Francia Marquez /tags/francia-marquez Francia Marquez en-US WLRN Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMT Colombia elects its first leftist president — but Petro was anything but South Florida's choice /news/2022-06-20/colombia-elects-its-first-leftist-president-but-petro-was-anything-but-south-floridas-choice Gustavo Petro's supporters hope he'll fix Colombia's gaping economic inequality — but South Florida expats fear he'll imitate Latin America's socialist regimes. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMT /news/2022-06-20/colombia-elects-its-first-leftist-president-but-petro-was-anything-but-south-floridas-choice Tim Padgett Whoever wins Sunday's election, Colombia should aspire to be better than today's U.S. /commentary/2022-05-26/whoever-wins-sundays-election-colombia-should-aspire-to-be-better-than-todays-u-s COMMENTARY This month's horrifying and racist mass shootings remind us why it rings hollow now to urge Colombia and Latin America to be more like the U.S. Thu, 26 May 2022 09:57:00 GMT /commentary/2022-05-26/whoever-wins-sundays-election-colombia-should-aspire-to-be-better-than-todays-u-s Tim Padgett