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Dear Editor,
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) has come to an end. Our office, American Samoa Alliance against Domestic & Sexual Violence and our partners work every month to increase awareness while working towards creating healthy families. We gather as individuals and organizations...
Joe Biden believes to his core that there’s no greater economic engine in the world than the hard work and ingenuity of the American people. But for too long, the economy has worked great for those at the top, while working families get squeezed. President Biden promised to rebuild the backbone of...
Dear Editor,
Do you know what will do more for Manu'a than having the entire ASG Cabinet go out there, do site visits and hold meetings? Five senators. Do you know what would do more for Tuala-uta than having their two representatives beg for sit-downs with the governor to discuss their issues?...
Dear Editor,
I am not opposed to renewable energy. I just feel that the wrong site has been chosen for the wind farm.
Besides the damage to the forest and wildlife the project will cause at this site, the greater damage may be to our coral reefs and coast. The topography of the site is made up of...
In September and October, Congress has been working on perhaps the most new federal funding that has ever been considered at one time, $4.7 trillion in two major bills. As you might imagine, that generates enthusiasm from some, strong opposition from others, and some moderates in the middle want to...
Dear Editor,
Is it true that a windmill farm consisting of 10 giant windmills (each over 300 feet tall) is going to be built in the primary rain forest behind Aoloau, Leone, Asili, and Fagamalo villages and that the access road will begin in Tafeta and run through several family’s properties and...
Facebook has been quietly experimenting with reducing the amount of political content it puts in users’ news feeds. The move is a tacit acknowledgment that the way the company’s algorithms work can be a problem.
The heart of the matter is the distinction between provoking a response and providing...
To the Congresswoman,
With due respect Congresswoman Uifa’atali you did publicly demand I address “self-determination” and I did so in detail. I see from the reasoned responses especially the very thoughtful one from Talifaitasi Satele in Samoa News that people understand that “self-determination”...
Dear Editor,
While the trip home on the test flight was at times stressful, I have to admit that we have to draw a line somewhere to ensure the safety of our island community, so for that very reason, we should be willing to make the sacrifices of doing all that is required to return home safely...
What’s happening in Tonga is a microcosm of China’s expanding global influence and illustrates why the United States is losing ground fast in the Pacific. That is the lead-line to an article published this week in Politico Magazine.
Datelined Nuku’alofa it begins saying, “August 2016 was a sun-...