The indigenous language of the people of the Northern Mariana Islands (Chamorro and Carolinian) is empty of the word “racist” and “racism.” Race is included in the vocabulary in that the word “rasa” appears to be the equivalent notion. As a matter of fact “ism” does not exist in...

Dear Abby: My name is Josepha Kaipat. I live in Kagman village. I am a teacher, and had been living alone for quite sometime now. I wake up at 5am daily, regardless whether it’s wet or dry, Monday or Sunday, working or on vacation. I start off my day with a prayer of...

This is a simple question and I hope the Executive Branch and the Legislature can answer it for all defined benefit plan members: Why do you need to buy back Social Security? Can’t you just enroll them into Social Security, just like everyone else? Also, since the active...

Back in the ’80s I attended a training courses called Criminal Justice Academy. The instructors were acting chief justice Alexander Castro, former associate judge Timothy Bellas, and former attorney general Alex Kosack. They were all prosecutors from the Office of the...