Florida

By Varela The August heat in Cuba bites, doesn't burn. I remember Martí's aphorism that the sun has spots and that the grateful people talk about its light while the ungrateful ones…
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Al’s Loupe If David Rivera were Pinocchio, he’d deny his nose continues to grow By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com David Rivera won the Republican primary election in…
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Al’s Loupe Money is king in (Florida) politics By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com In Florida, when the 2010 political season is over and done with, we may look back and…
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By Varela I'm not going to jabber on about education, sports or health. I'll hit hard and without gloves. Cuba has reached the level of other developed countries. It has street…
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By Steve Bousquet and Marc Caputo From the St. Petersburg Times TALLAHASSEE — Rick Scott leads the Republican primary for governor in a new statewide poll thanks to his massive TV ad…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Progreso Weekly and Semanal continue to upgrade, bringing you, our reader, a better product as we continue to grow. With new columnists…
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By Frank Alvarado Taken from Miami New Times With the primary election less than a month away, Riptide is doing its civic duty by letting readers know about the five worst…
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Al’s Loupe Miami Herald recommends David Rivera apparently because he knows where District 25 is located By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com The Miami Herald is…
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By Varela (Editor's Note: Varela is on vacation. This article is taken from his blog.) When I left Cuba in 1980 and said good-bye to my father, I was 24; he was 48. He was taller…
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By Michael C. Bender From the Palm Beach Post Republican Marco Rubio collected $4.3 million from April 1 to June 30, a record for a U.S. Senate candidate in Florida. But he spent $4…
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