Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu. ...more

October 31, 2009

Thank you for your objective coverage of the ever-changing news about travel to my homeland, Cuba. Your interviewing people who have differing opinions has been refreshing. Surely those who have been following these events have noticed two main observations: ...more

April 24, 2009

I see lots of complaints about different things but few solutions are offered. Here are a few answers that I think would help. First and foremost, the country must have a value-added tax. This would stop a lot of jobs from leaving the country and may even bring some back. Next, cut out all foreign aid. My guess is that 90 percent of it goes into foreign leaders pockets and doesn't do any good. ...more

January 14, 2009

La revolución castrista cumplirá 50 años en pocos días. ...more

December 29, 2008

Cuba, hit by three hurricanes this season, is struggling through a new cycle of hard times. Its rich northern neighbor, Florida, is in recession and also could use some economic help. ...more

November 19, 2008

Florida subió al tercer puesto a nivel nacional en el índice de ejecuciones hipotecarias durante el mes de julio, según un reporte de RealtyTrac que fue dado a conocer el miércoles. ...more

August 14, 2008

Shades Of H.G. Wells Methinks Patrick Miketinac has to set the dial in his time machine to 2008 and come to visit us here in the real world. No matter how much you wring your hands or pull at your silver locks, we aren't anytime soon going back on the gold standard. Let's be realistic. I never said we could drill our way out of this, though I'm pretty sure we "not-drilled" our way into it. What would the Middle East look like today had we not been pouring our national wealth in their pockets for more than 30 years? Did you ever see "Lawrence of Arabia?" Now that's nostalgia! ...more

July 25, 2008

Con el precio de gasolina por encima de $4 el galón, la idea de bajar el límite de velocidad a 55 mph ha resurgido. ...more

July 17, 2008

PRUEBA PARA BLOQUE ELECTORAL. Algunos creen que se ha fragmentado y podría favorecer a los demócratas. ...more

June 9, 2008

Now that Sen. Barack Obama finally found a little time to campaign in Florida, there's much he needs to say that Florida hasn't heard. ...more

May 21, 2008