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April 2024	Tipping Musicians
March 2024	Brian’s Story Guest Editorial By Anne Pride
February 2024	About our publication: El Ojo del Lago
January 2024	Spaghetti Junction
December 2023	My Family’s Christmas Posada
November 2023	Light Up the Darkness
October 2023	Changes
September 2023	Editor’s Page – September 2023
August 2023	Editor’s Page – August 2023
July 2023	Does anyone have the time?
June 2023	God, Guns, Guns! Praise the Lord! Guest Editorial By Fred Mittag
May 2023	Editor’s Page – May 2023
April 2023	Editor’s Page – Abril 2023
March 2023	Ban Censorship, Not Books!
February 2023	“In Defense of Guns” Guest Editorial By Fred Mittag
January 2023	Missing Mexico
December 2022	Editor’s Page
November 2022	Moving to Mexico
October 2022	Editor’s Page
September 2022	Stunt drivers in Mexico
August 2022	One Nation?
July 2022	Dying for Action
June 2022	A Change in El Ojo del Lago
May 2022	A Mid-day Mexican Stand Off
April 2022	“The Greatest Generation – and Us” Guest Editorial By Fred Mittag
March 2022	The Truth Is Out There
February 2022	Trying a different tactic
January 2022	Editor’s Page Guest Editorial By Sally Asante
December 2021	We cannot move!
November 2021	“America’s Failing Infrastructure” Guest Editorial By Fred Mittag
October 2021	Insurance Miseries
September 2021	Make time while you have the time
August 2021	Editor’s Page
July 2021	Editor’s Page
June 2021	Editor’s Page
May 2021	Editor’s Page
April 2021	Drive Safely
March 2021	Editor’s Page
February 2021	Living in History
January 2021	Lessons Learned
December 2020	“Democracy Delayed”
November 2020	Editor’s Page
October 2020	Editor’s Page
September 2020	And now, the News
August 2020	Editor’s Page
July 2020	A Perfect Storm
June 2020	Thanks For The Memories
May 2020	Only Nine Little Words
April 2020	The Curious Case of John Kennedy… O’Toole
March 2020	The Freshman Rebellion
February 2020	Remembering the “World’s Greatest Athlete”
January 2020	THE ZIMMERMAN COMMUNIQUE —One of History’s Most Fascinating Moments—
December 2019	Editor’s Page
November 2019	FRANCES PERKINS —Champion of the American Working Class—
October 2019	Forget the Facts, Print the Legend!
September 2019	The Manchurian Candidate
August 2019	Why Do They Come to America?
July 2019	THE JFK ASSASSINATION—Revisited
June 2019	Emergency at the Border?
May 2019	“SOCIALISM”—With a Personal
April 2019	Editor’s Page
March 2019	The Wit and Wisdom of George S. Kaufman
February 2019	A Brief History of Mexican Migration
January 2019	JAMES HILTON—The Man with the Magic
December 2018	A Mexican Christmas Story
November 2018	Reform Or Wither Away
October 2018	About Canada and Canadians
September 2018	RONALD REAGAN— Actor!?
August 2018	There is something rotten in Helsinki
July 2018	The Genesis Of An Historical Novel
June 2018	Remembering my “Jewish” Mexican Mother
May 2018	Shame On The Cowards!
April 2018	Ajijic—The Movie!
March 2018	Trump’s Most Dangerous Mistake
February 2018	The Maid’s Maid
January 2018	The Mexican-American Soldier in WWII
December 2017	DOG FIGHTING—A Continuing Blot on Our Conscience
November 2017	Lincoln and Chronic Depression
October 2017	The Greatest Novel Ever Written
September 2017	Justice Deferred But Not Forgotten
August 2017	Normalizing Incivility
July 2017	The Day the World Held Its Breath
June 2017	Tuesdays With Morrie
May 2017	Ayn Rand’s Death Grip On U.S. Politics
April 2017	Liberal Or Conservative?
March 2017	CELSITO—A Prince Amongst Paupers —An Immigration Story of Sorts—
February 2017	Forget the Facts, Print the Legend!
January 2017	Only Nine Little Words
December 2016	Robert McNamara and the Vietnam War
November 2016	America’s Scary Flirtation with Trump
October 2016	Ah, Persistence!
September 2016	Definitions and Delusions – Am I a Closet Liberal?
August 2016	Defining “Definitions”
July 2016	Say What! Weed Legalization in Mexico?
