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  • Sotomayor visits

    Marianas Variety Guam Edition
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    COMING to Guam reminds U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor so much of her native Puerto Rico.

  • Feds Crack Down on Stateside Medicare Fraud: Is Guam Next?

    The Business of Guam
    Shane Intihar
    29 Mar 2011 | 5:39 pm
    The federal government has recently stepped up efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud, particularly in such "fraud hot spots" as Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Chicago, Brooklyn, Tampa and Baton Rouge. As reported by the Associated Press: "Federal authorities [recently] charged more than 100 doctors, nurses and physical therapists in nine cities with Medicare fraud Thursday, part of a massive nationwide bust that snared more suspects than any other in history." Although small in terms of absolute population figures, Guam is a significant consumer of Medicare funded medical…

  • Weigh-ins held for Preba Hao

    KUAM - Sports
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:44 am
    Weigh-ins for tomorrow nights Preba Hao event taking place at the Marriott Hotel were held at Ralphy's in Agana.

  • GPD's Charfauros arrested for second time in less than a week

    KUAM - News
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:35 am
    Officers from the Guam Police Department's Agat Precinct have arrested Captain Mark Charfauros for solicitation to commit assault as a felony.

  • Boot camp available for expectant mothers

    KUAM - Weekly Features - Nav Bar
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:22 pm
    For those expectant mothers out there who are looking to stay active and healthy during their pregnancy, Synergy Studio is offering a special program designed just for you.
 
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  • Weigh-ins held for Preba Hao

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:44 am
    Weigh-ins for tomorrow nights Preba Hao event taking place at the Marriott Hotel were held at Ralphy's in Agana.

  • Karate tournament on February 18

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:16 am
    Guam Kyokushin Karate will host the 5th Freshman Karate Tournament Saturday, February 18th at the Dededo Sports Complex.

  • GW bests Southern in basketball

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:19 pm
    Southern High traveled to GW to take on the Geckos in boy's high school hoops, Rashaun Blas with the take to the basket after coming up with the steal for G-Dub.

  • Guam ready for Aussies in tournament

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:19 pm
    Opening games for the Oceania AAA 18 Under Baseball Tournament starts Friday with the CNMI taking on New Zealand at 4pm at the Paseo Stadium.

  • 13th Annual McDonald's 5k/2k this weekend

    22 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    The 13th Annual McDonald's 5k/2k to benefit the Guam Crime Stoppers takes place January 28th starting at the Agana McDonald's location.
 
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    Guam News

  • NWS: High Surf & Small Craft Advisories in Effect Until SUNDAY 6pm

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:15 pm
    Guam - The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a High Surf and Small Craft Advisories for the Marianas this weekend. They will remain in effect until 6pm SUNDAY. HIGH SURF ADVISORY The NWS reports that trade-wind waves and swells are combining with north swells produced by a storm that moved eastward from Japan to produce hazardous surf on north facing reefs of the Marianas. READ the High Surf Advisory on the NWS website HERE Hazardous surf of  8 to 10 feet is expected to persist along north facing reefs SATRUDAY night,  then gradually subside to below advisory levels by…

  • Guam EPA Weekly Beach Report: 13 Advisories, 1 Closed

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Guam -  The Guam EPA weekly Beach Report lists Advisories on 13 beaches and the same beach remains closed. Advisories are based on an instantaneous standard of not greater than 104 enterococci/100 ml and a geometric mean standard of not greater than 35 enterococci/100 ml. Swimming, fishing or playing in unsafe waters may result in minor illnesses such as sore throats or diarrhea. It might also result in more serious illnesses such as meningitis, encephalitis, or severe gastroenteritis. Children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems have a greater chance of getting sick…

  • Air Force Targets Farallon Monday-Friday

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Guam - The Air Force will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla on the following dates and times:   * Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday Jan. 30-Feb. 1 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. * Thursday & Friday Feb. 2-3 from 5 p.m.-1 a.m. The general public especially fishermen, commercial pilots and marine tour operators are advised to stay clear from the area during the times and dates indicated. The general location of the training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla training area will be on a 10 nautical mile radius on all quadrants. Farallon de Medinilla plays a special and…

