Letter: Scrap HTA, funds can be spent elsewhere


by Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— Since opening day at the Legislature, I’ve been hoping to read at least one article about reducing our cost of living, improving efficiency and better oversight of how our money is spent.

The Washington Times—Letter to the editor: Democrats can curse all they want. Cal Thomas is shocked -- just shocked -- at Donald Trump's use of a four-letter word during a rally on the Jersey Shore last Saturday ("Trump undermines himself with crude language," web, May 13).

Entrepreneur—My Startup Couldn't Raise VC Funding, So We Became Profitable. Here's How We Did It — And How You Can Too.. Four months ago, my startup reached profitability for the first time. It came after more than a year of active work and planning, and here's what it took.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Letter: What Little League can teach us about politics. I remember when I was young, playing Little League baseball, and our team would lose the game. Our coach told us, “Don’t worry guys, we’ll get ‘em next time. Some games you win, some games you lose.” But there was one kid who couldn’t handle losing. He would cry and claim that we had been cheated out of a victory, that the umpire favored the other team. But then, when we won the next game, he celebrated along with the rest of us. This game we won fair and square.