June 2016	Sky High
May 2016	Reversing The Trend
April 2016	Church And State
March 2016	A Sage for All Seasons
February 2016	Political Hysteria
January 2016	The Particular Value of Pathfinders
December 2015	A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT: The Later Years—Delight Or Depression?
November 2015	Hooray for Hollyweird
October 2015	Courts Don’t Treat Male Rape Victims Equally– But They Should!
September 2015	The Best Time to Have Come of Age!
August 2015	Justice Deferred, Yet Not Forgotten
July 2015	Famous Last Words By Some Famous Folks
June 2015	The Day the Entire World Held Its Breath (Reprinted by Request)
May 2015	Follow the Money!
April 2015	A Wonderful Writer Once In Our Midst (II)
March 2015	A Wonderful Writer Once In Our Midst – Part One
February 2015	RONALD REAGAN—An Actor!?
January 2015	We’re Off to See the Wizard!
December 2014	A Brief History Of Mexican Migration
November 2014	The Biggest Little Man In Mexico
October 2014	Rage In America
September 2014	Robin Williams—The Pagliacci of Comedy
August 2014	“The Iron Horse”
July 2014	OSCAR LEVANT—The Irreverent Genius
June 2014	So Whatever Happened . . .?
May 2014	OUR AMERICA—A Hispanic History of the United States
April 2014	The Screen’s Greatest Performance
March 2014	“Is this crazy, or what?!”
February 2014	You’ve Come a Long Way, Nena!
January 2014	WILDLIFE CRIME—A Moral Outrage!
December 2013	The Bottom Line
November 2013	The Little Lady Who Made Publishing History
October 2013	Que le vaya bien!
September 2013	Immigration Insanity
August 2013	The Mariachi Kid
July 2013	EDGAR CAYCE—America’s Sleeping Prophet
June 2013	Mexico’s Middle Class
May 2013	For Greater Glory (La Cristiada)
April 2013	My Most Unusual Experience
March 2013	Canada and the USA
February 2013	Urban Gunslingers
January 2013	Anatomy of a Masterpiece
December 2012	World-Wide Slave Traffic
November 2012	Escape To Mexico
October 2012	Mexico’s Most Mysterious Man
September 2012	On Being Exceptional
August 2012	WARREN BUFFETT—The Benevolent Billionaire
July 2012	The Unsung Mexican Heroes Of WWII
June 2012	Counter-Productive Conversation
May 2012	A WONDERFUL WRITER—Once in Our Midst
April 2012	CASABLANCA—The Making (and Near Un-Doing) of a Classic
March 2012	Careening Toward Catastrophe
February 2012	History’s Most Fascinating Fictional Hero
January 2012	The Biggest Little Man in Mexico
December 2011	My Most Embarrassing Moment
November 2011	Indefensible Defense Debits
October 2011	The Electrifying, Yet Stultifying Thomas Edison
September 2011	Okay, I Give Up!
August 2011	Uncle Sam Goes On Life-Support
July 2011	HEMINGWAY—Half a Century Later
June 2011	Ajijic Writers’ Group
May 2011	A Brief History of Work
April 2011	A Life Well-Justified
March 2011	The Power of Poetry
February 2011	An Astounding Man in an Astounding Century
January 2011	Emulate the Dogs, Please
December 2010	America: Tattered but not Destroyed
November 2010	“Bring ‘Em Home, Send ‘Em To College”
October 2010	Once There Was Camelot—American Style
September 2010	It’s A Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat World
August 2010	“MARK TWAIN —The Compassionate Cynic”
July 2010	Did I Remember to Tell You That I Forgot?
June 2010	Hanging with the Atheists
May 2010	The Church at the Crossroads
April 2010	The Mexican-American Soldier
March 2010	A Challenge To Think
February 2010	God Bless Our Four-legged Friends
January 2010	Corruption, Medieval Tribes, And Insurgency
December 2009	Remembering A Christmas Past—and Ray Rigby
November 2009	Medical Reform Or Medical Ruination?
October 2009	Guest Editorial
September 2009	Gossip-Mongering
August 2009	Why Mexico, You Ask!?!
July 2009	The Day the World Held Its Breath
June 2009	Ajijic—The Movie!
May 2009	Editor’s Page
April 2009	The Screen’s Greatest Performance
March 2009	In Defense of Death
February 2009	Why Mexico, You Ask!?!
