• Dearly Beloved a smash • Farewell Borders • Closure of Borders heartbreaking • A pill for everything • Ban aspartame from schools • Naturism equals freedom Dearly Beloved a smash Bravo! Jo Grande directed a smash. Dearly Beloved is
• Dearly Beloved a smash • Farewell
Borders • Closure of Borders heartbreaking
• A pill for everything • Ban
aspartame from schools • Naturism equals
freedom
Dearly Beloved a smash
Bravo! Jo Grande directed a smash. Dearly Beloved is a gut tester. All out laughter.
The island always has had great theater. This is greater. Gut buster funny.
Ronald Horoshko, Kalaheo
Farewell Borders
As a local author and someone who loves Kauai, I was shocked and grieved to hear about the closing of Borders, in Lihu‘e.
Helaine, Niki and the staff at Borders were a tremendous support to local authors. Not only myself, but several of my friends did their very first book signing at that store. Words cannot express how much you will be missed.
While Borders is a “big box” chain, our Borders store on Kaua‘i did business the local way. Blessings on all of you and so sad to see you go.
Cheryl Swanson, Princeville
Closure of Borders heartbreaking
The closure of Borders Books and Music on Kaua‘i is heartbreaking. It was one of the “places of the heart” for our community — a place enjoyed by people of all ages, incomes, backgrounds and politics. It served many needs and delights.
In the midst of our sadness and disappointment, let us not forget the indomitable spirit of Kaua‘i — and our inheritance of being “an independent kingdom.”
Surely Borders‘s closure represents an opportunity for local entrepreneurs in our community to invest in home-grown economic development.
Perhaps they would be interested in creating a new business that will serve our community‘s need for books, music, intellectual and spiritual stimulation and a comfortable place to hang out. And/or, we could create a books and music cooperative.
The possibilities are limited only by our imagination and our ability to work together.
JoAnn Yukimura, Lihu‘e
A pill for everything
There is a pill for everything and for everything there is a pill.
There is now a pill you add to your pill for depression to make less depression. There are type one narcotics for pain management, there are pills to make men aroused, there are pills for restless leg syndrome and so many pills for any ailment the brain can think of.
Every time I go to my doctor he prescribes another pill. I am currently on 12 different meds, and told my doctor I am hoping to reduce my pharmaceutical intake. Without a blink my doctor said, “I can prescribe a pill for that.”
James “Kimo” Rosen, Kapa‘a
Ban aspartame from schools
The Hawaiian Legislature is considering a vital, courageous action to protect its children from poisoning, and thus may set a model for the entire nation. For the first time in America a state may outlaw all aspartame from schools.
Aspartame is addictive. The aspartame industry wants to hook kids on their junk so to fatten their profits and the children for the rest of their shortened lives.
Be assured the poison producers will be out in force hammering on legislation with their pernicious propaganda and generous emoluments to defeat this action.
On Jan. 21, 2011, groundbreaking HB 999, introduced in the House by Rep. Denny Coffman, would ban aspartame from all Department of Education school meals and vending machines. It will prohibit the sale or transfer of aspartame products to or at any school. It will also establish a DOE panel to screen foods and beverages at schools for aspartame.
The same day SB 827 was introduced by senators English, Chun Oakland, Shimabukuro, Galuteria, Kidana, Kim and Ryan. This bill bans the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding of or offering for sale any food containing any aspartame and its derivatives from the State of Hawai‘i.
Regardless of the state or country, we are asking all victims of aspartame to assist Hawai‘i by sending in your testimony.
Dr. Betty Martini, D. Hum, Duluth, Ga.
Naturism equals freedom
The debate continues on the question of nudity on public beaches. No matter how remote or traditional the location is, there are people that will complain about it.
Most have never been to a naturist beach, but somehow think that their opinion represents statute law or a major court decision defining some ordinance.
Often the motivation is that some commercial interest fears loss of business if it’s close to the traditional naturist location.
But who was there first?
Here is an opportunity to learn the facts laced with truth.
Visit www.sffb.com and www.beachesfoundation.org to find what mentors of designated beaches and public officials have to say.
Seek the truth and you shall find it.
Naturism is a form of recreation. Facilities should be designated and they should be included in the budgets of parks and recreation departments.
A look around the world, will teach you that naturism is always banned by dictatorships and oppressive governments.
Naturism equals freedom.
Isn’t that what America is about?
Richard Mason, Miami Shores, Fla.
