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Golden opportunity

TEAM King Investments can repurpose the IPI casino building into a CNMI Pacific business and cultural center hosting a multitude of celebrations and events for the entire Pacific Basin. This will expand tourism, cultural, and business practices by inviting other islands to participate in each other…
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Variations ǀ Like the mechanical rabbit at the racetracks

EDWARD C. Banfield (1916-1999), who earned his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago, was considered “one of the leading scholars of his generation.” He taught at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania and was an adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan. Radical students w…
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Heartfelt gratitude

ON behalf of Team Tinian, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made the 2nd Annual Labor Day Softball Tournament on Saipan such a memorable and successful event. Participating in this tournament was a truly rewarding experience, and it would not have been possible without the support a…
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The voices of today

PEOPLE always say youth are the leaders of tomorrow, but the truth is we are also the voices of today. The choices being made now will shape our future, and that means we cannot afford to stay silent. As a young person from Guam, I see struggles that weigh on us every day, and I know many of you in…
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OPINION ǀ Truth 140: The Failure to Communicate & Ambrodamus!

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is “WE have a Failure to Communicate in the CNMI,” as it is common practice on the mainland to see activist ignite and push issues to the surface to be “addressed as a grievance for the government to resolve.” But this is not the case in the CNMI given Ambrodamus is the…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ The Grotto at night

BC Cook I HAVE always wanted to hike in the Himalayas and visit Machu Picchu in Peru.  I have always wanted to sail with my wife around the world.  I want to walk among the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.  Someday I will do these things. You have your own list of things you will do if you ever get…
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Budget woes

Not a rosy picture THE House version of the FY 2026 budget bill — a more realistic take on the administration’s original proposal — is still pending in the Senate. Senators are expected to offer amendments or even draft their own version, which is par for the course. The goal, in any case, is to tr…
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Variations ǀ An actual remedy for (some) labor shortages

FROM a Wall Street Journal news story last month: “In the verdant hills of Washington state’s Palouse region, Andrew Nelson’s tractor hums through the wheat fields on his 7,500-acre farm. Inside the cab, he’s not gripping the steering wheel — he’s on a Zoom call or checking messages. “A software en…
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