• I am the striking patient • Meet the candidates • The war is over • Nurses continue to train • Earthquake relief Meaning of scab? … Try boycott I read with delicious joy about Mr. Joe Bangert: “I am
• I am the striking patient
• Meet the candidates
• The war is over
• Nurses continue to train
• Earthquake relief
Meaning of scab? … Try boycott
I read with delicious joy about Mr. Joe Bangert: “I am the striking patient” (The Garden Island, Letters, Oct. 18). I have had the occasion to meet Mr. Bangert when he lived here in Eire and organized against nuclear power plants which once you Yanks sought to besot our lands with.
He is a straight-shooter and your newspaper should have sussed out the exact meaning of the word “scab” — knowing that “boycott” is yet another Irish word.
• scab (skab) — 13th century. From Old Norse skabb; ultimately “something that is scratched,” from an Indo-European word meaning “to scrape,” which is also the ancestor of English scabies and shabby.
We Irish could tell you a few things about the Norse impact on Eire, the red hair and stuff, but that’s for another day.
(Microsoft, Encarta, Reference Library 2003. 1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.)
His point is well taken that an injury to one is an injury to all.
I’ve visited your delightful island on many an occasion and agree that labor peace is the only solution for those who Bangert identified as the octopus who has clamped down on those glorious and hard-working nurses at Wilcox Hospital.
I’m praying that the strike will end favorably and soon for the good of all there at the end of the American territorial rainbow.
Siochan (Peace).
Leididh Boreen, Belturbet, County Cavan, Eire
Nice work Robbie
As I was reading The Garden Island on kauaiworld.com, I came across a very beautiful article which named Robert Ibia for being awarded as a very long and dedicated worker of McDonalds in Kaua‘i. As a very long and dear friend of the Ibias, I would like to send this congratulations out to Robbie as he is called and remembered very well. Love, Nt Lahapa n ‘ohana here in Barrow … brrrr’, starting with the oncome of winter … keep the “sun” shining … aloha … Kaua‘i.
Barrow, Alaska
Be prepared
Vivid images and memories of Sunday’s earthquake should serve as stark reminders of the need to be prepared before a disaster strikes in order to avoid chaos and panic after the event. In these last few days, we have witnessed people panicking as they emptied stores of such things as food, water, ice and batteries. We were lucky that the damage was not more widespread or prolonged. This was a real wake-up call and now is the time for every individual and family to take the necessary steps to prepare themselves for the next disaster.
The Red Cross recommends three key steps which every family can take to better prepare and protect themselves for a disaster.
• Get a Kit — When a disaster strikes your community, you may not have access to food, water, electricity and other essential supplies for days, or even weeks. A disaster supplies kit should include food and water for a minimum of three days, a flashlight and batteries or other power source, a first aid kit, a battery-powered radio, tools, duct tape and plastic sheeting, clothing and bedding, prescription and non-prescription medications, pet supplies, cash and coins, sanitary supplies, important papers, contact information and maps.
• Make a Plan — Disasters often strike quickly and without warning and, when they do, often leave a wake of chaos and emotional trauma. People should determine their actions before a disaster occurs. Planning ahead of time makes it easier to make decisions in a potentially stressful time and helps to know what to do if separated from others in the household. Families can — and do — cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team. They do this by deciding in advance what they will do when their daily routines are disrupted by an emergency. Planning what each person is to do, where each will go, and how they will get there makes a big difference.
• Be Informed — It is important that people learn about what disasters or emergencies may occur where they live, work and play. Learning vital lifesaving skills such as First Aid and CPR/AED can help people take care of their loved ones after a disaster occurs and can equip them to become resources to their communities.
Hawai‘i residents can learn how easy it is to complete all three of these vital steps by going to the Red Cross Web site at www.hawaiiredcross.org. A variety of ready-made disaster kits are available for purchase and a schedule of lifesaving classes are online.
The Red Cross is a nonprofit humanitarian organization which provides assistance for immediate emergency needs. All Red Cross assistance to disaster victims is free. The Red Cross is not a government agency and depends on the generosity of Hawai‘i’s people to provide critical services to the community.
- Coralie Chun Matayoshi, CEO
American Red Cross
Hawai‘i State Chapter
Well actually …
What is a “gantlet?” (The Garden Island, Forum, Oct. 13 and Oct. 16)
Whoever lets these errors get into the paper should be ashamed. People on the Mainland read The Garden Island — what must they think when they see such blatant errors?
I hope you’re not asking yourself, “What is wrong with ‘gantlet?’”
That would be even worse. It is spelled GAUNTLET.
Also, for the longest time there was nothing under the heading of “Corrections” — now there’s always something. What is going on with The Garden Island? It’s gone back to its old ways of misspellings, incomplete articles, and many, many errors.
What happened?
Princeville
Editor’s note: “The Associated Press Stylebook,” to which The Garden Island adheres, has this entry: “A gantlet is a flogging ordeal, literally or figuratively. A gauntlet is a glove. To throw down the gauntlet means to issue a challenge. To take up the gauntlet means to accept the challenge.” The Corrections section has been a part of the newspaper for 104 years, and we will continue to use it as we always have: for correcting errors.
