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I’M sure when I failed to finish the title of this op-ed that everyone of adult age knows the age-old wisdom of “united we stand and divided we fall.”  WE have our own divide as there were those in the CNMI complaining about Juneteenth being a Holiday, refusing to be vaccinated and even accusing me…

WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, the Marianas’ borders were immediately closed to visitors. Some hotels stopped their operations, while some remained partially open, leaving many people without a job or working shortened hours. At the Saipan international airport, only one airline c…

“Many of the ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revival of ancient errors….” — Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) TO  “modernize” the CNMI’s business processes means creating a system that will 1) “streamline the permitting, procurement, and contract management proc…

THE editor wrote an excellent Editorial on Rome and their Entitlement programs, and Socialism which were very true back then and some of which is even true today. But my concern is not so much for Entitlement Programs because these Republicans don’t even know what “Entitlement means for Locals.”   …

THERE can be nothing but KUDOS and THANKS for the “amazing & overkill” obtained by the JGO Committee through their diligent work to apply the “checks & balances” on the Governor as required by OUR Constitution.  We the People are fortunate to have the Democrats in control of the House and n…

THERE is exciting news out of Norway that scuba divers and all lovers of the sea will be interested in.  Since the development of diving, the threat of decompression sickness, also known as the bends, has hung over the heads of all who work or explore underwater.  Recently, scientists have taken gi…

THE Governor’s alleged Criminal activities were confirmed by the Lt. Governor with two words — Amazing & Overkill and the Governor should RESIGN if he really cares. The Urban Dictionary defines a weasel as “shifty, scheming person that will do whatever they need to escape whatever they fear in …

WE’VE seen or read about unfortunate auto-pedestrian incidents in our islands too many times. Many of which may be avoidable with proper medians or crosswalks. Here at home, we have medians on some of our streets, but most of them are not properly marked or maintained, making it equally dangerous t…

IN the U.S. today, a political stance that used to be defined as liberal is called conservative, but someone with mostly illiberal views is called liberal while those who  do not want progress and are in favor of “returning to nature” are known as progressives. Social-democrats, for their part, cal…

A TINY bit of the Open Doors Establishment has found a new way to thwart those seeking to enforce the immigration law: Deny them unemployment insurance. Or so my correspondent says. I am not saying that this is a trend, or even accurate, but an immigration whistle-blower in a place where that sort …