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I was unable to resist the urge to go out and try to capture the beauty that most of us take for granted. I decided it was time to put one of my dormant investments to work. Going back in, I unearthed from its box a 1300mm zoom lens that I purchased some months back, shaking off the layers of dust …

Ronnie Doca, the church spokesman, said the turnout has been consistently huge. “We are also impressed by the astounding and continuous support of the volunteers,” he said. The community members representing the islands’ diverse ethnicities have been “blessed” with the health services, he added. Do…

The sea glittered under the hot afternoon sun as I and two buddies surveyed the long stretch of the rocky beach. It was my first time to set foot on this beach that I always see from up above every time the plane from Tinian approaches the Saipan airstrip. The beach was deserted and silent, save fo…

A lot of people may say  that the “No Trespassing” signs all over the once-flourishing La Fiesta Mall can easily lure them to explore the place, a temptation which I and a buddy failed to resist. I could not stop the goose bumps that started to crawl from my nape when I paused to look at the dilapi…

Rubbing my sleep-deprived eyes and trying to fight off a wave of drowsiness, I fished out my camera from my sling bag and started clicking away, capturing landscape and views. I’ve been to the North Field of Tinian several times before, but it was different this time because first, it was very earl…

The center offers productive activities such as sports, arts, fitness and health to students after their classes, especially during summer. Every Friday, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., children at the center learn about the basic techniques of table tennis thanks to volunteer teacher Pastor Ahn Iek H…

Riding in two golf cars, I and two officemates parked along the side of the path and followed a trail some meters down to the beach and I saw one of those Japanese pillboxes almost obscured by the tall weeds. The structure, which turned out to be one of the three Japanese blockhouses constructed on…

Last week, Vice Speaker Felicidad T. Ogumoro, Covenant-Saipan, awarded 18 Workforce Investment Agency trainees certificates for completing two separate training sessions during the annual Summer Youth Camp. The first training held from July 11 to 22 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym was for the Health and …

Aging Office Director Rose Mondala recalled the “grandiose” celebrations of government workers in the past years. However, despite the government’s fiscal situation, the Aging Office was able to gather its staff and trainees under the Senior Community Employment Service Program or the Title V Progr…

Allow your senses to roam and feast on the products the artists will be sharing to the public for a whole month. Take a tour and you will be transported from the past to the present through beautiful artwork as seen through the eyes of each artist. Take home works of art to adorn your favorite spot…