Editorials

The Other Side of the Coin
After the recent tragic shooting of a policeman at the High Court, the call has gone out to arm American Samoa’s police … [MORE]

News Reporting
The news coverage of Thursday's tragic shooting at the High Court, in which Det. Lt. Liusila Brown was gunned down by Siaumau Siaumau, Jr. … [MORE]

If Guns Were Outlawed, Only Outlaws Would Have Guns
"If guns were outlawed, only outlaws would have guns" is an old saying that is especially true in American Samoa, where gun … [MORE]

Kudos to Sen. Savali
Kudos to Senator Velega Savali, Jr. for standing up to Governor Togi by filing a lawsuit to prevent the gov from spending public money … [MORE]

Governor Palagi?
Over the July 4th holiday, radio commercials announced that local businessman Tim Jones would be running for Governor in 2012.  In … [MORE]

Tsunami Memorial All Washed Up
Governor Togi has announced plans to build a memorial to honor the vicitims of the September 29th tsunami in... are you ready for this? … [MORE]

Guest Editorial - What Our Leaders Really Want
There has been a lot said about the operation of our local government and the misuse of funds, both federal and local. We now have … [MORE]

Guest Editorial - Commies Among Us
Can you spell COMMUNISM?  This is what governor Togiola and his political minions are trying to do in order to replace the democratic … [MORE]

Wait A Minute
With the closing last year of COS and the recent cutbacks at Starkist Samoa, several local officials, including our esteemed governor, are … [MORE]

A Lesson in Economics
We've all heard that "derivatives" caused the financial system meltdown, but few understand what they are. Read thisand … [MORE]