful came to be.

Ready When The Time Comes

Don Chapman — 2011-05-11T10:00:36+00:00

Thanks to a new Red Cross program, I was one of several MidWeek/Star-Advertiser employees who on a recent Saturday underwent training to help staff Red Cross shelters in times of emergency.

A Blues Man, But A Good Man

Don Chapman — 2011-04-27T10:00:37+00:00

I’d hoped to be writing an Old Friends feature on blues legend B.B. King in this week’s issue - he and his band play the Blaisdell Wednesday evening. But when MidWeek requested an interview, B.B.‘s response through a publicist was, “I’m 85, I’m done doing interviews.”