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Gary Franks: 'Old folks' and 'rookies' in politics

After what we have experienced recently I assure you America will never again hire anyone who would serve as president into their 80s. No blame can go to the founders of our nation who did not feel that it was necessary to put an age limit on the presidency. And then we had the "Joe Biden and ...

Letter: Speed bumps unnecessary when speed limits enforced

Speed bumps would not be necessary if Maui Police Department was enforcing speed limit laws. Most vehicles don't slow down for speed bumps anyway. Watch what you ask for. If a speed bump is put in front of your house, you will be subject to noise from slowing down, speeding and revving vehicles all day, every day. Once a speed bump is installed, good luck getting it removed. Jason B. KimWailuku

Rich Lowry: Another sham deal with Iran comes undone

An early period of World War II was known as "the phony war." What we may be witnessing now in the U.S.-Iran war is the end of a "phony peace." The nearly five-month-long conflict has featured a couple of sham ceasefires, each marked by supposed Iranian pledges to reopen the Strait of ...

Letter: Golf course wasn’t broken before, ‘fix’ breaking now

Several years ago, Maui County Waiehu Golf Course was restored at great expense from cow pasture status to being one of the nicest courses on the island. There never seemed to be a problem with irrigation on the course. Now, irrigation for fairways and green fringes has been shut off to fix what the county says was a leaking irrigation reservoir. But after three months of pumping, the contractor still has not been able to drain the pond. It appears that the bottom of the pond might be at the water table or the pond may be located on a natural spring. Instead of water leaking out of ...

Froma Harrop: Graham was the best kind of 'operator'

On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling toward Ukraine's capital, Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: "This is genius. … Here's a guy who's very savvy." Eight days later, Lindsey Graham offered a starkly different sentiment: "The only way this ends is ...