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Taleyfak Bridge completed

Taleyfak Bridge completed

AGAT residents saw the conclusion of a year-long p...

OPA asked to nullify GPA-Petrobas contract

OPA asked to nullify GPA-Petrobas contract

VITOL Asia Pte. Ltd. has filed an appeal with the ...

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Substituted version of Bill 20 gets mixed reactions

YESTERDAY'S public hearing on the substituted vers...

Task Force Guam honors fallen soldiers in ceremony

Task Force Guam honors fallen soldiers in ceremony

KABUL (Task Force Guam) – On a crisp spring mornin...

GMH getting just over half of what it billed

GMH getting just over half of what it billed

THE Guam Memorial Hospital Authority collected onl...

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    Relay for Life

    That’s more than 150 deaths a year; over the course of a few years, virtually every family here will be touched by this dread disease.Tonight at the George Washington High School track, hundreds will gather for the A Read more...

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    Sticks and plywood

    People in shock rummage through debris that was once their homes, searching for anything they can salvage. Helmeted rescue workers dig through the rubble looking for survivors – or victims. Shelters and mobile kitche Read more...

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    Viva la Symphony!

    High praise indeed, from somebody familiar with many performing venues. Most major theaters are connected with hotels, but by free-standing Moffatt meant a stand-alone theater. He said our Sandcastle was the best he ha Read more...

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    Who’s paying for the water?

    I understand that delivered 5-gallon containers cost about $4.50 each. However, GWA says their water is perfectly fine to drink. So, why aren't all GovGuam offices drinking tap water?If GovGuam employees are paying for Read more...

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    Thoughts from Spain

    Using public transportation only – trains, buses and city subways – and traveling from Barcelona to Seville (Say-VEE-ah); a ferryboat from the Spanish port of Tarifa to Tangier, Morocco; and back to Ronda, Granada, Read more...

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    The mission is high risk

    Put Fabot Yu'us Tåta laguse' ya un konne' esti dos Kilisyånu guatu gi langit-mu sa' ma gos miresi. Ayuda lokkue' familian-niha yan na måhgung pinitin-niha.I DON’T want to sound like an alarmist, and I certainly do Read more...

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Pacific Summer Invitational Volleyball kicks off busy weekend

WHETHER it’s indoors, at the beach or on the gridi...

Four teams advance on opening week of GFA Cup

Four teams advance on opening week of GFA Cup

(GFA) – After more than a month since the conclusi...

U17 soccer league division playoffs set for Saturday

U17 soccer league division playoffs set for Saturday

(GFA) – The ASC Islanders Betde recently completed...

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Spring Madness Men's Basketball Tournament

(PRBC) – Coral Reef Fitness & Sports Complex l...

Pirates garner win in season finale

Pirates garner win in season finale

Defeat Oceanview in B-Team action

YESTERDAY afterno...

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Youth Soccer
The Southern Cobras' Napu Topasna (20) sprints to try to get the ball from the Southern Heat's Riley Jones Taijeron during a U17 division match of the Chevrolet Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Photo courtesy of Jill Espiritu

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BY GERRY R. PARTIDO

Guam soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice

Friday, 24 May 2013 03:00am

They look so young, so full of life, and so full of vigor, with their whole future ahead of them. They could be anybody's son, husband, or brother.Spc. Dwayne W. Flores and Sgt. Eugene M. Aguon, who both died last week in Kabul when their convoy was struck by a suicide car bomb, were good young men and well-regarded in the com...

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BY PAM EASTLICK

Climate change

Thursday, 23 May 2013 03:00am

And you know climate change isn’t just about warming up. Several months ago, I talked about how a storm in Alaska had caused a giant iceberg to break up off the coast of Antarctica, literally on the other side of the planet.Well, researchers at the University of Wisconsin have discovered something really interesting about a ...

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BY SEN. BEN PANGELINAN

Unclaimed checks and balances

This prompted me to write a letter (www.senbenp.com/Letter.pdf), dated Feb. 4,...


BY MICHAEL BEVACQUA

'Islands of War and Peace'

As I have written before in this column, the people of Okinawa have been discu...


BY KYLE MANDAPAT

Summer is coming

Hope everything is rocking for you as it should be, if not, don’t worry it i...


BY R. GREGORY SABLAN

Export possibilities

My views are the culmination of what I have learned through my experience in g...


BY SEN. ALINE YAMASHITA

Incredulous!

It was intriguing to hear the arguments that would allow Civil Service Commiss...




BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

We must adapt to higher costs

Monday, 13 May 2013 03:00am

I cringe whenever I see the price of gas. I can't remember the last time I saw gas under $4. Then I got to thinking about the price of everything. Food is just too expensive. The price of utilities sways based on the price of a barrel of oil. We never thought that a barrel would cost over $40. Most people are working two – s...

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BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

A message for high school seniors

Monday, 06 May 2013 03:00am

And as soon as you walk out those doors, life will be waiting for you to make decisions about yourself ... decisions that will guide your path for a long time to come.The reason you’re graduating is because you’re ready. I’m certain you’ve learned quite a lot about history, grammar, and math. Of course that’s part of...

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BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

Law Week reflection

That's the beauty of American justice. We are a nation governed by the rule of...


BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

Winning the fight against poverty

The use of welfare has been going up ever since Guam began recording usage dat...


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For the love of Guam: Recycling is cheaper

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the support you’ve shown fo...


BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

My thanks to GovGuam employees

If you watched it on TV, a lot of information came out from many different peo...


BY GOV. EDDIE CALVO

Our Agenda in Washington

First, automatic federal budget cuts will be in place by the end of the week w...