  • The Roadwork Ahead: Monday January 30 - Sunday February 5

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:57 pm
    Guam - The Guam Department of  Public Works has released the following list of road construction projects that may cause traffic delays in the weeks ahead. GUAM TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012 Route 8/10/16 (Tri-Intersection)All permanent lanes are open to traffic at the Tri-Intersection, and the traffic signals at both the Tri-Intersection and Route 8A in front of Happy Mart are operational. Motorists are cautioned that this area is still a construction zone.Route 2 (Umatac)Route 2 Cetti Bay CulvertRoute 2 along the Cetti Bay Culvert will be open to traffic…

  • GFD Lifts "Fire Watch" at Untalan Middle School @Tiyan

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pm
    Guam -  The Guam Fire Department has lifted the Fire Watch it had imposed on Untalan Middle School in Tiyan after an inspection this morning [Saturday} found the fire alarms were installed and are in  working order. A release from GFD Spokesman Lt. Ed Artero says Guam Fire conducted their follow up inspection along with Untalan Middle School officials and Core Tech personnel. And as a result "the Notice of Hazard and Fire Watch that was previously imposed has been lifted." The  fire alarm was tested and approved by GFD.
 
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    The Business of Guam

  • CFJ Tax Update: IRS Renews Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program for 2012

    Admin
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pm
    The beginning of a new year always brings dramatic announcements from the U.S. Treasury Department (“IRS”) and year 2012 is no different. The most important news from the IRS for this new year is the emphasis that the IRS will continue to focus on the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program following the collection of more than $4.4 billion from 33,000 voluntary disclosures from the 2009 and 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Programs. The IRS announced a third Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on January 9, 2012 to allow U.S. taxpayers, including green card holders (even if…

  • Guam Legislature Increases Public-Private Partnerships

    Janalynn Cruz Damian
    4 Oct 2011 | 9:41 pm
    Senators of the 31st Guam Legislature are busy at work introducing new legislation intended to increase public-private partnerships.  Here is a synopsis of some of their recent efforts. Bill 64-31, signed into law by Governor Calvo as PL 31-29, authorizes the Department of Education to enter into Performance Management Contracts (“PMCs”) for the management, operation, and maintenance of its facilities and equipment.  The Department oversees 27 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative school. The Bill gives the contractor managerial…

  • Feds Crack Down on Stateside Medicare Fraud: Is Guam Next?

    Shane Intihar
    29 Mar 2011 | 5:39 pm
    The federal government has recently stepped up efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud, particularly in such "fraud hot spots" as Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Chicago, Brooklyn, Tampa and Baton Rouge. As reported by the Associated Press: "Federal authorities [recently] charged more than 100 doctors, nurses and physical therapists in nine cities with Medicare fraud Thursday, part of a massive nationwide bust that snared more suspects than any other in history." Although small in terms of absolute population figures, Guam is a significant consumer of Medicare funded medical…

  • Port Authority of Guam Extends Engineering Contract

    Jennifer Calvo-Quitugua
    1 Feb 2011 | 6:07 pm
    As the Pacific Daily News ("PDN") reported last week, the Port Authority of Guam recently extended its engineering contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff. The PDN reported: "[T]erminating the contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff could have led to a combination of schedule delays, potential loss of funding associated with grant expiration due to the delays, and potential issues associated with a $50 million federal loan." The contract extension demonstrates the ongoing efforts of the Port Authority of Guam to accommodate the growth of Guam’s economy, particularly in anticipation of the…

  • Bill Introduced to Provide Relief to Small Business Owners

    Genevieve P. Rapadas
    21 Jan 2011 | 7:53 pm
    On January 3, 2011, we reported about the negative impact of road construction on Guam businesses.  Now, In order to minimize the negative impact of road construction on residents and businesses, Sen. Vicente "Ben" Pangelinan has introduced Bill 36-31.  If passed, the bill would “empower and authorize the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) to develop, implement, and administer the Government of Guam Mitigation Program for Business Interruption.”  This program would provide grants and loans to small and mid-size business owners who experience hardships and…
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  • Creating Silence from Chaos

