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| 7-3-08 | ocean devastation and WESPAC, CUC bankruptcy (HTML format) |
| 6-27-08 | CNMI & bankruptcy; Fitial''s CUC deal; CUC privatiz(HTML format) |
| 6-20-08 | UOCAVA, Heinz H''s initiatives, Iverson''s report (HTML format) |
| 6-13-08 | Pew role in monument (HTML format) |
| 6-6-08 | CUC, including gp list, nuclear, geothermal (HTML format) |
| 5-30-08 | C.Robert''s book: The unnatural history of the sea (HTML format) |
| 5-23-08 | A bird in the hand; Wm Aile, will madness prevail (HTML format) |
| 5-16-08 | Mike Sablan departure; monument; KRNM (HTML format) |
| 5-9-08 | Bush signs package bill, more on Pew, Marianas Hou(HTML format) |
| 5-2-08 | Pew trench monument proposal - fed action, livelih(HTML format) |
| 3-28-08 | Neighborhood watch, community policing, Pew propos(HTML format) |
| 3-20-08 | Pagan geothermal, Senate bills, initiatives, Pew T(HTML format) |
| 3-14-08 | Gardenia Hotel as training institute, Taotao Tano (HTML format) |
| 3-7-08 | 54 House bills, "3 cups of tea," Miura''s media fre(HTML format) |
| 2-29-08 | Bush''s rebates, KRNM finances, NMC finances (HTML format) |
| 2-22-08 | Trails/tourism/MTEC, Tina and legis budget, UOCAVA(HTML format) |
| 2-15-08 | Prioritization, power crisis, Siemer response (HTML format) |
| 2-8-08 | Bordallo attack, anti-federalization lobbying, wra(HTML format) |
| 1-4-08 | TF''s re empty garment factories; newest gambling b(HTML format) |
| 12-28-07 | Angelo''s vision, Cap.Hill land, "Merry Xmas," glo(HTML format) |
| 12-21-07 | Dem vote in primary, D.Cohen''s departure, Leg reje(HTML format) |
| 12-14-07 | demo against La Fiesta gambling? lame duck legis.,(HTML format) |
| 12-7-07 | Unity March, wine-tasting law, gambling bill, Peac(HTML format) |
| 11-30-07 | legislator trng, admin reform, RF defending assets(HTML format) |
| 11-23-07 | Exporting water, non-renewal of contract, Cwealth (HTML format) |
| 11-16-07 | Fitial & OIA grant, grant funding, absentee ballot(HTML format) |
| 11-9-07 | Cabinet resignations, switch of functions, DoI gra(HTML format) |
| 11-2-07 | Used oil hazard, OPA on CUC RFP, Loyola U misconce(HTML format) |
| 10-26-07 | German trip, casino initiative (HTML format) |
| 9-28-07 | Voter education, job cuts, John Bowe''s book (HTML format) |
| 9-21-07 | Administration pandering to the voter, spin on asy(HTML format) |
| 9-14-07 | NMIRF bill, Dark Skies/night lighting, Santa Marga(HTML format) |
| 9-7-07 | Gov pushes privatization; lacks good p.r.; Korean (HTML format) |
| 8-31-07 | Conspiracies, Yumul & thieves, Prius, CUC (HTML format) |
| 8-24-07 | Tirade vs CUC, odds & ends (HTML format) |
| 8-17-07 | Congressional immigration hrg, ''08 budget proposal(HTML format) |
| 8-10-07 | Fitial refusal to negotiate, Supreme Ct. redistric(HTML format) |
| 8-3-07 | coconut crab story, civilized war, BMV stories (HTML format) |
| 7-27-07 | dengre''s blog, need for stabilty, pathway lighting(HTML format) |
| 7-20-07 | dichotomies, China facts, article XII (HTML format) |
| 7-13-07 | Cave drawings, CoC meeting on HB 15-38, Kuwait (HTML format) |
| 7-6-07 | redistricting, motocross land, OPA report, retiree(HTML format) |
| 6-29-07 | Change form of gov''t, RF, scenarios re casino, art(HTML format) |
| 6-22-07 | Flame trees as asset, getting off the grid, Cwealt(HTML format) |
| 6-15-07 | legalizing marijuana; city administrator, Fr. Jess(HTML format) |
| 6-8-07 | Kempthorne on island beauty, Hezel on politics (HTML format) |
| 6-1-07 | Cinta''s labor bill and forced vacations (HTML format) |
| 5-25-07 | Immigration/labor issues (CNMI not unique), policy(HTML format) |
| 5-18-07 | Constitutional initiative, redistricting, immigrat(HTML format) |
| 5-11-07 | DoI/CIP funding (beach path), NMC presentations, (HTML format) |
| 5-4-07 | Gov''s SOCA, unmet expectations (HTML format) |
| 4-27-07 | Leadership qualities, initiatives, Tudor vs DLNR, (HTML format) |
| 4-20-07 | U.S. tourism decline, Horey on self-government, cu(HTML format) |
| 4-13-07 | Globalization, immigration debate, e coli, nuclear(HTML format) |
| 4-6-07 | suspended animation, micsem on tuna industry (HTML format) |
| 3-30-07 | Cohen/Filipino mtg, nspaper reporting failures, Fo(HTML format) |
| 3-23-07 | Hezel, part 2, CHC RFP, 902 team (HTML format) |
| 3-16-07 | Fr. Hezel re eco development (HTML format) |
| 3-9-07 | art of compromise, municipal councils, REA, tour g(HTML format) |
| 3-2-07 | travel ban, revive desk audit, Stayman, COLA, mili(HTML format) |
| 2-23-07 | Bridge Capital & gambling, gov''s spins, RF pension(HTML format) |
| 2-16-07 | Pleasant Care Corp, performing arts center in garm(HTML format) |
| 2-9-07 | D.Cohen speech, "crest" trail, CUC RFP, Saipan-da (HTML format) |
| 2-2-07 | Sen,Hse bill as litmus test, other legislation - C(HTML format) |
| 1-26-07 | tourism safety, tourism as main "wheel," min. wage(HTML format) |
| 1-19-07 | CNMI Manifesto, MLK day, myriad "short takes" (HTML format) |
| 1-12-07 | Grotto, nudibranchs, Cohen v Leidig, neighborhood (HTML format) |
| 1-5-07 | "We," federal take-over, minimum wage, Ford & Cov(HTML format) |
| 12-29-06 | volunteerism, R.Stewart book, infrastructure bill (HTML format) |
| 12-22-06 | xmas wish list, Justo, fireworks (HTML format) |
