Bigger Days!
Bigger days are coming soon
don't ask me how I know
I feel it deep down in my gut
no way to prove or show
Brighter days are on the way
and I can hardly wait
With twice the sun as those before
I can't predict the date
Smoother days are on my path
goodbye to all the stress
A month, a year or by tonight
no clue, I must confess
I know it for the simple fact
that life's a ball they say
Sometimes it rolls to others and
sometimes it rolls my way!
Bigger Days
Walt’s Life Rhyme #178
© Walt F.J. Goodridge
“I share what I know,
so that others may grow!”
www.waltgoodridge.com
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Press Release from the Friends of the Monument
Friends of the Monument Release Signature Advertisement
20 October 2008
Contact:
Ike Cabrera: inac1@pticom.com; (670) 256-5648 (h); 483-8426 (m)
Agnes McPhetres: agnesm42@gmail.com; 670-235-2430 (h)
Saipan — Ike Cabrera, Chairman of the Friends of the Monument, today announced the publication of a 4-page “signature” advertisement in the Saipan Tribune and Marianas Variety with over 2500 people from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
“The fact that so many local people are willing to speak out on this issue shows how important it is for the future of CNMI,” stated Ike Cabrera, chairman of Friends of the Monument. “We want this advertisement to demonstrate to the visiting federal officials the enormous public support there is for the proposed Mariana Trench Marine Monument.”
Friends of the Monument Vice Chair Agnes McPhetres said, "Signatures for the advertisement were gathered over the past four months by more than 60 volunteers. It’s been a real grassroots effort by many many people.”
The Friends of the Monument will be welcoming James Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
A public meeting will be held in Saipan on Monday October 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition the Washington DC delegation will meet with the Governor, the Legislature and many local groups.
The proposal for designating a marine monument in CNMI waters under the Antiquities Act of 1906 is under consider by the Bush administration. The proposal includes possible conservation and protection of the waters surrounding the northernmost CNMI islands and portions of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on the globe.
Friends of the Monument formed in the spring of 2008 to express the voice of the local community in CNMI. Its membership is made up of a cross section of indigenous and resident people of the CNMI who are dedicated to the conservation, preservation and protection of marine life and geological features of nearby waters and the proper management of the proposed Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.
Friends of the Monument Web site: http://marianamonument.blogspot.com
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20 October 2008
Contact:
Ike Cabrera: inac1@pticom.com; (670) 256-5648 (h); 483-8426 (m)
Agnes McPhetres: agnesm42@gmail.com; 670-235-2430 (h)
Saipan — Ike Cabrera, Chairman of the Friends of the Monument, today announced the publication of a 4-page “signature” advertisement in the Saipan Tribune and Marianas Variety with over 2500 people from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
“The fact that so many local people are willing to speak out on this issue shows how important it is for the future of CNMI,” stated Ike Cabrera, chairman of Friends of the Monument. “We want this advertisement to demonstrate to the visiting federal officials the enormous public support there is for the proposed Mariana Trench Marine Monument.”
Friends of the Monument Vice Chair Agnes McPhetres said, "Signatures for the advertisement were gathered over the past four months by more than 60 volunteers. It’s been a real grassroots effort by many many people.”
The Friends of the Monument will be welcoming James Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
A public meeting will be held in Saipan on Monday October 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition the Washington DC delegation will meet with the Governor, the Legislature and many local groups.
The proposal for designating a marine monument in CNMI waters under the Antiquities Act of 1906 is under consider by the Bush administration. The proposal includes possible conservation and protection of the waters surrounding the northernmost CNMI islands and portions of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on the globe.
Friends of the Monument formed in the spring of 2008 to express the voice of the local community in CNMI. Its membership is made up of a cross section of indigenous and resident people of the CNMI who are dedicated to the conservation, preservation and protection of marine life and geological features of nearby waters and the proper management of the proposed Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.
Friends of the Monument Web site: http://marianamonument.blogspot.com
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Friends welcome the White House
W.O.W.!!!!What a week!
Just a week ago this afternoon over 65 Friends of the Monument were standing in front of the Hyatt Hotel waiting to greet James Connaughton from the White House as he arrived on Saipan.
It has been an incredible week.
I'll post pictures from the entire week as people turn them in to me.
These great shots were taken by public high school teacher Bryan Jones. Mr. Jones had his Language Arts students write letters to the President.In all, over 500 local public high school students wrote to the President. Most of them were in support of the monument!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Kudos
Kudos to our visiting federal officials: James Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ] (a White House advisor); Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce; Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of Interior; Sean Morton, NOAA official, and others who participated in the public forum Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Fiesta Resort.
Kudos also to our local CNMI government officials who organized the meeting.
For those who want more detail, you can read about how we got this far at Mike Tripp's blog. You can read one view of the monumental meeting at Saipan Writer's blog.
And stay tuned here and at Angelo's blog for more information.
And visit the CEQ's informational website on the proposal for a Marine National Monument here.
Kudos also to our local CNMI government officials who organized the meeting.
For those who want more detail, you can read about how we got this far at Mike Tripp's blog. You can read one view of the monumental meeting at Saipan Writer's blog.
And stay tuned here and at Angelo's blog for more information.
And visit the CEQ's informational website on the proposal for a Marine National Monument here.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Thanks to the NMI Humanities Council
The NMI Humanities Council sponsored a lecture Saturday night on the topic "What Is A Marine Monument?" They brought in Jon Van Dyke, a law professor at University of Hawaii's William Richardson School of Law.
He gave an informative and balanced lecture, with power point presentation, at the American Memorial Park theatre. The session was fairly well attended, but there were empty seats.
There were orange-shirted supporters of the proposed Marianas Trench Marine National Monument in the audience, as well as published opponents.
No one knew what the professor would say, whether he would support or oppose the MTMNM. In the end, he encouraged the CNMI to engage in the discussion with the federal government and take the opportunity presented, but to stay actively involved in order to make the Monument our own and what we want.
He pointed out some of the difficulties and issues that would likely surface if we do get the MTMNM. He clarified that some "concerns" were non-issues (and "ridiculous"--his word).
The program will be aired on television. I encourage everyone to watch.
Thanks to the NMI Humanities Council. They provide valuable information and contribute greatly to the better understanding and appreciation in the community of issues of law, history, culture, tradition, and all arts. Kudos!
He gave an informative and balanced lecture, with power point presentation, at the American Memorial Park theatre. The session was fairly well attended, but there were empty seats.
There were orange-shirted supporters of the proposed Marianas Trench Marine National Monument in the audience, as well as published opponents.
No one knew what the professor would say, whether he would support or oppose the MTMNM. In the end, he encouraged the CNMI to engage in the discussion with the federal government and take the opportunity presented, but to stay actively involved in order to make the Monument our own and what we want.
He pointed out some of the difficulties and issues that would likely surface if we do get the MTMNM. He clarified that some "concerns" were non-issues (and "ridiculous"--his word).
The program will be aired on television. I encourage everyone to watch.
Thanks to the NMI Humanities Council. They provide valuable information and contribute greatly to the better understanding and appreciation in the community of issues of law, history, culture, tradition, and all arts. Kudos!
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