It’s time for another installment about my attempts to learn Mandarin Chinese. This is a never-ending series. That’s because it’s a never-ending quest. I’m an “intermediate” student. I was an intermediate student four years ago. I’ll be an intermediate student four years from...

As we head into the 40th year of self-government, let’s take a quick glimpse at our performance, specifically the strengthening of our democratic institutions over the last four decades. I have been around to see most major events unfold throughout the period. It included the...

TGIF FAKE NEWS DAY, Sonnet No. 1 well folks, today is another “real” Fake News Friday bad news and sad news readers have made a request so this poet conjures up a just a few little white lies to soothe their nerves and accommodate that behest no typhoons on the way, all the...

Editor’s Note: The following was originally published in the opinion section of the Saipan Tribune in June 2016. It is being republished here at the request of the author. It is being published in two parts; this is the second part. Last of two parts 1) Promotion of tourism...