Ripples of Hope
Hello everyone! My name is Nick Shepard. My good friend Neil Pople and I are starting an organization that we’re calling “Ripples of Hope,” and we wanted to introduce ourselves and tell you what...
View ArticleThe truth of the Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has been a sore issue with certain politicians in Washington. Political leaders such as Tom DeLay, John Doolittle, Richard Pombo, Conrad Burns,...
View ArticleBring Hope to the Marianas
Merry Christmas, Dailykos! For most of us, there’s only a day and a half of shopping left to do before we visit our friends and family and enjoy this special time of the year. Many of us celebrate...
View ArticleThe 110th Congress is going to rock!
Hey everyone! Neil here from Ripples of Hope. I just wanted to let everyone know that good news is coming in the next few days from Washington!
View ArticleRight this moment women and children are being sexually abused on American soil
As we speak, hundreds of young immigrant women and children are being sexually abused in the US Territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, and our government has done little to stop this from...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s campaign has taken sweatshop money
Less than a month ago, dengre here at dailykos posted diary about Hillary Clinton’s campaign containing a total of $10,000 in campaign contributions from the Tan family of the Mariana Islands’...
View ArticleWhat Congressman Doolittle thinks of the Mariana problem
This week, Congressman John Doolittle made the effort to reach out to his constituents by holding a series of town hall meetings. John Doolittle, as many of you may or may not know, has had his share...
View ArticleWe need your help to fix the Mariana Islands!
We have some amazing news! Over the last four months, Nick Shepard and I (Neil Pople) have been struggling to begin Ripples of Hope. We’ve been talking with important officials, meeting with potential...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be a modern-day hero?
Do you have courage to stand up and do what’s right for people you’ve never met? Do you have courage to take action on an issue that isn’t popular or "cool?""Courage" is defined by the Merriam-Webster...
View ArticleThe stain on the American Flag
On March 21, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Only five days into his presidential campaign, Bobby Kennedy spoke in front of hundreds of...
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