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Dec 5
Post-election rumination
Ordinarily, in a lousy economy, the party in power is usually punished by the electorate in a midterm election. In the CNMI’s case, however,
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Nov 4
Pre-election ruminations
“If it’s any comfort, we should remind ourselves of the purpose of voting. We don’t vote to elect great persons to office. They’re not...
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Oct 8
Looting ‘A’ to satisfy ‘B’
Saipan — A U.S. political writer complains that the Harris-Walz economic plan is unsound. Others say the same thing about the...
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Sep 8
The price of admission
Saipan -- The residents of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are — and should be — concerned about the possibility of war involving...
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Aug 5
Economic uncertainties amid the CNMI governor’s pivot policy
Saipan — I was thinking. Maybe I should compare the CNMI’s dismal economic situation to a scene from an old (and not-so-politically...
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Jul 8
Let them be
What CNMI politicians can learn from wise students Saipan — Besides the holidays, graduation season is my favorite time of the year....
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Jun 11
Déjà vu democracy
“His daily toil is getting jobs for relatives and retainers. Sometimes he puts a dummy on the payroll and collects the dummy’s salary...
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May 7
What the ‘people’ want
Saipan — The people, according to a Northern Mariana Islands official, need it. “It” was a press release that the official wanted...
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Apr 10
The art of political distraction
Saipan — In politics, the opposite of cynicism is delusion. “Idealism” in politics requires high intelligence — or willful...
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Mar 9
Not bad at all
Saipan — According to a local wag, GUAM stands for “Give Us American Money” while CNMI is short for “Currently Not Making Improvements.”...
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Feb 4
Mental colony
Saipan — A few months ago, advocates, including representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the other...
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Jan 7
‘So far so good’
Saipan — It’s been a year since the new administration and legislature were sworn in, and to the surprise of no one (who is not a...
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