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By Varela Last September, Emilio and Gloria Estefan tried to sing in Havana's Revolution Square with Juanes. At the time, the Ladies in While had spent years parading with gladioli…
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By Katherine Driscoll (Editor’s Note: This is a letter that appeared in Saturday’s Miami Herald. The opinions offered are from a Miami-Dade County teacher. The fact is that there has…
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By Tim Nickens From the St. Petersburg Times If Jeb Bush wants to be governor again, the job will be open soon. If he wants to be a U.S. senator, he should run against Gov. Charlie…
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By Varela On Monday the 12th, an unprecedented event occurred in Miami-Dade County. Some public schools put up signs saying “We're open.” Others said “The teachers are here.” And in…
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By Lesley Clark WASHINGTON -- Former Miami-Dade Democratic party chief Joe Garcia resigned Tuesday from the Obama administration to jump into a hotly contested race for a congressional…
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By Varela Sometime ago in Cuba, I saw an Italian movie featuring Ugo Tognazzi, titled “We Want the Colonels” (Vogliamo i colonnelli, 1973). It was a classic comedy with black humor…
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St. Petersburg Times editorial (Progreso Weekly Editor’s Note: As you read this, and if you live in Florida, we ask that you keep your eye on Tallahassee and education. For anyone…
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By CURT ANDERSON Declaring U.S.-to-Cuba charter flights a vital national interest, the Justice Department is opposing a Cuban-American woman's attempt to make air charter companies pay…
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By José Pertierra Taken from Cubadebate Only in Miami. Despite the seventy-three outstanding first-degree murder charges against him related to the mid-air explosion of a Cubana…
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By Varela If there's one thing Emilio Estefan knows how to make, other than money, it's propaganda. In the Nineties, he and Gloria appeared in a photograph on Page One of The Herald…
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