| 12-15-06 | Pristine, niche for CNMI, depressing "flashbacks" (HTML format) |
| 12-8-06 | Constitution Day, Delgado talk, Art.XII, xmas deco(HTML format) |
| 12-1-06 | Workforce Development Summit, more on Radewagon (HTML format) |
| 11-24-06 | Thanks, fireworks, Radewagen response (HTML format) |
| 11-17-06 | DoI conf report, interns, financial sector, bookst(HTML format) |
| 11-10-06 | Dem win, UN, upgrading destination (HTML format) |
| 11-3-06 | PUC bill, business oppty conf, Delgado & "ants" (HTML format) |
| 10-27-06 | Citizen''s Day, DPW engineers, ecol. footprints (HTML format) |
| 10-20-06 | CUC rate hrg, Grotto, zoo, Waki''s failed bill (HTML format) |
| 10-13-06 | Cancer prevention, Beautify CNMI!, transgender... (HTML format) |
| 10-6-06 | MVA''s 4 cornerstones (HTML format) |
| 9-29-06 | OPA job audit, Indonesia survey, tourism revival (HTML format) |
| 9-22-06 | RF, CUC Boards need help; DoI conference part 1 (HTML format) |
| 9-15-06 | part-time legis, austerity holidays, calendar conf(HTML format) |
| 9-8-06 | Guy Gabaldon, NRG bill, calendar, zoo (HTML format) |
| 9-1-06 | Grotto, COC Energy conference (HTML format) |
| 8-25-06 | "Ten Commandments," many tidbits (HTML format) |
| 8-18-06 | Vacation return - deja vu (HTML format) |
| 7-7-06 | Grotto, Questions of the week, Zoning Bd mtg, DoI (HTML format) |
| 6-30-06 | Managaha, gov''s foundation, the Games (HTML format) |
| 6-23-06 | Managaha, Grotto, QC, NMI Const. available, (HTML format) |
| 6-16-06 | anti-NMIRF bills passed - gov''s role therein, etc (HTML format) |
| 6-9-06 | Termination notices, MicroCounselor, bits & pieces(HTML format) |
| 6-2-06 | Three branches of government: the executive, legis(HTML format) |
| 5-26-06 | There ought''a be a law! (HTML format) |
| 5-5-06 | Well, the Flame Tree is over for another year (HTML format) |
| 4-28-06 | The occasion of the governor''s State of the Common(HTML format) |
| 4-21-06 | With neither fanfare nor forewarning, it was revea(HTML format) |
| 4-14-06 | As one pundit put it, the administration has not d(HTML format) |
| 4-7-06 | Whew! It''s gone. That smoky, smelly, dirty pall (HTML format) |
| 3-31-06 | There''s a rumor on the coconut wireless that there(HTML format) |
| 3-24-06 | Happy Covenant Day! (HTML format) |
| 3-17-06 | Once again, Governor Benigno R. Fitial has shown t(HTML format) |
| 3-10-06 | OK, so the administration has bit the bullet... (HTML format) |
| 3-3-06 | Even the Saipan CoC says the minim wage should be (HTML format) |
| 2-24-06 | How unsettling that stories about PCB contaminatio(HTML format) |
| 2-17-06 | (HTML format) |
| 1-20-06 | no column (HTML format) |
| 1-13-06 | According to "How Full Is Your Bucket" - a recent (HTML format) |
| 1-6-06 | Random thoughts as this "interregnum" period (HTML format) |
| 12-30-05 | (HTML format) |
| 12-23-05 | ''Tis the season for giving presents, for thinking (HTML format) |
| 12-16-05 | There''s probably a pithy saying (HTML format) |
| 12-9-05 | The Christmas season may be upon us, but (HTML format) |
| 12-2-05 | Next week, the CNMI celebrates two holidays in one(HTML format) |
| 11-25-05 | Was there ever a more heart-breaking election? (HTML format) |
| 11-18-05 | This week''s column poses quite a dilemma (absentee(HTML format) |
| 11-11-05 | Another Friday, another day off. (HTML format) |
| 11-4-05 | This week''s column poses quite a dilemma (election(HTML format) |
| 10-28-05 | (HTML format) |
| 10-21-05 | First, a correction...campaign comments (HTML format) |
| 10-14-05 | The front-page picture of drenched tourists (HTML format) |
| 10-7-05 | Though the just-announced pay-out of long overdue (HTML format) |
| 9-30-05 | What is it about Thursdays? (HTML format) |
| 9-23-05 | The long lines at the check-in counter (TSA) (HTML format) |
| 9-16-05 | There are lessons in Katrina for all of us. (HTML format) |
| 9-9-05 | The reports about the Hurricane Katrina disaster (HTML format) |
| 9-2-05 | By the time most people read this (re Typhoon Nabi(HTML format) |
| 8-26-05 | ...as to the use of heavy fuel oil & lower costs (HTML format) |
| 8-19-05 | (HTML format) |
| 8-12-05 | While there''s been much opposition to the fuel sur(HTML format) |
| 8-5-05 | It''s too bad the Attorney General has taken (HTML format) |
| 7-29-05 | In going through three weeks'' accumulation (HTML format) |
| 7-1-05 | The sigh of relief wasn''t audible, but it might ju(HTML format) |
| 6-24-05 | I had planned to write about the litmus test (HTML format) |
| 6-17-05 | Let''s see. The Retirement fund is increasing the (HTML format) |
| 6-10-05 | Much as I support the CNMI Energy Division (HTML format) |
| 6-3-05 | minimum requirements for island legislators (HTML format) |
| 5-27-05 | As MVA and the governor scramble re JAL withdrawal(HTML format) |
| 5-20-05 | With no public announcement, the governor gave his(HTML format) |
| 5-13-05 | (HTML format) |
| 5-6-05 | I''ve not been particularly impressed with the econ(HTML format) |
| 4-29-05 | Democratic gubernatorial candidate ''Roilin Froilan(HTML format) |
| 4-22-05 | Asked for comments on using La Fiesta Mall (HTML format) |
| 4-15-05 | One reprint from mainland papers that has not made(HTML format) |
| 4-8-05 | (HTML format) |
| 4-1-05 | Though trying to establish "blame" doesn''t really (HTML format) |
