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Ambrose M. Bennett THE New Year is here, which calls for us to find “a new way of doing or not doing something” and in Economics/Poly Sci this phenomenon is known as REFORMS. So, is the CNMI going to start REFORMING or the Same-O Same-O?   Zaldy & Ambrose have written about “the AWFUL two previ…

BC Cook INTENDING to be a peaceful school teacher, he soon found himself engulfed in the flames of a world war.  His sense of duty to his country grew stronger than his devotion to his wife so he joined the struggle and ended up on Saipan.  How he led a small band of soldiers and civilians in a des…

THE CNMI government’s current difficulties stem from not having enough revenue to pay all its obligations. It’s an old problem that dates back at least to the Trust Territory era. Not surprisingly, there is also nothing new with the proposed solutions. The government, for starters, should live with…

THE recent announcement of a $48.6 million federal grant to fund clean heavy-duty vehicles represents a groundbreaking achievement for the CNMI, positioning the islands at the forefront of sustainability and innovation. This grant, secured through a highly competitive process involving all 50 state…

Christopher Concepcion AS 2024 comes to a close and 2025 begins, it’s an opportune time to thank the many partners — government, business, non-profit, and individuals — who have chosen to make tourism their business in this past year.  Looking to the year ahead, we are both optimistic and realistic…

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Lima, Peru.  THE Heritage Foundation asked me to keynote a recent roundtable on its “Pacific Pivot” paper on Pacific Island strategic challenges.  I had planned to critique the…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is the Governor is making the smell WORSE trying to nullify Ambrose’s Check, (accountability challenge) that should be a “checkmate on his subterfuge” if Dems or Independents do their JOB and hold the Governor accountable, as it is their fiduciary Constitutional duty to…

BC Cook LAST week we looked in on the most famous mutiny in history.  What follows is the most incredible part of the story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.  Naked from the waist down, Captain Bligh was ripped from his sleep and brought on deck to face the mutineers.  Without much discussion Fletcher C…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is Ambrose was RIGHT and I’m SOOO darn glad Star Marianas decided to FIGHT to keep their business, as WE need both airlines but there are NO warriors fighting FOR the People, which is at the very CORE of the challenges to move forward and upward with our economy and qua…

HISTORICALLY, whenever Marxists — i.e., “Scientific Socialists” — assumed power, religion was either outlawed or placed firmly under the control of the regime, which, in turn, often transformed into a religion itself, complete with its own deities, saints, “sacred” writings, rituals, and festivals.…