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Miami’s ‘before and after’ moment
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Miami’s ‘before and after’ moment
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net
It was best said by the Colombian singer Juanes, who referred to Sunday’s “Peace…
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A thriving FPL feels it deserves more… of your money
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A thriving FPL feels it deserves more… of your money
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net
Ten percent of Floridians who work are currently unemployed. Those…
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Three members of the “Cuban Five” are now in a Miami prison. If you would like to write to them,…
Antonio Guerrero
#58741-004 FDC Miami P.O. Box 019120 Miami, FL 33101
For Ramón Labañino:
att: Luís Medina #58734-004 FDC Miami P.O. Box 019120 Miami, FL 33101
For Fernando…
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Miami-Dade Mayor Alvarez gets schooled
By Everett Evansky
(The letter that follows was written by Miami-Dade County public school teacher Everett Evansky. It is a reaction to the reported raises given to his top aides by…
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Miami-Dade’s Mayor Alvarez believes in green power, it’s why he’s bailing out his top aides
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Miami-Dade’s Mayor Alvarez believes in green power, it’s why he’s bailing out his top aides
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net
People are surprised and…
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Brokenhearted and outraged, Cardona forgets what it means to be an American
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Brokenhearted and outraged, Cardona forgets what it means to be an American
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net
“As a product of the gospel of rock ‘n’ roll,…
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Significant health care reform by steps: Doubtful?
By Santiago Leon
1. The need to confront profit-taking in health care
I believe that there is an increasing awareness among the American public that the American health care system…
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OFAC announces “Specific License” for repeat Cuba travelers
(Editor’s Note: Thank you very much to the Cuba travel company Marazul for its help in providing this important information for so many of our readers.)
The Office of Foreign Assets…
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What’s so unusual about police acting stupidly?
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What’s so unusual about police acting stupidly?
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net
In the fall of 2004, I received a telephone call from my wife. I was…
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A coup by any other name is a coup
By Amaury Cruz
In Much ado over a non-coup (Miami Herald, July 26, 2009, p. 6L) William Ratliff writes in definitive tones that it was ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya “who was…
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