BOOKS FOR CUBA? READ BETWEEN THE LINES

From: The Boston Globe | Date: April 8, 2001 | Copyright information

Let's see. Cambridge high school students do poorly on the MCAS. Homeless people solicit spare change on the streets of Cambridge. Thirty percent of American citizens cannot read. Half of eligible voters abstain. Boston FBI informants ran drug and gambling rings, threatened debtors, and murdered 24 persons over 20 years with the knowledge of the FBI and US Attorney.

The solution? More books for Cuba's libraries and a seventh sister city for Cambridge. ("Cuba trip spurs sister city plan...

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