Editorials

Editorials | It’s time / Go for it

“Jobless-Claims Tsunami Tops 22 Million for a Single Month” (As of Wednesday, the figure was 26 million.) “States Burn Through Cash for Unemployment Payments” “Shutdown Pounds Stores, Factories; Retail Sales Plunge a Record 8.7%, Industrial Output Falls at Steepest Rate Since the 1940s” “Shutdown P…
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OPINION | ‘An unprecedented challenge’

Today, we are working toward accomplishing something new. We are, for the first time, trying to right the direction of the Commonwealth’s finances after accumulation of obligations, expenses, and practices that have been left unchecked since the Trust Territory government. Understanding the governm…
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OPINION | Poor leadership

Daniel Ogo Quitugua I am not at all surprised with his behavior because, it fits the patter of human reactions, especially on those who have reached the pinnacle of their career but falls in disgrace for dishonoring themselves by abusing their authority. In desperation for rebuilding his fake publi…
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OPINION | ‘Shutdown cannot be an option’

BUENAS yan Tirowammi. Today, our Commonwealth — and the world — face an unprecedented economic crisis. For such a challenge, there presents us with a choice to either unite or divide. Thank you, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, for inviting the third branch of our government to this important summit. While t…
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OPINION | Repeal Article 12

The struggle is real in the CNMI. There is nothing put away for the rainy days. It seems that from the get go, we were made to believe that the “government” is the answer to all our problems when in fact it is not. In most cases, the government is the problem. But that is another subjec…
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OPINION | Upgrade our 8-track government

Earlier this month, Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary told Tucker Carlson about a much-needed Covid-19 antibody test developed in January that was under review by the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Makary noted, “And we lost precious time when one of the original scientists submitted an applica…
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OPINION | Probably the worst public policy in a century

The costs of the lockdowns are sunk, i.e., unrecoverable. Water under the bridge. What happens next is what matters, and it is of crucial importance lest the headline some day soon become an indisputable fact. America has implemented a lot of really bad policies since the New Deal and fought needle…
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