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Same Sex Marriages in Guam: Love is love is love

On June 5, 2015, Guam became the first territory of the United States to legalize same-sex marriage. Guam is also the only place in Asia Pacific other than Taiwan where same-sex couples can marry....
Photos courtesy of Guam Visitors Bureau
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#instaGuam: Exchanging snow for sand - fun on a budget

While many might think that traveling to paradise is a costly affair, living out your tropical dream doesn’t require you to completely empty out your pockets. There are countless activities on Guam that are free or cost-efficient. Here are just a few!
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Did you know?: Guam popular destination for Japanese

For Japanese, Guam is one of the most popular overseas tourism and wedding destinations. More than 900,000 Japanese visit the island, which is more than 70 percent of all visitors each year. Two-night tour packages to Guam are cheap and the three-and-a-half-hour flight from Japan alleviates the typical jetlag.
Nautia, left, and Phoenix will travel through Europe and South Korea on their way Guam, a multiple-day journey that will cost their owners $11,592. (Courtesy of Kenneth and Emily Sanders)
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Navy couple faces nearly $11,600 bill to move pair of dogs to Guam

Early last month, Kenneth and Emily Sanders learned the Navy was transferring them from Norfolk to Guam at the end of February.
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Pair of Guam airmen face trial on sex offenses in unrelated cases

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A pair of airmen assigned to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam face separate courts-martial there in the coming weeks for sexual and related offenses.
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Enjoy tasty food, beautiful view at Hearth Cafe in Chatan

If you’re looking to enjoy tasty food in a setting that allows you to gaze at the sunset as the sea breeze washes over you, then head over to Hearth Cafe.
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Serving up a feast for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has been called a purely American holiday, perhaps because it celebrates a traditional religious idea – that of giving thanks to a merciful creator – in a secular way that transcends denomination and ethnicity.
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Thanksgiving Dinner!: Let's talk turkey

Seeing pink as you’re slicing into your beautifully browned holiday turkey is enough to strike fear into the heart of any cook, no matter how experienced they are. Follow these few tips to avoid that scene this holiday season.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
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Tenku Terrace OoLoo: Recharge at a celestial eatery

After my adventure, I took a 10-minute drive to Tenku Terrace OoLoo for a relaxing lunch. In Okinawan dialect “OoLoo” means blue, and this café high above the southeastern coast has a great ocean view embodying that meaning.
The Popeyes chicken sandwich has been a subject of much discussion since it was released in August of 2019. POPEYES
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Popeyes chicken sandwich is back – and this time everywhere

A previous version of this story said the Popeyes chicken sandwich would be available at all of its locations, based on information released on an Army and Air Force Exchange Service website and on social media. The sandwich will be available at locations in the U.S.
Little Greek Kitchen on Okinawa has a simple policy: everything is made from scratch, even the pita bread. AYA ICHIHASHI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Little Greek Kitchen serves up food from scratch, fantastic view on Okinawa

Five years ago, I discovered a lovely Greek restaurant housed in an old metal shipping container on Ikei Island, part of a small island chain on the east side of Okinawa.