Letters to the Editor

I HAVE received emails asking me to clarify the difference between Camp Susupe and Camp Chalan Kanoa. When the U.S. Fifth Fleet left Majuro Lagoon for the campaign to capture the Mariana Islands, Saipan and Guam were scheduled for invasion on June 15 and June 18, 1944 respectively. This was only on…

COMMONWEALTH government workers preparing for retirement have come to me concerned their Social Security benefits are less than expected because of the Windfall Elimination Provision or WEP. I understand the bind people are in because of the decision by the Commonwealth government decades ago to ke…

THE Tinian Chamber of Commerce gave the business owners on Tinian the following questionnaire concerning Homeland Security/USCIS. Only businesses that have a permanent office on Tinian and hire CW’s participated. Owners that have multiple businesses were only counted once. Results: • The Department…

LAST week, 7/12/22, Marianas Variety published a front-page article  stating that the Bureau of Military Affairs won the Liberation Day float contest with a picture depicting its rendition of “Camp Susupe.” Of course, I’m all for freedom for everyone and I realize that “liberated” can have differen…

I’M recovering from the  shooting of Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan. In the U.K.,  the prime minister has thrown in the  towel because he cannot handle the daily scandals. Meanwhile, in the CNMI, the Governor is doing everything he can to avoid justice like Trump. But the CNMI…

IT was a historic occasion for the Northern Mariana Islands to host the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. Not only was it the first time for the CNMI to host the games, but we held the games despite years of setbacks from typhoons to a turbulent economy to a global pandemic. Indeed, “Rising up to the challe…

SOMEONE has been passing false rumors on Tinian that I hope you will help put to an end. The rumor is that the construction of the Air Force Divert Facility on West Field will eventually mean military personnel will be permanently stationed on Tinian. That is not true. There is no plan by any of th…

THANKS CNMI for all the support and appreciation for the former slaves being finally FREE! As the story goes, they (slave owners & other whites) didn’t want slaves to know they were free so it took 2 ½ years for all the slaves to be freed on June 19th of 1865.  For some African Americans they s…

KUDOS to Commissioner of Education Dr. Alfred Ada and the PSS Federal Programs Manager Tim Thornburg for bringing the PSS senior staff to Tinian for an educational retreat this week. Although Tinian no longer has a luxurious hotel, the visitors from Saipan and Rota were able to see our lovely islan…