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Typhoon season is here

Tried and tested  THE typhoon season in the Pacific usually starts in April and ends in November — or January, so, as usual, we’ve to remain vigilant. This shouldn’t be too hard considering that today, thanks to technology, updated information is quickly and broadly shared. We can know exactly what…
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FEATURE | There’s nothing more valuable than an education

The following is the text of a speech delivered during NMC’s graduation ceremony on May 19, 2023 at the MHS gym. WHY is graduation important? I ask that because concerns about affordability, student loans, and work readiness have many questioning the value of a college degree. The pandemic exacerba…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific | Introduction to Sylvia Earle

SYLVIA Earle is one of the best friends the Pacific ever had.  She has done more to promote the health and sustainability of the world’s oceans than nearly anyone else.  Having made it her life’s work, she has spent decades improving knowledge and respect for our seas and has claimed a few world re…
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Amen

Lawmakers say you can’t have your pugua and chew it too MOST, if not almost all, politicians have the ability to hold two or even three opposed ideas in mind at the same time — without acknowledging that they are contradictory at all. This is especially true about bills that aim to ban, restrict or…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific | Emma and invisible pollutants

JOURNALIST Emma Bryce has done some good work in her article “The Invisible Pollutants Harming the Ocean — and Us.”  I wanted you to benefit from what she has to say, so I have condensed her considerable article down to a manageable read.  I hope you will be inspired to digest her full work.  In th…
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It can’t be business as usual — unless it is

Cut government costs instead of raising taxes THE CNMI government cannot tax its way out of its latest financial crisis. The new administration’s proposal to grab more money from a business community that is struggling amid all this economic uncertainty may not even result in additional revenue for…
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