The Other Side of Paradise: Life In The New Cuba
07/31/14 - Thursday’s Topical Currents features literary contributor, Ariel Gonzalez’ interview with journalist and author, Julia Cooke. Her new book,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCrist Would Push Lawmakers To Expand Health Care Coverage
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist says if he’s elected, he wants a special session to expand a state-run health insurance program for the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCuba's Fledgling Entrepreneurs Visit Miami For Capitalist Consultation
A fledgling private sector is taking root in communist Cuba. Last week a group of Cuban entrepreneurs made an unprecedented visit to Miami to learn how...» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe Cuba Debate: Can Capitalist Rookies Thrive In A Communist Revolution?
When you’ve spent your entire life on a communist island where staples like eggs and chicken are rationed, lunch in Miami can be overwhelming. Ask...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeptember 2, 2014: Cuban Government Tightens Rules For Travelers
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View ArticleCuba Limits Amount Of Goods In Flyers' Baggage
In the five years since travel restrictions to Cuba were eased, Cuban-American air travelers have been taking about $2 billion worth of products a year...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMore Cuban Rafters Escaping Communist Failure But Needing Capitalist Help
José has experienced policy failure both communist and capitalist. José asked that I not use his last name to protect his family back home in Cuba. He...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFlorida Roundup: Safety While Reporting Abroad
On the Florida Roundup, Steven Sotloff, from Pinecrest, is the second American journalist murdered by the Islamic State. Florida Senator Bill Nelson...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFlorida Roundup: Floridians Wait The Longest To Vote
On The Florida Roundup, a review of voting in the 2012 election finds Florida voters waited in line far longer than any other state by more than a half...» E-Mail This
View ArticleIn "The Cuban Spring," Vanessa Garcia Confronts The "Familial Embargo"
“Taste this, Siomara, and tell me that this doesn’t taste like Cuba.” “Mom, I don’t know what Cuba tastes like.” -- from “The Cuban Spring” by Vanessa...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCoast Guard Working Overtime To Rescue Cuban Rafters This Week
Dozens of Cuban migrants are lucky to be alive after a U.S. Coast Guard plane spotted their boat Wednesday morning as it took on water in the Atlantic...» E-Mail This
View ArticleOctober 30, 2014: Coast Guard Rescues Cuban Migrants Near Boca Raton
Today on WLRN-Miami Herald News, you heard: » E-Mail This
View ArticlePlaying The Cuba Card: Can South Florida Escape Its Political Addiction?
Few of Tuesday’s elections were as hard fought as Florida’s 26th congressional district – where Republican challenger Carlos Curbelo unseated incumbent...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMore Cuban Doctors Than Ever Defecting From Venezuela To South Florida
How bad are things in Venezuela? Even doctors from Cuba – one of the hemisphere’s most economically deprived countries – want out of Hugo Chávez's...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhat Bishop Frade May Have Meant When He Called President Obama A Sodomite
Miami's downtrodden, disenfranchised and undocumented probably have no greater friend than Bishop Leopold Frade, spiritual leader of Southeast Florida's...» E-Mail This
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