Avery B. Chumbley Matthew M. Matsunaga Wayne Metcalf Michael McCartney Hawaii State Senators Gay marriage foes need to present a united front The battle for the soul of America continues with the popular push for the constitutional amendment upholding traditional marriage. At stake is the social structure of the nation of which the homosexual movement is but part of a much larger picture. Janice Judd Clinton should reassess tuition credit requirement Among his education goals, President Clinton hopes that two years of college should be as common as the idea of all students completing high school today. In order to qualify for the second-year grant, however, the student must maintain at least a B grade average during the first year. If the president insists on this condition, his goal will not be reached.
Most instructors grade according to a curve.
In the Harvard curve, for example, A and B grades should be given to only 23 percent in a class. I don't think this is what President Clinton had in mind. Wong Retired Principal Public teachers got raise through legal blackmail As a supporter of employee rights to engage in collective bargaining, as the husband of a retired teacher who walked the picket lines a quarter century ago, and as one who has sat on both sides of the bargaining table, I am pleased that the public school teachers received a raise. In the private sector, where profitability of a company is the essential issue, the right to strike is vital to assure an even playing field for both labor and management. In the public sector, the issue of who constitutes management and who labor is so clouded as to make the option of going on strike a very one-sided club.