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Guest AuthorFebruary 20, 2017

I was born and raised in Miami, after my family was forced to flee from our home country of Nicaragua in the 1970s. My family took refuge in Miami, I believe, because of its welcoming environment and close proximity to Central America. I spent my entire childhood and teenage years in this community, devoting countless […]

Scott PowersApril 5, 2016

A day after releasing statewide English-language campaign ads, the campaign of Republican Carlos Beruff is starting Spanish-language radio and TV commercials dubbed “Sueño,” or “Dream,” primarily in the Miami market. Both ads briefly and vaguely follow the theme of the Cuban-American’s arrival in the United States in the 1960s to pursue the American dream, and his concern that […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 16, 2016

“You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by.” When Crosby, Stills, and Nash penned the opening line to their classic song, “Teach Your Children,” they weren’t thinking about how to prepare students for gainful employment in the Computer Age. But if the Florida Legislature adopts a forward-looking proposal […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2015

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are on course for a collision. There once was mutual public deference. But that has eroded as the Florida Republicans battling for the presidential nomination have come to see the other as the main threat to lofty ambitions: Bush claims the party establishment’s mantle, Rubio wants be the party’s fresh […]

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says his first reaction was to laugh at rival Donald Trump‘s criticism of him for speaking Spanish. Bush told ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday, “I laughed. I mean this is a joke.” Bush said he had been responding to a reporter’s question in Spanish this week when he replied in […]

Guest AuthorJuly 15, 2015

In my daily routine I often forget about how fortunate I am to have certain luxuries such as running water, electricity and a fast Internet connection. To us, such amenities may seem expected because we live in a developed country. However, during my recent 45-day adventure to Peru, I had an enlightening experience. I had […]

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