The Cuban people are hurting. Food is in short supply and some are on the verge of starvation. The virus is rampant and there is a severe shortage of syringes to administer vaccines. Pharmacies are virtually empty. The people are innocent victims, and are being held hostage by cruel and cynical forces over which they have no control.
When I watch the demonstrations in Miami, I ask myself: Where is this all headed? Is harming the Cuban people a way to bring about positive change or does it just lead to greater suffering.
US and Cuban flags fly together. Dennis Antenore photo.
1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4:30 and walked to the Salt Ponds, returned home and bathed. At 8 a.m. barometer 29.57, thermometer 75, wind northeast, clouds 2. Wrote to Mother and mailed my letters. The USS Fulton came in about 8 a.m. The steamer Isabel got in about 4 p.m. and the Fulton went to sea at 5 p.m. The steamer Florida went to sea at 5:30. Mrs. Charles Tift and children went on her on a visit to a sister in Mississippi. The steamer Isabel went to sea at 6 p.m. William Wall went in her as did Senator Stephen Mallory and Dr. Walton.