[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARIANAS VARIETY

  (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, 40 years ago, on March 16, 1972, a young 
couple in the Northern Mariana Islands, Abed E. Younis and Maria Paz 
Castro Younis, wrote, edited, printed, and distributed the very first 
issue of the Marianas Variety News & Views, now the oldest local 
newspaper on our islands.
  The Variety provides its readers with extensive local news and views. 
It also carries reports of the region, the United States, the world, as 
well as interesting and in-depth feature stories and a thought-
provoking opinion section.
  These days, the community served by the Variety has expanded beyond 
the shores of the Northern Marianas. The paper is published and 
circulated locally, regionally, nationally, internationally, and 
online. For its journalistic excellence, the Variety is the winner of 
numerous awards.
  The Variety is also a strong community partner, contributing to 
numerous nonprofit organizations, events and activities, and 
encouraging those interested in the business and craft of journalism 
and publishing.
  Please join me in congratulating Abed and Paz Younis, their family, 
and all of their past and current employees and colleagues at the 
Marianas Variety News & Views for the newspaper's 40 years of service 
to our community.

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