Letters to the Editor

WHY are we even talking about suspending the Zoning Board?  After carful studies, the legislature at the time found it NECESSARY to have zoning on Saipan.   One of the reasons as I recall was to manage development so that the ultimate results would be pleasing and orderly.  While the investor is as…

SUBJECT: House Local Bill No. 24-3: To appropriate remaining fund balances of the $85,000 under the Saipan Local Law 23-04 for the repair, maintenance, and improvements of recreational facilities in Precinct IV; and for other purposes. Hafa Adai yan Tirow Acting Saipan and Northern Islands Legislat…

AS a longtime business owner with experience in both private enterprise and public development here in Saipan, I’ve had a front-row seat to the challenges and opportunities our island faces as it grows. One issue now on the table — zoning — deserves not just heated debate, but honest reflection roo…

AN article which appeared in this morning’s Variety reports that, according to Neal Weare, “Citizenship for residents of U.S. territories…could be revoked by Congress at any time.”  While that may be true for Guam, it is not true for the Northern Mariana Islands. Sections 30…

WE don’t want to believe that America is going to phase out all the important public and community services that help our most vulnerable and destitute American citizens. For decades America has been the best nation on earth in combating human abuses and atrocities around the world. It should stay …

FORMER Peace Corps volunteer Jim Peters, the one mentioned in your April 28, 2025 issue, was my history teacher at Marianas High School in 1970.  He taught that subject during third period (10 a.m.) on the first-floor classroom, second from left facing the building, of Building B.  I remember him v…

AS we celebrate this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month or MHAM under the theme “Wellness in Action,” I can’t help but reflect on how wellness looks different for each of us — and how often, it’s the small things that keep us grounded. For me, wellness found a surprising home on the pickleball co…

THE Catholic Church on Guam joins the rest of the Church and many others worldwide in mourning the passing of our Shepherd on Earth, Holy Father Pope Francis today. His absence already leaves a big hole in our hearts. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at…