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Centering community voices for ocean decision-making WHILE the three of us come from different communities and backgrounds, as women of color working in ocean advocacy we are all frustrated with the status quo of exploiting the ocean without replenishing it. Our communities have a long history of c…

Ambrose M. Bennett This is dedicated to my late friend Mr. Abed Younis, who was a Palestinian, and a TRUE Champion of the Freedom of the Press.  He was the founder and former editor of Marianas Variety. THE TRUTH of the matter is Palestine was taken off the map, so WHERE is Palestine today? The hum…

Rosemarie D. Embile AUGUST 2000 marked the beginning of a remarkable journey for me — the journey of teaching. Over the past two decades, I’ve come to see my calling as one of the greatest gifts in my life. Teaching isn’t just a profession; it’s a vocation that has enriched me in …

BC Cook AMONG Pacific islands Pohnpei stands out for many reasons.  It has Nan Madol, making it one of only a few islands that are home to monumental architecture.  Couple that with the islanders’ history and we have a unique story that many are not aware of.  The centerpiece of the whole legend is…

Karl Marx monument in Chemnitz, Germany. JON Miltimore of the libertarian Foundation for Economic Education has noted that many of those who want to “fix the world” can’t fix themselves. Like many sagacious observations, this is not a new “finding.” About 375 years before the birth of Christ, Plato…

IT was no sooner that I began to grumble (in my head) over the recent roll-out of new candidates for the U.S. Delegate position and the nauseating nature of party politics than it was that I began to hear about this year’s mini-shake up in our local version of the Grand Old Party (GOP).  It seems l…

THE classic tale of Cinderella is a familiar story to many individuals: Cinderella wants to go to the ball, but her evil stepmother forbids it; she magically turns into a princess, and in the end, she gets the prince. It’s cute, really. I just wished it didn’t ironically mirror the situation in the…

Christopher Concepcion A WORK colleague recently struck up a conversation with a stranger at a Texas airport.  Come to find out, the man had visited Saipan about 20 years when serving in the military. What did he remember most, my friend had asked.  The food, he said.  Specifically, the island barb…

BC Cook IF you love stories of sailing, adventure, the vast Pacific, navigation, or other such things I want to introduce you to one of my favorite authors, Joan Druett.  She is a New Zealander who has written a couple dozen books over the last 20 years.  I have yet to be disappointed. My introduct…