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February 2018
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Centro Educativo Jaltepec Graduation Success
Centro Educativo Jaltepec Graduation Success Centro Educativo Jaltepec Graduation Success Welcome to the New Year here in sunny Lake Chapala, full of promise and drive to make this year one of the best at Jaltepec. 2018 promises to be a year of change at Jaltepec Centro Educativo, as even its name has now changed
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By The River Arno
By The River Arno Every morning, onCalle Lungarno in Florence,the townsfolkwould seethe grand poet, Dante,at the foot of theSanta Trinita Bridge.There, connectedthe two sidesof the Arno River.And there, his daily vigil,stood he contentwith no greater patience. Over time, onlookersvexed and puzzled,somewhat a folly,the great poet, a statue.The townspeople would laugh,and look to the sky,in
The Magic of Famous People Players Comes to Lakeside
The Magic of Famous People Players Comes to Lakeside “What you see is sensational…What you don’t see is inspirational.” Diane Dupuy Black light puppetry is a very special and magical art, and the world-renowned and superbly talented Famous People Players have been working their magic for 44 year. Dressed in black from head to
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From My Tropical Deck Chair
From My Tropical Deck Chair By “Consuelo” Men don’t like me. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say it. Thoughts are things. The Laws of Attraction tell us that what we say goes, but only for the person saying it. So, by openly stating what I have long suspected to be the truth, am
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The History Of The Middle Finger
The History Of The Middle Finger By An Anonymous Contributor Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would
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OOPS!
OOPS! In last month’s issue, we published an article entitled Milk Maids (# 46) that did not carry the name of its writer. He had not listed his name on the article itself, but we liked it so much that we decided to run it anyway, knowing that we could later list his name, once
Letters to the Editor – February 2018
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, In her “sponsored” article, “We Must Not Forget Our Past” (Ojo; Jan.; page 8), Phyllis Ewing repeats a falsehood almost word-for-word and attempts to build a case around it, using as props brave and honorable people like President Dwight Eisenhower, Anne Frank, the Founding Fathers, and none other
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Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note In all my 23 years as the editor of this magazine, I have never seen it happen before. Over those same years, we often published articles and stories that have found sizable favor with our readers, as recorded by Letters to the Editor and the number of hits on our website, Chapala.com.