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Absence of a mandate

After an election, most folks have an idea who won the contest. Analysts pull their calculators crunching numbers to figure out percentage points garnered to determine if in fact the leading candidate has secured the “mandate” of the people. In viewing the issue from the...
Posted On Jun 10 2016 06:00
, By John S. Del Rosario Jr.

Mandatun publiku

Presisu na ta komprende na guaha dos señores gi hegsu` I Deni` man-dispopone sin consientimentun `sino mandatun publiku. Kumeke ileghu, kau i chatgobietnu yan sigundoña manma-elihe ni publiku? Lau mahasñgon ma-upus i primera intension lai konstitusion gi este na asuntu. Che`chu`...
Posted On Jun 08 2016 06:00
, By John S. Del Rosario Jr.

Can’t have your cake…

The 902 entourage is headed to Washington to meet with Obama’s special representative Esther Kia`aina, assistant secretary for insular affairs, Department of Interior. Firstly, the delegation comprises half the NMI population and so Kia`aina, who’s probably scheduled to visit the...
Posted On Jun 06 2016 06:09
, By John S. Del Rosario Jr.

‘What’s in it for me?’

We learned in grammar school simple arithmetic like one plus one equals two. It’s simple addition that stayed the same until recent past. Now, it’s one plus one equals three or better yet, “what’s in it for me?” Two years ago, senators and representatives from Rota and Tinian...
Posted On Jun 03 2016 06:06
, By John S. Del Rosario Jr.
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