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Jim Rayphand Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly that of the writer and do not explicitly or necessarily reflect, nor represent the policies and position of Northern Marianas College. IT’S one thing to say “I’m humbled” in the moment of whatever it is that call…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is WE have succumbed to the POWER of an organized party (Republicans) suppressing the hopes & desires of an unorganized People, which is the very core of the challenges to CHANGE the CNMI for the BETTER! I’m sure that Ambrose, Zaldy, Mr. Jang and Jack Romolor are no…

BC Cook “DEPENDING on your point of view, Captain James Cook of England (1728-1779) was either the best or the worst person that ever visited the Pacific Ocean.”  With those words we opened the door into the world of the great explorer.  In the last column we looked at the first of his three voyage…

Steve Jang IN the CNMI, graduation advice often sounds like this: “Go get a government job — it’s safe.” And sure, stability is nice. But we’ve got more graduates than government desks — and let’s be honest, some of those desks don’t even have working AC. It’s time to shift gears. Let’s raise young…

THE next CNMI election is about 17 months away, but it seems that the campaign season has already started. But then again, did it ever end? Walter Lippmann once said that in politics, there is no concluding chapter — there’s only more politics. Dissatisfaction with politics is as old as…politics. T…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is this is “the Republicans’ Island,” regardless of their various titles of Covenant & Independent, not the People, as they have ruled in COMPLETE Control of Government, Boards & Commissions for over a decade and PLEASE LOOK at what they have DONE & Failed t…

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is “silence is a CLEAR conformation of being Complicit & Supportive of events & activities,” which is the very reason WHY the CNMI can’t get rid of “corruption, nepotism, favoritism, economic & impotency in social elevation.” Our leaders have figured out tha…