Vol. 3 No. 25 Para ver este documento en español, oprima aquí. NPP PUSHES PESQUERA FOR GOVERNOR'S JOB U.S. Panel to Study Use of Vieques as Bomb Target Puerto Rico's Secretary of Transportation and Public Works to Run for Governor Carlos Pesquera will run as the nominee of the New Progressive Party ("NPP") to replace outgoing Gov. Pedro Rossello in 2000. Pesquera is best known to voters as the main developer of the Urban Train, a $1.3 billion mass transit project under construction in San Juan, and for building a flurry of new expressways across the island. The Navy Should Ship Out None of the 50 states would tolerate a bombing range so close to a town. A state's congressional delegation would make sure any such operation got shut down. But Puerto Rico isn't a state; its governor and nonvoting delegate to the House must rely on persuasion instead. It's time for the Navy to phase out the live-fire exercises or move them to a safer location. And it's also time for Congress to set up a neutral process by which Puerto Ricans can decide whether they're ready for statehood, with the advantages - and responsibilities - that entails. -CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR "WHAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY, AFTER 100 YEARS OF U.S. RULE, WE ARE NOT AFFORDED THE SAME RESPECT AS EVERY OTHER U.S. CITIZEN" Miram Ramírez de Ferrer Understanding U.S. Citizenship Issues Citizens' Educational Foundation Puerto Rico Searches for Its Future Myrna Torres, NEWSDAY   ROSSELLÓ ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION   "Is Congress Willing To Offer Permanent Union And Irrevocable Citizenship? How Can This Be Achieved According To The United States Constitution?" Fonalledas Asks Senators STOP ENDANGERING AMERICAN CITIZENS Alcides Ortiz  VIEQUES CHRONOLOGY Vieques Editorials Rosselló to Congress: Don't Wash Hands of Puerto Rico Status Responsibility Federal Court Says Congress Decides Citizenship, Not Puerto Rico  SENATE HEARINGS - TRANSCRIPT Full Text of All Statements PUT COMMONWEALTH DEFINITION IN WRITING, LANDRIEU TELLS ACEVEDO-VILÁ Puerto Rico Leaders Demand To Know Political Status Options; Senators Reply That Some Want 'Free Lunch' Status Zogby Poll Finds Puerto Rican Voters Rejected Commonwealth, Preferred Statehood In 1998 Plebiscite Puerto Rico Herald Calls On Congress To Pass Federal Plebiscite Legislation IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE, ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Nation's Governors Call on Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Self-Determination Legislation White House: "None Of The Above" Win Not A Clear Status Choice Vote Said To Give Little Guidance On Ultimate Outcome On Status: Who's Telling What To Whom? JM Garcia Passalaqua, The San Juan Star RELATED WEBSITES: www.pnp.org www.puertoricousa.com www.puertorico51.org www.prstatehood.com Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites   Write Your Representative Write your Senator   Under statehood all Puerto Ricans would have been American taxpayers have forked over $ wealthier today, and the Commonwealth is costing them $6,000.00 more every year! subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year!   PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans Earning Their Own Way Puerto Rico Paying Its Own Way Self-Determination Legislation | Puerto Rico Herald Home Newsstand | Puerto Rico | U.S. Government | Archives Search | Mailing List | Contact Us | Feedback