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Have mud, will sling it

WHEN I first arrived on island 32 years ago, the local economy had slowed down compared to its blistering growth in the late 1980s, but everyone believed it would pick up again soon. And so it did. Consequently, the CNMI government’s finances were stable. At the time, Variety reported that the Reti…
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Beyond dereliction, complicity and treason

MANILA — Flooded with complaints of massive and unrelenting power outages and the highest electricity rates in the region, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. demanded the resignation of his Energy secretary in May 2025 and quickly reassigned him to the Department of the Environment and Na…
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On Guam, oversight protects doctors instead of the public

GUAM’S medical oversight is broken and patients pay the price. Nearly 70 patient complaints have been filed with the Guam Board of Medical Examiners or GBME over the past seven years. Not one has resulted in a clear ruling in favor of a patient. Complaints languish, hearings stall, and outcomes van…
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Proud father of a Marine

I AM happy for my son Matthew V. Dacuma. After graduating from Marianas High School, he went on to become a full-fledged American Marine on Nov. 14, 2025 in San Diego, California. We, his parents, Manuel Carreon Dacuma and Rosana Dacuma, are happy that he was able to cope with the tests at the Boot…
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In the old days

WHEN I first arrived on Saipan 32 years ago, there were still plenty of flights to and from the island, including a direct Manila-Saipan service. The flight schedules were “normal.”
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