    Leo
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm
    Post written by Leo Babauta. We are often afraid of silence, because its emptiness feels idle, boring, unproductive, and scary. And so we fill our lives with chaos, noise, clutter. But silence can be lovely, and therapeutic, and powerful. It can be the remedy for our stress and the habits that crush us. If we want quiet in our lives, how do we create it? I’ve been exploring this myself. As a father of six kids, I have to admit that I don’t always have silence in my life. That’s not a complaint — I love the messy noise that my family brings — but silence can be a…

  • The Habits That Crush Us

    Leo
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pm
    ‘Don’t panic.’ ~Douglas Adams Post written by Leo Babauta. Why is it that we cannot break the bad habits that stand in our way, crushing our desires to live a healthy life, be fit, simplify, be happier? How is it that our best intentions are nearly always beaten? We want to be focused and productive, exercise and eat healthy foods, stop smoking and learn to get rid of debt and clutter, but we just can’t. The answer lies in something extremely simple, but something most people aren’t aware of: We don’t know how to cope with stress and boredom in a healthy…

  • Learning to Sit Alone, in a Quiet Empty Room

    Leo
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:49 pm
    ‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If you’re content to sit alone quietly, you don’t need to eat junk food, to shop on impulse, to buy the latest gadget, to be on social media to see what everyone else is talking about or doing, to compare yourself to others, to make more money to keep up with the Joneses, to achieve…

  • Life as a Conscious Practice

    Leo
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am
    ‘Everything is practice.’ ~Pele Post written by Leo Babauta. When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer … we consciously practice movements in a deliberate way, repeatedly. By conscious, repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the practice. Each day, we repeat movements, thought patterns, ways of interacting with others … and in this repeated practice, we are becoming (or have already become) good at these things. If you constantly check Facebook or Twitter, that is…

  • Your Top 10 Clutter Questions, Answered

    Leo
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:33 pm
    Post written by Leo Babauta. Decluttering is a skill that you learn with practice, just like any skill. And just like other skills, there are many little questions and problems you need answered and solved as you get started. Those of you taking the Clutterfat Challenge this month are facing these problems, and I’m here to help. This post is a quickstart guide to decluttering — the most common questions answered. Also see last week’s Clutterfat Challenge post: How to Tackle Your Clutter. 1. Where do I start? Start anywhere — really, where you start doesn’t…
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    Guampedia

  • Folktale: Dinague Laolao

    shannon
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:45 am
    Pon and Patte run from the "Morning Star". Illustrated by Baltazar Bell. Back in the ancient days, giants with supernatural strength inhabited the Mariana Islands. The giant men of the different villages and clans occasionally fought or argued with each other. However, they banded together when they believed their island was being threatened by foreign invaders. One day, a ship was seen out on the horizon. The manmaga’låhi (chiefs) of the island were concerned that outsiders were trying to invade Guahan at Hagåtña Bay. They got together to figure out how to stop the invaders.

  • Guampedia Chamorro Language Survey

    nathalie
    27 Dec 2011 | 7:34 pm
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  • San Dionisio Catholic Church, Umatac

    shannon
    11 Dec 2011 | 4:47 pm
    Images First completed in 1681 Construction of the first San Dionisio Catholic Church in Umatac began on November 12, 1680. On that same day a strong typhoon struck the island. The typhoon hit the southern part of the island producing a storm surge, which caused severe flooding to the islet where Don Joseph de Quiroga and the militia had been cutting wood to build the church of San Dionisio el Areopagita of Umatac. The Jesuits reported that if (Quiroga and the militia) had remained in the area two hours longer they would all have been swept into the sea. The prolonged force of the wind and…

  • Tsunami and Earthquake History and Potential for Guam

    shannon
    11 Dec 2011 | 4:33 pm
    Images Marianas a part of the Ring of Fire Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan’s coastline in March 2011 and sent thousands of Guam residents looking for higher ground, questions about the vulnerability of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to an equally dangerous tsunami have been raised. Guam is no stranger to the effects of some of nature’s most destructive forces, including earthquakes and typhoons, but tsunamis hit only rarely. What is a tsunami? In simplest terms, a tsunami is a large, extensive, open ocean wave or series of waves caused by an…

