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I TOOK a walk along the beach in the early morning.  The sun emerged from its slumber, casting warm rays over me and the few vessels I saw in the water.  I imagined what it must be like for the crews of those ships to wake this day, sleep in their eyes, coffee in hand, as they begin the endless cho…

THERE is often talk about the “end-of-days” in the religious community but it’s clear the Republicans in the CNMI are facing the “end-times” of their archaic dynasty or should I say “autocracy” (tyranny) as no one can say that WE the People have prospered in any way over the past two decades. Yet t…

AS someone who has an insatiable appetite for politics and history, I followed Gov. Ralph Torres entrance into politics back in the election of 2007. He was running for a House seat in election precinct I of which he won decisively. His youthful appeal and millennial voters’ hunger for genera…

ON Feb. 7, 1975, Marianas Variety included a news story regarding the State of the Marianas District message of the district administrator or DistAd, Francisco C. Ada. At the time the NMI was still one of the six districts of the U.S.-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The other d…

THIS summer, the Marianas will be holding several festivities that will provide exciting experiences at the perfect time — as we launch the reopening of our tourism economy. First up is the Marianas Visitors Authority’s Hafa Adai & Tirow Summer Jam on Saipan on July 31, followed by Tinian’s Bee…

HAFA Adai Sen. Francisco Q. Cruz and members of the Senate Executive Appointment and Governmental Investigation! On behalf of Matua Council for Chamorro Advancement, we submit our testimony in opposition to the appointment of Mr. Sixto K. Igisomar as the next Secretary for the Department of Public …

HAFA Adai Sen. Francisco Q. Cruz and members of the Senate Executive Appointment and Governmental Investigation! On behalf of Matua Council for Chamorro Advancement, we submit our testimony in opposition to the appointment of Mr. Sixto K. Igisomar as the next secretary for the Department of Public …

WHILE nations fight it out for control of the Pacific, below the waves there are other problems that demand attention.  I am speaking of the eminent collapse of the marine life.  Hopefully, over the years, I have established a reputation of being level-headed, not prone to rush judgments or scare-m…

THERE was a time when TV was considered the bane of modern civilization. Intelligent people called it the idiot box. For the sake of humanity, some concerned parents — and educators — wanted all of us to observe “No TV Day”…preferably every day. About a year ago, the Wall Street Journal’s interior …

ON June 30, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Vice Minister Seong-Kyu Hwang from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport signed a historic agreement to establish a travel bubble between the Marianas and South Korea, the first of its kind out of Korea. South Korea has express…