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Álvaro Fernández 376 posts 17 comments

Opinion

Are you sick of highly paid teachers?

Álvaro Fernández Mar 3, 2014
I found this in the Daily Kos written by Meredith Menden and had to share it with our readers. There are a number of teachers in my family. I know how hard they work.
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Noticias

Can the Venezuela experience happen in the U.S.?

Álvaro Fernández Feb 26, 2014
The U.S. and Venezuela are different. Some would characterize them as worlds apart different. But there are many here who know that if a majority of the people in this country decided…
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Florida

The Fanjul flak: Typical Miami schizophrenia

Álvaro Fernández Feb 7, 2014
Schizophrenia is nothing new to Miami. But the recent uproar caused by a piece on Alfy Fanjul takes the cake. It demonstrates that the Cuba debate has pivoted.
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Florida

Florida governor’s race: Scott makes the first move

Álvaro Fernández Jan 17, 2014
Governor Scott has pulled Miami’s Lopez-Cantera out of his bag of tricks. The state’s number two political job had been vacant for more than a year.
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Noticias

Mandela still bringing people together (+Video)

Álvaro Fernández Dec 10, 2013
President Barack Obama bounded up the stairs to the stage at FNB stadium in Johannesburg to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela. The first person he saw was Cuban President Raul Castro. Obama…
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Noticias

Genius of stars and love

Álvaro Fernández Nov 20, 2013
How do you mix poetry with technology? President Obama inaugural poet Richard Blanco made it happen by emphasizing that “love is our wisest formula … our most noble science, most…
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Florida

Wasserman Schultz, diabetes, the Holocaust and Cuba

Álvaro Fernández Oct 16, 2013
Rep. Wasserman Schultz should be ashamed of her demagoguery. Comparing the Holocaust and Cuba is insensitive and opportunistic. As for the deadly disease that affects so many in her…
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Florida

An extra 47,000 out of work in Miami area thanks to Ileana and Marco

Álvaro Fernández Oct 2, 2013
There are an extra 47,000 persons out of work today in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale areas because of the U.S. government shutdown. It has sent as many as 770,000 employees home, delayed…
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Florida

‘Let them eat cake,’ say Ros-Lehtinen and Diaz-Balart

Álvaro Fernández Sep 25, 2013
25% of persons who live in the congressional districts of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart would go hungry if they were not to receive federally subsidized food stamps. But the…
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Opinion

Miami’s WLRN says sorry for cancelling author of Cuban Five book interview

Álvaro Fernández Sep 18, 2013
WLRN radio station has apologized for canceling an interview with the author of a book that criticizes the Miami trial of five Cuban agents, and has re-invited him to appear.
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