by Chuck Lasker | Aug 25, 2015 | Kauai, Politics
An open letter to the Kauai County Council: I received an unsigned email from the Kauai Chamber of Commerce today (I’m a member) requesting I email you to oppose an increase in minimum wage (shaded box below). I am doing the opposite, asking you to vote to...
by Chuck Lasker | Dec 16, 2014 | Politics, Science, Uncategorized
There is an article going around Facebook at the moment that got me to thinking. And by thinking, I mean thinking beyond the knee-jerk reaction, thinking beyond the surface to try to understand an issue that is more complex than it seems, as all issues are. Florida...
by Chuck Lasker | Oct 6, 2013 | GMOs, Kauai, Politics
Click here for The Garden Island page. Since Hooser and Bynum want to take over state and federal regulatory powers, I think we should go even further than farms. Jets make noise. The county should take control of our airspace and decide where every jet flies! The...
by Chuck Lasker | Sep 28, 2013 | GMOs, Kauai, Politics
Gary Hooser’s blog post about the Committee Amendments passed through to the full Council yesterday regarding Bill 2491 are as typically ridiculous as his constant BS during the committee meeting yesterday. Here’s his blog post, where he tries to act like...
by Chuck Lasker | Aug 13, 2013 | GMOs, Kauai, Politics
Kauai is sharply divided over the issue of local GMO farming as emotions are stoked by fear-mongering, rumors and lies. One of the Kauai County Council members has proposed a strong set of laws that could send these companies packing, leaving up to 800 Kauai residents... by Chuck Lasker | Jan 13, 2009 | Politics
First posted on Open Salon here. Millions of Americans will be heading to Washington, DC, next week to celebrate President Elect Obama’s inauguration. The wealthy, the politically connected, and the famous will be rubbing elbows and downing Appletinis with...
