Issues of Current Interest [as of 1998]

Maui Issues

• Making the citizen's ballot initiative a reality for Maui County

• Restoring Maui's starry night skies by eliminating urban light pollution

• New Urbanist Smart Growth for Maui

Global Issues

• Peace Efforts in Israel and Palestine

• In memory of the last great war.

Technology Issues

• Cancer Risks from Monsanto's Hormonal Milk

• Wide resistance persuades Intel to nix it's Pentium "Big Brother" processor-ID numbers

• The threat of "Terminator" Gene Technology to farmers and food biodiversity

• A poem for the Year 2038 Bug: "The Purse Seine" by Robinson Jeffers

Cultural Issues

• Halting Commercialism on National Public Radio and the Publc Broadcasting System