Not a Muslim
Not a Muslim
Your political cartoon (in the Feb. 24 Tribune-Herald) stoops low. There is not the smallest shred of evidence that President Obama is a Muslim and a mountain of evidence that he is a practicing Christian.
You could have read his books and speeches, heard his numerous references to Christianity, noticed the way his daughters are being raised, etc., etc.
Instead, you latched onto the ignorance or dishonesty of his political opponents, without considering why they make personal attacks on his every move, his every word.
As Hawaii residents, don’t you make the connection between saying he is trying to turn our country Islamic, with insisting he wasn’t born in Honolulu? Both accusations come from the same sewer.
Nancy LaPaglia
Hilo
A clean solution
Growing up working on my grandpa’s lychee farm has made me a bit fearful of the mosquito’s nasty bite and irritating itching sensation. Although I’m not too fond of the little critters that cause me agony every weekend, after reading the article in the Tribune-Herald (Jan. 26), “Millions of GMO insects could be released in Florida,” I think I will give them a second chance.
According to the article, the GMO mosquitoes in Florida will be released to kill the larvae of wild female mosquitoes to reduce the amount of hosts for the diseases Dengue and Chikungunya. These diseases are rare in the U.S, but maybe not so much in undeveloped countries. Just the idea of using another organism to eliminate a disease is worth further research and testing.
I realize many people, especially in Hawaii, are fearful about the effects a genetically modified organism might have on the environment. I’m sure that further lab work and approval from the FDA not only will calm people’s fears, but also spark the idea of using GMO insects to benefit the state of Hawaii, as well.
We could use this technology to control fire ants, fruit flies, mosquitoes or even the coffee borers. Managing these pests not only will help our agriculture industry, but also give us more produce to sell to other places.
In the future, we will need more food to feed the nation’s growing population. Will we use gallons of chemicals to control our future pest problems, or will we use a much more clean solution, such as GMOs?
Dylan Ito
Hilo