| 3-25-05 | Having Covenant Day fall on Maundy Thursday (HTML format) |
| 3-18-05 | Having noted, last week, that elections were still(HTML format) |
| 3-11-05 | As a Christmas present, my daughter brought me (HTML format) |
| 3-4-05 | The news, headlined in both papers today, that (HTML format) |
| 2-25-05 | N (HTML format) |
| 2-18-05 | Well, the Azmar mouthpiece has loosed another blas(HTML format) |
| 2-11-05 | There''s good news and bad news (HTML format) |
| 2-4-05 | Two readers have written to express their disagree(HTML format) |
| 1-28-05 | A little-known - but significant - fact is (HTML format) |
| 1-21-05 | The cost of President Bush''s undeclared war (HTML format) |
| 1-14-05 | I find myself, when reading the latest accounts (HTML format) |
| 1-7-05 | This Sunday marks the twenty-seventh anniversary (HTML format) |
| 12-31-04 | If its deep blue skies (HTML format) |
| 12-24-04 | Merry Christmas! (HTML format) |
| 12-17-04 | I left unfinished.... (HTML format) |
| 12-10-04 | In a shameful display of apathy and indifference |
| 12-3-04 | Well, in another 27 days, the present quota system on garments will come to an end, but little seems to be happening on either the local or the national level to soften the blow this is bound to cause the local economy. |
| 11-26-04 | I'm sorry, but I just don't find the protestations by Marianas Public Land Authority board chairwoman Ana Demapan-Castro very persuasive. |
| 11-19-04 | If a group of people act suspiciously, act unreasonably, act without even trying to explain why they are acting as they are, surely an observer of such actions is justified in suspecting that something's amiss |
| 11-12-04 | The funny punctuation that has plagued this column for the last few weeks has been due to the fact that up-grading the code used to input the column, necessitated by Saipan.com's switch to a new server |
| 11-5-04 | While some may be jubilant about Bushs victory, there are at least an equal number - myself included - who are deeply dismayed and disappointed, and fearful as well of the consequences over the next four years. |
| 10-29-04 | The authorized version of the 9/11 Commission Report, now available at the local Bestseller outlet in Susupe, is an intimidating 1¾ thick. |
| 10-22-04 | I owe the governor - and my readers - an apology, and I offer it herewith. |
| 10-15-04 | This past Sunday was not only Rotas fiesta day , but also Tanapags. |
| 10-8-04 | I was chided, earlier this week, for not having done my homework |
| 10-1-04 | Those readers who reside in the CNMI, are U.S. citizens |
| 9-24-04 | One of the challenges of trying to stay informed |
| 9-17-04 | In follow-up to last week`s column, which discussed absentee voting |
| 9-10-04 | For those in the CNMI who are from mainland U.S.A. |
| 9-3-04 | Stalking the TV Path to Better Health |
| 8-27-04 | At Your Age |
| 8-20-04 | IT ALL DEPENDS ON ONE'S POINT OF VIEW |
| 8-13-04 | But first: It would seem that between the new "Help America Vote Act" |
| 8-5-04 | I am on vacation. During that time |
| 7-30-04 | Except for those who have family members in the military, |
| 7-23-04 | The August 2nd deadline for submitting names for Garapans new pedestrian mall is fast approaching. |
| 7-16-04 | It would appear that there is a battle brewing over just how clean the CNMI's waters should or need be. |
| 7-9-04 | hat an anomaly the past week-end's Liberation Day celebration was! |
| 7-2-04 | Water shortage? The CNMI has a water shortage? Where? |
| 6-25-04 | First, a word of caution. |
| 6-18-04 | A lot of people put in a lot of time and effort this past week in support of all the activities |
| 6-11-04 | Well, it's finally here - the commemoration of the battles of Saipan and Tinian |
| 6-4-04 | Having lived for the past 23 ½ years on Saipan quite happily without a generator, |
| 5-28-04 | In last week's column, I wrote that House Bill 14-42 seemed to be anti-usiness |
| 5-21-04 | It is said that House member Ray A.N. Yumul, in introducing his infamous House Bill 14-42 |
| 5-14-04 | As the so-called and undeclared "war" on terrorism gets bloodier, dirtier, |
| 5-7-04 | One of the disadvantages of "more"- in this case, more people, more hotels, more paved streets, |
| 4-30-04 | Managaha, in case anyone hasn't noticed, is changing its shape |
| 4-23-04 | I've always known - and readily admitted - that I was numerically challenged, |
| 4-16-04 | Of the nearly two dozen islands I have visited in my lifetime - in both the Atlantic/Caribbean and the Pacific - |
| 4-9-04 | Holy Week is a religious event, not a political one, yet it is hard not to draw political parallels. |
| 4-2-04 | I don't suppose there's anything wrong with expecting children to help with the daily chores |
| 3-26-04 | I'm sorry. I just don't get it. Travel agents won't provide med-evac flights |
| 3-19-04 | Earlier this week the CNMI's Department of Commerce floated the idea |
| 3-12-04 | The importance of recording history, of writing and publishing first-hand accounts |
| 3-5-04 | As a Tanapag resident, I was thankful to see the sewage problem in our village |
| 2-27-04 | Does the San Roque Fiesta Mall have a future? |
| 2-20-04 | The position being taken by the minority members of the House |
| 2-13-04 | It would appear that CNMI teachers are at risk of being "ripped off" |
