Vol . 5 No . 7
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Can the ‘ V & V ’ market salvage Guam tourism ?
VOL . 5 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM NO . 07
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Brief Chat CNMI
Robert “ Bob ” Klitzkie : In defense of Insular Cases
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Guam is counting on the “ V & V ” market to restart tourism 16-17
From the Publisher ’ s Desk The ironies of the Covid economy 4 Brief Chat Robert “ Bob ” Klitzkie : ‘ Insular Cases are not as bad as most people think ’ 6
What we have this month
Insights These Islands : CHamorus are not necessarily Micronesians 7 Yo Amti : 1918 versus 2020 8
Yes & Know : The rebirth of agriculture 9 Pacific Reflections : American Samoa ruling breathes new life into 10 self-determination
Variations : Problems , solutions and platitudes 11 Lesson : Guam health care : hope springs eternal 12
Government Affairs Why Guam was excluded from US trade treaties 13
CNMI The pot business begins to warm up 14-15 Business Want to learn how to fly ? 18
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July 2021
Technology Tides : Are you still watching ? 20 Just a Byte : What is small and mighty ? 21 Around the Pacific Cleaning up plastic pollution in the Pacific 22 FSM is trying to stay afloat 23 Tangled in power game 24 Why the US is a better ally than China 25 Gloom under the sun 26 The ancient art of cultural dentistry 27 Philippines Getting China ’ s attention 28 Life Behind the mask 29 Art Women art show concludes at Castro Art Gallery 30