Everyone on Capital Hill is “for education.” Yet they passed a budget that forced PSS to reduce the number of its school days. Elected officials are also “for public health,” but they have consistently underfunded the medical referral program.
OUR Pacific Islands fishing community recently lost one of its greatest champions, and I am still struggling to put into words how much his loss means to all of us.
WHEN Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck the CNMI, it left behind more than damaged homes, downed power lines, debris-covered roads, and a long road to recovery. As with every major disaster, it also revealed something deeper about us as a community. Disasters have a way of stripping away appearances and …
LIKE many people across the CNMI, I understand that CUC is under tremendous pressure after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Restoring power, maintaining water operations, purchasing fuel, and stabilizing damaged infrastructure across our islands is no small task.
A NEW debate rages around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the large swirl of trash floating around in the north Pacific above Hawaii. Just when we thought we were on our way to mitigating and even reducing the trash pile, some environmentalists want to save it.
The complaints of today had been heard long before. The same was true of the “solutions,” which were often presented as though no one had ever thought of them — or tried them — before.
A curious thing to hear: an elected official condemning CUC’s management while praising its rank and file for their “good work.” Who does he think oversees them and sets the direction needed to ensure efficient operations?
ON Memorial Day, we honor the men and women of our Commonwealth and of our nation who sacrificed their lives for a cause greater than themselves. Memorial Day is reserved to be that one day out of the year, we pay homage to the extraordinary expense of life in which our fellow comrades willed — so …