Rafael Cruz cruises into Franklin County

Under the open winged bald eagle that suspends from the ceiling of Maynes Grove Lodge near Hampton, Rafael Cruz talked about freedom.
     He is father of presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and he says he and his son’s appreciation of freedom comes with a backstory. Guests filled the lodge to eat dinner and listen to the pastor tell that story Aug. 11.
     It begins with Rafael Cruz’s upbringing in Cuba under the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship. His resistance to the regime got him captured, imprisoned and tortured, he said, while buzz of a charismatic young leader named Fidel Castro’s promises for hope and change spread.
     Read the full article in the August 19 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.