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BC Cook FROM the archives: There is only one place in the world where you can scuba dive two shipwrecks, from two different countries, from two different wars, on one tank of air.  At the bottom of Guam’s Apra Harbor rest the SMS Cormoran, a German ship from the First World War and the Tokai Maru, …

ANOTHER typhoon means another islandwide debris removal. Here’s one way of doing it that may help promote Saipan as a tourism destination. Host an annual plogging championship. Yes, there is such a thing, and it’s held annually in one of the world’s most visited countries: Italy. In a recent report…

THE Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has long recognized the importance of the Nutrition Assistance Program in providing essential support to individuals and families facing food insecurity. NAP has been a lifeline for many, but it’s essential to acknowledge and address certain ch…

WITH another shocking story of human trafficking in the Pacific, it is appropriate to revisit some of the previous columns on the subject.  Please familiarize yourself with this information so you will be better able to protect yourself and your loved ones.  And let’s burst some myths while we are …

IRATE voters say their elected officials should “Do Something!,” referring to the CNMI government’s wobbly financial condition and weakening local economy. Of course elected officials can “do something,” but most voters won’t like what has to be done. Not a lot of voters want “solutions.” What they…

THIS remarkable story comes to you from an island in the South Pacific.  To protect the reputations of the pilot, the taxi driver and the boat skipper, its name is withheld, but you may recognize it through your own powers of deduction.  I beg you not to rush to judgment but let the finer spices of…