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Punto de Vista: Point of View

On October 10, 2022 Raul Gaya wrote an opinion in El Nuevo Dia: https://www.elnuevodia.com/opinion/punto-de-vista/oro-cafe-cobre-niquel-y-ahora-agua-de-la-montana/I wrote and submitted my response to his position. So far, it hasn't been published in El Nuevo…

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Ciudadanos de Segunda Clase/ Second Class Citizens

February 2022 letter to El Nuevo Dia English Translation Second class citizens:I’ve lived in Puerto Rico for 38 years and although I have no Puerto Rican blood, I have “borinquen”…

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“It’s not mourning, it’s resistance.” Thoughts on “La Brega”, WNYC Podcast (photo from repeatingislands.com)

I’ve often been asked if I want statehood for Puerto Rico and I say, “No…...not really”. I’m not very vehement in my answer, so then I’m asked if I want…

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