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IN “Factfulness,” a book published four years ago, Swedish physician and academic Hans Rosling said the top global risk that concerned him the most was a global pandemic. This was two years before the Covid-19 outbreak. It was also Rosling who pointed out that what we know about the world is most l…

THE pending election is truly a “once in a lifetime opportunity, especially for Luta & Tinian.” While the election results on Saipan will surely play a big part in the overall Political Arena, it will be the vote on Luta and Tinian that will make the DIFINATIVE statement about who will control …

IN the days when Christianity was first introduced to the Pacific Islands and islanders struggled to find middle ground between their traditional beliefs and the new Judeo-Christian code of conduct, history records many episodes of absurdity and hilarity.  In most cultures, sins are ranked accordin…

THE Governor is busy Poli-tricking with his efforts to “control & change the narratives of media cycles” with his Photo-ops and finger pointing  the Lt. Governor is doing what he does best which is being “silent about everything” — the two trials of the Governor are still facing challenges for …

HAFA Adai yan Tirow Woomi from Marianas High School! On April 19, MHS topped the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers’ Marianas Village Pride or MVP contest, winning $15,000. It was such a pleasant surprise for MHS to win the top prize! It was a collective effort, which was achieved by our entir…

ONCE again, the reputable pollsters in Manila were spot on. As early as November 2021, they had indicated that presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., or BBM, was so way ahead based on their surveys that his lead could be insurmountable. And so it was. In any case, it now appears th…

THE following is a summary of my segment from 5/7/22 on the Marianas Agupa Show: Court Antics of the Governor.  The outcome of the Governor’s Impeachment & Court Trials are at the top of the list for many voters and as expected, the Governor is “deflecting and pointing-a-finger at the AG who al…

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ON April 18, along with the Marianas Visitors Authority board members, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, leaders from our government agencies and other tourism stakeholders, I hopped on a bus to participate in a Destination Transformation Inspection Tour organized by the Governor’s Council of Economic Adviser…

A FORMER island resident asked via email: Any good news? There’s always good news, but it seems many of us believe that the bad news far outweigh the good ones — if they’re truly good at all. As a book publisher supposedly once advised an author, if you want your book to sell, write about doomsday …