| 2-6-04 | I've never been very good in math...but the point I want to make is |
| 1-30-04 | On my mind is jubilation. We have won! The proposal to use Sugar Dock...is dead! |
| 1-23-04 | With all the promises and brou-ha about how the 14th Legislature is going to make the CNMI more |
| 1-16-04 | Weren't the promises of working together, of harmony, of "sweetness and light"...inspiring? |
| 1-9-04 | Today is not Covenant Day, as this column erroneously stated last week. |
| 1-2-04 | I was given a gift - not really intended as a Christmas present per se |
| 12-26-03 | It is perhaps an uncharitable thought during this holiday season |
| 12-19-03 | In last week's column I mentioned a survey of Korean tourists, |
| 12-12-03 | A story in the Variety last week told of a survey of Korean tourists |
| 12-5-03 | Should the governor declare an emergency in the state of health care for the people |
| 11-28-03 | With the mess in the Senate still unresolved, and with the so-called new majority's continuing insistence on "punishing" the former majority |
| 11-21-03 | Senator Paul A. Manglona's "statesman-like" comments, |
| 11-14-03 | It would appear that the most consummate politician in the last election was Associate Judge Juan T. Lizama, |
| 11-7-03 | Was anyone not caught by surprise at the outcome of Saturday's election? |
| 10-31-03 | What a week-end! Election Day - and All Saint's Day - on Saturday, |
| 10-24-03 | With elections just eight days away, I find myself in an unfamiliar dilemma: |
| 10-17-03 | If Senate President Pete P. Reyes and Senator Paul A.. Manglona won't go to arbitration |
| 10-10-03 | Despite the flooded homes, the washed-out roads, the sedimentation in the lagoon |
| 10-3-03 | Presumably, there are still a few "embedded" journalists in Iraq, |
| 9-26-03 | Tsunami! This is the only the second time, in the past 23 years, that I can recall a tsunami alert |
| 9-19-03 | There's something wrong when the most powerful country in the world is headed by such a dullard |
| 9-12-03 | At the risk of alienating any number of people, I must say that I am inclined to agree |
| 9-5-03 | After years of procrastination, the CNMI government finally managed to get its act together |
| 8-29-03 | What is it that makes people in the CNMI so litigious? |
| 8-22-03 | Has the 13th Legislature really been a "do-nothing" legislature? Not necessarily. |
| 8-15-03 | I sure wish I were a millionaire! (Don't we all?) But I have a particular purpose |
| 8-8-03 | School is opening, bringing an end to the so-called "lazy days of summer." |
| 8-1-03 | Back on real time....I've not yet caught up with all the news |
| 7-25-03 | Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. |
| 7-18-03 | There's a saying that two heads are better than one. On the other hand, |
| 7-11-03 | > Not much that has been innovative or creative, much less distinctive, has been forthcoming |
| 7-4-03 | > I've always thought that the practice of dismissing experienced and capable government officials simply because they belonged to the wrong party was not only a shame |
| 6-27-03 | But first, let me pick up, this week, on two items included in correspondence from Don Farrell |
| 6-20-03 | 11/05/93 The fervor with which the "game" of politics is played |
| 6-13-03 | As the grandstanding and name-calling and proclamations of self-righteousness |
| 6-6-03 | With only four months left to go before election time |
| 5-30-03 | A thick book I've just finished reading makes the interesting argument |
| 5-23-03 | Unless someone decides that the Senate's 6-in-favor, 1-abstention, 2-absent vote |
| 5-16-03 | One has to, I suppose, give credit to Stephen Woodruff, attorney |
| 5-9-03 | Even though this year's State of the Commonwealth report and State of the Washington Office |
| 5-2-03 | In September of last year, when 11 staff were told their services were no longer required, |
| 4-22-03 | FYI |
| 4-11-03 | Well, it looks like House Bill 13-267 - the one awarding Tony Pellegrino and his Marine Revitalization Corporation some $3,000,000 |
| 3-14-03 | After fourteen months in office, and in the absence of any action on the part of the legislature |
| 3-7-03 | Peoples' senses of humor differ. What is funny to one is not necessarily funny to another. |
| 2-28-03 | Statistics are always suspect - people who know how can manipulate them |
| 2-21-03 | It's always interesting, if not (always) instructive, to compare happenings on Guam |
| 2-14-03 | Well, we've all had to acknowledge that the Governor is more autocratic than democratic |
| 2-7-03 | It may sound ghoulish, but it's been a relief of sorts to see stories related to the Columbia disaster |
| 1-31-03 | The significance of events tends to differ from one culture to another. |
| 1-24-03 | Stephen Decator, an American naval officer of the early 1800's |
| 1-17-03 | The governor's agreeing to voluntarily give up ½ hour of pay a day as his contribution towards trying to improve the CNMI's economy would almost be funny |
| 1-10-03 | We all know stories of "solutions"applied to problems that not only didn't solve the problems, but created new ones |
| 12-20-02 | What I wish Santa Claus would bring to the CNMI: |
| 12-13-02 | One can only say "Thank God Supertyphoon Pongsana missed Saipan and Tinian!" |