  • Sea Stars, Sea Urchins and Other Echinoderms Of Guam

    shannon
    11 Dec 2011 | 4:20 pm
    Images Rich reef life Echinoderms are members of a phylum (i.e., a major group) of common, often large and colorful shallow-water invertebrates seen on the reefs around Guam.  The phylum is comprised of five classes: sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars and sea lilies.  The first three classes need little introduction and have been recognized since ancient times. Brittle stars resemble starfish, but their arms are thin and can writhe independently.  Deepwater sea lilies resemble their namesake, stalked with their petal-like arms spread into the current.  The shallow-water…
 
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  • Big update

    sabete
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:41 am
    Broke my images. I have a sneaking suspicion I deleted the uploaded files along with the WordPress ones when I updated. Argh. Will fix later.

  • Another conversation

    sabete
    2 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am
    At McDonalds: Z: Do red apples grow from red seeds and green apples grow from green seeds? Me: That would make sense. But I think all the seeds are brown. Z: Nooo. But they turn brown if you don’t eat them fast enough. Me: You’re right, apples do turn brown. Do you think star apples [...]

  • Why I’m an incurable insomniac

    sabete
    22 Nov 2011 | 4:21 am
    I just calculated: I’ve had severe chronic eczema since I was two weeks old. Now I’m 32. That’s about 11,674 itchy, sleepless nights.

  • The big 4

    sabete
    1 Oct 2011 | 5:09 am
    Happy 4th birthday Zoey Bird!  

  • A mouse in the hand

    sabete
    20 Sep 2011 | 10:30 am
    It’s been a long time since I’ve had to take care of a pet. When our poodle Killer died in 2003, I couldn’t bear the thought of getting another dog. Eight years later I still don’t have a dog. But never say never. Zoey and I took a trip to the pet store, not really [...]
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    7milesdown - Making Magic Happen on a little Island Paradise

  • Nike+ FuelBand worth buying?

    trench
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:26 am
    I love technology! Especially technology that involves fitness! I’d love to get my hand on one of these. $150.00 and sold out? Set to be released on February 22nd, 2012. Did you pre-order yours yet or will you wait for … Continue reading →

  • I love my 49ers! Forever Faithful!

    trench
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    I’ve been a San Francisco 49ers fan since the mid-eighties. Over the last few years however, I’ve had so little to cheer about. What a difference a year can make! I am so glad Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers are … Continue reading →

  • Real Steel (Blu-Ray 2011)

    trench
    8 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    The first thing that came to mind after watching Real Steel was the film Over the Top followed of course by the original Rocky. Pretty ironic that Sylvester Stallone starred in both films, but who can blame me right? I’m … Continue reading →

  • Game of Thrones (HBO) Season 2 Trailer

    trench
    1 Jan 2012 | 8:32 pm
    I heard 3 horns blow at the end of the trailer! Anyone who read the books should know exactly what that means! This should be a interesting season for sure. Based on this trailer, they are moving forward with A … Continue reading →

  • The Hobbit (Production Video #5)

    trench
    26 Dec 2011 | 8:31 pm
    Pretty amazing to see all the things involved in creating such an epic film. The logistics must be insane! yeah, Im complaining we have to wait until next December, but you can understand why. So many things involved in making … Continue reading →
 
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    Dave Owen's Guam Blog

  • A Day at the Park in San Diego

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pm
    Here are a few more pictures from our vacation taken during the first week of January. We were worried about the weather being cold in San Diego (well, compared to Guam) in January, but really we had no worries. Every day we were there was in the 70’s and even got up into the 80’s a couple days. I should have packed my shorts and swimming trunks! One of those beautiful days we spent at Balboa Park enjoying the museums and outdoor displays. Here are a few pictures from that beautiful day. We spent the day with Matt, Milo and the neighbor girl Kylie. It is hard not to enjoy a day spent with…

  • The Kecklers are Here

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm
    We were happy to welcome Sam and Maria Keckler and Rachelle Heverly to Guam last Saturday. Maria will be one of our featured speakers for our Story-Crafting Conference and Sam is doing some counseling with our guys and other speaking engagements. For more details on our Story Crafting conference you can check Mike and Samantha’s blog here and our piu web page here. Maria and Rachelle have already been working with our students and Maria has done two very helpful training seminars with our faculty. We have also been enjoying having them staying at our house.  We are looking forward to…

