| The Puerto Plata News (now defunct) was the English-language weekly for expatriate and tourist readers on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. I was its editor and columnist for for 3 and 1/2 years, as well as an editor of the sister-publication, The Santo Domingo News | Whales of Samana (Puerto Plata News) - Nobody  shouted, "Thar she
blows." I’d figured at least one of us would sound the whaler’s
traditional call. But we all were too awestruck when the first whale breached . . . open article |
| Actress Features D.R. (Puerto Plata News) - Audrey  Hepburn,
one of the greatest movies stars from a time "when movies were movies," graced
the Dominican Republic's North Coast last week. open article |