| 12-6-02 | The CNMI's reputation for being a "flip-flop" government got a major boost this week |
| 11-29-02 | It's not at all clear that the CNMI government will be able to find an institution |
| 11-22-02 | Wouldn't it be nice if someone out there - up there? - had the courage and the integrity |
| 11-15-02 | Times are bad. Nevertheless there are a few encouraging signs here and there. |
| 11-8-02 | Can there be too much democracy? |
| 11-1-02 | The coconut wireless has it that some people on island are already experiencing payless paydays: |
| 10-25-02 | Today's headline in the Variety forecasts payless paydays |
| 10-18-02 | Mass murder is always mind-numbing. The impersonal-ness of numeric death counts |
| 10-11-02 | It doesn't often bother me that I don't have a representative in Congress |
| 10-4-02 | The legislature's on-going furor over the contract termination of 11 Northern Marianas College employees |
| 9-27-02 | This time, in returning from my annual journey to the mainland to visit family, |
| 8-30-02 | Hi. Thanks for visiting my web page. There is no column |
| 8-23-02 | It would be interesting to know who it was, on the B&B team, who decided |
| 8-16-02 | The governor is scheduled to address members of the House and Senate this afternoon |
| 8-9-02 | Where is truth? Whom can we believe? What is the problem, anyway? |
| 8-2-02 | Well, well, so the chickens have finally come home to roost, as the saying goes. |
| 7-26-02 | One has to give the man credit, despite all the empty promises and wayward carryings-on. |
| 7-19-02 | As the reports continue to come through of Guam's struggle to recuperate |
| 7-12-02 | One has to wonder what Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs David B. Cohen had in mind |
| 7-5-02 | Should the CNMI worry that it is far less prepared to fight terrorism than is the mainland |
| 6-28-02 | |
| 6-21-02 | Speaking with an authenticity only a member of a minority can really provide |
| 6-14-02 | It seems perfectly obvious - at the outset. Since the CNMI owns something - Farallon de Medinilla - that the U.S. military claims |
| 6-7-02 | The vague warnings that continue to come out of Washington - that more terrorist attacks could occur in the U.S. at any time - aren't very helpful |
| 5-31-02 | One observer of the local political scene claims that the push to establish a homestead program |
| 5-24-02 | Earlier this week, a select group of journalist-types got involved in a discussion |
| 5-17-02 | Well, the threatened typhoon has passed us by with no damaging effects. Would that the storm in the Senate had done the same! |
| 5-10-02 | Instead of imposing a "post facto" increase in user fees on garment factories to raise revenue |
| 5-3-02 | A federal judge has now halted the bombing of Farallon de Medinilla for thirty days. |
| 4-13-02 | It does not sound as though the administration is very sympathetic to the pitch |
| 4-5-02 | Some day maybe the relationship between the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and the people of Tinian |
| 3-29-02 | It's too bad that the debate over the Maharashi's proposal to do all sorts of wonderful things for Rota has disintegrated |
| 3-22-02 | Of course, it may have been the press, rather than actuality, that gave the impression |
| 3-15-02 | What a breath of fresh air - that page-one headline in Wednesday's Variety: "Gov't will not hire lobbyists." |
| 3-8-02 | Thanks to Saipan Local Law 12-22, which allocates money from poker machines |
| 3-1-02 | With all due respect to House Speaker Heinz S. Hofschneider, I cannot help but disagree |
| 2-22-02 | This space has urged, more than once, that incoming legislators be given orientation sessions |
| 2-15-02 | I hope the Governor isn't superstitious. Thirteen is an inauspicious number in any case |
| 2-8-02 | From the looks of it, how much things change under this administration - and how quickly - may depend |
| 2-1-02 | The details aren't in yet, so it's probably premature to make an issue of any specific proposal |
| 1-25-02 | One agency that seems to have it all together is the Coastal Resource Management Office. |
| 1-18-02 | A new beginning. (Can there be an old one?) New faces, new styles of operation, |
| 1-11-02 | Why is it that the inauguration of the incoming governor and the inauguration of the incoming members of the legislature |
| 1-4-02 | A ten-day visit is hardly long enough to claim familiarity with or knowledge of another island |
| 12-21-01 | The gap between what is and what ought to be could hardly be greater. |
| 12-14-01 | Incoming House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Stanley T. Torres has proposed |
| 12-7-01 | Today is another of the CNMI's "C" days - this time, to celebrate the signing of the CNMI Constitution. |
| 11-30-01 | There's no doubt that the incoming administration faces huge problems |
| 11-23-01 | As might have been expected, the Supreme Court Chief Justice has taken exception |
| 11-16-01 | It's not clear whether the fault lies with the reporters who regurgitate the same old thing |
| 11-9-01 | A September 7th letter in the Tribune offered some worthwhile suggestions |
| 11-2-01 | Tomorrow is election day. It is tempting to hold off the column until the results are known |
| 10-26-01 | As the rhetoric gets louder, the ads get nastier, and the rallies ever more frantic |
