Marianas Variety On-Line Edition

Cutting rebates is raising taxes
ON Wednesday, after the passage in the House of the “alternative austerity measure,” one of the co-sponsors of that bad bill was overheard saying that it will be stamped “D.O.A.” — dead on arrival — in the Senate....(See details)

Editorials
DESPITE what its officials say, the NMI Republican Party is not yet unified which is not good for voters who are yearning for an alternative to the dismal state of affairs on Capital Hill. The GOP’s leaders have yet to grasp that the people are ...(See details)

To the authors of the changing of street names
IS it really necessary that our lawmakers be too preoccupied with renaming our streets when a critical economic crisis is happening? Why do we have to rename streets that have been well known ...(See details)

Accurate description
LET me offer the following thoughts in response to Tina Sablan’s recent letter on wage and immigration issues:
1. The description of the labor and immigration system....(See details)