Vol. 6 No. 46 Para ver esta página en español, oprima aquí. MLB Close To OKing Expos In PR...Pesquera Condemns Calderon’s Trip To Summit…Vieques: Bill Would Bar Cleanup, Bioweapons Test Data To Be Made Public… Governor Seeks Latin American Heads Of State Ties… House Approves $1B Special Communities Trust Fund Federal Funds Head Start Deficiencies To Be Corrected…New VA Hospital Sought…Burgos Files 10 Legislative Reform Bills… Navy To Transfer Beach To Ceiba…Trial Of NPP Leaders Set For Feb. 3rd…Oldest Living Veteran Honored…Luis Muñoz Marin Foundation Honors Alegria De Castro Font Criticizes Pesquera Again… Official Trip Regulations Sought…Governor Receives NY’s Puerto Rican Legislators…$200M Allocated For Anti-Drug Fight…Polar Bears Leave Tropics…Prasa Deficit Almost $300M…NPP Criticizes Approval To Join Latin American Parliament…Rossello Might Take Status Issue To Court Has Governor Calderon Ignored The Cardinal Rule Of Partisan Politics, "If There Is A Downside, It Will Happen"? Will Sila Calderon’s Republican Dance Help or Hurt Her Washington Agenda? (Mainland Residents, please vote in the left column; PR Residents vote on the right) Puerto Rico VIDEO: Luquillo is a graceful crescent shaped beach and playground for Puerto Rican families… 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: Save The Millennium Puerto Rico Beefs Up Its CAC Games Delegation "Commonwealth" Proposal Critic Elected House Gop Leader… Major Changes In U.S. Tax System Could Affect Puerto Rico… Deutsch Opposes Calderon’s Corporate Tax Exemption Plan The Great Debate Continues: Should Island Join Union Or Flee? Observers Say Neither Is An Economic Cure-All Statehood Will Win Puerto Ricans Deserve Full Voice Of Statehood By Kenneth McClintock Calderón's Strategy Pays Off -- For Now…Poll Reveals High Percentage Of First-Time Puerto Rican Voters; Voter Registration Campaign Seen As Driving Factor Calderon: Millenium Demolition Not Considered For Now, Begins Private Meetings To Discuss Electoral Reform…UPR Student Council OK’S Strikes Vs. Navy…Amigo & Wal-Mart Defend Merger…Prasa Files $350M Lawsuit Against Water Co…Influx Of Migrants Is A Mystery Getting A Piece...Of The Political Power Pie Navy Testing Poses Health Hazard In Vieques PUERTO RICO PROFILES Hector Antonio Rodriguez: His Persistence Pays Off With Job, National Award Latino Victories Signal Growing Clout In GA…At-Large Voting System Penalizes Hispanic Candidates Minorities Moving Away From Lockstep Party Affiliations Spanish & English Combo Making Its Way Into Mainstream Live From Wyndham El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa: It's Regis & Kelly! Jennifer Lopez: Homegirl, Working Woman, Empire Builder Hispanic Female Athletes Few & Far Between Latin Screenwriters Polish Their Prose For A Route To Hollywood I Am Hispanic: This Is How I Am, This Is Where I Came From Political Clout of Latinos Falls Short Despite Numbers GOP Gains Bode Well For Estrada The Bush Administration & Hispanic Health Federal Security Overhaul: Led By A Former FBI Agent, The New TSA Is Ensuring That Puerto Rico’s Becomes Just About The Safest Airport In The Nation PSC Won’t Bow To Pressure From Rogue Truck Drivers Drug Manufacturer Mylan Inc. Investing $65M In Caguas Plant Expansion Colon Bros. To Sell Coloso Products In Publix Supermarkets In Florida Kmart Unit Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud Puerto Rican Group To Showcase Businesses   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