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Ar1anas• MICRONESIA's LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1972 Island's beauty put on display Life's liquid ... Page 2 See story and pictures on page 27 ar1anas• MICRONESIA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1972 Vol. 16, No. 47 Friday, February 26, 1988 Saipan, MP 25¢ AG offers deal for police radios ,,~ Castro says nothing improper done By DAVID T. HUGHES, editor Such "innovative" approaches were " and Nick Legaspi, staff reporter suggested long ago by a judge who was Copyright 1988 Marianas Variety also a friend and mentor. That judge said The Commonwealth's highest that he was sick of monetary fines, and law enforcement officer, Attor­ other methods should be found in lieu of ney General Alexandro C. Cas­ money-especially if the accused was not tro, has confirmed that he "dis­ financially able to pay it. cussed" perhaps "taking care" of Volunteers go over the top Aleiandro C. Castro over 80 felony charges leveled A months-long effort by the Commonwealth Health Center against a local man if that man anything to do with the arrange­ apparently. to obtain enough funds to buy a mammiograh machine to would "consider buying police ment But, in two separate interviews detect breast cancer has paid off. A $15,000 donation from radios for the Department of By "taking care of the charges with different reporters, Castro's Patricia Millard (2nd from left) to Susan Schwarz, president Public safety in lieu of a high administratively," as he told two . story was a little different. How­ of the association, along with other gifts presented last fine." But, the man's lawyers tole! local attorneys, they understood ever, he denies attempting to go a reporter that they woulcln 'thavc Castro mean not going to trial, Continuees beginning on page 18 week did the trick. See page 14 for details. Acting gov. Variety goes twice-weekly critical of Tuesday: Better service Marianas Variety News and Views will be cross­ Younis said the new Tuesday issue is "testing the employees' ~· ing a new frontier, Tuesday. The Commonwealth's market" for even further expansion down line. "If this most-read newspaper will begin publishing twicc­ Tuesday issue is accepted by the readers and the ad- wcckly editions. vertisers ...who knows what will happen in the next working time habits Publisher Abed Younis said that he felt "it is time few years ... perhaps our own daily for Saipan!." to prot,rrcss further. Many times important news Editor David Hughes and staff writer Nick Legaspi By Nick Legaspi happens on Friday, the weekend, or early in the said they are looking forward lo getting the news out Staff reporter week that needs to be presented to the Saipan and faster. "Sometimes the news gets a little stale between Acting Governor Pedro A. Tenorio issued a stem reminder Commonwealth community. Our new Tuesday when it happens and when it printed on Fridays," Fch.18 that government employees must come to work and leave edition will be able to keep our readers better in­ Hughes said. on time. formed, as well a~ provide more opportunities for He also indicated there was going to be a little "ad­ "The Government annually advertisers lo tell about their bargains." Continues on page 43 The government oscs th<iusands or dollars annually loses:. from non-productive ~ thousands of dOIJ{lfS employees who ha- Tenorio orders water work from <i · bitually arrive at non-producti.vli: work late and leave Says stopping building not answer · emp/oyees~:J~~~ carly,"Tenorio said in By Nick Legaspi ..__.,,_· · · · · .--' a memorandum to all govern- Staff reporter ment emrloyees. He said government Acting Governor Pedro A. Tenorio said yesterday the government Pedro A. Tenorio working days start at 7:30 a.m. and would not impose a moratorium on construction of new houses or ends at 4:30 p.m. "unless your work requires you to stay later." buildings to solve the current water shortage problem. He said he had reminded his owns st.aff regarding the need to "I don't believe in that," he said in a press confcrence."Right now come on time. He said heads of dcrartrnenL'> and other government we're developing. It doesn't mean we're gonna stop until things gel offices should do the same. better." "All department and activity heads arc requested to remind Tenorio said there should be enough water for everybody in Saipan, day and night. He blamed consumers for not fixing leaks in household timekeepers to maintain accurate rerorting records and arc urged water pipes, which he said is a major reason for the current water to redouble their efforts to insure that all personnel under their shortage."Thc culprits arc the consumers," he said. surervision rut in a full