A Light Shines in Havana

You've probably heard about the controversy down in Cuba over the Christmas lights at the American interest section in Havana. Fidel Castro has threatened "serious consequences" if the lights aren't removed.

Then again, if you're relying on the New York Times for your news, perhaps you haven't heard. That's because the Times relegates the story to page A8 in the small "World Briefings" column, where you'll find a short AP story.

But the New York Sun, seizing the moment, puts the story at the top of their web site. I don't know where it appears in the print edition, but they wrote a great, Sun-style headline to boot: "Yank Envoy Defies Cuban Regime Over Display of Christmas Lights."

"In a dark and oppressive places it is subversive to a shine a light," Frank Calzon, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba, said.