Pacific Island Times August 2018 Vol 3. No 8 | Page 3

WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
Insights
Observer:
What’s shocking about
the Trump-Putin-gate?
Views from the Trench:
Why mess with Roe vs Wade?
Live from Saipan:
Typhoons and island resilience
Yo’ Amti:
GMH is not a small problem
Budget tips from an economist
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NO. 8
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AUGUST 2018
WHO’s YOUR
BET?
Candidates gear
up for the prim
ary
Policy
Chuuxit: US
says
no Compa
ct for
secessionist
CNMI
The rise of
Independents
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There’s a big crowd in
this year’s elections 19
A perfect storm of
political influences 21
On privatization
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Brief Chat
Marjorie Cushing Falanruw:
No age limit
7 Culture
8 Environment
Tongue-tied: Saving a muted language
Understanding the mysteries of the deep
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Around the Pacific
Renewable energy goals are on track
Discovering the ocean in Yap
What do Micronesians really want?
The rise of authoritarianism in Nauru
Marshall Islands preparing for drought
Policy
US tells Chuuk:
Be careful with what you wish for
Business and Economy
To tip or not to tip
From the Publisher’s Desk
Court ruling displaces more
than 200 families in Palau
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Military intimidation
sends villagers out of their homes
Daydream:
Tea leaves and tarot cards
The three-way race for attorney general 14
New faces and hopeful anonymous
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Travel and Tourism
CNMI
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Philippines
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Campaign 2018
Will the Independents dislodge
the ruling Republican Party?
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Driving around Culebra
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Bookshelf
Once more, Second Amendment
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