Chuuk’s Student Athletes Honor Local Hero Keitani Graham

April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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As a Chuukese I am grateful to Gabe Rossi, Chairman of the Interscholastic Sports Commission (ISC) and the local member schools for their decision to dedicate their annual statewide track and field day to the memory of the late Keitani Graham, our Chuukese Olympian wrestler and youth advocate. On Friday, April 26, 2013, the ISC successfully held the 1st Annual Keitani Graham Interscholastic Track & Field Day on the same grassy field that was practically Keitani's home in his many drug-free … [Read more...]

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Dental Project – Chuuk Team 2008

April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Photos taken in 2008 on the Micronesian Dental Support Project's community clinics. This is the nonprofit organization that I co-founded with Dr. Barry Staley to bring volunteer dentists to help the people in the outer islands of Chuuk. … [Read more...]

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Houk Island

April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

These photos were taken back in 2004 on my home island of Houk in Chuuk State, FSM. Houk Island (formerly, Pulusuk) is where I grew up until I moved away to go to college. I am proud to have been raised on this small remote island in the Pacific where I learned how to be a human being first without the negative effects of a modern world. It's slowly changing, but the people remain some of the most hospitable human beings in the world. Enjoy! … [Read more...]

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Should women have a seat in FSM Congress?

April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This year's FSM National Law Day debates will take place on July 12, 2013 in Chuuk State home of the defending champions from Chuuk High School. The best high school debate teams from each of the four states in the country of the Federated States of Micronesia will be debating on this year's topic: "Be it resolved that the FSM Constitution should be amended to create an additional at-large seat in the FSM Congress for each of the four states, election to which shall be open only to women … [Read more...]

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COM Holding Test Results for Northwest Students

March 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
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It saddens me that the College of Micronesia plans to withhold the COM Entrance Test (COMET) for students from Northwest High School (formerly Weipat) until Senator Otto has paid the $300 fees  which he apparently promised to the college during the campaign season to have the test administered to all the seniors. I think the senator's lack of follow through is inexcusable, but the college's decision to hold the students test results as a bargaining chip is equally wrong. What do you … [Read more...]

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Schools Honor Keitani Graham with Track Day

March 22, 2013 By 1 Comment
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I'm excited to report that after working behind the scene with school principals in Chuuk, the Interscholastic Sports Commission (ISC) in Chuuk State has unanimously voted to dedicate their annual track and field day to my friend, Chuukese hero and Olympic wrestler, the late Keitani Graham. According to Gabe Rossi, ISC chairman from Xavier High School, the 1st Annual Keitani Graham Memorial Track & Field Day will occur on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Anderson Field between the public and … [Read more...]

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Northwest Election Results

March 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Congratulations to these newly elected officials to represent the Northwest region in our State and National seats as well as the winners of the Gubernatorial race for the State. These are the unofficial results of the General Elections in Chuuk as made available from the various election authorities. … [Read more...]

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Priorities for the Northwest Leaders

March 6, 2013 By 4 Comments
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I write the following open letter to all the newly elected leaders who will represent my region of the Northwest (Pattiw, Pafeng, and Namonweito) in the Chuuk State Senate, House of Representatives, and the FSM Congress.  I am very optimistic that the people will have elected new leadership for our small remote outer islands which have a lot of needs and challenges that demand our collective efforts and attention. I'm sure our various elected officials have their personal priorities on how to … [Read more...]

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Chuuk Interscholastic League

March 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Program: Chuuk State Interscholastic League (CSIL) Location: Chuuk, FSM Type: Organization URL: www.chuuk-sports.org This website was designed for a proposed re-visioning, re-organizing, and re-naming of an existing sports league for the high schools in Chuuk State. We wanted to offer a new approach to moving the interscholastic collaborations beyond sports at the public and private high schools in Chuuk. The schools in Chuuk have been doing amazing interscholastic activities (debates, … [Read more...]

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Politics for Sale in Chuuk

March 3, 2013 By 3 Comments
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Give a man a spam, and you’ll feed him for a day. Vote a man to scam, and you’ve ruined us for a lifetime. That's my take on the popular saying, "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you've fed him for a lifetime." Sadly, the current political climate in Chuuk State, FSM including my own Northwest region has  become so divisive that it is no longer able to unite people around the biggest need in our state and our region which is educational reform. … [Read more...]

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