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IN his book “Factfulness,” Hans Rosling, M.D., asks, “How can so many people be so wrong about so much?” He found it “frustrating and worrying that people were so wrong about the world.” How indeed “could policy makers and politicians solve global problems if they were operating on the wrong facts?…

I THINK most readers will agree that “what it is” is that We the People have truly elected some very “HONORABLE” Democrats who now have the opportunity to restore “dignity, honor & respect” to our Government!  What has been was over two decades of Casino & Republican MALARKEY Politics inclu…

IT’S MLK Day and America is truly missing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we observe this special day for his special contributions of “setting the moral standards & fixing the moral compass” of our nation.  I can’t help but to wonder what he might say and do about the resurgence of racism at th…

WHEN I was young, our family owned a piece of a small lake along with five other families.  The stock in the lake consisted of bass, bluegill and catfish, and since the lake was somewhat small there was a limited number of fish.  If we caught no more than a few fish per family each week, the stocks…

The following is the text of his inaugural address delivered on Monday in the House chamber. I WOULD like to take the opportunity to applaud the administration for the quarantine measures that have been instrumental in keeping the virus out of our community. While this measure may have presented di…

SWEDISH physician Hans Rosling (1948-2017) was included on Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2012. He was also known for his TED talks and swallowing a sword at the end of his lectures. As a child, he said, his dream was to become a circus artist. “My parents’…

The following is the text of his inaugural address delivered on Monday in the House chamber. PLEASE allow me first to start off by thanking my family for their, support and encouragement throughout my life. They have continued to instill in me the values and principles that have guided me in many o…

IN honor of President George Washington and his famous “rising-sun chair” that he sat in during the founding of our nation and in honor of the RESURRECTION of what was our dead Democracy, I’m beginning the Sunrise Report.  The sun is now rising on our 22nd Legislature with high hopes of figurativel…

The following is the text of his inaugural address delivered on Monday in the House chamber. I ASK you to share with me today the blessings of this moment, and mark our new beginning as elected officials of the 22nd CNMI Legislature. Rep. Joseph Flores I may not have a formal connection with a poli…