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Variations | Pay CUC

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…
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OPINION | Truth or Consequences (64): Honest to God — Enough!

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…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific | A superior way of camping

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…
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Variations | Let’s do it

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,…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific | What we owe Jacques Cousteau

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…
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Variations | More like Spotify than a symphony

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 …
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