Kudos to NHCH
Webster’s defines community as: A body of people having common organization or interests or living/working in the same place. North Hawaii Community Hospital has a dual role, it serves the North Hawaii community and in itself is a community of hard-working professionals working together as a community. All the way from the doctors, administrators, surgical staff, nurses, nurse aides, house cleaning, maintenance and many more — caring, knowledgeable and professional.
I recently used the services of that community for surgery. I’ll start with my surgeon, Dr. David Park. I was there six days and everyday at 7 a.m. there he was in my room, checking on me and answering any questions. Not to mention he did an excellent job. Now the rest of the staff will be who I can remember and I have a poor memory for names but you know who you are (now I sound like I’m receiving an Oscar):
Pre-op staff, specifically Dr. Beth Groshal, who came to my room at least three times after my surgery to see how I was doing. The medical surgical unit where I recovered. Nurses, Robyn, Tammy, Rebecca, Arlene, Angulia, and Josenia. Nursing aides, litta sista Lori, Travers, Mahia, Franzi, and Angel.
To everyone else who made my stay a success and as comfortable as possible, mahalo! We are lucky to have North Hawaii Community Hospital taking care of us and our ohana.
Randall K. Sorensen
Waikoloa Village
Tale of 2 swines
To the “swinish” comments by Bob Teytaud, William Shakespeare’s quote comes to mind, “some pigs are more equal than others.”
The question is, who is the more equal swine, the greatest two-faced political swine in recent US history, Hillary, or the prime thuggish swine, Donald?
The next question is, what does this say about the state of the greatest nation in history and all of us? Dumb swine or simple lemmings?
A truly swinish “choice.”
Klaus Conventz
Kailua-Kona
Constitution insight appreciated
Mikie Kerr and her group have been studying the Constitution for years. They meet and study and discuss all aspects of our Constitution.
It takes a dedicated person to spend the time and effort that these women have spent to educate themselves about our founding. I will take as fact what Mikie or anyone of them have to say in an article about the constitution. It will be well thought and out impeccably researched.
Instead of harping, and since most people, including myself, don’t know much of what they should know about our Constitution, we should be grateful that Mikie does. It takes a wild stretch of the imagination to think that Mikie would publish anything that is not factual.
As for the sentence: “What may be more frightening is the move afoot to hijack the way our president is elected.” (Friday, Oct. 17) Any thoughtful, reading and listening person could write that sentence. And it could be included in any letter.
Sandra Gray
Kapaau
The choice is clear
I can’t take it any more. I have to comment about the sad state of the nomination process for one of our country’s major political parties. I am an older woman who lived through the 1960s and ‘70s. One of the presidential candidates is the reason why feminism and the ERA erupted from the masses of young women tired of being groped and bullied by sexually inappropriate bosses and co-workers. In my experience, sexually confident adults don’t behave like disrespectful adolescents, and especially not if you are a presidential candidate. I will vote for the candidate with the most governing experience, wisdom, intelligence, and even-keeled temperament. The president has his/her finger on that red nuclear bomb button.
One of the current candidates has never worked in government, ever. Has never had an elected position. Government is not a business. The president cannot fire senators and representatives. The president doesn’t get to put political opponents in jail. This isn’t a Third World country. Not yet.
Last but certainly not least, I am voting for the candidate who will do the most to slow and reverse climate change. One candidate doesn’t believe in climate change. Well, there are still people who believe that the Earth is flat, too. I am tired of reading about polar bears drowning because there are fewer and fewer ice floes for them to rest on. I am tired of every year now being the average warmest year on record. The choice of candidate is clear.
Marie Morin
Kailua-Kona
Presidential debate shouldn’t
be simply entertainment
My first thought about the admission-free live theater screening of the third Clinton-Trump debate was to congratulate Regal Cinemas (and the local management) for doing a public service to the community.
However, my opinion changed when I read in the WHT article a quote from an advertising flyer for the event encouraging attendees to “cheer (or jeer?) [their] favorite candidate.” Selecting a president is serious business; trivializing it by treating it like a sports event or gladiator contest can do a great public disservice during an election campaign that has already seen confidence in our system eroded to historic lows.
Journalist and social critic H.L. Mencken predicted the rise of mob rule almost a century ago when he wrote: “As democracy is perfected, the office [of the Presidency] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. …On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
Alan Silverman
Kailua-Kona
