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More urban blight or a thriving golf resort?

As we drive around the island today, we are faced everywhere with sights akin to urban blight: abandoned garment factories, shuttered stores and business buildings with for sale and for rent signs, vacant houses, and overgrown empty lots.
Posted On Aug 03 2011 20:34
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Turning lemons into lemonade

A prominent businessman had developed agriculturally related businesses and was doing well locally. He was located on an island in the Pacific that didn’t have a lot of air traffic, and he planned to expand his distribution outside his small geographic area for more sales....
Posted On Aug 03 2011 20:33
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Mahalo from Aloha land

We were set early Tuesday morning to flex our rotund midsection to the strums of the Hawaiian uke to “pearly shells” but when we showed up for the early Continental flight to Guam, we were rudely awakened by the fact that the Saipan flight to Oahu via Guahan is now considered a...
Posted On Aug 03 2011 19:29
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Lights, camera, action: The dramatic events of life on a reef

A summer experience on island has made me both enjoy and become more aware of our marine ecosystem and environment. No, it is not just simply the outdoor weekend activities at the beach with family and friends or hikes along the trails of Saipan. Rather, it is the wonderful...
Posted On Aug 03 2011 17:30
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