Just Thoughts

Not Much Changes In Waikiki

Bob Jones — 2012-01-25T10:00:19+00:00

How did Hawaii appear to Mainlanders the year before the Pearl Harbor attack? Here are excerpts from a 1940 Forbes article titled Hawaii: Sugar-Coated Fort.

A Look At Possible Oscar Nominees

Bob Jones — 2012-01-11T10:00:35+00:00

What’s a “best movie”? My wife and I would disagree on that. She leans to the “did it entertain me” side. I demand something breaking new ground.

Time To Fix Embarrassing Schools

Bob Jones — 2012-01-04T10:00:31+00:00

Our whole public schools mess makes me want to scream, tear out my hair, run downtown and choke somebody, and then set the whole system on fire.

Happy New Mad-As-Hell Year

Bob Jones — 2011-12-28T10:00:05+00:00

“The tax code is grossly skewed toward privilege, the cost of Medicare is unsustainable, and deficits are about to become to our public obligations what adjustable rate mortgages became to many homes.” -Former Congressman Artur (cq) Davis.

Don’t You Dare Badmouth Santa

Bob Jones — 2011-12-21T10:00:18+00:00

I’ve taken a lot of stands on a lot of social issues during my many years as a TV news anchor and MidWeek columnist, but I’ve always known better than to get anywhere near the Santa Claus one.

AG Steps In At Diamond Head

Bob Jones — 2011-12-14T10:00:43+00:00

Well, here we go again with the Diamond Head Crater scammers. This time it’s Jahav Balaji and Dipak Sarkar handing out those “I Climbed Diamond Head” certificates in exchange for a “donation.”

Two Who Knew Japan Would Attack

Bob Jones — 2011-12-07T10:00:54+00:00

There are many books claiming a conspiracy to allow Japan to attack Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, but 10 investigations came to the conclusion we did not know it was coming.

Is Any Coach Worth That Much?

Bob Jones — 2011-11-30T10:00:37+00:00

My favorite local sports writer is Dave Reardon of the Star-Advertiser. Not because he was my student at UH ages ago, but because he’s an incisive, clear-wording writer. And he’s come down hard on our million-dollars-with-little-to-show-for-it head football coach Greg McMackin.

APEC: Security Trumps Freedoms

Bob Jones — 2011-11-23T10:00:48+00:00

I blow hot and cold about the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii.

Repeating Mistakes Of Vietnam

Bob Jones — 2011-11-16T10:00:07+00:00

Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller, our main training commander in Afghanistan, has been fired for saying the Kabul government “is isolated from reality.”