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wheel,” April 2015]. The combination of reduced hours of sleep and the interruptive sleep pattern of sleep apnea (due to waking up gasping for air, snoring, etc.) may cause an individual to fall asleep at the wheel.

It also may contribute to high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. There are take-home sleep test kits that can help assess if a more comprehensive sleep test is needed. For the safety of yourself, loved ones and others, if you suspect you have sleep apnea, get tested.

Wayne N.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Costco Travel and Costa Rica

Thank you for recognizing Costa Rica as a prime travel destination [“Costco Rica,” April

2015]. The second language in Guanacaste province is English so [visitors] will be happy to find that many Ticos speak English. For retirees, properties in Costa Rica are very affordable and the lifestyle is very comfortable.

My family and I have traveled to Costa Rica many times during the past 20 years and each visit is more amazing than the last.

Angela McLean Northfield, Vermont

A better bread

I always welcome new introductions from your bakeries [“Bread winner,” April

2015]. I have a minor quibble about your newly introduced from-scratch bread: Its round format is awfully hard to slice. Please make it available in long loaf form.

Marion Cornfield Hawaii Kai, Hawaii Bakery buyer Franck Myhre responds: We are already making a change to some of our large bread rounds. We will soon be producing these in a long two-loaf format that will be much easier to slice.

Doing business right

What a great article from Jim Clemmer [“Turn your organization upside down,” April

2015]. And to all the managers/bosses out there: After almost 30 years in the service industry, I’ve not once been to an employee meeting where the manager has started the meeting with “How can I (we) help you do your job?” “Do you have the support you need on a daily basis?” “Do you have the supplies/ resources you need on a daily basis?” I’ve

BR U CE R AY NO R / S H U TT ER S TO CK

In response to the April Debate,“Is the Keystone pipeline a good idea?”

NO. The risks to land and water are not worth

35 jobs.

Gwen Hoffman from facebook.com/Costco

YES. I don’t like pipelines, but it beats the current method of using trains.

Felix Herzog from facebook.com/Costco

YES. The oil pipeline is a backup to our national security. The availability of Middle East oil is not guaranteed. Many events are happening beyond our control. I don’t see defending ourselves with wind and solar power.

Roger Otis Grimes, Iowa

Member comments

Synthetic, simply said

I just read “The skinny on synthetic oil” [April 2015]. This short, succinct article was very informative. You got right to the meat of the subject and provided important information as to how often I may need to change my engine oil within recommended parameters.

Moreover, you pointed out why synthetic oil is far superior to conventional oil. What I really appreciated is that you avoided using complex vocabulary that the average reader would have to look up in a thesaurus to understand what you were trying to convey.

Richard J. Hayosh Winchester, California

Sleep disorders and driving

There needs to be awareness of sleep deprivation due to sleep apnea [“Asleep at the Have something to say?

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worked for some good companies, but why is it so hard for most managers to see that they (the company) could be so much better? You just need to ( 1) care, ( 2) listen and ( 3) respectfully work together.