Crisis demands cautious action, not broad reaction
I am writing as a concerned constituent, with no particular expertise in law or health, regarding Bill 335-35 and perhaps other proposed...
(Not your) average joe
By Joseph Meyers
By Joseph Meyers
- Jun 30, 2019
Golf swings and machete attacks
Does anyone think it’s accurate to refer to a machete attack as an “exaggerated incident?” Well, it happened recently and I think there...
By Joseph Meyers
- Jun 3, 2019
Wooing Micronesia
President Trump met with Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine, FSM President David Panuelo and Palau President Tommy Remengesau at the...
By Joseph Meyers
- May 2, 2019
The billionaire space race is coming to Guam
Sir Richard Branson’s satellite launch company, Virgin Orbit, will use Guam as the second site for its upcoming LauncherOne small...
By Joseph Meyers
- Feb 21, 2019
The cruel killing of Pugua
In September last year, Gerald Wayne Cruz II was accused of trespassing the Mapson family’s private property, where he shot dead a family...
By Joseph Meyers
- Jan 29, 2019
OK, let's talk about the wall
Did you ever get that feeling when looking at an issue that things seem so bizarre and off that you are in the Twilight Zone? If you’re...
By Joe Meyers
- Jan 2, 2019
Fortnite and footnotes from 2018
Following the media’s year-in-review and forecast traditions, I’ve listed down some important —or not so important — and interesting...
By Joseph Meyers
- Dec 7, 2018
Failure to communiqué
The last couple of months have not been good for Papua New Guinea. First, the island nation’s namesake airline had its first fatal crash...
By Joseph Meyers
- Oct 2, 2018
So close, yet so far
Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to buy something, such as a pair of pants that cost $39, and all you’ve got is cash — worth $36.40?...
By Joseph Meyers
- Sep 1, 2018
Not so free speech
In the current political atmosphere, the hardest part of entering a public debate — other than avoiding the social media mob — is...
By Joe Meyers
- Aug 3, 2017
X-men or ASD-men
I woke up one morning and noticed something strangely amusing. On the kitchen table, I found multiple banana peels lined up in perfect...
By Joseph Meyers
- May 31, 2017
Suicides in the drug nation
Fans — me, included — were devastated by news about the suicide of Chris Cornell, singer of “Temple of the Dog” “Audioslave” and ...
By Joseph Meyers
- May 2, 2017
Can we at least talk about it?
The images of tons of water erupting from the surface, mushroom clouds and widespread potential damage to reefs and local marine wildlife...
By Joseph Meyers
- Dec 4, 2016
Pools, polls and pols
One afternoon while staying at a hotel, I decided to take a dip in the pool. As soon as I dipped my toes in the water, I became...
By Joseph Meyers
- Nov 8, 2016
When worlds don't collide
I caught a movie this month that brought shades of The Matrix and Inception. It reminded me of a much larger context on recent human...