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Letter for Thursday, March 5, 2020

Many organizations have paused feral-cat programs In response to the letter to the editor entitled “It costs too much to surrender feral cats:” It is…

Letter for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Treat the addict Here comes another letter to the editor about the stupid, failed War on (some) Drugs. This time, it is about our County…

On choosing a 7th Councilmember

It’s inevitable that Arthur Brun will either resign or be removed from the Kauai County Council. The public pressure will grow until at some point…

Pass a resolution telling Brun to step down

The “Our View” editorial is short-sighted. The thrust of the column is that nothing can be done since no legal provisions exist in the charter…

Letter for Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Uunmuzzle the experts Should the public be comforted, now that Mr. Mike “Anti-science” Pence is the Covid-19 Czar? Will the public receive the latest and…

Arthur Brun should resign from County Council

The crimes detailed in the 29-page federal indictment of County Councilmember Arthur Brun describe an almost unfathomable betrayal of the public trust and a deeply…

Letters for Sunday, March 1, 2020

College golf tourney a taxpayer rip-off February and we have the John Burns College golf tournament, the biggest rip-off for the taxpayers of Kaua‘i. I…

Kudos to Kaua‘i lawmakers for plastics ban

Thanks be to Kaua‘i legislators and the Kaua‘i mayor for their actions to ban polystyrene foam food containers and disposable plastics. These actions will extend…

A users’ guide to three local elections

June 2nd is the deadline for candidates to file for public office and August 8th is the date of Hawai‘i’s primary election. There will be…