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Only 11 of 42 top officials voluntarily cut, donate salaries
ONLY 11 of 42 elected officials and members of the judiciary in the CNMI have voluntarily taken a 10 percent cut in their salaries or donated their paychecks for scholarships even as thousands....(Full Story)

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Arrival rate up 2%
THE islands’ tourist arrivals went up by 2.05 percent — the first time in 16 months after Japan Airlines abandoned the Saipan route.
A total of 37,990 tourists visited the islands last month,...(Full Story)

Marianas Variety is 35 years old
EXACTLY 35 years ago today, the first mimeographed copy of this newspaper was issued. Like the people of these islands, Variety has also withstood the test of time — the end of the Trusteeship, ....(Full Story)

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GUAM EDITION

Guam Public School System legal counsel Fred Nishihira, left, guides Minority Leader Judi Won Pat, D-Malojloj, in the review of financial documents prior to a roundtable discussion on GPSS finances and related matters, including the purchase of textbooks, at the Legislature yesterday.
Photo by Paul Blas

Local News — Guam

• Navy man dies in shooting incident
  
• Chamber to oppose new taxes
• Negligence case against Bishop Baumgartner School stays
• GPSS pays power bill
  
• Alleged ‘ice’ recipient wants to suppress DHL package as evidence
  
• Cruz lobbies for more federal health resources
  
• Court denies counsel for drug dealer
  
• Man arrested on 16 counts of criminal sexual conduct
  
  Editorials/Columns/Letters

• Through the looking glass:Light at the end of the highway
• The governor’s ethical tap dance
  

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Sports

• Ngerbeched edges Airai, 14-13, in PML
• Re-organized PML selects Sen. Tmetuchl to lead All-Star to Pacific Games
• Rangers slowly climbing as Patriots continue winning roll
• Airai State holds youth day activities at Yelch Field on March 15
• Islanders rip Ranchers; Mesekiu bounces with two

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