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I AM starting to think the following story is true. I always considered it folklore but now I wonder. Have you heard about the cursed boat that traveled the Pacific in days past? There once was a boat full of mariners that started an epic voyage to cross the Pacific. It was a mixed crew of mainly m…

Reflecting on the issues of the past is an act of civic responsibility. But if we want to break the cycle, we have to move beyond grievance and toward solutions and a better path forward. The real question before us now is how we build a better future.

THE Truth Be Told, this is not about the Director at the Assistance Program whom I believe is doing her very best with the limited resources at her disposal. This is about the FAILURE to DO by the Governor & Elected Officials as a whole, as some members of the Legislature and the Democrat Party…

Ideology is intoxicating; it gives you purpose and certainty. Hence, ideologues don’t seek consensus; they demand conversion.

Storms have a way of exposing what is truly strong and what was only held together by appearance. They reveal whether our foundations were built on substance or illusion. Elections should serve the same purpose.

How did a small entrenched group manage to keep so many people silent for so long — and what will it take for us to break that cycle and reclaim our government?

I am not an elected official. I am not affiliated with any political party. I do not represent any government agency, nonprofit organization, or special interest group. I have no ambitions of seeking public office, nor do I write on behalf of anyone but myself.

The Senator needs to know “We the People don’t CARE about his personal preferences, especially his choice for Governor,” as he was elected to represent the preferences OF-the-People even when he disagrees.

The question is not whether the CNMI can survive another political cycle. The question is what happens if we allow a major political “snap back” to the same old habits of unchecked spending, weak accountability, and transactional politics.

Political seasons come and go. Party affiliations rise and fall. Coalitions form and dissolve. Campaign banners eventually come down. But the consequences of leadership remain long after the applause has faded.