  • Christmas in San Diego

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:29 am
    We have been pretty busy with the start of the semester and preparing for the Story Crafting Conference at PIU. I will post on that soon but Mike and Samantha already have here. But, I did promise to post a few pictures of our vacation time in San Diego with Matt, Kristin and Milo. So here is post 1 of 3. We had our 3rd Christmas celebration on the evening of December 30th. We had an interesting trip down with our flight delayed on the tarmac in San Francisco for 2 hours because of fog and then having the wrong address on the contract for the rental car drop off in San Diego (we drove from…

  • Happy Birthday to Joyce

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:38 am
    This last weekend we celebrated Joyce’s birthday – 3 times. I can’t say how old she is, but I will say that she cannot yet get the senior’s discount at the theater as I can. First we celebrated Saturday afternoon with Mike, Sam and the kids. Samantha made a cake and the kids helped her ice it. Then Joyce and I headed out to Lone Star for some Texas ribs and loaded sweet potato – her birthday choice. Lone Star was “out of ribs,” go figure, but her spicy chicken was pretty good and she did get her sweet potato. Then she headed over to Ross to spend some of her birthday money on…

  • First Friday of the Semester at PIU

    20 Jan 2012 | 6:28 pm
    I am going to finish my posts about our Christmas vacation, but first a little about what is going on right now at PIU. We have just completed our first week of the new semester. As of this morning all the new classes have at least competed their first class meeting. We picked up Theology teacher Jim Sawyer at the airport on Thursday night and he began his seminary theology course this morning. Yesterday we enjoyed our normal Friday chapel. VP of Student Life Rob Watt reintroduced our theme for the 2011-12 school year, “feasting at Christ’s banquet table.” Tuesday I preached on “The…
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    the scent of green bananas

  • browned butter popcorn

    12 Jan 2012 | 10:33 am
    happy new year! how was yours? you guys, you have to try this sometime: brown some butter in a saucepan until nutty, add a handful of chopped (lemon) thyme, parsley and a squeeze of lemon, then drizzle it in some freshly popped popcorn. zomg, peeps, so good. so ono. probably not particularly healthy but it was time you broke that resolution this year anyway, right?you can get the recipe right here. see you soon.

  • herby quinoa with mango and eggplant.

    30 Oct 2011 | 4:00 am
    hello, nenes! i just got back from manila, i might be able to eke a post outta that trip for you later this week. i just wanted to drop in, say hello (helloooo!) and give you a recipe that is waymazing, oh, you gotta try it. i am perpetually trying to eat healthier foods, so i've been stuffin' myself with lovely leafy greens and wholesome grains. however, one grain i'm sloowwwwwly coming around to is quinoa, which wiki tells me is a pseudocereal rather than a real cereal. which probably explains why i only pseudo-like it as opposed to really like it. it is, says wiki and maybe more…

  • old town at aurora resort.

    19 Oct 2011 | 8:13 am
    old town chinese restaurant moved into the space where my childhood favourite, toh-ka-lin, used to be in the old okura hotel (now the aurora resort). the hotel itself is almost completely abandoned, and the semi-hideous, totally ill-conceived renovation makes the place look like “the shining”. oh but anyway. the dim sum limited, but pretty good. maybe the best on island, although not quite up to par with the best of SGV. old town chinese restaurant at aurora resort aurora resort (old okura hotel), at the northern end of pale san vitores 647.8200.

  • weekend project: the PBLT.

    30 Sep 2011 | 8:30 am
    i have to admit that since i've come back from werope, i've been a little sluttish with my eating habits, and haven't been eating very healthily. so i thought i would clean out the fridge and freezer, stock up on some beautiful, locally grown hydroponic lettuces, various local and not-so-local organic veg, lots of fruit juices and herbal tisanes, and gain some smug satisfaction that not only had i cleaned out my totally disgusting kitchen, but maybe clean out my totally disgusting body. ...and then i found a ginormous slab of pork belly in the depths of the deep-freeze and i threw out the…

  • gimme pancakes!

