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A BILL pre-filed in the Senate, S.B. 24-14, would “temporarily suspend the collection of certain charges by the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.” These include “all water electric charges and the percentage of the Fuel Adjustment Charge” or FAC “allocated to the payment of water loss, bad debt or delin…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is OUR Democracy is sick, and it didn’t just happen, as WE have figuratively been showing symptoms of our Economic & Social illness for years with each year revealing a progressive infection that was compounded by Covid and the failures of the present & previous…

BC Cook LAST week we discussed the strange circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Russian submarine K-129 in the northern Pacific in 1968.  Many questions were raised and most will never be answered.  For instance, why was the submarine so far off course?  What caused it to sink?  Why were ex…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is Protest are happening across America in many major cities against Trump forcing his insane Executive Orders down the throats of Americans.  But WE don’t protest against anything, as the CNMI is already used to our Republicans forcing things down our throats, as it se…

ECONOMICS is fascinating — and infuriating. On one hand, it can explain a lot about the way we live, and how human society deals with livelihood issues. On the other hand, economic concepts are counter-intuitive. Viewing things through the lens of basic economics reveals that what seems simple on t…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is, “there are some difficult days ahead” and now more than ever WE the People need & deserve genuine leadership that is dedicated to the “People”!  Coming to the CNMI from the mainland provided me a “panoramic view of the CNMI Socially, Economically and Politically…

Greg Borja ABOUT a year and a half ago, the CNMI took part in a Walkability/Rollability workshop. Over the course of three days members of the community and organizations provided input on creating a safe and supportive environment for individuals of all modalities (https://stupefied-booth.160-153-…

IT is my honor, my pleasure and my duty as an African American to offer the facts and accomplishments during Black History Month for the People of the CNMI to read. However, Trump is banning Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth, Women’s Day Events, Holocaust Day, LGBTQ Month, and other special …

BC Cook IN 1968, at the height of the Cold War, a Soviet nuclear missile submarine sank in deep water in the northern Pacific.  The Russians did not know where it went down, but the Americans secretly found and recovered it.  What caused it to sink?  How did the Russians not know where it was?  How…

Raquel Aguon WE’RE so small, we can do it. That’s my philosophy when it comes to improving The Marianas destination and making our island home the most beautiful place it can be…the closeness of our community is an asset. As product development manager at the Marianas Visitors Authority, I have the…