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AT 10:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, there was an islandwide power outage due to the emergency shut down of Engine No. 1. CUC said its power plant electricians “assessed the problem and made the necessary repairs to re-energize the feeder circuits.” Close to two months ago, the House Committe…

I’M not injecting religion but “honest to God” is a common saying among Locals when it’s ENOUGH, as many voters are now saying this about Ralph & Arnold.  First Ralph loses in Court against the JGO and then he still facing 13 MORE unlucky charges compounded by the recent FBI subpoenas in his pe…

AS we celebrate Labor Day 2022 this Sept. 5th, I’d like for us to reflect on the challenges we have overcome and the hardships that workers around the world encountered throughout the most difficult two years in recent history. We saw economies shut down, schools close, and daily uncertainty that p…

I HAVE always enjoyed camping.  I also love boating.  A few weeks ago, my friends and I combined the two into a wonderful adventure on Lake Superior in North America. Due to the isolated nature of the Marianas, there are only a few islands that can be reached by boat from Saipan.  In other parts of…

IN early August, the 4-H Marianas concluded its annual 4-H Camp Maga’lahi on Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. The 4-H Camp Maga’lahi is a week-long day camp that teaches children about indigenous culture, agriculture, marine biology, and other topics. We had roughly 500 campers sign up this year, bu…

SEPTEMBER 17, a Saturday, is International Coastal Cleanup, and I’m pretty sure that, as in previous years, hundreds of businesses, community groups and residents will participate. Littering and illegal dumping were “major concerns” on island in the Trust Territory and early Commonwealth eras, and,…

MOST of us do not remember, but not that long ago people did not go into the oceans. Sure, they sailed on the surface and swam in protected lagoons, but conventional wisdom the world over was that the ocean is too dangerous, full of menacing creatures and a thousand ways to kill you. That we no lon…

“THE Boys-are-back-in-town” and they are the Feds who were very busy last week which should tell everyone with common sense that “the Feds are COMING for the Governor and his Crew” just like I kept reminding people who wanted to play-it-off like the Governor has obviously done successfully in fooli…

LAST week we published an op-ed from the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers regarding some very good news indeed. Northern Marianas College is now the “new home” of the federally funded CNMI Small Business Development Center Network which aims to provide “technical assistance and guidance” to …

SIGNS do NOT equal Votes, as it surely seems that the Republicans think that the one with the most signs will get the most votes — it’s Ka du ku! But in fact, Political Science, a State Court, Federal Indictments Looming and the Common Sense of voters are all indicators that the ones (Torres/Sablan…