Vol . 5 No . 10
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 Around the Pacific
 Micronesian leaders vouch for Taiwan
 VOL . 5 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 10
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 OCTOBER 2021
 A PANDEMIC
 OF CONFUSION
 Health experts tackle the information crisis amid delta surge www . pacificislandtimes . com
 CNMI
 For Korean tourists , Saipan is the best bet
 These Islands
 AUKUS in the nuke-free Pacific
 Unraveling Guam ’ s Covid surge 20-25
 From the Publisher ’ s Desk The legacy of Abed Younis 4
 Brief Chat Mao Beckett ; Understanding anxiety 5
 What we have this month
|  Insights | 
|  Views from the trench :  The information war |  6 | 
|  These Islands :  The AUKUS pact and the Blue Pacific |  7 | 
|  Tall Tales : Who is seeking self-rule ? |  8 | 
|  Yes & Know : Deaths and health |  9 | 
|  Pacific Reflections :  The commercialization of Tiki |  10 | 
|  Variations : The welfare nation |  11 | 
 Policy Guam ’ s stalled recreational pot law 12
 Health care Why travel nurses like Guam 13
 Feature Into the hot zone 14
 Environment Chain of love crawls into the dining table 14 Solarizing : The fossil fuel must go 15
 CNMI For Korean tourists , Saipan is the best bet 18
 October 2021
 Technology Tides : Health care at your fingertips 27
|  Around the Pacific | 
|  The ghost of nuclear nightmare |  28 | 
|  Rescuing Taiwan from isolation |  29 | 
|  A tribute to Micronesian soldiers |  30 | 
|  Ancient burial practices in the Pacific |  31 | 
|  Illegal logging threatens  Solomons islands forests |  32 | 
 Philippines Pacman throws hat in the ring 34
|  Life | 
|  Lessons : Dear God … |  35 | 
|  Daydream : The prime of life |  36 | 
 Ask the Vet : What you need to know about your cats 37
 Art Paper faces on parade 38