Letters to the Editor

Please vote for Lyllian’s design daily through Feb. 28th to help her win the Fan Favorite award and a $25,000 scholarship opportunity. Visit cox.com/phonecasecontest to vote.

Gina Green, whose mother Rufina Mendiola (Beamon), is originally from Rota in the Mariana Islands, has been appointed director of facilities for the Seattle Seahawks. This achievement places a Chamorro woman in a key leadership role within the NFL as the Seahawks head into the Super Bowl this seaso…

IN today’s career landscape, we’re often told to pick a lane and stay in it — blue-collar job or white-collar tech. But at 20, the most radical and rewarding move isn’t choosing one over the other — it’s using one to master the other.

The concern with the inadequate roadside lighting is the unsafe conditions it creates for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists who use that stretch of road at all hours of the day and night.

HERE in Saipan, the Pacific Ocean is more than just a beautiful view — it’s part of our daily lives. Recently, a major announcement from South Korea has brought global attention to our part of the world. On January 15, 2026, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources shared news of a m…

THE Northern Marianas Housing Corporation, administrator of the CDBG-DR program, is a public government entity entrusted with federal disaster recovery grant funds from HUD Region IX. With that trust comes clear obligations: transparency, responsiveness, and accountability to the public.

WHATEVER extra money Karl King-Nabors receives goes directly to his people. It is customary for Tinian politicians to attend every wedding, christening, graduation, birthday party, and funeral. They also contribute toward medical referrals and are expected to give assistance to other families in ne…

The departure of legacy companies, such as Hyatt Regency Saipan and T Galleria by DFS, after decades of operation has sent shockwaves through the workforce, leaving many to feel that the local economy is “collapsing” and that survival mode is the new reality.

​On behalf of the community here in Guam and across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, we want to extend our most joyful “Welcome Home.”

I UNDERSTAND that everyone makes mistakes, and we all have the capacity to learn from them — whether we are Independent, Democrat, or Republican. But constant political blame games do nothing to serve ordinary Americans, who strive to uphold the values and image of the United States globally. I am …