and productive eight-hour day," Tenorio He said many people arc still careless and without sense of conser­ said. vation. "If people today would fix their leaks we'll have 24 hours of Pedro A. Tenorio Continues on fNlf:<' 15 NEWSPAPEJi ' . Stealing is still ·11 '. I i . stealing .. I I i I ;rJHpB_ I I Especially from the taxpa_vers LINE' Mercy, I have opened Pandora's Box. A flood of calls crune into the **************************** 234-7578 Gripeline this past week, and I am glad to see it! I hope it just keeps up I also had a discussion with a friend in the federal government last because it allows many of you to get some things off your collective week. He was angry with me about ~wo stories I had written (not about AFIERSP.M. chests - plus we get some good lineage out of it. him ... ) Admittedly, he was right on one criticism, but off-base on A good many of you *********** another. called the Gripeline this One of the things that really grates on my soul is the practice many He told me that when I quoted an auditor as saying that he "didn't week, and the topics bureaucrats have of using official government stationary • and worse - want to be quoted as saying the Commonwealth's books were sloppy", Time to act NOW ranged from water to traf­ postage, to send their personal message and thoughts. In plain terms it that I erred. fic tickets to poker ma­ is just plain petty theft from the people - the taxpayers. To set the record straight and hopefully to stay in his good graces, that More and more, the people of Saipan are becom­ chines. A case in point was a letter I received from an assistant attorney quote came from a question I asked the man. My question was: ''Would I ing fed up with the problems of no water. For > One anonymous caller general last week. Who it was is really unimportant. The letter was you say that the Commonwealth's books were sloppy?" I will admit that many, the daily and CONTINUING lack of water is ·. said he he appreciated the addressed to me personally, and was not for publication. I should have placed that in the story. I apologize to the auditor for the beginning to surpass the anxiety of wondering editor's feelings about It was in reply to an "accidental" electronic letter I had sent IO this omission. and worrying about power loss. This newspaper admitting mistakes on person. By "accidental", I mean that I wrote it, changed my mind and HOWEVER, I was also told that the editorial we wrote which story jumps. then pushed the wrong button sending it to him. I will admit I was angry included an "off-the-record" comment of a CNMI official, was also not now joins the que of worried and angry tax payers Names have a But by far the most about some things and how I perceived his attitude towards me, and the right. I will disagree. "Off-the-Record" has many connotations. That of the island who demand an answer - not prom­ gripes this week was rights of the press and people. But, I cooled down and decided the letter particular comment could not be linked to anyone and was "fair game." ises from their elected officials. significance, too about the rapidly deterio­ was pretty stupid. There was no "record" if no one can be linked to the action. Most of the residents of Saipan are at a loss as rating water supplies on The point is I used electronic - or basically "free" means to send the But, an OTR comment made to a reporter by a particular person that to why the building boom is allowed to increase at the island. So many of letter. I would have had no qualms about his reply if it had come back could easily be identified is another matter. Those type of comments are Northern Mariana Islands. Notice the word the same way, but it did not It was composed, typed and mailed on an unchecked. - if not escalating - pace while the you called and made such sacred, like a client talking to a lawyer or a doctor and patient. "Northern". I wonder who gave us the desig­ impassioned pleas for Commonwealth stationery, letterhead, and envelopes. I have no knowl­ If I agree in advance with a person that an attributable comment will water av~ilability dwindles with each passing nation "Northern." Other than its directional I help, we devoted this edge of how the stamps were purchased, but I have my own ideas. be "off-the-record" that means it will be - period. But, if a comment is I day. Why are these huge new commercial and purpose, it really is insignificant at best Or is week's editorial to the I am no hypocrite, and I will also admit to using my own company's made and then AFIER it is uttered they say it is "off the record," then I I garment factory buildings being allowed to be there such a thing as Southern Mariana Is­ topic.
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