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Rehabilitation before incarceration

I HAVE read in the news lately that there is a common sentiment that people with mental health needs here in the CNMI need to go to jail for causing a nuisance in the community. I for one do not believe that this is the correct course of action to take for these individuals. Just because a person w…
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Thank you Governor Palacios

Dear Governor Palacios: WE write on behalf of Kånnai Komunidat – Payúúr Toulap to express our heartfelt gratitude for your leadership and decision to sign Senate Bill 23-37, SD1, HD, entitled, “To mandate the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to change power, water and wastewater rate for th…
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The wrong Robin Hood?

AND just when you thought you voted for economic recovery you now realize you actually voted for ruining the lives of millions of low-income American families. Because you voted for the second coming of Trump, there is nothing you can do about it in the next four years as the rich get their tax bre…
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Variations ǀ Inaccurate polls, accurate bets

ONCE again, most of the polls got it wrong in the recently concluded U.S. presidential election. Once again, Donald Trump’s presence on the ballot led to a substantial gap between poll predictions and the election’s outcome. The race was supposed to be a “dead heat.” It was anything but. One of the…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Goodbye Esme

BC Cook THIS column lost a dear friend this week. Esmeralda Sarayno passed away from complications related to stage four cancer. I first met Esme about 15 years ago.  She was a contract worker on Saipan, trying hard to raise three young girls after her husband ran off and left them.  He may have fo…
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OPINION ǀ Election Day hangover (Part 1)

Jim Rayphand I STOPPED drinking alcohol sometime back, so I haven’t felt an actual “hangover” in a while; however, my recent shellacking in the race for CNMI delegate to U.S. Congress momentarily had me feeling (for lack of a better description) “hung over” on the morning after election day….emphas…
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Variations ǀ Amelia Earhart and Schrödinger’s Cat

IN January 2024, an adventurer announced that he might have discovered Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aircraft. Tony Romeo, a pilot, is a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and commercial real-estate investor from Charleston, S.C. He has funded his search, which has cost him over $11 million. H…
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The math of it all

An investment proposal worth considering AS in most issues involving economics, there seems to be a misunderstanding about Micronesian Air Connection Services’ QC application, which, if approved, would entitle them to tax breaks for 25 years. Some believe that the CNMI government should not “lose” …
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Changes in the political landscape

DEAR CNMI Community, The political landscape is shifting significantly across the U.S. and its territories, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is no exception. These changes are especially apparent as the U.S. Administration deepens its strategic commitments in the Indo-Pacific re…
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