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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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Conexión Miami / PortMiami Tunnel is inaugurated
Four years of work and about $1 billion -- a bargain -- is the cost of the tunnel between Watson and Dodge Islands, through which highway traffic can reach the Port of Miami nonstop.
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Charlie Crist will go to Cuba
Our crystal ball is clear when it comes to Cuba, the Fanjuls and Charlie Crist. And it's all about the benjamins. At a recent fundraiser, Crist raised more than $400,000. The room was…
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Miami: Skyscrapers rise, city sinks
Recent studies carried out by big name think tanks outside Florida have found that, in a nation with breathtaking economic inequality, Miami has one of the biggest chasms between rich…
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