Views from the trench

By Jayne Flores

May 4

Foster parenting: the most pro-life choice

May is Foster Care Month. On Guam, what does that mean? It means the governor signs a proclamation citing how many children are in need...

By Jayne Flores

Mar 7

How much do we put up with?

Back when I was a reporter for the now defunct Cable News, I covered the case in March 1986 where a young man’s body was found stabbed 40...

By Jayne Flores

Feb 10

Would you recognize it if you saw it?

Last month was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The trouble is, what does human trafficking look like? Most...

By Jayne Flores

Jan 6

It’s time for males to step up

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day,” as Nina Simone sings in her classic “I’m Feelin’ Good.” For 2021, one of my “new dawn” mantras is male...

Want to help our economy? Buy local this Christmas

By Jayne Flores

Dec 4, 2020

Want to help our economy? Buy local this Christmas

Everyone on my Christmas list is getting gifts purchased locally this year. Sure, it’s easier to just dive into your computer and with a...

By Jayne Flores

Nov 4, 2020

Keeping the doctor away

If this wretched Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we all need to adopt healthier eating habits. Obesity rates and...

By Jayne Flores

Oct 1, 2020

Paying it forward with 'extras'

Given the current climate in our country, most of us would agree that roughly 50-60 percent of what is posted on Facebook (maybe even...

Celebrate women’s rights - and keep them going

By Jayne Flores

Sep 1, 2020

Celebrate women’s rights - and keep them going

It is insulting that one of the first criticisms of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick was the false claim that she “may...

By Jayne Flores

Aug 4, 2020

The people of Guam are just cool

I was born and raised in the Midwest United States. A far west suburb of Chicago, to be exact. But since I have lived most of my life...

If your rapist is your child’s father, you now have protection

By Jayne Flores

Jul 6, 2020

If your rapist is your child’s father, you now have protection

Imagine that at age 14, when you are either in 8th grade or just starting your freshman year of high school, a man rapes and impregnates...

By Jayne Flores

Jun 2, 2020

What censorship really looks like

Censorship is a strong word. It was bandied about by some very naive reporters after a live Zoom media conference given by Gov. Leon...

By Jayne Flores

May 5, 2020

A new normal

We are beating this wicked Covid-19 virus. It may not seem like it, what with our island and nearly our entire country in a shutdown,...

By Jayne Flores

Apr 9, 2020

Guys, it’s on you

March was women’s history month. The several events I was involved in throughout the month highlighted the history of women’s...

A more economical, sustainable way to manage periods

By Jayne Flores

Feb 10, 2020

A more economical, sustainable way to manage periods

This is a column about menstrual cups. If you are a father, husband, boyfriend, brother, friend, distant relative, co-worker, etc., of...

Today's news operations could use more owners like Lee Holmes

By Jayne Flores

Dec 31, 2019

Today's news operations could use more owners like Lee Holmes

My heart sighed upon seeing Greg Champion’s Facebook post about the passing of my first boss on Guam, Lee Holmes. Mr. Holmes, as we all...

By Jayne Flores

Dec 1, 2019

Discourses on sexual violence

Perspective is everything. So it is understandable that good, decent men from some of the islands in Micronesia may have been upset by my...

Wanted: a culture where rape is NOT acceptable

By Jayne Flores

Nov 5, 2019

Wanted: a culture where rape is NOT acceptable

One of the most disturbing news items of late (aside from the acting attorney general of Yap being murdered, perhaps because she was...

Things you don’t want to have to know, but you have to anyway

By Jayne Flores

Oct 5, 2019

Things you don’t want to have to know, but you have to anyway

I wear two hats at Adelup: director of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, and administrator of the Governor’s Community Outreach Federal...

By Jayne Flores

Sep 4, 2019

Precious plastic

Attention, enterprising young environmentalists/activists who care about the future of our previous island. If you really want to make a...

By Jayne Flores

Aug 3, 2019

Hasso ini. Remember this.

The 75th anniversary of the liberation of Guam from Japanese occupation has come and gone. The celebrations, the memorials, and the...

By Bruce Lloyd

Jul 7, 2019

Daniel Immerwahr: Redrawing the US map

Teaching American history in venues as varied as the University of California-Berkeley and San Quentin Prison, now Northwestern...

By Jayne Flores

Jun 6, 2019

The monthly visit

Kudos to Sanford Technology Group, to the National Association of Women in Construction, the American Association of University Women,...

By Jayne Flores

May 7, 2019

75 years of strength

The late Regina Manibusan Reyes told of being raped when she was six months pregnant after she had snuck back down from her in-laws’...

What constitutes a legitimate news source?

By Jayne Flores

Apr 8, 2019

What constitutes a legitimate news source?

Last month, Freedom of Information Day came and went relatively quietly once again on March 16. It was chosen so because it is the...

Take pride in our island – use less plastic

By Jayne Flores

Feb 7, 2019

Take pride in our island – use less plastic

Blown out zoris. Plastic motor oil bottles. Plastic drinking bottles of every shape and size. A five-gallon plastic bucket partially...

By Jayne Flores

Jan 6, 2019

The way you dress

When my youngest daughter was 11 years old, she was a huge Hannah Montana fan. Hannah Montana, in case you don’t know, was the Disney TV...

What we learned from Guam’s 2018 election

By Jayne Flores

Dec 6, 2018

What we learned from Guam’s 2018 election

Now that the dust has settled from Guam’s 2018 election, three things stand to the fore. First: Guam voters don’t do deals. Politicians...

By Jayne Flores

Nov 3, 2018

$4 for a soda? Give me a break!

With the holidays just around the corner, and all the revelry that will ensue, I’ve been meaning to discuss something with island...

A woman must control her own body, period

By Jayne Flores

Aug 5, 2018

A woman must control her own body, period

Here we go again. Flashback to 1990, when Guam was first thrust into the national spotlight over the issue of abortion. The late Senator...

By Jayne Flores

Jul 13, 2018

Standing up to the bully-in-chief

When I was in the fifth grade at a Catholic grade school in Illinois, we had a classmate whose parents were fairly recent immigrants from...

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