January 2009	The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo—Revisited
December 2008	America’s Shameful Stain
November 2008	The Road Not Taken—But Still Remembered
October 2008	The Devil You Know is Better Than the Devil You Don’t Know
September 2008	The 40th Anniversary of America’s Nervous Breakdown
August 2008	Among the Greatest Men of the 20th Century
July 2008	The Genesis of a Novel
June 2008	The Lakeside Little Theater —A Few Personal Recollections
May 2008	Glitches Galore!
April 2008	Behind every great achievement is a deep wound…
March 2008	Is the United States Going Broke?
February 2008	About Canada and Canadians…
January 2008	Remembering Jim Tuck
December 2007	The Theory of Compensating Values
November 2007	The Nine Words That Changed America
October 2007	The War
September 2007	In (Partial) Defense of President Bush
August 2007	Life Can Be a Bitch
July 2007	Hooray for Hollywerid
June 2007	Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects
Mayo 2007	Enough Is Enough!
April 2007	A Triumphant Failure
March 2007	A Tribute to a Magnificent Man and a Life Truly Lived
February 2007	AMERICA—The Only Game in Town
January 2007	A Most Pleasant Experience
December 2006	Careening Toward Catastrophe
November 2006	In A Perfect World
October 2006	Whatever Happened to the Good Ole USA?
September 2006	If Life Could Only Imitate Art
August 2006	Self-defeating Misconceptions
July 2006	The Misers Amongst Us
June 2006	Trolling for Trouble Alongside the Lake
May 2006	The Iron Horse
April 2006	The Magical Allure Of Mexico
March 2006	A Tale of Two Countries—Vietnam and Iraq
February 2006	The Undirectable Director
January 2006	The Mugging Of Lady Justice
December 2005	In Praise of Talented Women
November 2005	Blaming the Victims
October 2005	The Fabulous Fifties
September 2005	On The Nature Of Political Dissent
August 2005	An American Tragedy
July 2005	“DEEP THROAT” —Heel or Hero?
June 2005	The Later Years—Peak Or Depression?
May 2005	In Defense of Liberals
April 2005	The Lessons I’ve Learned From Dogs
March 2005	Melancholy In Mexico
February 2005	Among the Greatest Plays of the 20TH Century
January 2005	The Genesis of a Novel
December 2004	A Christmas Gift To Remember
November 2004	Let’s Pretend That
October 2004	To Die in the Desert
September 2004	Anita—The Patron Saint of Lakeside’s Animals
August 2004	ZAPATA—The Movie
July 2004	Remembering Ronald Reagan
June 2004	The Generation That Saved the World
May 2004	The Passion Of The Christ
April 2004	A Tentative Thumbs-up To President Bush
March 2004	God Bless Our Four-legged Friends
February 2004	Hollywood—South
Janaury 2004	The Nine Words Which Changed America
December 2003	The Spirit of Christmas Comes in Many Colors
November 2003	Remembering Jim Tuck
October 2003	The Crazy California Recall
September 2003	The Ojo Celebrates Its 20th Birthday
August 2003	Motoring Through Michoacan
July 2003	Voices Crying Out in the Wilderness
June 2003	AJIJIC—THE MOVIE!
May 2003	Hooray for Morrie Schwartz —and Mitch Albom, Too!
April 2003	On the Nature of Political Dissent
March 2003	About Canada and Canadians . . .
February 2003	The Mysterious Allure of Mexico
Janaury 2003	The Ajijic Writers’ Group
December 2002	Frida Meets The Mexican Press
November 2002	Careening Toward Catastrophe
October 2002	ROUNDING UP THE (un)USUAL SUSPECTS
September 2002	Baghdad Or Bust-Bushwhacked Again?
August 2002	Mexico’s Most Mysterious Man
July 2002	One Of The Great Men Of The 20th Century
Marzo 2002	Clocking Bush At The One-Quarter Mark

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Victoria Schmidt came to Mexico with her husband, in 2007.She is a graduate of Moorhead State University, Minnesota and graduated Cum Laudewith a BA degree in Radio, Television and Film.At 23 she was hired at multi-national media corporation, where she worked 10 years as their Director for Operations and Finance. She then ran her own business consulting company.She has won multiple community service awards. Writing has been a passion of Victoria’s since Junior High.She has been active in the writing and publishing business for over 40 years and has been a columnist for the Ojo del Lago since 2008.

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