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Thank you CNMI Senate A HOUSE member is unhappy that the Senate is “sitting” on 45 House bills. Our initial reaction was, 45 only? Considering that many bills introduced each year are ill-advised and may even create more problems than they intend to solve, lawmakers in both chambers should block th…
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Variations ǀ ‘Government waste’ is a redundancy

ANYONE who has observed up close how government works for, say, 30 years will most likely realize why it can’t be run like a business. “Overspending,” for example is not a bug but the main feature of government. Lack of funds will not prevent government from overspending. And a government awash wit…
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OPINION ǀ An alarming and disturbing public policy

Liana Sablan-Hofschneider  The following is the text of the testimony provided by the author to the CNMI Senate. HAFA adai and good morning, Madam President and members of this distinguished  body. I am here this morning to provide testimony  regarding H.B. 23-95. My name is Liana Sablan-Hofschneid…
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Dear CPA Chairman Joe Ayuyu

IT has come to the Tinian leadership’s attention that the Tinian airport name is listed as a discussion item on your next Commonwealth Ports Authority meeting on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. As you are aware, the previous CPA board acted to change the name of the Tinian International Airport to the…
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The Black Marines who served on Saipan

SAIPAN Mayor RB Camacho is to be commended for his decision to honor some of the men who served in combat on Saipan who have never been properly recognized in the past.  Among them were Black Marines who served on Saipan.  Although relegated to stevedoring, these Marines proved themselves in combat…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Saipan Carolinians in China

BC Cook THE following story comes courtesy of Father Eric Forbes’s blogsite, “paleric.”  His often insightful and never boring blogs can be found at https://paleric.blogspot.com/.  He is from Guam and often writes about Marianas history. “Sometime in 1909, Chinese fishermen discovered a canoe, with…
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