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A story about hurricanes II
I have to meet this man, Bob Dylan said to himself, and closed the book. On the cover, in gold letters: "The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472."
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Conexión Miami / Beckham: A business trip
Last weekend, while watching a soccer training session at José Martí Park in Little Haiti, David Beckham said something that resembled news or sounded like news: "I'm starting to know a…
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Hillary, Crist: End the embargo
Are the latest developments in the long debate over the interminable U.S. embargo against Cuba good or bad news for those who want a change of policy? One must read carefully beneath…
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A story about hurricanes (I)
Actually, this is the story of a song. Hurricanes and men go by; songs, those that are worthwhile, are a lot more tangible, solid, lasting. This song begins with pistol shots in the…
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Conexión Miami / Foolish words
The antics -- not to say foolishness -- of the Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson will be remembered with contempt when the NBA Finals begin Thursday between the San Antonio Spurs and the…
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Uncomfortable questions
Cuba is that way, someone said, pointing to the sea. We were standing at the exact point that marks the 90 miles that separate one shore from the other.
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Conexión Miami / Taken for a ride, in a Cadillac
David Beckham's proposed soccer stadium - in the last open space in downtown Miami - is wrong because it insults any sense of smart urban design in contemporary times by deferring to a…
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Marco Rubio, climate change denier
Florida Senator Marco Rubio says the planet may be getting warmer but human activities, such as the generation of vast amounts of energy from coal and other fossil fuels that produce…
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Cuba a problem for Crist, Scott
Stances on one of the most divisive issues in Florida politics, relations with Cuba, have put both Gov. Rick Scott and his likely re-election challenger Charlie Crist at odds with some…
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Surviving in illegality
Beginning in 2013, with the exception of California, the rest of the country saw an increase of $153 in the usual car insurance rates. If you add that increase to the other elevated…
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