But Guam is not a stranger to calamities. The “great generation” survived WWII. We always manage to pull through typhoons.

   I suggested learning communities needed to learn from this. We needed to be more consistent, interactive and alive. Computers are a tool. They are not a replacement. As many education leaders in the July issue shared, human beings cannot be replaced.

At an economic forum hosted by the Saipan Chamber of Commerce more than two years ago, local economist Matthew Deleon Guerrero gave a presentation on the CNMI’s economic conditions. His assessment? The short answer: dismal. The long answer: painfully dismal.