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Deeper than the Mariana Trench

MY Dear People of the Marianas: I’ve been advocating for the Monument for 15 years and the Sanctuary nomination for the last five years. I am particularly frustrated with the federal process but hopeful that the Palacios-Apatang administration will help us move forward as a community, in the way th…
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Variations | A federally created worker shortage

MOST people who discuss NMI workforce issues are unaware of local workforce history— or even the workforce issues that continue to bedevil the U.S. and other countries. Hence, many of their proposed “solutions” in the NMI are either already in place or have been implemented in one form or another s…
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Zombie economics

Workforce woes WE commend the CNMI Department of Labor for reminding the community about the local Registered Apprenticeship Program or RAP, which aims to provide free on-the-job learning to local residents. Similar or related initiatives have been launched by PSS, NMC, NMTech, the chamber of comme…
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Requested documents

HAFA Adai Director/SHPO Rita Chong-Dela Cruz! This is to once again humbly request your assistance to please forward the requested documents from my email requests of July 25th, August 2nd, and August 10th addressed to both you and the HPO staff archaeologist Ben Guzman for the GPPC project on Beac…
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Do you know Johannus Wulford?

HELLO to Chamorro Carolinian and  Chukeese as well as others who are friends of my parents Ann and Bill Stewart and the Wulfords. It is urgent that I locate my good friend Johannus Wulford.   He is also known as YJohn. He is the adopted son of the late Barbara and Ray Wulford   His late brother was…
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Interment of Chamorro ancestral remains

I WOULD like to express my sincere appreciation to the Historic Preservation Office for following established governmental protocols involving the reinterment of ancestral remains. As many in the community may have heard, ancient Chamorro remains were uncovered at two FEMA new home construction sit…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific | Solomons expedition (6)

THE community bell rings at 6 a.m. to start the day, though we are already awake.  The village of Taro at Choiseul Bay is one of the nicest places we have visited.  It is relatively clean, there is a nice school and hospital, the police department seems adequately trained and professional, and ever…
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Truth (15): Maui’s wildfires — a CNMI warning!

WE the People on the Kagman Peninsula are hanging by a thread when it comes to a natural disaster. History has taught us that Governments often fail in their fiduciary duty to protect people even when they are WARNED of impending dangers. Maui Officials were WARNED about their inadequate Emergency …
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