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Vol. 9 No. 7 What we have this month July 2025

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EDUCATION
Taiwanese
AS WE KNOW IT
Transforming Guam and CNMI learning institutions in the age of AI
Public Safety
Guam’ s surging stray animal population
Around the Pacific
Taiwanese remain calm amid China’ s threats of invasion www. pacificislandtimes. com
Rewriting education in the age of AI
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Critical thinking is irreplaceable
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From the Publisher’ s Desk
Whinicles
4
Insights
These Islands: Regional groupings
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Live from Saipan: Misreading the past
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Yes & Know: Happy thoughts
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Pacific Reflections: The end of Pacific pivot
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Public safety
60,000 stray animals
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Tourism
Buyers market in the resort zone
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Guam, CNMI falling behind
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Policy
Guam’ s procurement labyrinth
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CNMI
Tinian: the other tip of the spear
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Around the Pacific
Not today: Taiwan says no to war
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Inside the Reef: The ignored region
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Microwaves: The sharing culture
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The Indigenous wisdom
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Lessons from Tuvalu
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The Pacific quest for transparency
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Our Islands, Our People:
Love and war in Polynesia
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Bookshelf
Always never Knowing
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Art
One leaf at a time
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Life
Lessons: Seeing the world
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