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RETIREES are now finally learning the whole TRUTH and WHY they are suffering the CONSEQUENCES of this Governor’s poli-tricking! The Bonus was NOT about Retirees but about the Governor getting “Full Reprograming Authority for OUR Budget” which really has nothing to do with the Bonus. But the Governo…

THE reason I kept writing about Sugar Dock was because it should have taught the CNMI a real-life lesson when you look at how it has just literally fallen apart with nothing for the kids to dive off.  I wrote when the protest was on-going that “they were looking a gift-horse in the mouth but instea…

WHEN I was very young and very leftist,  I read the works of right-wing writers  through gritted teeth. Except ex-hippie P.J. O’Rourke. (“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that…

SINCE the 4-H Marianas was established in 2015, it has served more than 20,000 youth in Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. When I got involved with 4-H at a young age, I didn’t realize how much I would benefit from learning about leadership, agriculture, and community engagement. I learned through this orga…

IF you are looking for a woman who displayed courage, determination and skill, while maintaining her femininity, you have a hero in Mary Patten.  Born in 1837, she married Joshua Patten just short of her 16th birthday.  He was the captain of the merchant vessel Neptune’s Car, which travelled the ro…

I ACTUALLY warned readers to be prepared to see the Governor address a lot of small issues with the Federal Stimulus money that should have been done nearly 20 years ago. It is clear the Governor’s plan is to “divide & conquer” with his assertions about the JGO being the problem and not him fol…

THERE is a lot of beauty and significance in the Refaluwasch heritage, culture, arts, music, and traditions that have influenced our uniqueness to help identify our origin and way of life. Growing up, I was taught to respect and embrace our cultures. I understood what it means to have a great sense…

SUPPOSING you were given several months and a staff of 12 (some part-time) to write a 44-page report on the history of America’s Black population. Do you suppose that the product would avoid mentioning: 200 years of slavery, Jim Crow laws, the Ku Klux Klan, poll taxes, lynchings, discrimination in …

MARIANAS Variety’s April 21, 1972 issue featured the Mod Squad, a non-profit youth organization whose goal was to help keep Saipan clean. Specifically, they wanted a “happy, healthy and friendly place to live,” and they also wanted to help the people “in any way possible” while having fun. Communit…

I’M sure there are many voters who want to see OUR Senate working on behalf OF the People and FOR the People to get some form of Justice BY our Legislature. I’m also sure many voters know these Republicans and even some Democrats in the past don’t pay any real attention to the cries, yells and plea…