    28 Sep 2011 | 11:27 am
    roboppy knows. holy mabel syrup, batman! i waaaaaaaaaaaaant todd von bastiaan's pancake floor pillows with matching butter pat accent pillows. supposedly the set is "only" $600, but on unica home's site, it looks like they are $600 *each*. uh. maybe not. didn't need the carbs anyway....(via boing-boing)
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    NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO

  • Worlds Within Worlds

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:38 am
    I don't follow sports much anymore, unless you include eSports as I am an avid spectator of professional Starcraft 2 gaming. I did catch this though earlier on MSN and so I thought to post it here. It isn't really about sports, but more so about politeness and respect for differing opinions and the role that Facebook and other social media plays in terms of creating the public identities of people. As people create a virtual world that is an overlay of their everyday lives, is something lost when they tend to favor their Facebook world instead of the world around them in terms of their…

  • Addicted to Racism

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:31 am
    Check out this article below from KUAM. It deals with meetings that the Federated States of Micronesia Association of Guam had in order to draw up some plans on how to deal with violence and crimes that are being attributed to the Micronesian community of Guam, in particular the Chuukese. They even created an education plan with alot of ideas on how to alleviate the social problems within Micronesian communities and those which spill out into the general public. I don't want to speak to the specific issue of Micronesians in Guam, as the available language and ideas makes it almost…

  • A Year of Decolonizing Cheaply

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:09 am
    Last year I was confirmed as the new Chairperson for the Independence Task Force for the Commission on Decolonization for Guam. The Decolonization Commission is tasked with guiding the process by which Chamorros will exercise their right to self-determination and select the next future status for the island. As part of the Commission there are three task forces, one for each of the three potential options: independence, statehood and free association. There is pretty much taya' support nowadays for these task forces, but I'm trying to do my best to get things started without any budget. A…

  • Think Lightly of Yourself

    21 Jan 2012 | 7:16 am
    “The World, Deeply” Michael Lujan BevacquaThe Marianas Variety12/28/11Every once in a while I leaf through the pages of “The Book of Five Rings” by legendary 17th century samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi. This text, famous for the way it brings together philosophy and strategy, is where I sometimes turn to when seeking some pidasun finayi, or fragments of wisdom. For example, when I find myself at a crossroads in terms of activism, or needing a hint of guidance on how to approach some aspect of community engagement, empowerment or consciousness raising, I find that Musashi sometimes…

  • A Moment Without Facebook

    21 Jan 2012 | 4:58 am
    I love going to Anao in Yigo. I've only been there a few times, but I really enjoy it each time I go.For those of you who haven't heard of Anao, it's north of Hanom, almost on the edge of Anderson. In order to get there you hike for about 20 mins through some jungle and then get to the cliff's edge where a trail will take you down several hundred feet to the rocky limestone shore. There are some pretty cool features once you reach the limestone shore for those who love natural beauty. There is a massive rock that some people call "the pinnacle" that sticks conspciously out of the rest of the…
 
 
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  • Guam Organic Food Campaign

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:10 am
    I met with the executives at Pay-Less Supermarkets this week regarding consistently better organic fruits and vegetables, especially the “Dirty Dozen”. They will try to accomodate in several weeks. Please support this effort by watching this page for upcoming organic deliveries and by getting other friends and famililies to join this Facebook Group. Also, post any other places where we can buy Organic Foods that you see around the Island.  ~ Tom Coombs, Fb It seems like 2012 will be an apocalyptic year for healthcare on Guam. Beyond insurance scandals and fears, there is food. Food will…

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    27 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am

  • foolborn: Also in news, you can now get married on...

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    foolborn: Also in news, you can now get married on match.com. See…it’s everywhere. It was nice knowing ye.

  • TakeCare Asks....

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:08 am
    A TakeCare employee is wondering what so many of you have already asked. I will answer as best as I am able. Hafa Adai Friend! Of course, I remember you well, always such a pleasant smile. It’s funny that you would choose to use the words “supposedly ‘inside’” to refer to the information that has appeared on my blog about the TakeCare insurance scandal swirling around your employer. I put more than enough clues in the messaging so that anyone who works at your office (mostly in management) and at Guam Memorial Hospital in administration or the Business office would recognize the…

  • Why do you do this? I feel sorry for you.

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:57 am
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