Letters to the Editor

RECENTLY, the Marianas Public Land Trust recently published in the local newspaper a paid advertisement entitled: “Marianas Public Land Trust, Bid No. MPLT ITB 2024-01, Effective: 12:01 AM, 01 October 2024.” On behalf of Matua Council, we are requesting information and clarification on the recent p…

PRESIDENT Biden is no longer running for re-election for the sake of the nation and our democracy. I now choose to support his vice president because I don’t like Biden or Trump. Kamala Harris is a tough lawyer. Ultimately, let the people decide who to vote for.  I no longer trust U.S. mega news or…

THE CNMI Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists supports the recent statement by Marianas Variety defending its news staff writer Bryan Manabat’s reporting amid allegations of defamation. As Marianas Variety reviews the allegations in detail, CNMI SPJ echoes the newspaper president and …

I AM deeply concerned about the recent decision by Pro Tem Judge Arthur Barcinas to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General from prosecuting former Gov. Ralph DLG Torres. This ruling, which includes the disqualification of Assistant Attorney General James Robert Kingman, who was not even in t…

I AM writing to express my extreme disappointment and disgust as a Refaluwasch community member regarding the recent developments in the Chamorro Carolinian (Refaluwasch) Language Heritage Studies or CCLHS certification program. Despite the participants’ sacrifices, the program has been postponed a…

ON this momentous occasion of the 110th Anniversary of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, we come together to celebrate a remarkable journey of faith, unity, and divine providence. From our humble beginnings in the Philippines in 1914, guided by God’s loving hand, our Church has flourished beyond borders…

MY wife and I put together a brief video (best viewed in HD) with select U.S. National Archives photographs and caption cards in time for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tinian. Some images can be found in publications, while others have not made it there yet. I would be happy to offer these …

SO the idea here is to question the organizations and corporations’ behavior and “code of conduct.” Do we have to explain to these so-called elites that they are under the big microscope of the Guy upstairs, and they will be held accountable by the “Chief”? In Oregon, Southeast Multnoma…