Typhoon Cimaron’s closest point of approach for the islands of Saipan and Tinian have been extended to this evening; however, the National Weather Service expects the worst weather conditions to occur at 4am to 6am tomorrow morning. Because of the continued anticipated threat...

An old adage that is said to be mistakenly attributed to Mark Twain says not to let the truth stand in the way of a good story. I almost had a great story last Thursday. Too bad the final result was much too mundane. If matters had not turned in my favor, I would have called the...

I was mildly perplexed the first time I came here when everybody insisted on referring to the public as “community.” Instead of merely saying, “This is to inform the public….” most press releases preferred to use the term “the community,” as in “This is to inform the community...

All comments on the Saipan Tribune website are moderated. It says so, right there at the end of every story. Just a little below the section where commenters type in their comments. It has the heading “Disclaimer” and says “Comments are moderated. They will not appear immediately...