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500 Years And Puerto Rico Is Still A Colony

Mary Mata February 24, 2012

By Xavier “Xavi” Luis Burgos My great-grandfather, Marcos Burgos Santiago, died at the age of ninety-nine. His funeral, as my cousin Denise recalled, was larger than life. It seemed as […]

When The Drug Cartels Are The Guys Down The Street

Mary Mata February 22, 2012

The Murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata Goes Unsolved

Mary Mata February 20, 2012

Happy Friday From Luis Alberto Spinetta

Mary Mata February 10, 2012

Luis Alberto Spinetta, a legendary musician also known as “el flaco”, passed away on Wednesday as a result of lung cancer.  The 62-year-old was considered to be one of the […]

Cuban Oil Drilling Won’t Prop Up Communism

Mary Mata

Cuba has been in a state of nearly perpetual poverty since 1992. It’s greatest ally — the Soviet Union — dissolved over the Christmas season of 1991, leaving the island […]

Spanish Version Of Popular Public Radio Programs Set To Launch

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

Anyone who speaks more than one language is certain to have come across a strange translation that at best is a bit off or at worst, completely butchers the original […]

Cuba’s Search For Oil Threatens Florida’s Coasts

Mary Mata February 7, 2012

By Adrianna Quintero Ever since Cuba’s intent to drill within 70 miles of Florida’s coast has become known, concerned Floridians have been reeling with how to protect our treasured Florida […]