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Wheelchair crime rate rising

Okay, it's not Guam but it could happen here next.

Check out http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080906/ap_on_fe_st/odd_wheelchair_robbery;_....

Glad he's got that energy drink...he may need it.

Guam is world-wide

Okay - I admit it. I missed these when they were happening. However, thanks to the Internet, nothing ever dies - including those horrible pictures...but that's another story.

Guam got major coverage...okay, coverage during the Democratic convention. Check out:
http://mustbethehumidity.blogspot.com/2008/09/guam-on-colbert-again.html

The site can be controversial but funny.

When you see the role call vote, you understand why some folks really want to improve education in Guam. See my notes on change counting http://www.stripesguam.com/blog/counting-change

Baywatch saves lives...no, really

No modern male wants to admit to watching Baywatch. It's politically incorrect, sexist, and the plot lines are non-existent.

But, when no one's looking, I've heard rumors that we glance in its silicone-enhanced direction. We don't want to look. We really don't. And God save us if a person of the female persuasion catches us looking.

Now, that's no longer a problem.

The truth is that Baywatch could save lives. Since all males are truly altruistic individuals, we must watch it - as disgusted as we might be by its shallowness.

Check out the story our friends at PDN posted today. http://guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/NEWS01/809050327/...

(Parts of ) Guam Get Digital Television!

The following press release just came in from GTA TeleGuam. Good news now for those of you who live in Dededo and Tumon. Looks like everybody else might have to wait...

(Tamuning, Guam- Tuesday, September 2, 2008) GTA TeleGuam is proud to announce the
launch of Guam Digital Television, the newest service in GTA TeleGuam’s lineup of
communications offerings.

Andrew Gayle, Executive Vice President of Wireless and Video at GTA TeleGuam said, “Two
and half years ago, GTA promised it would bring TV choice to Guam. I am very pleased to be
able to tell you that we are now fulfilling the promise we made to the island. Today, GTA is
announcing the launch of Guam Digital Television, or what we call GUdTV. This is a historic

Guam Naval Base Makes Progress On $35.9 Million North Tiapalo Housing Project

SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) - Naval Base Guam held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 21 to celebrate the progress of the North Tipalo housing project. Twenty-eight families will live in new homes on base now that construction is complete on the first increment of phase one of the project.

The 28 homes are part of $35.9 million project that will introduce a total of 204 new residences by 2009.

At the ceremony Suzan Kear, Navy Housing's program director, noted the new units raise the bar for quality of life.

"The new Ocean Ridge at North Tipalao is complete with all the lifestyle amenities necessary to give our service members and their families a sense of place, a neighborhood that we can all be proud of," said Kear.