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By Varela (Editor's Note: Varela is on vacation. This article is taken from his blog.) When I left Cuba in 1980 and said good-bye to my father, I was 24; he was 48. He was taller…
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By Michael C. Bender From the Palm Beach Post Republican Marco Rubio collected $4.3 million from April 1 to June 30, a record for a U.S. Senate candidate in Florida. But he spent $4…
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By Varela To better understand some things in life, the best method, according to my psychiatrist, is to compare, but in parables, same as Jesus did when talking to others. Remember…
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Al’s Loupe Miami’s (probably) most ethically challenged politician should coast to victory in August, with our help By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Dorrin Rolle wants to…
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By Varela Among the freed Cuban prisoners recently flown to Spain were The Obese Prisoners – a litter unlike other oppositionists – some of whom impressed the media because they are…
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Al’s Loupe David Rivera may be unscrupulous, but he wins By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com David Rivera is a special kind of politician. His message: whatever gets him…
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By Varela In the late 1990s, an executive producer at Telemundo conceived the idea of an original serial comedy in the style of ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.?, a stew based on Spanglish, a…
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By Varela In our political stew, a Republican is serious, always tells the truth, goes to church on Sunday, wears a suit, is married, has children and the children grow up just like…
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By Bob Peltz From The Miami Herald (Editor’s Note: What follows is a letter written to The Miami Herald, which appeared this past Monday. Jackie Bueno Sousa is a Herald columnist…
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By Varela I remember when, two decades ago, I began to work for a publication in Miami for the first time. The Chicago Tribune, through The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, hired me…
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