Marianas Variety On-Line Edition

Government is the problem, not the solution
WHEN the Gipper declared in his first inaugural address that “In this present crisis, we must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem,” some of his opponents....(See details)

Editorials
WAGE and immigration issues are front and center again, but this time it looks like something may happen, but what that might be, no one knows. U.S. Senate staffers who are now experts in CNMI ...(See details)

CUC and privatization
WE’VE heard many times that we should privatize CUC in order to save money and improve efficiency. Obviously this makes sense, in some instances. Privatization is one way of looking at solving CUC’s woes ...(See details)

I can do it for free
I HAVE agreed to take it upon myself to be a translator for the general public, free of charge. I speak many languages, including English, Chamorro, and Japanese. In addition to these three languages ...(See details)

My dear friends in the NMI
THE United States of America is a country where disagreement is a privilege and fighting is a right. How do we say the same to the soldiers from Guam? A total of 16 from Micronesia. How do we ...(See details)

To the Senior Class of 2007
MY fellow brothers and sisters of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, for those of you who are graduating from high school this year: this letter is dedicated to you....(See details)

Rights to vote jeopardized
ONE wonders how come we have elected our representatives in the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia and they turned around and passed legislation that jeopardized our rights?...(See details)

Clarification
THERE were statements made in the Marianas Variety on Wednesday that need clarification. First, there was a quote attributed to Jack Angello that he said that CUC customers don’t have ...(See details)

Message of appreciation
MARIANO Fajardo, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3457, and on behalf of its members, express and extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to all individuals, families, ...(See details)