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BC Cook IN the United States, this is a time for post-election healing. The presidential campaigns, held every four years, used to bring out the best democracy had to offer. Now, it is a putrid pageant of freaks, loudmouths, hyperbole and bile, all of which must be hosed off by January. I saw a bum…

ONCE again, most of the polls got it wrong in the recently concluded U.S. presidential election. Once again, Donald Trump’s presence on the ballot led to a substantial gap between poll predictions and the election’s outcome. The race was supposed to be a “dead heat.” It was anything but. One of the…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is WE are continuing to experience the same-old-you know what which amounts to nothing going forward with taxes being the talk-of-the-town. More than anything I hoped and wanted to see Arnold become a great governor but when he was afraid to even try readi…

BC Cook THIS column lost a dear friend this week. Esmeralda Sarayno passed away from complications related to stage four cancer. I first met Esme about 15 years ago.  She was a contract worker on Saipan, trying hard to raise three young girls after her husband ran off and left them.  He may have fo…

Jim Rayphand I STOPPED drinking alcohol sometime back, so I haven’t felt an actual “hangover” in a while; however, my recent shellacking in the race for CNMI delegate to U.S. Congress momentarily had me feeling (for lack of a better description) “hung over” on the morning after election day….emphas…

IN January 2024, an adventurer announced that he might have discovered Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aircraft. Tony Romeo, a pilot, is a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and commercial real-estate investor from Charleston, S.C. He has funded his search, which has cost him over $11 million. H…

Del Benson AS the Northern Mariana Islands emerge from their recent election cycle, attention is shifting to the pressing economic challenges facing the U.S. territory. With Republican candidate Kim’s victory signaling potential stronger ties to Washington, local leaders and business experts …

BC Cook MANY people think of Hawaii as one of the nicest spots on Earth.  I am one of those people.  Thanks to the lush Pacific winds and currents, the temperatures in Hawaii fall into my sweet spot.  Add to that the rich vegetation, friendly people and abundant food and services, and I get why so …

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth of the matter is WE had a FAIR election, and the decision has been made for us going forward and it is imperative that WE all accept the fact that It is DONE and move on. Kudos to the winners starting with our new Delegate Kimberly King-Hinds, Senator Manny Castro and t…

I’M writing this on Election Day, and by the time you’re reading it, about half of the U.S. electorate will already be voicing outrage over the election results. We should heed Matthew Hennessey’s advice. “Whatever happens…don’t get carried away and don’t despair. Take, if you can, the long view.” …