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Who pays the piper calls the tune
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
The item appeared last week tucked in on page four of the local section of The Miami Herald. The article, written by King Hundley of the St.…
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Obama – singing the same old song
By Keith Bolender
Last week President Obama was interviewed by Miami-based Univision 23 and was asked to comment on the potential for better relations with Cuba based on the major…
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The Koch billionaires take page from Fanjul sugar billionaires
Money is truth
The Koch billionaires take page from Fanjul sugar billionaires
By Alan Farago (as Gimleteye)
From Eye on Miami
(Editor’s Note: This column and the one that follows…
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Supreme Court may review Florida academic travel ban law
Court may hear the legal challenges to law that prohibits funding for academic and research travel to nations considered “sponsors of terrorism,” among them Cuba.
By Lesley Clark
From…
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Blackballed MasTec still does plenty of business with county
Al’s Loupe
Blackballed MasTec still does plenty of business with county
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com
Oh how soon we forget. At least some politicians in…
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Death by caregiver: The shame of Florida
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Florida seems to specialize in neglecting its most vulnerable citizens. Earlier this year, all the talk was about Nubia Barahona, the little girl…
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A terrorist by any other name
By Keith Bolender
In the political chasm that separates the two sides of the Florida straits, no issue creates greater passion than the categorization of a small group of…
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Never been much into rap, but if the election were held today…
Al’s Loupe
Never been much into rap, but if the election were held today…
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progreso-weekly.com
Voters in Miami-Dade get to elect a new mayor on Tuesday,…
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Florida: Old and coming disasters
By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com
From the 1920s to the 1980s, Florida was notorious for unplanned, environmentally destructive, socially pernicious, and even fraudulent land use…
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Does anybody really listen to Radio Martí?
By Kyle Munzenrieder
From Miami New Times
The U.S. government spends millions of dollars every year transmitting news (or something like it) to Cuba through Radio y Televisión Martí's…
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