Dear Congressman Gregorio C. Sablan: Thank you for your letter dated March 16, 2020 suggesting that I request the President to make a disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. However, I write to inform you that on March 3, 2020, I wrote to...

Dear Guam Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero: Now that this global pandemic has reached our shores, with 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of last night, one thing is certain, the public needs more answers. As an elected official, just as yourself, we have a responsibility to our...

Dear Gov. Ralph DLG Torres: We join our U.S. Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan in urging you to request, as soon as possible, federal declarations of a Major Disaster and an Economic Injury Disaster for the Northern Mariana Islands.  As we are all acutely aware, our Commonwealth...

Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.” Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories, and did not take advice to...