Vol. 6 No. 48 Para ver esta página en español, oprima aquí. Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Parades… Patakis Spending Holiday In Puerto Rico… Drinking Water Program To Cost $136M… Expos Release SJ Schedule…Anti-Drug Bill Veto Urged… Extraordinary Legislative Session Set Governor Confident Navy Abandoning Vieques, Requests Official Announcement… Island To Benefit From CSG Role… Justice Obtaining Education Fraud Evidence…Poll: Pesquera Would Beat Calderon…States Support Amendments To 956…Island Gets $292K To Increase Seat Belt Use Going To Puerto Rico Is Expos' Hot Topic, Guerrero Thrilled: ’Like Playing At Home’, Others Speechless…U.S. Assigns $2M To Labor Department…Oberstar: Gov’t Should Promote Cycling Tourism…Reacting To MADD "C" Rating, Governor Promises Strict Alcohol Sales Enforcement…Senator Seeks To Jump Start Cuba Trade Political Winds Already Blowing For 2004 Who do you think will win the governorship of Puerto Rico in 2004? (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: Pandering In The Symbolism Of Sovereignty Puerto Rico Swimmers Make A Splash At CAC Games Reiterating The Risks To Puerto Rico’s Political And Economic Stability By Arturo J. Guzmán U.S. & Dominican Republic Pull The Rug Out From Under Calderon… Congress Adds Rivers To U.S. Forest In Puerto Rico… Bush Nominates Garcia To Be The First Confirmed U.S. Attorney In A Decade Why Couldn't Puerto Rico Stand On It's Own? Hurdles To Statehood Vazquez Denies NPP Claim Of Public Debt Increase…Xmas Bonus May Trigger Deficit… Administration Called Disorganized …Political Pressures In CEE Investigation Denied…Rivera Schatz Has A Lot To Learn…Independence Activists Back Compensation…Mexico Trip To Cost $17K Navy Plans More Live Fire Training In Florida U.S. Checking If Helicopter Caused Injuries In Puerto Rico Activists To Hold Two-Day Walk For Peace In Vieques PUERTO RICO PROFILES Neda Oqueli: Nurse's Effort Opens Doors For Fellow Puerto Ricans Suarez: Same Party, New Friends Hispanics Buck Trend In Dropouts "The New Old World: Antilles – Living Beyond The Myth" PROFESA To Start Central Florida Chapter Bacardi Artisan Fair Travel Puerto Rico High Country: Sweet, Cool Air, Lush Vegetation And Leisurely Pace Island's Disabled Artists Join Forces To Gain Respect, Not Pity New Faces Of The NFL: Slowly, Hispanics Trade Fútbol For Football No Cardboard Cutout Los Roqueros: Latinos Like MTV, Not Telemundo Group Supports Job-Hunting Alumni…Partners Launch Annual Campaign To Aid Youth Hispanic Vote Starts To Show Some Strength Republicans & Their Amigos: GOP No Longer Stands For Gringos-Only Party A New Dawn For Manufacturing, High-Tech And Biotech Manufacturing Goes Biotech Millennium Controversy Has Construction Industry In Uproar; Deemed ‘Fatal For The Industry And For Island’s Economy’ Enough! Good Morning Private Sector, This Is Your Wake Up Call Flight Of Assembly Plants To Asia Hurting Mexico: Like Puerto Rico, Cheaper Labor Costs Cited As Main Reason Banks Go After Hispanic Business Nissan Charges Hispanics Higher Interest Rates Than Whites   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