“It’s five o’clock somewhere” is long-standing happy hour wisdom on Saipan. It’s probably wisdom in a lot of places. The phrase was also the title of a song performed by tropical-good-times icon Jimmy Buffett in a duet with country singer Alan Jackson. If we’re going to enjoy...

Today I’ll ponder an American success story that is also a part of daily life on Saipan. It’s a tale that has been mentioned by Time magazine, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, among other big names. It’s high time the authoritative voice of the...

The dust has finally settled from the back-to-school routine. Among kith and kin there are several in the university pipeline. This includes one who just started college as a freshman, having made the trip from Saipan to the mainland. That’s quite a new chapter. When it...

Now that we’ve burned through summer I’m still hoping to improve the year somehow. It’s been too quiet. Like the old song says, kicks just keep getting harder to find. It’s too late in the game to gamble on unproven fads, so I want some kicks that are time-tested. Hey, here’s an...