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A super issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a voracious reader of online news, the print version MidWeek is usually just fodder for my worm bin (once the shiny stuff is removed). But last week\u2019s cover of the Food and Wine Festival and gestating Culinary Institute of the Pacific prompted a scan of the contents. Starting with the chuckle provided by Ron Nagasawa, I found myself enjoying all the articles and commentaries, with Ron Mizutani\u2019s column about \u201clucky we live Hawaii\u201d characterizing this issue of MidWeek. Of course, Don Chapman\u2019s column about his daughter\u2019s wedding started the tears welling, especially his acknowledgement of her step-dad and description of the dad-daughter dance. As his reception talk affirms, it does take a village to raise a child, and Hawaii is one of the best \u201cvillages\u201d in the world to raise children. So lucky we live Hawaii! The absence of Jerry Coffee (except the welldeserved scolding in Letters) made it all the better. Even Patrick Buchanan was spot on about possible war with Iran (I hope that never happens). I admired Larry Price\u2019s standing up for Judge Perkins. And although I usually skip articles about sports, I appreciated Bob Jones\u2019 commentary on UH sports. I will look forward to MidWeek in the future to feed my soul as well as my worms! <\/p>\n

Ruth Fujita
\nNuuanu<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Dump UH football
\n<\/strong>
\nBob Jones\u2019 column \u201cWe\u2019re Wasting Money On UH Sports\u201d is so right on, especially as regards football. UH will never be Texas or Notre Dame. Heck, we\u2019ll never even be Washington State or Indiana. The embarrassing debacle of UH administrators\u2019 bungling of the Jim Donovan suspension\/transfer is another example of sports wasting resources. Let\u2019s get real, folks.<\/p>\n

Edward Lee
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Forgetting victims<\/strong><\/p>\n

One thing was missing from Larry Price\u2019s column \u201cCan The Insane Ever Be Cured?\u201d regarding a judge\u2019s decision to allow Benjamin Davis to attend college courses. He is the man who stabbed two people on the Koko Head Stairs. What Mr. Price failed to mention was the victims, or how they might react to this news. It\u2019s nice that the state wants to help rehabilitate Mr. Davis, but what about Nicholas Iwamoto, who nearly died from his stab wounds? <\/p>\n

Terry Davis
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Scam alert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahalo to Alison Stewart for her Click Chick column \u201cThe Latest Scam To Target Hawaii.\u201d This is good advice for all of us, but especially our kupuna. We saw this in our own family, where one of our aunties was taken in by a glitzy website and smooth sales pitch. MidWeek really does a public service with stories such as this. <\/p>\n

Frank Silva
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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