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Reclaiming CNMI self-government

"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher,” Abraham Lincoln observed in 1838. It's a relevant quote, putting into perspective how Congress has turned the federal government into an "administrative state," according to Dr. Mathew Spalding, director...
Posted On Feb 16 2012 19:13
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Impregnable, indeed

“Impregnable” is a mighty loaded term, and I’m not just talking about the salacious details of your dating life, either. No, I’m talking about the military context, as here in the Asia-Pacific a 70-year milestone for a very instructive battle is being marked, namely the British...
Posted On Feb 16 2012 19:11
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Vowels in the island chain

Two fishes in the chain of islands of Hawaii are the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a, the State fish, and another, the Lau Wiliwilinukunukuoioi. There’s a joke that the spelling of the State fish is longer than the size of the fish itself! In a language that has five full vowels and only...
Posted On Feb 16 2012 19:09
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FLASHBACK – Feb. 17, 2012

A proposed measure envisioned to prevent loss of agricultural lands to development projects and curb CNMI’s dependence on imported farm products by extending agricultural and grazing permits to five years was disapproved by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio on grounds that it would tie the...
Posted On Feb 16 2012 18:46
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