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VOL 2
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DECEMBER 2017
Cock-a-doo
e-do
Proposed ban on dl
cockfighting
in U.S. territories ruffl
es
some feathers
CNMI
Childbirth in
paradise:
Saipan’s grow
ing industry
Palau’s fiber
optic cable
is up and runn
ing
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Territorial delegates ask
U.S. Congress to ‘leave our
roosters alone’
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From the Publisher’s Desk
Gift giving
4
Brief Chat:
Archbishop Michael Byrnes
recaps his first year on Guam
Culture
Insights
NO. 15
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Observer:
Reflections on a B1B Bomber flyover 7
Yes & Know:
A thanks for freedom 8
Live From Saipan:
Growing to love ‘peaceful’
CNMI holidays 9
Views from The Trench:
Be careful with cultural kissing 10
Not Your Average Joe:
Monsters in Hollywood 11
CNMI
Besides casino, birth tourism
is a growing industry on Saipan
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Law
Be acquainted with the
U.S. Supreme Court
Pacific canoe:
It’s cultural, it’s practical 15
Lay off the reef fish 17
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Views from Palau:
Angaur offers some incredible
and almost untouched dive sites 23
Managing tourists’ safety in Palau
Contract workers stranded in Yap
No longer dependent on satellite
What the Health:
It’s the season to be jolly—
and healthy
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Around the Pacific
13
Australia won’t allow China to
take over the Pacific region
When Compact grants expire 27
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Samoa launches national
flagship airline 28
Plenty of fish on the ocean?
Maybe not by 2100 29
Philippines
Fanfare in ASEAN 30
Daydream:
The world in the digital age 31
Bookshelf
The forgotten Americans
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WITH US
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