"Please remember this in 2 years... "

(Editor's note, Coach Borrero was recently fired from Kauai High school for using swear words during football practice, this will help you understand the statement i injected about the coach.)

The county of Kauai never had to implement furloughs, "the county budget soared 31 percent to $43.1 million in 2010.

"Kauai county had surplus money, all the other Hawaii county's were broke.

Instead our politicians played poker with our taxpaying dollars, pretended to be broke because we could possibly lose approximately 12 million dollars in hotel taxes the state wanted. The Mayor gambled with our money, and last time I checked all forms of gambling are illegal on Kaua'i.

The furloughs effected everyone with the simple concept of trickle down economics. Everyone on Kauai suffered, many business's shut their doors. If we had evaded the furloughs who knows how many business might had survived and how many people might had avoided bad credit or even bankruptcy?

I think coach Borrero might say "WTF?" I know I did!

Please remember this in 2 years at the next local election and re-elect nobody.

"People in glass houses should not throw stones..."

(Editors note, Kaua'i High school recently fired a good coach because he was reported swearing.)

Another hypocrisy, in the cyber world, we use "lol," "wtf," all the time and it is acceptable, but G-d forbid in the moment of passion when testosterone and emotions run high, no I'm not talking about marital relations, I am talking football! ;D)

Coaches swear because they care. What are the coaches suppose to say, "oh gee little Kaipo, run fast OK, can you do that without hurting yourself?"

Or do you get them motivated and say, "move your you know what," in a different dialect of course.

Who cares if the coach swears, he's swearing out of commitment and love of team to make the kids try harder and become better, no drill sergeant was ever easy on a recruit.

Do you think coaches in the NFL swear? Could you imagine firing an NFL coach for swearing? Emotions and testosterone run wild on the football field, I am not condoning this in the classroom but give me a break...

Give coach Borrero another chance, he did something we are all guilty of, which brings to mind all the people portraying themselves as holier than thou. Remember people in glass houses should not throw stones...

"Expand Da Bus..!"

(Editors note, for those who do not live on Kauai there is talk of expanding a much needed bus service which only runs until 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, a limited schedule on Saturdays and holidays and closed on Sunday...)

I believe expanding the Bus service is long overdue. It's a no brainer, people go places after 6:00 p.m and on holidays.

I believe there should not be a downsized schedule on Saturday and holidays, ironically those are the days more people need the bus, weekends and holidays. Keep the schedule the same every day of the week.

Please consider making room for more bikes and having a course in people skills for the many drivers whom may be good drivers but have no people skills. Just a nice good morning or Aloha can make a person's day.

Please consider as in Honolulu a special disability bus pass . Honolulu offers $25.00 a year for physically and mental ailments after a signed documentation by the persons doctor. Seniors also have the option of a $25.00 a year bus pass, guaranteed more people riding da bus!

May I suggest the drivers as in Honolulu and many other cities must display their name tags when driving, this makes it so a passenger doesn't have to say, "hey driver"(drivers hate being addressed as 'hey driver') when there is a question, it also makes the driver behave more pono when his name is out there.

" Now that's what I call letter writing..."

Reading the local editor to editor column gives one insight into the personality of any given community that publishes an open editorial system of letting the residents submit their opinions.

I enjoy this section most since these are opinions and are not fact ridden news-stories.

Sometimes I wish people would write letters to the editor like a good fiction thriller. Imagine seeing in the editorial section of your local paper, a serial killer who kills people while they eat  cereal , this person would be the ultimate serial killer.

I guess I am getting board with all the, 'I would like to thank this organization,' or 'kudos to the boy scouts for helping senior citizens.' I am especially bored with the letter's that start out with 'in response to someone elses letter,' or 'in response to a story that appeared previously in the said periodicals.' These are the worst letters, the people without any imagination who can only respond to someone else's original thoughts and never have an original thought of their own

To the people who only write in response to, how about trying to be creative,with something like;

Once upon a time on the cosmic island of Kauai there lived a very uncreative letters to editor writer who decided to make a flying surfboard with a bread machine attached to it! Now that's what I call letter writing!

"Why do we need a county council..?"

Banning the thin plastic bags with handles in favor of paper makes no sense. Stores have told me they will be going back to paper. Paper bags are made from trees, so now we are going back to destroying trees? This all commences on January 11Th 2011.

This law was initiated as a green bill, how about walking and riding a bike in lieu of your big SUVs/

Everyone I knows recycles those bags numerous times, for harvesting, they hang well off of handlebars when biking with groceries.

People need to be educated on the many uses of recycling the plastic bags.

There are many more harmful things to the environment than plastic bags, what about all the fast food containers and wrappers.Has anyone ever bought a salad at Costco? Those containers can be re-used hundreds of times and are disposed of after one salad.

If our council wants a greener environment try riding a bike or taking the bus to your next scheduled meeting where they make in access of $1000 for sitting on their behinds & thinking they make a difference.

The only ones benefiting from this ban are the companies that sell the heavier plastic garbage bags that are even more polluting, since we will need to buy them.

Why do we even need a county council?Why can't the people vote on what's needed instead of 7 people who won a popularity contest?

"How to shop in a recessed economy..."

Hawaii has some of the most outrageous grocery prices in the country. One loaf of white bread can run five dollars or more, a half gallon of ice cream can run $9.00 and imagine paying $7.50 for a small package of 8 Oscar Meyer wieners.

Here's what I do, I visit at least one local grocery store everyday and search for red tag items, items that are almost ready to expire.

I have bought, cream cheese for fifty cents, yogurts for fifteen cents, Kosher Hebrew national hot dogs package of 8 for one dollar, pies, breads, Pillsbury biscuits, bricks of cheese, salad dressings, salsa, almost any item you can think of from fresh baked goods to national canned products. I have bought almost everything at one time or another for one dollar or less.

Plan your meals around around red tag prices, freeze foods when you see them on sale and save for a later time. I can walk out of the local grocery with three bags of groceries for under ten dollars, the savings is tenfold if not more. The savings are remarkable and I always feel proud of getting such great deals. It's a game for me, I will by items I have never tasted if they are red tagged and have found many new likes and dislikes. Call it a game, call it a sickness or just call it survival in a recessed economy.

Gasoline, that's another story with gas prices in Hawaii at close to $4.00 a gallon I ride a bike...

"Living in a bubble.."

The thing President Obama dislikes most about being president is the fact he has no personal space or privacy.

Every-time he goes for a walk there are secret service people all around him, if he walks in a residential neighborhood they block off the neighborhood.

Imagine not being able to take  a quiet walk on the beach with your wife, girlfriend or dog without a major entourage and making sure the beach is blocked from the normal activities.

The president when asked what he misses most about civilian life, he answered, "just being able to take a walk in open space."

In contrast a familiarity to many of us living in a small town atmosphere. Every-time we go to the supermarket, post office or take a leisurely stroll we run into people we know and the common courtesy is to make small talk and talk story. Many times we just want to be anonymous but can't. I totally understand the presidents dilemma, however living in a bubble sounds better than running into acquaintances who just don't shut up!