| 10-19-01 | Granted that facing reality can be painful. That going into denial' is fairly common. |
| 10-12-01 | Teno has been telling people that the CNMI is a safe place to visit. |
| 10-5-01 | There ought to be a law prohibiting the passage of any appropriation bill |
| 9-28-01 | What a relief to be back on Saipan! Not only from a logistic point of view |
| 8-17-01 | Thank-you for visiting my web page. |
| 8-10-01 | Last week's concern turns out to have been unnecessary |
| 8-3-01 | It may be premature to worry, but since that won't become clear til next week |
| 7-27-01 | I've just finished reading a book in which a major issue is whether U.S. courts are obliged |
| 7-20-01 | It's about time someone put together a course/workshop/seminar for legislators. |
| 7-13-01 | Though many deny it, there really is a lot of similarity between Guam and the CNMI. |
| 7-6-01 | As though a dam had given way, there appeared this week a veritable flood of information |
| 6-29-01 | There's trouble brewing in Tanapag, but so far those responsible for it don't seem to be doing anything |
| 6-22-01 | It's accepted fact that on the islands of Rota and Tinian, |
| 6-15-01 | Thank-you for visiting my web-site! Unfortunately, there is no column this week, |
| 6-8-01 | Questions concerning not only the village homestead program itself, but also the means by which it continues to be implemented |
| 6-1-01 | What a cliff-hanger the fight for dominance of the U.S. Senate has become! |
| 5-25-01 | The debate about the need for a prolonged residency requirement in order to qualify as a voter |
| 5-18-01 | The intransigence (translation: stubbornness, refusal to compromise) of House members |
| 5-11-01 | It's taken a while, but at least it is finally here - an opportunity for students to explore |
| 5-4-01 | With the recent deaths of nine Japanese - due in large part to the presence of civilians on board |
| 4-27-01 | A month or more ago, this column noted that the local Republican Party's interest |
| 4-20-01 | "Better late than never" goes the saying, but in two instances that popped up this week |
| 4-13-01 | It would be funny - a kind of David and Goliath thing - if it weren't so appalling |
| 4-6-01 | With a Legislature that has not hesitated to be defiant, arbitrary and capricious |
| 3-30-01 | Well, well, well. So the CNMI Attorney General's office has already spent some $250,000 |
| 3-23-01 | Tomorrow is Covenant Day. In fact, tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the approval of the "Covenant |
| 3-16-01 | I misspoke in last week's column. I wrote that Tribune columnist Charles P. Reyes, |
| 3-9-01 | Well, well. After weeks of accusation and denial all too fulsomely aired in the press, |
| 3-2-01 | Jumping to conclusions can be hazardous to one's health. |
| 2-23-01 | Party loyalty has its place. It is what keeps political parties together, |
| 2-16-01 | Earlier this week, the Variety's front-page featured a story about a petition |
| 2-9-01 | The Governor's strategy of dealing with issues by establishing a task force |
| 2-2-01 | It's not clear whom to hold responsible, but whoever it is deserves a lot more criticism |
| 1-26-01 | It is re-assuring to discover that there are others out there who occasionally share a viewpoint of mine, |
| 1-19-01 | A magazine published by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) |
| 1-12-01 | It's 56 pages long, but most of it consists of charts and graphs, with only a few pages of bulleted text, |
| 1-5-01 | I finally came across an explanation of why this New Year's should be considered the beginning |
| 12-29-00 | Happy New Year! |
| 12-22-00 | Well, at least the presidential election has now been settled. |
| 12-15-00 | Whatever other problems the village of Tanapag may face vis-a-vis its PCB contamination |
| 12-8-00 | Today marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the CNMI Constitution. |
| 12-1-00 | An interesting cultural impasse arose at a public meeting in Tanapag last night |
| 11-24-00 | I suppose one should be grateful that presidential contestants Bush and Gore are content |
| 11-17-00 | Ten days later and the outcome of the presidential election still has not been determined. |
| 11-10-00 | So - was the outcome of last week's election a measure of the CNMI's political maturity? |
| 11-3-00 | Can one say that the outcome of tomorrow's primary will be a measure of the CNMI's political maturity? |
| 10-27-00 | "What the world needs now" - I can't remember how that song goes, but |
| 10-20-00 | It's both appalling and frightening to watch the latest example of what greed can do. |
| 10-13-00 | The bribes being offered by Korean developers - because that is what they are: the promises |
| 10-6-00 | There seems to be increased interest, of late, in opening the Northern Islands |
| 9-29-00 | Though much of the content of the "other" paper is often tedious and biased, on occasion a gem emerges |
| 9-22-00 | The proposal to allow other post-secondary institutions to open in the CNMI |
| 9-15-00 | The Pacific Daily News reported earlier this week that a District Court...has ruled |
| 9-8-00 | Another rainy day. Pity the poor tourist! The heavy rains - such as have poured down on Saipan for the last several days |
