Pacific Island Times Vol 3 No. 10 October 2018 | Page 3

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NO. 10
OCTOBER 2018
GOT ROOM
FOR ONE
MORE?
It’s Lou vs. Ray
But wait, Frank is
still in the race?
YAp
Cruise industr
y is racking up
revenue losses
due to free-loa
ding governm
ent agents
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Frank Aguon betting
on political lottery
20-21
21
From the Publisher’s Desk
The Kavanaugh question
4
Brief Chat
Benjamin Cruz assumes new
role as watchdog of public funds
Observer:
Remembering Wilda 6
Views from the Trench:
Don’t complain if you don’t vote 7
Live from Saipan:
What politicians think 8

Not Your Average Joe:
When you almost got it
High Adai!
Marijuana is
legal
Leon Guerrero vs Tenorio:
What do they have in mind?
Education
J.P. Torres is no longer
just for the misfits
15
Military
Guam is among the recipients
of anthrax shipment
9
Policy
What’s killing Roe vs Wade? 10
CNMI becomes the first U.S. territory
to legalize recreational marijuana 13
Valiant Shield returns 17
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Briefs 24

CNMI
Court says 80 percent pay hike
for elected officials is unconstitutional
Campaign 2018 Around the Pacific
What are the top two
issues affecting Guam? Yap’s cruise industry not
happy with freeloaders
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Micronesians are staying out of trouble 27
Dateline Chuuk:
There’s no such thing as a free lunch 29
What the Health:
When health care is
dragged into politics 30
New Caledonia preparing for
independence vote 32
The downside of Pohnpei’s
foreign investment reform 33
Philippines
34
What Mangkhut left behind
Life
Daydream: The one that got away 35
Lesson for Everyday Life:
What a former
CEO-turned-Uber-driver learned 36
Local Dining
Sidelines: What’s cooking in Tamuning?
37
Travel
What to see in Cebu City
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