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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is the CNMI is blessed with some AWSOME-BRILLIANT-MORALLY GROUNDED youth which is a signal that the future of the CNMI is going to be much brighter than the present and even glowing. The speeches from the students on “birthright citizenship” were just AWSOME and they we…

THE 2025 Philippine general election is scheduled for May 12, 2025, marking the country’s midterm polls. Nearly 70 million registered voters are expected to participate in this nationwide event, which will fill a total of 18,280 positions across 14 different posts, from the Senate down to municipal…

The following is the text of the speech that won third prize in this year’s AG’s Cup Speech Competition. I AM a product of birthright citizenship, alongside my older sister who is now pursuing higher education at Eastern Washington University. Our country was built on the concept of the “American D…

THE latest (federally funded) CNMI economic report came out in March and is 344 pages long. It is thoroughly researched, well-designed, printed on glossy paper, and includes colored photos, tables, and graphs. Among the many economic reports written about these islands since World War II, this one …

The following is the text of the speech that won second prize in this year’s AG’s Cup Speech Competition. LOOK around you. See the faces that reflect the beautiful blend of Saipan. I stand before you today not just as one of you, but as a living testament to the power and necessity of birthright ci…

The following is the text of the speech that won first prize in this year’s AG’s Cup Speech Competition. “THEY’RE poisoning the blood of our country.” “They’re not humans. They’re animals.” “They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.” These are, of course, words from our president directed a…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is it will never change for the better until the majority of voters change for a better CNMI, as my reference of “the Same-O with Republicans” is very TRUE and our despairing state of existence is PROOF! The subterfuge always starts with our elections that pit two GOP w…

The following is the text of the essay that won third prize in this year’s My Marianas Writing Contest, sponsored by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council. The contest’s theme was “Threads of Tradition.” “I’M sorry, I love you.” Five words my parents never told me, yet I knew that their love kne…