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The inflated balloon
By Varela
I'm reading the paper while my son sits beside me, doing homework. Suddenly, he asks:–“Dad, are there honest politicians?”I reply (to get him off my back):–“Yes, there are.”…
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The woman with the many millions
By Varela
Around the 1990s, Ana Margarita Martínez was a divorced woman who, like many others, sought temporary consolation in churches. Before that, I believe she had attempted…
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Why is Lincoln Diaz-Balart an untouchable?
Al’s Loupe
Why is Lincoln Diaz-Balart an untouchable?
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com
Why would an egocentric politician like Lincoln Diaz-Balart give up a…
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Interview with Germán Pinelli Jr.
An icon of Cuban history
What follows is a summary of the interview conducted in Havana in January 2010 by Edmundo García with the older son of the well-known Germán Pinelli --…
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Radio Mambí
By Varela
This station is a kind-of loudspeaker perched on a pole in the middle of Miami, screeching all day long. Some screeches can be understood; others, cannot. And the listeners…
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Heaven and hell
By Varela
Neighbors in Miami are finding circles in almost every corner that imitate the floating gardens of Babylon. They are stone circles filled with nicely trimmed grass, exotic…
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Hear ye: Lincoln Diaz-Balart may be responsible for turning on the sunshine during the beautiful…
Al’s Loupe
Hear ye: Lincoln Diaz-Balart may be responsible for turning on the sunshine during the beautiful Miami winters
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com
Miami is a…
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Racism in Miami?
By Elíades Acosta Matos
Seldom has been more visible on the stage of global public discussion what in politically correct language is called “multiculturalism.” Its acceptance or…
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San Nicolás del Peladero U.S.A.
By Varela
San Nicolás del Peladero was a Cuban television program which captivated me during my infancy. It simplified the republican era from the standpoint of a small fictitious…
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Careful Miami, there are some who want to bend us over a barrel — again!
Al’s Loupe
Careful Miami, there are some who want to bend us over a barrel -- again!
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalfernandez@the-beach.net
Miamians beware! Cover your pockets. A fight…
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