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Editorials
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IMMIGRATION: THROUGH THE EYES OF JIM MORIN
Cartoonist Jim Morin’s view on U.S. immigration policy as showcased in his work over the years.
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Dressed to kill
OUR OPINION: Higher safety standards needed for garment workers in poor countries
Other Views
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NEW TRAVEL RULES
Leaving Castro’s Cuba behind
BY EDUARD FREISLER
The first wave of Cubans — many of them for the first time in 50 years — are leaving their island to see the world. Among them the famous blogger Yoani Sánchez. They seize the opportunity of Cuba’s new travel law which went into effect earlier this year. Finally.
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CUBA REFORMS
Oedipus in Havana
BY JOSE AZEL
When Oedipus, the tragic hero of Greek mythology, realized in agony and shame the calamity he had brought his city, he could not bear to see the results of his hubris. Overwhelmed with the knowledge of his wrongdoings, Oedipus stabbed his own eyes out, and went into exile.
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VIDEO GAMES
Video games a gateway to creativity
BY ALEX PERERA
Many adults blame videogames for their children’s poor behavior and grades; they feel that violent video games will most likely result in violent children. Videogames do not spark violent behavior, though they may encourage the idea unintentionally. It is the duty of parents to make sure their children can distinguish reality from fantasy.
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Administration in disarray
OUR OPINION: President must show more leadership and decisiveness
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Closer to the brink
OUR OPINION: Increase in greenhouse gases reaches ominous milestone
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Miami-Dade unions face tough medicine to ensure county’s fiscal health
OUR OPINION: Miami-Dade County government workers will need to keep contributing to their health insurance
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Everglades on the line
OUR OPINION: Senate needs to act on vital water legislation
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Try again
OUR OPINION: Firings at Citizens Insurance deserve second look
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The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Rape in U.S. military: Conduct unbecoming
OUR OPINION: The military must crack down on sexual assault in the ranks
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Worth a thousand words
The Miami Herald Editorial Board is sharing with our online readers the viewpoints of cartoonists from thro...
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BERLIN WALL
Yoani Sánchez: My father’s dream
The rumble of a train comes through the window. In Berlin there is always the sound of a train somewhere.
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BENGHAZI ATTACKS
Susan Rice not at fault in Benghazi attacks
So it turns out that Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and, before a group of leading S...
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CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
IRS probe should be wide-ranging
Allow me to agree with Republicans and members of the media who are up in arms over revelations that low le...
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CUBA
Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality
OSLO, Norway At the time of Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba in 1959, “separate but equal ...
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Patrol performance
Most drivers seem unhappy with the traffic on our roads — speeding, reckless lane changing and inatt...
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Unethical House
The Florida House seems to be devoid of ethics.
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Accuracy, please
The May 13 Other Views article, “Getting the story wrong in Boston,” was timely and well writ...
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The readers’ forum
Arts play integral part in Hollywood
As the executive drector of the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, I would like to address some misconcep...
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Fund solutions
The conservatives who voted against gun control arguing that it didn’t address mental-health problem...
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Changing beliefs
In Myriam Marquez’s May 12 column, Struggle for hope and faith in Cuba, Elsa Morejón is quoted ...
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Are you listening?
Re the May 9 story, After Sandy, storm surge priority: Why does it take a catastrophe to get our attention?...
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The real scandal of Benghazi
Yes, Virginia, there is a Benghazi scandal.
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First Amendment protects more than press
The Obama administration announced last week that it is throwing its support behind the press shield law th...
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The curious case of the black viral star
We knew it was coming. The formula is practically scientific: Disaster strikes; poor black person foils it ...
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A half-century later, commencement wisdom Wisdom at commencement
In a season of commencement speeches, those trying to impart a measure of wisdom to college grads would do ...
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How nonprofits cane to acquire tax-exempt status
The uproar over allegations of politically motivated investigations by the Internal Revenue Service shouldn...
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U.S. government spies on reporters all too often
On Monday, the Associated Press revealed that some of its reporters were recently spied on by the Justice ...
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Accused U.S. spy’s tool get laugh from Russians
Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes....
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In My Opinion
IRS went after small fry, but let the big ones get away
“Please provide copies of all your current web pages, including your blog posts. Please provide copi...
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Carl Hiaasen: Once again, we’re the poster child for scandal
Anyone who thinks the healthcare apparatus in this country doesn’t need radical liposuction should ...
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IN MY OPINION
Carl Hiaasen: It’s too easy to become a terrorist
Authorities say that the two brothers who allegedly bombed the Boston Marathon were probably “self-r...
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In My Opinion
Carl Hiaasen: Rubio comes up short on gun control
Marco Rubio showed his true yellow colors last week, joining 45 other cowards to defeat Senate legislation ...
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STADIUM RENOVATION
Carl Hiaasen: Good news and bad on Dolphins stadium deal
Incredible as it seems, Miami-Dade voters might actually be allowed to decide whether or not tax dollars ar...
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Carl Hiaasen | In My Opinion
Carl Hiaasen: NRA’s task is to frighten, sell more guns
The National Rifle Association wants to give me a “heavy-duty” duffel bag.
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Leonard Pitts: On guns and the Great American Panic Machine
It should’ve been the shot heard around the world. Chances are, you didn’t hear it.
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In My Opinion
Pennsylvania woman ran to Key West — where else?
Brenda Heist wanted to run away from life. Naturally, she went to Key West.
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In My opinion
Leonard Pitts: Texas case exposes racial bias in death penalty for Duane Buck
If the state of Texas executes Duane Buck, it’ll be because he is black.
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Leonard Pitts: Reese Witherspoon’s bratty question: Do you know who I am?
This is for the rest of us.
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In My Opinion
Myriam Marquez: Hope for Cuba one prayer at a time
In her mind’s eye, Elsa Morejón looks from Miami at her beloved island and worries that what ai...
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In My Opinion
‘El Super’ explains Cuban exiles’ bittersweet adventure
It was born in the gritty urban realism of exile, circa 1970s. El Super, a low-budget production by Cuban e...
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Myriam Marquez | In My Opinion
Myriam Marquez: Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Havana another calibrated Cuba plot
Beyoncé and Jay-Z trotted around their mothers in Havana for the couple’s fifth anniversary, po...
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In My Opinion
Myriam Marquez: Yoani Sánchez faces as many questions as explanations from exiles
Forty questions in 80 days.
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In My Opinion
Juan Clark opened my eyes to the ‘why’
It was an evening class in Kendall that opened my weary mind after a day’s work to why societies are...
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In My Opinion
Romney’s guilt-free pass to Independents
TAMPA — Tin Man didn’t morph into a cuddly teddy bear at his Republican National Coronation, ...
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In My Opinion
Write-in ploy cheats the voters
The state attorney is one of those countywide positions that’s high profile and in the crosshairs of t...
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IN MY OPINION
Murder? Not if you just kill a baby
Nearly a quarter-century has passed since The Los Angeles Times published a piece by the late David Shaw, t...
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IN MY OPINION
Let Pollard finish his sentence
In his book The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten, struggling to define the concept of “chutzpah” ...
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IN MY OPINION
Wars end, but the bills last forever
The past is never dead, as William Faulkner might have written if he were analyzing the federal budget, it...
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IN MY OPINION
A license to kill — competition
It’s soooooo tempting to start this column with a joke about the first class-action lawsuit on beha...
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Screen gems
The week ahead at the movies and on TV
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IN MY OPINION
Glenn Garvin: The left’s science deniers
If this column appeared under the headline, “Massive defeat for the anti-science forces,” you...
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