Here's the real ending to story of King David
I read with great interest your Feb. 28 Insight article about President Clinton titled, "Where's the outrage over presidential trespasses?" Your subtitle read, "Bible readers may find the answer in story of King David."This is very true. The answer is in the Bible. David became immoral and later became one whom God or, as he writes, "the ultimate judge" called "a man after my own heart." What failed to be mentioned, however, was that although David sinned, he became very repentant. He acknowledged his sin and in Psalm 51 we see how he agonized over it.
God does not overlook immorality or sin. When acknowledged, God forgives. After forgiveness, David moved on to greatness.
Miriam R. Escher
Kailua
Girl athletes appreciated support in their endeavors
I would like to thank the Star-Bulletin for sharing the triumphs of our girl athletes. With statistics like one about three girls getting in trouble with the law, we need to highlight the positive things that girls are doing.Your coverage of the girls' state soccer tournament was fantastic. Coverage of our battle with the Hawaii High School Athletic Association was also appreciated.
With your newspaper's help in getting out the information, we won the struggle to get the HHSAA to do the right thing with girls' soccer and girls' wrestling. It was important bringing to light the problems at the state swim meet, too.
We all need to do what is best for our youth, especially the girls. Please remember to share newspaper space equally for boys' and girls' sports.
Diane Wong
Auto accident victim will be missed terribly
The tragic loss of Tracey Teruya on Feb. 23 has deeply affected many lives, including mine.I met her in 1989, when she was a freshman at UC-Santa Barbara. My son, Mark, was also a freshman. Both were gymnasts on the UCSB teams.
From time to time, my wife and I would travel from our home in New Jersey to attend gymnastic meets at UCSB, where we got to know Tracey quite well. In her years at UCSB she became a star athlete, a star student and a good friend. We remained friends with her all these years.
She was bright, beautiful and kind, and we will miss her. I write this with tears in my eyes. May she rest in peace.
Richard Brodman
Edison, N.J.
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There's another choice out there: the New Party!
As far as I can tell, neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are accountable to the majority of Americans. While both parties have been bending over backward to court their corporate sponsors, wages for most Americans have decreased, public schools have deteriorated and cities have fallen into decay.It's time for another choice: The New Party is a new, progressive political party forming in local communities across the country. New Party candidates stand for something other than just getting elected -- living wage jobs, campaign finance reform, and real equal opportunity for children.
New Party candidates have won 126 of 180 races in school board, city council, county board and state legislative races in 10 states. Their elected officials have delivered on their promises -- passing laws raising wages, improving public safety, protecting the environment, and lessening the influence of big money in the political system.
The Democrats and Republicans have devoted most of their efforts in recent years to building their relationships with wealthy corporate donors. The New Party (1-800-200-1294) is actively working to build a real democracy and a fair economy in America.
Lee Eisenstein
Kailua
Drinking is all right only if it's responsible
The drinking of large quantities of alcohol has been a tremendous problem. Many so-called solutions have backfired. One has only to consider the days of prohibition to realize that government control has limited results.Recently, the French scientist Serge Renaud discovered that modest consumption of wine each day is good for the heart and for preventing many types of cancer. People in America as well as the rest of the world have asked, "Is it possible that alcohol is good for us?"
I believe that alcohol will benefit us tremendously if we are responsible and drink only a limited quantity. Informing the public of this through the media would definitely be a good idea.
Ben Gillmar
8th Grade, Punahou School
The economy is very bad when residents must move
While walking along the beach one morning in Haleiwa, I came across a man standing on the shoreline facing the ocean. After we exchanged greetings, he told me that this was his last day in Hawaii, and that he wanted to get one last memorable look at the waves before moving to the mainland after living here for 25 years.He lamented the recent bankruptcy of his longtime small business. He said he lost all his savings in trying to keep his company solvent. He further confided that he barely had a dime left after making the final flight arrangements for his wife and kids.
Before parting ways, he staunchly affirmed to me that Hawaii is in desperate need of a new paradigm of leadership for the economic future of its own people.
Mark Gerum
Haleiwa
Internet gambling could be growth industry for state
Every year we are bombarded with worn-out, flexible facts about how gambling would harm Hawaii. Has anyone noticed that Internet gambling does not require us to import people, products or services, yet allows us to keep all the money we earn in Hawaii?Hawaii's location and mystique could enable us to quickly dominate the international market with one Internet casino offering Japanese, Chinese, French, German or Zanzibar gaming "rooms."
But this unique opportunity will probably slip around the corner before anyone notices that Lady Luck has, once again, passed us by.
Rico Leffanta
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