Hafablog - Saipan News, Guam News, and Blogs http://hafablog.com Marianas Wire - Saipan News, Guam News, and Blogs Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 WWII vet served on merchant ship (Chambersburg Public Opinion) http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/wwii-vet-served-on-merchant-ship-chambersburg-public-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wwii-vet-served-on-merchant-ship-chambersburg-public-opinion http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/wwii-vet-served-on-merchant-ship-chambersburg-public-opinion/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:10:25 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/wwii-vet-served-on-merchant-ship-chambersburg-public-opinion/ When Walter E. Hoover was drafted to serve in the Navy in World War II, he was not pleased with the thought.

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]]> http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/wwii-vet-served-on-merchant-ship-chambersburg-public-opinion/feed/ 0 NEWS UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. – Spelling Bee winner named (Pacific Daily News) http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-1220-p-m-spelling-bee-winner-named-pacific-daily-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-update-1220-p-m-spelling-bee-winner-named-pacific-daily-news http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-1220-p-m-spelling-bee-winner-named-pacific-daily-news/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:26:53 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-1220-p-m-spelling-bee-winner-named-pacific-daily-news/ The winner of the 2010 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee is contestant No. 59, Mikhail Alcantara of William S. Reyes Elementary School in Saipan. The winning word was “decoupage.”

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http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/breaking-news-statement-from-doi-assistant-secretary-babauta/ A statement has just been released from DOI Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta: Date: March 12, 2010 Statement by Interior Assistant Secretary Tony Babauta on the Federal Labor Ombudsman’s Public Comments Regarding Alien Employment During this past week, the Northern Marianas Labor Department has taken fantastic liberty in its public criticism of Federal Labor Ombudsman, Pam Brown, for guidance she provided at an open forum to educate the public on the impact of P.L.

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]]> http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/breaking-news-statement-from-doi-assistant-secretary-babauta/feed/ 0 News Wrap: 9/11 Rescue Workers Receive Settlement (The Online NewsHour) http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-wrap-911-rescue-workers-receive-settlement-the-online-newshour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-wrap-911-rescue-workers-receive-settlement-the-online-newshour http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-wrap-911-rescue-workers-receive-settlement-the-online-newshour/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:53:07 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-wrap-911-rescue-workers-receive-settlement-the-online-newshour/ In other news Friday, 10,000 emergency personnel who suffered health problems because of their work following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have been compensated in a settlement and the president has delayed his Asia trip so he can be present for the health care vote.

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]]> http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-wrap-911-rescue-workers-receive-settlement-the-online-newshour/feed/ 0 DHS USCIS Puts It in Writing http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/dhs-uscis-puts-it-in-writing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dhs-uscis-puts-it-in-writing http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/dhs-uscis-puts-it-in-writing/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:34:00 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/dhs-uscis-puts-it-in-writing/ Everything that the Federal Labor Ombudsman Pamela Brown announced at the forum at American Memorial Park has now been released in question and answer form from DHS USCIS. Thank you to the federal officials who emailed this to me to share on this site: Office of Communications Questions & Answers March 12, 2010 Employment Authorization and Verification in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Background On Nov

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]]> http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/dhs-uscis-puts-it-in-writing/feed/ 0 NEWS UPDATE: 11 a.m. – Second round of bee over, 26 contestants left (Pacific Daily News) http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-11-a-m-second-round-of-bee-over-26-contestants-left-pacific-daily-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-update-11-a-m-second-round-of-bee-over-26-contestants-left-pacific-daily-news http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-11-a-m-second-round-of-bee-over-26-contestants-left-pacific-daily-news/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:26:53 +0000 admin http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-11-a-m-second-round-of-bee-over-26-contestants-left-pacific-daily-news/ The second round of the spelling bee is over and 26 contestants remain standing.

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http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-1045-a-m-acting-gov-cruz-signs-17-bills-into-law-pacific-daily-news/ Acting Gov. Mike Cruz, today signed 15 bills into law, including Bill 218-30, now Public Law 96, which authorized the transfer of certain Port Authority of Guam lands to the Guam Ancestral Lands Commission for the purpose of being returned to the original land owners, a press release from his office stated.

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http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-round-1-of-spelling-bee-over-45-contestants-left-pacific-daily-news/ Forty-five of the 59 top spellers from Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Palau remain standing. The 2010 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee started at 9 this morning at the Guam Marriott Resort. The Pacific Daily News and Rotary Club of Guam are sponsoring the competition.

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http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-bordallo-obama-still-intending-to-visit-guam-pacific-daily-news/ 8:15 a.m. March 13 — President Obama is still plotting to stop by Guam, said Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo.

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http://hafablog.com/2010/03/13/news-update-750-a-m-obama-delays-trip-to-asia-guam-pacific-daily-news/ President Obama is delaying the start of his trip to Asia — which includes a stopover in Guam— by three days from Thursday, March 18 to Sunday, March 21, according to USA Today reports.

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