A Perfect Storm of Crises Vol 7 No. 11 November 2023 | Page 3

Vol . 7 No . 11 What we have this month November 2023

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A PERFECT STORM OF CRISES
Cover image concept by Vince Akimoto
VOL . 7 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 11
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How do you solve a problem like Guam Memorial Hospital ?
NOVEMBER 2023
Ralph Torres to face the music again
Marshall Islands
The struggle to beat tuberculosis www . pacificislandtimes . com
GMH in crisis … again
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Here vs there : the battle for a hospital new site
17-19
From the Publisher ’ s Desk
The staple of every election , the epitome of broken promises
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Brief Chat
Marcus Landon Aydlett , our weather guy
6
Insights
Live from Saipan : Government money in the waste basket
7
Pacific Reflections :
The soft power soap opera
Yes & Know : Endorsing arts and humanities
Guest column : Fuel and human progress
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Infrastructure
US to fund new subsea cable between Guam and American Samoa
11
CNMI
Military
Combat-ready : Air Force Wing Command shifting focus
Military
Getting the military combat-ready
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Technology
Lessons from Mawar
13
Environment
What is citizen science ?
14
CNMI
Resuming the BOOST probe
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Around the Pacific
RMI compact finally inked
21
Micro Waves : War against TB in the Marshall Islands
22
Inside the Reef : For most Americans ,
Micronesia is a mystery
23
What ’ s next for the indigenous
Pacific populations ?
Kosrae ’ s burial practices
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Philippines
When communists left , the tourists arrived
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Life
Lessons : Lucky 7
Comfort in the swimming pool
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Bookshelf
Micronesian books by Micronesian authors
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Art
Art Therapy : A passion for clay
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