By Mabel Doge Luhan What a busy month it’s been! First Groundhog Day, then Korean and Taiwanese New Year (although I didn’t forget to wish our Chinese friends 习近平就是一个杀人流氓) ,…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Oh, Carter Widmor, we hardly knew you! Running from the law is nothing new. What was remarkable in Carter’s case was that as an escaped fugitive…

By Mabel Doge Luhan The [Marianas Visitors Authority] not only supports taxing visitor stays, but is happily going on the record saying so! It’s difficult to imagine stronger evidence that…

By Mabel Doge Luhan On February 15th, the Marianas Variety dropped an absolutely magisterial piece of local journalism by Andrew Roberto: “Gambling bill supports economic activity, says lawmaker; chamber of…

By Mabel Doge Luhan It’s so difficult finding good help these days! Why, just this morning, my wheelman couldn’t locate his glass eye, so I had to find an alternate…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Edith DeLeon Guerrero has made sure the CNMI is no laggard on the INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.  (See ‘Web-based digital economy will generate add’l revenue for NMI,’ February…

By Mabel Doge Luhan I just learned from my wheelman (the one who’s bi-curious) that MVA was in Japan at the same time as TAYLOR SWIFT. ALL IS FORGIVEN. I…

By Mabel Doge Luhan I commend Chris Concepcion of the Marianas Visitors’ Authority on traveling to Japan to meet with our travel partners and confirm that we don’t have any…

By Mabel Doge Luhan It’s been almost four months since MVA’s Chris Concepcion told the Marianas Variety that Hong Kong Airlines will resume flights to Saipan in November 2023. Except…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Oh, how I love to party! I believe it was MC Ride, or maybe William McKinley, who told me that nobody brings a party like Mabel…