| 8-25-00 | It's easy to support the saying: "think globally, act locally" in theory. |
| 8-18-00 | One of the more popular sayings tells us that if it's too good to be true, it probably is |
| 8-11-00 | I'm still awed that the legendary Rainbow Warrior actually came to the CNMI |
| 8-4-00 | Despite Representative Dino M. Jones' focus on filing a lawsuit in regard to the PCB contamination of Tanapag village |
| 7-28-00 | GreenPeace is on island. Its flagship, the Rainbow Warrior II, is expected |
| 7-21-00 | Will he? Won't he? Should he? Shouldn't he? The reports, speculation, arguments pro and con |
| 6-16-00 | |
| 6-9-00 | A vice-principal and two security staff were sent to Hopwood Junior High school |
| 6-2-00 | It may all be over by the time this appears on the web, but it is unsettling, nonetheless |
| 5-26-00 | It doesn't surprise me - though it is more than a little regrettable - that the Department of Interior's |
| 5-20-00 | In light of the renewed controversy over abortion, I offer a re-run of a column |
| 4-28-00 | Hi. Thanks for visiting my web page. There is no |
| 4-21-00 | After a week's stay on Saipan spent meeting with government officials |
| 4-14-00 | A large new utt in our village was undergoing final touches earlier this week |
| 4-7-00 | It was announced earlier this week that the only two cargo carriers operating between Guam and Saipan |
| 3-31-00 | Well, I committed what I consider a cardinal sin last week - I neglected to note that it was Covenant Day, |
| 3-24-00 | I've never been sure whether that old saying about trees and the forest is about |
| 3-17-00 | The good news is that KRNM has finally gotten its transmitter back on the air. |
| 3-10-00 | Imagine being so far out in space that messages, instead of being relayed in nano-seconds, |
| 3-3-00 | It's difficult to decide just how to react to the headline "Study says CNMI needs 900 more hotel rooms" |
| 2-25-00 | Other than the impact it's bound to have on the members of the U.S. Congress |
| 2-18-00 | To make sure there is no doubt about it, the Tribune has gone to great lengths |
| 2-11-00 | Does the CNMI really need two (mostly) English-language daily newspapers? |
| 2-4-00 | As though they were working together, the words of CNMI Teacher of the Year |
| 1-28-00 | It made front page headlines in both papers, but that was about it. |
| 1-21-00 | The U.S.S. Blue Ridge, flagship of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, was in Saipan |
| 1-14-00 | |
| 1-7-00 | Obscene. As in "offensive to accepted standards of decency." Is there any better word |
| 12-31-99 | Today marks the last day of the year. It also marks the last day of the decade |
| 12-24-99 | Season's Greetings |
| 12-17-99 | As I write this - on a computer - for posting on the web - another cyber device - it is distressing |
| 12-10-99 | Rumor - that wonderful coconut wireless - has it that two U.S. Congressional staffers |
| 12-3-99 | Next Wednesday is Constitution Day - as my ex, who recently passed away, would have put it, |
| 11-27-99 | A dislike, or distrust, of planning is one thing, but wholesale rejection of good decision-making |
| 11-19-99 | In her latest book, "Poisonwood Bible," author Barbara Kingsolver harshly criticizes America's intervention |
| 11-12-99 | More so than most, I imagine, this year's mid-term election will leave more people spending more time |
| 11-5-99 | Oops! There went a "C" day, and this time even I forgot to give it a mention. |
| 10-29-99 | With election campaigning as entertaining as it is to some, and as time-consuming |
| 10-23-99 | Election Day is a mere two weeks away. |
| 10-15-99 | Some "housekeeping" details: The url for this column has apparently been changed. |
| 10-8-99 | Sitting on the "inside" rather than the "outside"of our local network system |
| 9-24-99 | Well, the hearings (in front of committees of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives) are over. |
| 9-17-99 | In this day and age, when "nickel" candy bars cost more than fifty cents, |
| 9-10-99 | It certainly was refreshing to see a government agency voluntarily disclose hard data |
| 9-3-99 | Newspapers are a great teaching tool - at times serving as models of good writing, |
| 8-27-99 | It may have been a misquote, or perhaps a mis-statement, taken out of context |
| 8-20-99 | PCBs in Tanapag. Will the problem never go away? Now it's been discovered |
| 8-13-99 | One could be impressed by the zeal with which the CNMI government is attempting to control |
| 8-6-99 | It's a pity, in a way, that the Board of Education decided that it would not be necessary |
| 7-30-99 | I've become the victim of consumerism, of planned obsolescence, |
| 7-23-99 | The increase in the number of military ships coming to Saipan brings with it new opportunities |
| 7-16-99 | Thanks to former Representative Stanley T. Torres, it hasn't taken long to cast doubt |
| 7-9-99 | Seems the gremlins are still with me. Not only did my computer go on the fritz again |
| 7-2-99 | There's a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a suggestion |
| 6-25-99 | Is my face red! After having not only pontificated on the proper use of words |
| 6-18-99 | It's a well-known fact that during election year legislators spend a lot of time |
