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Heartfelt appreciation

March 7, 2023

AS you drive up to the Kileleman Road in As Lito heading to the airport, you will see a newly erected road sign that says: “JOSEN MARIKO PL” on the left side of the road just before you reach the unfinished commercial building. We, the family of the late Jose Tenorio Cabrera and Maria Aldan Cabrer…

Life 101

March 5, 2023

LET me be clear. We all want a normal family life. So every day we wake up and go to work. There is no cheating in the game of life. You either snooze or you lose. You cannot be dishonest in your line of work because cheating is a no-no. But just because you work in government doesn’t give y…

Just like in the movies

March 3, 2023

BY chance, I was driving north on Broadway when a jet took off from West Field and zoomed skyward, just like in the movies. It was an awesome moment. It would be outstanding if next year, during Operation Cope North, the military could stage a show for the people of Tinian, and whomever else might …

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2023: Beyond the conversation

February 28, 2023

AS we approach March, we begin a trifecta of disability awareness campaigns with Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month or DDAM being the kickstart to it all. March is nationally and locally celebrated as DDAM, with this year’s theme being “Beyond the Conversation.” According to the National As…

Corruption continues nationwide

February 19, 2023

IF we compare the Portland, Oregon commissioners from 15 years ago to these current commissioners, the latter are the worst in my own opinion. You cannot imagine the misconception and lies I see every day. These don’t even include the 2008 financial global crash inflicted on the American cons…

Missing word

February 17, 2023

I SUGGEST you missed a word in the heading for your Feb. 17 editorial that is in keeping with your general theme. It should have read: “Talk. Walk. Balk.” PHILIP SWETT Newport, Oregon

Within their rights

February 17, 2023

IN reply to your article on the Board of Education: I feel that the two members who walked out on the meeting were within their rights. I take it as a show of integrity and unity. It seems that cronies are so outdated and only want the members to vote in favor of people with outdated ideas and hel…

MCS Teacher of the Year

February 8, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Jay Pineda for being recognized as and awarded Teacher of the Year at Mount Carmel School. You go boy! Thank you for being a consistent model of a stellar-standard for our profession of education. God bless you, your wife and children. Omedetougozaimasu! Po. DR. JOHN B. AND Y…

National Children’s Dental Health Month

February 7, 2023

DEAR CNMI Community: This February, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Oral Health Clinic celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month or NCDHM which is a month-long observance promoting the importance of maintaining and improving children’s oral health. Cavities (also known as caries …

The passing of CNMI Founding Father Edward Deleon Guerrero Pangelinan

February 7, 2023

THE entire CNMI mourns the passing of one of the Commonwealth’s most distinguished citizens and statesmen — Edward DLG Pangelinan. Eddie Pangelinan — as many of us fondly called him — was truly one of our most distinguished leaders. One of a handful of youngsters from the Northern Mariana Islands …

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