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Robert E.L. Walters
Dec 18, 20203 min read
The Mixed Bag that is Christmas
Christmas is many things to many people. For me, it has always been a moving target that changes throughout the years. After my mother's...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Dec 11, 20202 min read
The Dell
A Poem By: Robert E.L. Walters Sometimes I wonder, is it reproach? This tiny dell where I sit, day after day. A cloud drifts by in its...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Nov 21, 20201 min read
From NBC News: Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to astronomy!
The National Science Foundation said it’s too dangerous to keep operating the single dish radio telescope given the significant damage ...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Nov 13, 20203 min read
A Reprint from Science Magazine: Second cable breaks at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo telescope
In August, a detached auxiliary cable tore through the dish of Arecibo Observatory. Last week, another cable failed. By Daniel Clery Nov....
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Robert E.L. Walters
Nov 6, 20203 min read
We're the One! (Fifty-one that is) Why it's important to bring Puerto Rico into the Union!
On November 3, 2020 Puertoricans voted 52.19% in favor of immediate statehood versus 47.81% against, as well as electing a pro-statehood...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Oct 31, 20202 min read
Change Without Violence: How Puerto Rico deposed a reviled governor with neither riots nor mayhem
Between July 8th 2019 and August 2nd 2019, Puerto Rico was plunged into a political crises few places could withstand. How they survived...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Oct 23, 20202 min read
Roosters: Love them or loathe them, they are the true masters of the land!
A feral rooster surveys his domain in Puerto Rico When I was a kid our neighbors had chickens to include a rooster, and my grandmother...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Oct 16, 20202 min read
The Sad Irony of Puertorican Democracy
Puertoricans of all ages (but especially the young) are particularly savvy on issues and voting. Why then are the island's political...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Oct 10, 20203 min read
The Long Way Home: Why young Puertoricans should return to Puerto Rico or better yet... not leave!
Earlier this week we ran a story from REMEXCLA entitled "Why Young Diasporicans Have Decided to Repatriate to Puerto Rico". Here is why...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Hermit, recluse, or agoraphobe? Why it gets harder and harder to leave the house
It has been more than seven months since Covid-19 first darkened our doorsteps. At first shelter-in-place restrictions seemed confining,...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Sep 18, 20202 min read
Why Puertorican Statehood Could Remind the U.S. What Federalism is All About
On November 3rd Puerto Rico will have another statehood question on the ballot. Here is why it is time for the mainland to act. Once...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Wireless Power: How Puerto Rico could lead the world into the future of electricity
New Zealand innovator Emrod says their wireless technology could be used in remote areas and in difficult terrains where traditional...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Sep 4, 20203 min read
The Long, Lonely Summer: Why Puerto Rico had to close and why all should respect that choice
A wistful view off the northern coast of Puerto Rico as life plods along on our beautiful island. It has been a very strange summer here...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Apr 10, 20202 min read
Holy Week Phoned In: The Hardest Medicine of All for a Social Society Like Puerto Rico
Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper re-imagined for the Age of Corona Normally I discourage visitors coming here during Holy Week. That...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Apr 3, 20202 min read
The Hills are Alive with the Sound of... Animals?
A mongoose makes a mad dash across an empty highway in Puerto Rico. Curfews and alternate driving days have invited boldness in our...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Mar 27, 20202 min read
The Sights and Sounds of Sacrifice: Curfew Continues For Two More Weeks
A wistful bicycle sitting in Old San Juan, guards an empty plaza. Our Governor has decided to extend the curfew here for two more weeks...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Mar 25, 20201 min read
This Week's Wednesday Fun Feature: Escape To Puerto Rico This Weekend... at Home
Tired of sitting at home and dreaming of getting away to our island paradise? Now you can do both!!! Yesterday a dear friend from...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Mar 20, 20202 min read
From Love Boat to Life Boat: Why Cruise Ships May Be Our Salvation
The New York Times today took an acid tone in demeaning Carnival's Proposal to make their ships available as floating hospitals. This...
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Robert E.L. Walters
Mar 18, 20201 min read
Wednesday's Fun: Not So lazy Bones!!! Staying at Home with Dominoes!!!
A typical game of dominoes in Puerto Rico on a specially designed domino table. Sometimes visitors ask: "how did people survive for...
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