| 6-11-99 | Proponents may argue that all Senate Bill 11-126 does is authorize the Governor to request |
| 6-4-99 | If someone brings bad news, it serves no purpose to "kill the messenger" |
| 5-28-99 | It seems to be human nature to long for "the good old days" - |
| 5-21-99 | While the Flame Tree festival is over, the glory of the flame trees continues to intensify |
| 5-14-99 | Last week, this column talked about the plight of the Chinese boat-people on Tinian |
| 5-7-99 | What do all those Chinese boat-people now on Tinian do all day? |
| 4-30-99 | Mystery of the year: the construction project at the corner of Middle Road |
| 4-23-99 | What is one to make of the sudden appearance of boat-load after boat-load of undocumented Chinese |
| 4-16-99 | Last Friday's Variety contained one of the best pieces of reporting I've seen |
| 4-9-99 | More on the benefits of off-island travel, as promised: it helps one to put things in perspective. |
| 4-2-99 | I've never stopped to buy any of those alternately strange or tempting vegetables |
| 3-26-99 | Earlier this week, CNMI government employees got a mid-week day off with pay. |
| 2-19-99 | The Chinese New Year was celebrated earlier this week. Very quietly. |
| 2-12-99 | As I write this, the final vote on President Clinton's impeachment has not yet been taken |
| 2-5-99 | I've always thought that the practice of dismissing experienced and capable government officials |
| 1-29-99 | In an unsigned article - as they all are - The Economist |
| 1-22-99 | Well, the latest round of Covenant 902 talks is over |
| 1-15-99 | As long as the Legislature is facing unpopular but necessary actions |
| 1-8-99 | The Commonwealth reaches its majority today |
| 1-1-99 | Three hundred and sixty-four days from now, the next millennium |
| 12-25-98 | Season's Greetings! |
| 12-18-98 | It's no wonder government is having problems trying to find solutions |
| 12-11-98 | The most disturbing thing about the CNMI's present economic situation is |
| 12-4-98 | Used to be, the coconut wireless could be relied on for all the news and information |
| 11-27-98 | With national media attention focussed on Guam during Clinton's visit earlier this week, |
| 11-20-98 | Careless lawmaking creates endless problems. |
| 11-13-98 | One can hardly argue with Governor Pedro P. Tenorio's statement |
| 11-6-98 | One of the things it took me a long time to get used to, when I first arrived on Saipan |
| 10-30-98 | A front-page headline earlier this week announced that 1,100 business owners |
| 10-23-98 | Loren Sutton, formerly of the Attorney General's office and now in private practice |
| 10-16-98 | Whenever I go back to the mainland, I try to stop for lunch at least once |
| 10-9-98 | Seven weeks ago - give or take a few days - a professor of American institutions |
| 10-2-98 | There's talk that the best way to stimulate the local economy is |
| 9-25-98 | Having just flown across a vast expanse of ocean to return to Saipan |
| 9-17-98 | Vindication |
| 9-14-98 | Three-year stay for non-resident workers |
| 8-18-98 | |
| 8-14-98 | I am baffled by the position of most members of the legislature |
| 8-7-98 | There's a new issue out of Micronesian Counselor, an occasional series |
| 7-31-98 | It usually doesn't bother me that I don't have a voting representative in the U.S. Congress |
| 7-24-98 | Though it may appear that Saipan's trees along the road to Capitol Hill are taking a beating |
| 7-17-98 | There's no question that Teno's slow, deliberate, consensus-style of governance |
| 7-10-98 | One way to view the relationship between the CNMI and Washington, D.C. |
| 7-3-98 | Tomorrow is Liberation Day. I've forgotten where I read the story |
| 6-26-98 | Do the Japanese too talk out of both sides of their mouths? |
| 6-19-98 | People sometimes stumble into difficult situations without any idea |
| 6-12-98 | What a coincidence that Historic Preservation Office's prohibition against structural changes |
| 6-5-98 | The New Yorker several months ago printed an essay on loyalty |
| 5-29-98 | Quite by accident, I came across a column of mine that appeared |
| 5-22-98 | Austerity measures to keep spending within the limits of income |
| 5-15-98 | It is gratifying to learn that the present Governor supports |
| 5-8-98 | Four months into his present term, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio |
| 5-1-98 | Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. |
| 4-24-98 | It may have been picked up by the tv station.... |
| 4-17-98 | Did the left hand not know? |
| 4-10-98 | Our congratulations go out to the PSS Board of Education. |
| 4-3-98 | Well, the immediate crisis is over. |
| 3-27-98 | With timeliness that defines serendipity .. |
| 1-9-98 | How will history view the CNMI's outgoing governor? |
| 1-2-98 | Even though it is nice to start off the new year with |
| 1-2-98 | Even though it is nice to start off the new year with a four-and-a-half day week-end, |
| 12-26-97 | Last week's column talked about a missed opportunity |
| 12-19-97 | My heart goes out to all those on Guam |
| 12-12-97 | A reader of this column sent me an e-mail |
| 12-5-97 | As the threat of chaos - dysfunction and utter cha |
| 11-28-97 | I've just heard that one of my very favorite people in government has |
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