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I CAN remember my MaDear comforting me about one of my life’s challenges, as she said “sometimes when things are so bad and even ridiculous you have to just laugh to keep from crying and leave it up to God.” I’m sure most readers will agree with the fact that CNMI literally needs not “a” but a Few-…

THE war in Ukraine was expected to last a matter of days, but now staggers on into a third month with no end in sight.  Russia, which has spent the last hundred years convincing the world they are a first-rate military power, struggles to dispatch a third-rate contender.  True, Ukraine is receiving…

DURING a recent meeting between the Governor’s  Council of Economic Advisers or GCEA and House members, there were at least two comments made by two lawmakers that I considered “interesting.” The first was a lawmaker’s question about a “one-stop shop” for prospective investors. Now that took me bac…

ON April 21, the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers announced the winners of the Marianas Village Pride or MVP campaign  launched in late 2021. Last week, the council  recognized the top 15 Public Private Partnership or PPP partners of 2021. In both experiences, we were humbled by the sense of…

APRIL has been proclaimed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I’d like to start off with a statement from our Sexual Assault Proclamation, which reads: WHEREAS, Sexual assault does not discriminate.  While some populations, like children, are more vulnerable, anyone can be a victim of sexual assault…

HE yelled, “We will follow the Rules,” that were written by his attorney for his acquittal when our Democracy & Justice System requires “Everyone to follow the Laws,” no exceptions Governor! It is truly amazing how this Governor can get a crowd and elected officials to support him after all the…

IT is no secret the Senate is going to acquit the Governor but they are doing it with complete CONTEMPT for the “Rule of Law in the Open Government Act, the Process for a Trial in the denial of evidence & prosecutors and the desire OF the People to witness a fair trial.” I’m just glad Jude Hofs…

WE like to think that the right thing to do and the legal thing to do are one in the same, and most of the time that is true.  After all, when laws are passed, great consideration is given to whether the idea is in harmony with the general values and principles of the community.  But sometimes, cir…

PURSUANT to the Insular Cases that were decided by the U.S. Supreme Court about a century ago, the U.S. Constitution does not apply “of its own force” to the “unincorporated” territories of the United States. Constitutional rights that are deemed “fundamental” in the 50 States are not necessarily f…

WHEN you need a good laugh, check out government plans, political news or campaign pledges from the past. Many of them are like apocalyptic predictions with a happy ending: “after much suffering and cataclysm, the forces of good will permanently triumph over the forces of evil.” The beauty of these…