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Ceramics and sculpture take center stage in Lewis Rifkowitz solo show
By Ron Rocky Coloma For more than three decades, Lewis Rifkowitz has shaped clay in a classroom studio at the University of Guam. Now, he is shaping something more reflective. His latest solo exhibition brings together work spanning 30 years. It is not officially a retrospective, but Rifkowitz said it feels like a pause. Lewis Rifkowtiz “This show represents a moment of self-reflection as a person and as an artist,” he said. “The exhibition is composed of works that span 30

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ADB inks financing package for Vanuatu-New Caledonia undersea cable
Port Vila—The Asian Development Bank has signed a financing package with Prima Limited to support the design, build and installation of the 411-km. Tamtam submarine cable connecting Port Vila, Vanuatu, to Lifou, New Caledonia.

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1 day ago


Community Events: Dog rescue fundraiser; Tumon music fest returns; 'Romeo and Juliet' drag show draws crowd
Guahan Paws for Pets will host its fourth annual “Paws in the Park” event on March 14 at the Skinner Plaza in Hagatna from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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2 days ago


Bookshelf: Guam author explores fishing and intergenerational lessons in 'The Great Peskadot'
By Ron Rocky Coloma The opening scene of “The Great Peskadot” is quiet. A child stands beside her grandfather, learning to fish. There is no rush to catch something, no trophy moment. For author Cabrini Cruz Palomo, that stillness reflects lessons she absorbed long before she thought about writing a children’s book. “It’s really a culmination of experiences from all stages in my life, especially around fishing, where I always hear my elders say to take only what you need,” Pa

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Feb 15


New hope after a bad year
I've had a few bad years in my life. Of course, we all have bad years when we lose a parent, a close loved one, or a friend. When organizations I care deeply about have a bad year, it naturally affects me too.
After three years of increasing success in the NFL, my beloved Detroit Lions just had a bad year. They finished their 2025/2026 season with nine wins and eight losses, missing the playoffs.

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Feb 14


Read any good books lately? Biba Book Club seeks to bring reading back to the center of community life on Guam
At a time when reading often competes with screens, scrolling and short attention spans, the owners of Biba are bringing people together over books again through the revival of the Biba Book Club.

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Feb 1


Bookshelf: Guam writer draws on island life for debut graphic novel
Jerome Guzman By Ron Rocky Coloma “Murder Academy Annihilation” grew out of a long detour for Jerome Guzman, who did not fall into reading early and instead spent his childhood immersed in games and anime. “I’m sort of a late bloomer when it comes to reading,” said Guzman, 34, from Dededo. He said his gateway arrived on his 20th birthday, when his wife gifted him the full “Harry Potter” and "A Series of Unfortunate Events" collections. “I was more of an artist working on my f

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Jan 18


Jayson Sablan reflects on coastal change in ‘Ta Na’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters’
By Ron Rocky Coloma On Saipan’s coastlines, change often arrives quietly. It shows up in familiar fishing spots, gathering places and shorelines that feel unchanged until they are not. That slow realization sits at the center of photographer Jayson Sablan’s work, now on view at the Guam Museum as part of an exhibition that blends art, memory and environmental concern. More than 35 artists from across the Mariana Islands are participating in “Ta Na’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters,”

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Jan 14


Time is what matters most
Bridgman, MI-- When I was a kid growing up in Holly, Michigan, the greatest luxury for me was my dad taking me to see the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium in downtown Detroit.

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Jan 11


Bookshelf: ‘Policy shaped me, but so did science fiction:’ Retired ambassador Carmen G. Cantor launches memoir
Growing up, Carmen G. Cantor imagined herself in a spacesuit. She wanted to become an astronaut at NASA. Being a diplomat never crossed the mind of this self-confessed sci-fi nerd. She was a fan of “Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” “Space 1999,” “Battlestar Galactica” and “Superman.”

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Jan 11


New year, new mediums: Guam artists reflect on beginnings at ‘I Tutuhon’ exhibit
Visitors entering the Guam Museum Café Gallery are greeted by an exhibit that feels quietly experimental. “I Tutuhon,” which translates to the beginning, brings together artists reflecting on fresh starts, long paths and the small shifts that happen when creative work meets a new year.

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Jan 9


Bookshelf: The golden age of Oceania writing: Linking Indigenous literatures to modernism
In the 1960s and 1970s, the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of the South Pacific redesigned and decolonized their curriculum. They replaced the established British colonial model with Pacific oratory and a growing body of Oceanian writing at the center of the syllabus.

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