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ECONOMICS is fascinating — and infuriating. On one hand, it can explain a lot about the way we live, and how human society deals with livelihood issues. On the other hand, economic concepts are counter-intuitive. Viewing things through the lens of basic economics reveals that what seems simple on t…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is, “there are some difficult days ahead” and now more than ever WE the People need & deserve genuine leadership that is dedicated to the “People”!  Coming to the CNMI from the mainland provided me a “panoramic view of the CNMI Socially, Economically and Politically…

Greg Borja ABOUT a year and a half ago, the CNMI took part in a Walkability/Rollability workshop. Over the course of three days members of the community and organizations provided input on creating a safe and supportive environment for individuals of all modalities (https://stupefied-booth.160-153-…

IT is my honor, my pleasure and my duty as an African American to offer the facts and accomplishments during Black History Month for the People of the CNMI to read. However, Trump is banning Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth, Women’s Day Events, Holocaust Day, LGBTQ Month, and other special …

BC Cook IN 1968, at the height of the Cold War, a Soviet nuclear missile submarine sank in deep water in the northern Pacific.  The Russians did not know where it went down, but the Americans secretly found and recovered it.  What caused it to sink?  How did the Russians not know where it was?  How…

Raquel Aguon WE’RE so small, we can do it. That’s my philosophy when it comes to improving The Marianas destination and making our island home the most beautiful place it can be…the closeness of our community is an asset. As product development manager at the Marianas Visitors Authority, I have the…

AMONG the ethnic groups in the Marianas, Filipinos, whether as overseas Filipino workers or as Filipino Americans, are among the largest. As a cultural and economic practice, they remit to the Philippines substantial amounts generally as economic assistance to relatives back home. Those remittances…

IN politics, especially during times of crisis, the best place to be is in the opposition or the minority bloc. You’re in office, but you’re not in charge — someone else is, and that someone can and will be blamed for most or even everything that is going wrong precisely because they’re in power. A…

Ambrose M. Bennett SEEING the article on “the businessperson of the year” inspired this op-ed about our “politics & politicians” in the CNMI and on the mainland of America, as WE should give credit, good & bad, too those it is due in our political system. But our politics of Republican are …