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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is first & foremost there needs to be an investigation and a Writ to put the GOP Power-Subterfuge in check, as it is clear CPA, a Republican Strong-Hole and CEDA, another Republican Strong-Hole clearly appear to be working “In-Concert” to get rid of St…

BC Cook THE sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery! – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal j…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is with Trump-2.0, the political, economic & social forecast for America & the CNMI is gloomy with all kinds of social, economic, political & judicial Super Tornados on the mainland with Super Typhoons developing here even before Trump takes of…

OVER a week ago, a health insurance executive in New York was gunned down like a dog. The suspect, Luigi Mangione, according to the Associated Press, is “the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation’s top p…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is, someone must set the matter straight on OUR Institutional Politics which has been faltering for years, as it seems the People are finally starting to SEE & SAY they have had ENOUGH of the political “gaslighting, deflecting and slight-of-hand poli-t…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is the majority ignored ALL the DEMONS and Trump is our President, and all his appointees are criminals & unqualified turning our nation’s government into a Three-ring Clown Show with Nepotism. Being a Black man who was victimized by a prejudice Judici…

AS was suggested by my colleagues, I am happy to share the following, regarding the history of a few words and phrases in Chamorro, namely: Tagålu, boka, Filis/Felis Påsgua, and Ginin lagu. We hope that this may help both the Chamorro language learners and the Chamorro teachers, here and abroad. As…

BC Cook WELCOME back, students, and I hope your fall semester of 2075 will be rewarding.  Today, we look back on the momentous events of 2025, when the world plunged headlong into the Third World War. Many people thought it would never happen.  Some said that humankind learned its lesson about the …

 “We have 500 days to avoid climate chaos.” — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, 2014 IN elementary school, I learned that the world was overpopulated, which we were told would soon lead to a global cataclysm. We were also taught that our insatiable need for paper was depleting trees, and that…

LAST week, I shared a letter to the editor, which has been shared with the Catholic Nuncio in New Zealand, titled “A Betrayal of Trust and Heritage: Where Are Our Indigenous Leaders?” expressing concerns about the diminishing role of Indigenous leadership and cultural heritage within ou…