(CORRECTION: The original version of this editorial stated the minimum wage in Guam is $8.25, which is incorrect. I also wrote that the last time the minimum wage was increased…

By Glen Hunter In my previous opinion pieces, I have pointed out that the current CNMI administration hasn’t made any changes to prevent the legal entry of tourists from China.…

Remember that time your parents punished you for doing something wrong and you were mad but then you didn’t make a mess of your life and later on you were…

With its recent embrace of conjugation, punctuation, and attribution, the Marianas Variety has become downright boring! AND YOU KNOW HOW I HATE BOREDOM. So I’ve switched to reading the Saipan…

By Lee Webber What is the definition of an Ineptocracy? According to a T-shirt I purchased: “A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the…

Letter to the Editor by Thomas J. Fisher Sir. If you identify as a member of the Republican party and value its noble and storied history, you have much to…

By Mabel Doge Luhan I admit I have a bee in my bonnet when it comes to fellows named Donald. Who could blame me? I have a long political memory!…

[THERE’s A SHORT PORTION (about 2 minutes) WHERE I FORGOT TO TURN THE MICROPHONE ON. I FIXED THAT ISSUE. YOU CAN FAST FORWARD THAT OR JUST WAIT FOR ME TO…

By Mabel Doge Luhan It seems like just yesterday: I wrote my HELPFUL, INNOVATIVE, VALUE-ADDING article about 902 talks. My point was that Washington, DC isn’t Onlyfans, and the feds…

Remember that pothole you complained about? The aircon that broke when the power spiked? The rude government employee who waved you off when you had that urgent issue? The wage…