Vol. 6 No. 39 Para ver esta página en español, oprima aquí. U.S. House Members Seek Renewed Bush Pledge, Higher Medicare Allocation & $85M For Channel Dredging OK’d, The SJ Expos?, Navy Refuses To Commit To Cessation Of Maneuvers, NPP House Delegation Asks Pereira To Resign, Pesquera: Gov’t Worse Than NPP Farrow Censors Calderon On Vieques, Pro- Vieques Protesters Arrested In N.Y., Exercises End Early, Protest In Amsterdam Against Navy, Manufacturing Jobs At 20 Year Low, Poll Finds Crime & Drugs Main Social Problems, Puerto Ricans Despondent Navy Says Planes Did Not Fly Over Inhabited Areas, Police Department Buried In Debt, Vizcarrondo Wants Greater Island Autonomy, Urban Train Irregularities Denied, Calderon Insists Bush Will End Exercises, Unemployment Rate Rises To 13.1% A Reply From The President Has Yet To Be Reported Should Governor Sila Calderon have written President Bush regarding Vieques? Puerto Rico VIDEO: Rep. Don Young (R-AK) discusses legislation to provide a self-determination process for Puerto Rico MORE... ONGOING TOPICS & CATEGORIES:   . Puerto Rico Herald Departments: . Updated Archives . Self-Determination Legislation . Newsstand . Puerto Rico Facts . U.S. Government . Feedback . Join Mailing List . Contact Us! . Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites Write Your Rep. Write your Senator -RELATED LINKS- Congressional Hispanic Caucus League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Citizens' Educational Foundation-US MORE LINKS Know anyone who might enjoy the Puerto Rico Herald? Please ... Let them know!   Full Name Email You Friend ALSO IN THIS EDITION: Santini Tops Calderon, Calderon Tops Pesquera, Pesquera Tops Santini Commemorating The 30th Anniversary Of Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th Hit Baucus Rebuffs Breaux’s Request For Calderon’s Tax Exemption…How The Navy Will End Training On Its Vieques Range By Next May Biased Use Of The Freedom Of Expression By Arturo J. Guzmán VFW Supports Self-Determination For Puerto Rico Acevedo Vila Discusses Status At Hispanic Celebration Hostages Of The Territorial Commonwealth Green Marines/ When Endangered Species Also Endanger Soldiers The Court Rules: U.S. District Chief Judge Hector Laffitte Discusses The Role Of The Federal Court On The Island PUERTO RICO PROFILES Esmeralda Santiago: The Making Of Her Memoir Into A Masterpice Theatre Production…"Almost A Woman" Reviewed 2002 PROFESA Awards Recipients Richardson Ahead 14% In Survey McCall Stresses Ties To Latino Community, Challenges Pataki's…Pataki Presses On For Latino Support Santoni New Aide To Secretary Of The Army Tony Martinez, `Pepino' On `Real McCoys', Dies At 82 Casa Blanca Museum Buzz Is Building Around Circo William Cepeda Explores Roots Of Puerto Rican Spanish-Language Version Of Master Class Signals A Budding Hispanic Theater Renaissance Mayor's Horse-Drawn Protest Keeps His Act In Political Scene Group's Roots Grow Deep In Cleveland Young Latino Network Sets Goals For Future Democrats May Gain 4 U.S. House Seats In Arizona With Hispanic Help New Spanish Language Web Site Opens Congress To Hispanic-Americans A Taste For Regime Change: It Began 104 Years Ago With The Spanish-American War A Multibillion-Dollar Pension Pinch: The Government’s Employee Retirement Pension Plan Has Reached The Point That It Is In A Financial Crisis InterVISTAS To Identify 14 Strategies And 100 Initiatives For Island’s Tourism Industry Cigna Healthcare’s Subscribed Premiums To Increase 20% By End Of 2003 Puerto Rico, Florida Bankers To Collaborate Puerto Ricans Find Hope In Cooperative Ownership Univision Puerto Rico Station Soars To #1 In Key Primetime Hours   PUERTO RICO SELF- DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans . . . Earning Their Own Way • Puerto Rico . . . Paying Its Own Way American taxpayers have provided $ subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year! For questions or problems regarding this site, please contact webmastr@puertorico-herald.org. Business•Economics•Finance | Vieques | Sports & Entertainment | Puerto Rico Report | Forum | Status | Island Politics Congress and the President | Plebiscite | Citizenship | Culture, Heritage Language | Puerto Rico Profiles | The Local Scene | Travel