Letters to the Editor

LET’S face it. If you think I’m the most skeptical U.S. journalist on Planet Earth then you’re correct. I don’t have to explain that I feel battered and sandwiched by China and the United States. I can stand my ground in Oregon or Saipan. So it’s true that U.S. politics has wreake…

ALL the dignitaries who spoke at the February 22, 2022 groundbreaking for the construction of the Air Force’s new Divert Facility on Tinian called it an historic event, and that is certainly true. 2-22-22 will be an historic date for Tinian and the Commonwealth. Thankfully, it will also be an easy …

BUENAS yan hafa adai taotao Marianas! I am far from home but I’m taking this opportunity to write my letter of appreciation to Congressman Richard Lizama and Congresswoman Leila Staffler. On behalf of my family in Kannat Tabla and the other people in the area, we say “un dangkulu na si yuR…

I ALONG with many other voters are truly sick & tired of Ms. Grace Pitu Sablan-Vaiagae and Robert Hunter with their attacks on Rep. Propst. The People have even issued a “MANDATE” on these allegations against Rep. Propst by electing him with the MOST votes in his precinct when he didn’t even ca…

THE Friends of the Mariana Trench were asked to respond to claims that we are trying to close 57% of the EEZ around the CNMI. It’s not true. The Friends are focused on research and education. We are happy to share our 3-Year Strategic Plan where you can see our priorities. If you want to learn more…

SOME commentators  say that federal money funded the Kanat Tabla road improvement project, and to be honest, yes definitely, I couldn’t agree more. But the bad road situation there had been in existence for so many  years, and people in the area suffered and asked their elected officials to fix the…

LEADERS like Trump, Xi and Putin abuse their own people. In contrast, President Biden has put in place all the diplomatic tools and resources discarded by the Trump administration. The leaders of China and Russia are the real killers and abusers of their own people who do not run their own governme…

I AM about 6,000 miles from my birth place, the island of Saipan, and I am writing this letter to thank and give my message of appreciation  to the administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres for the Kannat Tabla road project.  The road looks awesome. Our people in the area and visitors  are  now enjoy…

DURING the Renaissance, the world saw through different eyes. Fantastical journeys through a mortal prism of life. That is where Rexford Kosack came from. He nurtured your hopes, stood defiantly against fear. He was a ray of light for all humanity and he guided lost souls. I remember anger and forg…

WHY aren’t teachers considered under the same category as our first responders; considering that they are risking their health and well-being to teach our kids, and get they weren’t allowed to receive the same benefits as our first responders? Shouldn’t they also be under the same…