flASHback http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back RSS Feed for fl(ASH)back en-us Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:30:00 GMT Do you hear what I hear? 'Tis the season to see folly http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20121223__Do_you_hear_what_I_hear__Tis_the_season_to_see_folly.html Please enjoy some favorite holiday quotations as an expression of my yuletide wishes, or as Ogden Nash so beautifully put it, "Merry Christmas, NEARLY everybody." Hopefuls' words drown out actions as races drag on http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20121028__Hopefuls_words_drown_out_actions_as_races_drag_on.html Political wars extended from the courtroom to the TV screen as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused: As memories of APEC dim, railing returns to rail, debt http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20111119_As_memories_of_APEC_dim_railing_returns_to_rail_debt.html The last gasp of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit starts us off as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. Ward-Slom split on APEC greets new head of GOP http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20111112_Ward_Slom_split_on_APEC_greets_new_head_of_GOP.html Some have a good APEC buzz and others are APEC-oplectic as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. APEC bigs might get to see strike, snakes and homeless http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110730_APEC_bigs_might_get_to_see_strike_snakes_and_homeless.html I was on the Fort Street Mall enjoying my favorite acai bowl at Vita Juice when a fellow approached me and asked, "Are you the David Shapiro who writes the flashbacks column?" Honolulu full of sewage and homeless, politicians short of cash http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110723_Honolulu_full_of_sewage__and_homeless_politicians_short_of_cash.html Our elected officials, our homeless and our sewage all appear to be on the move as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. Battle between Abercrombie and HSTA looks like something out of a movie http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110716_Battle_between_Abercrombie_and_HSTA_looks_like_something_out_of_a_movie.html Gov. Neil Abercrombie is off on a mental health holiday to a governors meeting in Utah, but let's keep him in our thoughts as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. Plenty of sludge to shovel despite a short workweek http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110709_Plenty_of_sludge_to_shovel_despite_a_short_workweek.html Some weeks are harder than others to make it past the sludge, so fasten your gas masks as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. Prostitution, prisoners and pay cuts dominate news http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110702_Prostitution_prisoners_and_pay_cuts_dominate_news.html Another Fourth of July is upon us, and what better way to honor our country than to carry forward the cherished American tradition of making fun of politicians with our "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused. Different sort of folks sought for state boards and sandbar http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/fl-ash-back/20110625_Different_sort_of_folks_sought_for_state_boards_and_sandbar_.html We go from political fights to knife fights as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.