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2014 polls

Biennially, we go through the motions of creating political heat in the CNMI. After all, when governance means primarily employment for the local population, it is not an impulse for democratic rule. It is patronage by designated symbolic powers even if the real ones are either...
Posted On Nov 04 2014 16:07
, By Jaime R. Vergara

The heat is on

The heat in our article is actually the mundane one, required in the temperate zone and ignored as having too much in places like Saipan, at least two months in a year. Ninety-nine candidates vie for positions in tomorrow’s CNMI elections. That’s a heat of a different...
Posted On Nov 03 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Hallowed E’en

We’ve covered this territory before but just one more time, the word “Halloween” comes from the Scottish word for “hallowed evening” of the English, and the Scots, considered the poor cousins, were excused their street-smart version of the royal lingo for “humor and ridicule to...
Posted On Oct 31 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

A hoodie day

No, this is not a tribute to Trayvon Martin and the hoodie. It is a cold day in Dong Bei and the children by the playground are wearing mitts and neck scarves, and yes, the hoodie is up. The sun is out alright but while its rays hit me on the second floor of my building straight...
Posted On Oct 30 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara
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