Political opinions Political opinions ADVERTISING Fact check first I don’t know Sheila Mason or Janice Palma-Gennie. I did read Ms. Mason’s letter in the Sept. 7 West Hawaii Today, written to defend against an earlier letter from Ms. Palma-Glennie, which
Political opinions
Fact check first
I don’t know Sheila Mason or Janice Palma-Gennie. I did read Ms. Mason’s letter in the Sept. 7 West Hawaii Today, written to defend against an earlier letter from Ms. Palma-Glennie, which I did not see. America is a great nation, we are all free to say, vote and write our beliefs.
My advice to anyone, before submitting a letter to be published in any media, please fact check.
I urge Sheila Mason to fact check her information on FactCheck.com (Anneberg School of Journalism-Walter Annenberg/Republican). Her Internet rumors about Barack Obama, school, taxes, $4 million to hide records and Timothy Geitner are simply not true.
All should be fully informed with the facts and truth before voting. Those who don’t vote, cannot gripe.
Chuck Owens
Kailua-Kona
Accident response
Where is the aloha?
I write this letter with aloha. Actually, I am truly writing this to the two women who were involved in a car accident Sept. 5 a little before noon at the Hina Lani Street and Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection.
I hope you are both OK after the accident. You looked OK, but I trust you both took care afterward. The shock you experienced must have been large, as my own was enormous and I wasn’t even involved. I couldn’t believe not one car stopped. (Well, I did.) And eventually, another woman pulled over in a truck to help the other driver push her car off the highway.
What is wrong with people? There were so many vehicles around us. Initially, the other cars just went around them both, since they were in the way. Nobody even slowed down.
For an island where we tout aloha for the tourists, there’s a surprising lack of it on the road. There are too many examples you already know.
I want to apologize for all those sorry people who couldn’t even spare a moment of their busy lives to see if they could lend a hand of assistance, or help. Something is wrong there. They made me want to cry; there’s no aloha. But my aloha to you both and I truly hope you get through all the insurance paperwork as easily as you did the accident. Let us all take the time to share the aloha we have for those in need.
Mara Hisiger
Kailua-Kona
