07-05-2018 22:30 via ocregister.com

Should Puerto Rico become a new state?

We all know how Puerto Rico — and Puerto Ricans — were blown about by last fall’s Hurricane Maria.
We know the challenges its people and leadership faced, with electricity out in some places months — and with power still down in some remote places on the island.
We know that there were logistical hurdles getting relief aid to those in need on the United States territory, and that the federal government has been harshly criticized over allegations of an unnecessarily slow
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