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“BUSINESS Reference & Investment Guide to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” was published in 1988 and re-printed in 1990 and 1992. According to its author, the late cartographer and economist William “Bill” H. Stewart, the 232-page book is a compilation of historical, economic a…

EDUCATION is one of our most essential expenditures for our future. But with the ever-evolving teaching and learning landscape, educators must keep up with the latest developments to ensure that they provide the best education for their students. Pedagogy and heutagogy are two approaches to teachin…

JUST like today, piracy was a major problem in the western Pacific 100 years ago. Mention pirates to most people, and they conjure images of Captain Jack Sparrow or Long John Silver, all pegleg and eye patch. In fact, thanks to movies and television, pirates have enjoyed a reputation of being cool …

“Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here.” — auschwitz.org/en/ “WHO is at fault? Who is guilty?” Father Richard John Neuhaus asked in his magnificent book, “Death on a Friday Afternoon…

MANGILAO, Guam — The University of Guam serves as that steward of place to deliver equitable and inclusive public value through its academic programs, research findings, and extension and outreach services. Every part of our community has benefited in some way through our interns, graduates, resear…

EVEN if your grade school textbooks showed you pictures of the men — all men — who were busy plotting and scheming to create what was to be the United States of America, you might find it hard to conceive of the stress under which these now venerated founders operated. Even in the best of times, th…

THE TRUTH of the matter is OUR Military is OUR Friend & Protector, so why promote anything that contributes to creating conflict between the People and their Friend & Protector. It seems just the mentioning of “the military” causes biasness and alarms to go-off in the minds of some people w…

OLD Nate Parsons lived a quiet life alone in the backwoods of California.  Gold fever took him there, chasing his dream soon after the great strike at Sutter’s Mill and the Gold Rush of 1848.  Although he fancied a woman back in Virginia, he would not ask her to marry him until he had made his fort…

POLITICS says “this is what we should do” while economics says “this is why you can’t.” Or, as economist Thomas Sowell would put it: “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the…

“THE Speed of Trust” by Stephen M.R. Covey is a compelling and thought-provoking book that emphasizes the importance of trust in our personal and professional lives. Covey argues that trust is the foundation upon which all relationships are built and is essential for creating strong teams, successf…