By Mabel Doge Luhan TIMES ARE TOUGH in the CNMI, and everyone is looking for a way to make a buck!  It’s been decades since I’ve had any inquiries thrown…

[NOTE: I am well aware this editorial will piss off a lot of democrats and republicans; but I don’t care.] There is no longer rhyme or reason to the positions…

By Mabel Doge Luhan This is TOO MUCH. The Marianas Variety has gone TOO FAR. Considering what’s been happening lately in the world of falconry (oh, you know exactly what…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Who, other than the CNMI BOOST committee, isn’t a fan of honest accounting? I live for a good, clean, well-kept set of books! Strictly uncooked, pot…

By Mabel Doge Luhan A wise man once said, “Beverage is the soul of wit.” If that’s true, then the Marianas Variety must have consumed all the drinks!  Its satire…

I got a letter the other day from the Archdiocese of Agana that surprised me. In the nearly 30 years since one of its then-school teachers began raping me as…

Did you know that, despite the fact you pay the taxes that keeps GovGuam open, you can’t call most government agencies and ask for information as public and as simple…

Bolaven could have hit Guam. It could have been a big storm. It could have wrecked the island. More homeless. More without medication, food, and water. And more without mental…

By Mabel Doge Luhan I was OVERJOYED when Governor Palazzo instituted a PRICE FREEZE because of the impending whirlyboo! I love low prices. I’m not Chinese or Jewish, but I…

It isn’t every day we find a harmony of circumstances and gratitude for society and its government; in both the CNMI and Guam. But, in my after-action report of the…