Pacific Island Times PIT november 2017 Vol2 No.14 | Page 3

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U.S. veterans in the Pacific
continue to receive second-class
healthcare treatment

Private veterans hospital
project hits a snag

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Observer:
Have gun will shoot 7
Yes & Know:
GMH is filled with caring staff 8
Live from Saipan:
‘Isla de Ladrones’ was a misnomer 9 What the Health:
Preparing for twilight
Views from Palau:
It doesn’t take 99 years
to destroy a land
CNMI
Not Your Average Joe:
How do you solve a
problem like Kim?
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From the Publisher’s Desk
The internal barrier to self-rule
4 Government Affairs
Brief Chat: Military
Nobel Prize winner:
Vanessa Griffin against nuke
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Palau nixes nuke but
Compact allows U.S. military
devices in the Pacific land
A tale of two territories
Battle over firing range
project remains unabated
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Ghost no more 17
Around the Pacific
They key to Yap tourism 23
Renewable energy a
growing trend in Yap 25
Killer diseases a
crisis in the Pacific
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Philippines
Buy new jeeps or get arrested

Daydream:
On living and dying alone
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Bookshelf
Hemingway: His life is
more known than his works
31
Culture
Dance Earth:
Rediscovering heritage
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