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letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
Regarding the $270,000 grant from the Department of the Interior for public education on deep-sea mining, announced by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior Katherine MacGregor during her Flag Day speech:
If there is public education on deep-sea mining, the people of American...
To the Editor:
Flag Day celebrates the day the Deed of Cession for Tutuila and Aunuʻu was signed in 1900. The U.S. Navy first marked the day in 1900, and the tradition continues to this day. Along with the 1904 Deed for Manuʻa, it began our political relationship with the United States.
Some...
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to the recent article, reported on 4/20/2026 "Alleged Rape Case Involves 15-year-old girl". Over the last ten years of working in this field I cannot stress how important it is that we speak with clarity and plainly, particularly as April is recognized as...
To the Editor,
Private sector critical mineral extraction companies, polymetallic nodule refiners and end user manufacturers are vigorously inquiring over timeline estimates when American Samoa’s critical mineral industry will be shovel ready for commercial production.
American Samoa’s...
Dear Editor,
I write as a retiree and longtime beneficiary of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund — and as someone who served the people of American Samoa for many years in education and public life. I write not in anger, but in the firm conviction that a serious wrong is...
Good morning,
I just returned back to the mainland from a beautiful week in American Samoa. This was my first visit and I came back with such joy in knowing that I finally touched the motherland.
I do have to say one thing I can say was heavy on my heart about American Samoa is as I went...
Dear Editor:
The American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) has announced its intent to issue two new bond series — the 2025A and 2025B — with a combined value of up to $65 million. The first, a refinancing bond of $50 million, is meant to retire the 2015A bonds; the second, $15...
Dear Amata,
I'm not a Dem, but I strongly oppose using Federal monies for veterans to promote the Republican agenda.
Email excerpt I received today from VA:
"How the government shutdown impacts VA
Oct 1 at 8:21 AMAs you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the...
Honorable Leaders and Members of the Fono,
In Letter #1, I warned that the Fund cannot survive without honesty about the $13.9 million debt and the principle of fiduciary duty. In Letter #2, I outlined reforms aimed at restoring fairness and sustainability.
This third letter turns to the heart...
MO: Sui uma o le Polokalame Litaea ale Malo o Amelika Samoa (American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund or ASGERF):
I masina ua tuana’i, sa ou avatua ai i se faasologa o tusi fa’alauaitele (open letters) e fa, e fa’asoa ai ni fa’afitauli i le pulega ma le ta’ita’iga o le ASGERF. E le’i...