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WRITING for the spring 1994 issue of the Contemporary Pacific published in Hawaii, NMI educator and historian Samuel F. McPhetres noted that the “year 1992-93 was one that most residents would probably like to forget.” Why? “There were setbacks for the government, a serious blow to private enterpri…

THE Supreme Court of the United States or SCOTUS just denied Trumps claim of “Executive Privilege over the White House Archives,” something that most of us older people already KNEW from the Richard Nixon days when he tried to keep the “Watergate Tapes” secret. This means that Governor Torres’s cla…

LAST week, the faculty and staff from Northern Marianas College gathered  together to revitalize an important area around the college. Despite how busy our team has been preparing for the start of the Spring 2022 semester, they still made time for this important project. The camaraderie they develo…

I OFFER this account of tragedy and hair-raising excitement as a warning.  Before you get the idea to try ice-fishing, please keep a few things in mind.  One, never take a new truck to the ice.  Two, never mix explosives and animals. Ice fishing can be, well, an interesting sport.  You drive onto a…

GIVEN Covid is virtually preventing any gatherings, I am humbly and respectfully asking readers when driving today to PLEASE drive with your headlights on BRIGHT to honor & commemorate in solidarity the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his contributions to “Civil & Human Rights in Americ…

THE recent show of support at the Legislature with Republicans far outnumbering all the other concerned citizens (Democrats, Arnold & Dave and Independents) groups combined but it reminded me of one of the greatest battles in the history of the world “David v Goliath.” While the outcome of the …

NONPROFIT organizations have been and will continue to play a vital role in building resilient communities by providing services that contribute to economic stability. They also strengthen communities in other important ways by caring for the needs of the local community. When issues arise, nonprof…

ABOUT this time of the year back in 2014 I wrote a letter to the editor titled “Let’s Keep Moving Forward” as a response to individuals, who in the runup to an election, were attacking former Governor Eloy S. Inos. Some of these individuals are the same ones who have relentlessly attacked Governor …

IN March 1972, the third issue of the newly published weekly Marianas Variety reported that a local man charged with murdering his wife in Sept. 1970 was acquitted by a Trust Territory trial court judge due to the circumstantial nature of the evidence presented. “The court is not free to speculate,…

THIS is a formal reply to the 3,101 words of opinion by the Governor’s Emissary “deflecting & gaslighting the Governor” in an attempt to sway Public Opinion in favor of the Governor. I really found it amazing but not a surprise to read this opinion thanking Governor Torres that was a PATHETIC a…