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Language immersion

April 1, 2021
I AM requesting the communities help to collect data for a Language Immersion proposal for Kagman Elementary School. If you would please take a few minutes to answer the questions on this online form, it will be appreciated, and will provide data that will be used in the proposal. Use the QR code t…
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Resistance to change and cyberbullying

March 30, 2021
I AM writing this letter in response to negative social media attention in the wake of the Governor’s decision to replace me as the director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. OVR is a vital governmental agency that provides much-needed services to people with disabilities of the CNM…
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Grateful

March 25, 2021
LAST weekend we called 911 for an emergency at our home. Paramedics Jeremy Torres and Dwayne Castro responded and, although we live on a dirt road nearly a mile and a half from any main street, they arrived in less than 20 minutes. Officers Torres and Castro resolved our problem in short order. The…
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LGBTQ+ inclusive health in the CNMI

March 25, 2021
TRANSGENDER persons suffer significant health disparities and may require medical intervention as part of their care.  Current research emphasizes sexual minorities’ self-report of barriers, rather than using direct methods. The biggest barrier to health care reported by transgender individuals is …
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What are we fighting for? Power? Money?

March 24, 2021
ALL this fighting rhetoric between the U.S. and China must be solved diplomatically and peacefully. This is not the time to be monkeying around. This coronavirus has kicked the rears of the United States, China and every other country on this planet. I believe we must use force to put corrupt leade…
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Medical breakthrough

March 23, 2021
AS a physician who has had the opportunity to teach and oversee medical students and residents, I often ask the question, “What is the single most important medical breakthrough or ‘miracle’ in the history of humanity?” The most frequent responses are, 1) antibiotics, and 2)…
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Why Oregon? Please tell me why?

March 16, 2021
WHY would some people in government think that a son of two natural traditional healers from U.S.-CNMI was labeled the bad guy in his fight for justice and his wife’s freedom? Oregon health authorities took her from me. They think they are untouchable because they have been getting away with their …
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Open letter regarding PUA/FPUC

March 16, 2021
I WOULD like to follow up on the status of PUA/FPUC for my son-in-law which he has not received since he filed his application. It’s been a while since he made a follow up with the Department of Labor and he has not received any update yet. He has relocated to the U.S. already. As a claimant he nee…
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An open letter to the Public Assistance Office

March 15, 2021
I WAS working under the Office of the Mayor of Rota before Typhoon Mangkut hit the island of Luta. After the typhoon hit the island, I worked  hard to gather all necessary information relating to damage and other assessments and submitted them for review and approval to FEMA. I left the island of L…
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Worst possible news for Tinian

March 11, 2021
THANK you and your professional journalists for revealing that the Air Force Divert Facility project for Tinian has been postponed for a year, although it was the worst possible news that the people of Tinian could receive at this time. We had been hoping that construction would begin this year, or…
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