Editorials

OPINION | Right problem, bad timing, wrong action

The cumulative effects of bad decisions and wrong actions made and taken for political and personal interests through the years of his leadership, are the very issues that brought this government to its current financial collapse. How is it that a young man who started his fresh political career ba…
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Editorials | Walk the talk/Singular

Walk the talk THE House speaker has indicated that lawmakers will “look into” the recommendations that were discussed in the recent Fiscal Response Summit. But it seems that not a lot of lawmakers are eager to talk about the actual and specific pieces of legislation that must be introduced and pass…
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Variations | Clean slate

In this election year, someone should, to paraphrase Kevin Williamson, remind politicians and voters of the things they — we — have been wrong about when we start to feel like we have it all figured out. Among those who are (sadly) thinking about running for office, many believe that there is no “p…
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OPINION | News blackout on Guam

There are two main questions that matter to the people of Guam right now: When do they get to see their stimulus funds? (For one followup question quota per reporter: What are the administration’s actual plans for the federal aid package?) What is the role of the governor’s chief of staff in this w…
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FEATURE | Covid-19 in the NMI vs the rest of the world

Covid-19 testing levels here are higher, while disease rates and death rates are lower than most other parts of the world.  As I have previously blogged (http://saipandiabetesblog.com), Saipan is especially vulnerable to Covid complications, as they occur at much higher rates in those with diabetes…
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OPINION | Corruption on the Left

These exposés have led to follow-up investigations by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes, and even to Congress passing the STOCK Act, which prohibits insider trading by government and congressional employees. For Schweizer, this has turned into an unexpected career not only…
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