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Surprise teacher selected top advisor in West
Surprise Independent - Arizona
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A Surprise teacher won a prestigious award for being a passionate educator and industry expert who brings real-world relevance to the classroom. Brady Mitchell earned the Advisor of the Year award for Region 5 of SkillsUSA, a prominent development...
Samoa citizen arrives home safely from Israel amid unrest in Middle East
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ms. Polino Falevaai from The Scientific Research Organization Of Samoa (SROS) who was attending a 10-month training on agricultural research and innovations in Israel has returned home safely on Saturday 28 June, after...
“CONTROVERSIAL SHIFT ON DEEP-SEA MINING BY THE U.S.”
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Talofa! The following is a summary of my thoughts given the wonderful news of the American Samoa Governor and Lt Governor taking a unified stand with legislative leaders expressing opposition to the proposed commercial leasing of American Samoa's...
2025 Utah Great Reads from Great Places
ETV News - Utah
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July 5, 2025
Utah Humanities Press Release Morgan Sjogren’s Path of Light: A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon and Emily Inouye Huey and Kaye Kang’s Wat Kept Playing selected to Utah at National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The Utah Center for...
5 Questions: Doug Harper, executive director of Malama Maunalua
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 4, 2025
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Doug Harper at Paiko Bay on Monday, June 30, 2025. What is Malama Maunalua’s primary objective, and how is it working to meet this goal? Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Malama Maunalua’s mission...
Amata welcomes ARPA Funds Extension from U.S. Department of Education
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the decision by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to extend American Samoa’s time limit for their use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) education funds. Congresswoman Uifa’atali...
NOAA budget mirrors Trump plan, reduces spending and staff
USA Today - Virginia
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A new budget document from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spells out in detail what many scientists and researchers both in and out of the federal government have feared since a White House budget proposal in the spring. If...
2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp kicks off
Samoa News
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June 25, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — The skies will soon be buzzing with excitement as the 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp officially takes off. Organized by OceaniaCDN (OCDN) in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Expand PACT Act Benefits for Vietnam Veterans with Glioblastoma
Independence Bulletin Journal - Iowa
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) recently introduced the “Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act”, which amends the PACT Act to ensure Vietnam War...
Second Annual Drone Camp kicks off
Talanei
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June 25, 2025
The 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp to promote Steam Education,(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), and build local skills in the use of drones opened Tuesday. It’s organized by Oceania CDN in partnership with the American Samoa...
THS Major Galoia named U.S. Army JROTC Instructor of the Year
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) announced earlier this month that Major Siimoa Malaefono Galoia of Tafuna High School has been awarded the United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) JROTC Instructor of...
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
K-12 Dive
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July 1, 2025
School districts will be forced to cancel after-school programming, services for English learners and professional development as a result of $6.2 billion in federal K-12 grant money that the U.S. Department of Education is withholding from states...
From Samoa to Normandy – The Story of a Fallen Hero
Talamua
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June 26, 2025
By John Dekhane/ The story of Samoan soldier, Private Henry William Saaga, has never been highlighted in any publication before, making this an opportunity to finally bring his sacrifice to light. John Dekhane is a writer/researcher based in...
How Testing Protects Us All
Saporta Report
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June 30, 2025
For much of history, physicians made disease diagnoses by simply using their senses. What does the skin look like? How do the lungs sound? Do any bodily fluids have a particular smell? As we have learned more about the nature of diseases and...
ASCC Strengthening Institution Program offers free college placement training
Samoa News
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June 17, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Strengthening Institution Program (SIP) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) seeks to significantly increase the number of high school graduates to prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education....
AG Ford backs bill targeting youth substance abuse
Silver State Times - Nevada
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June 30, 2025
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, alongside 38 other attorneys general, has endorsed the bipartisan Youth Substance...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
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What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
GHC Reid commissions state of the art bottling line for Vaimalu
Talanei
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June 20, 2025
GHC Reid officially commissioned a new state-of-the-art bottling line for Vaimalu, American Samoa’s locally bottled water, during a special blessing ceremony held at the company’s Vaimalu Warehouse in Petesa, Thursday, June 19, 2025. GHC Reid...
Interior Department Streamlines Offshore Critical Minerals Development Process
gCaptain
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June 25, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced new policy measures to accelerate the exploration and development of offshore critical minerals essential for the nation’s energy, technology, and defense sectors. These changes aim to streamline the...
Major Siimoa Galoia is 8th Brigade JROTC Instructor of the Year
Talanei
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June 18, 2025
Retired US Army Major Siimoa Malaefono Galoia of Tafuna High School has been awarded the 8th Brigade US Army Cadet Command JROTC Instructor of the Year Award. The 8th Brigade consists of JROTC programs in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,...