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THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD—Rest in Peace California By William Franklin   Three events were to herald the end of the 60’s; Manson, Altamont and the election of Reagan in 1980. To understand the 60’s and assuming that’s possible  (For example: The best year of the 60’s was 1974.) it’s helpful to refer to the […]

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   WHO and UNICEF Press stated in 2014 “No single intervention is likely to have a significant impact on global poverty other than the provision of clean water”. It is essential to life. It is essential to maintain that life through hygiene. At present there

Life Begins With An Open Heart By Ed Tasca   Our ageless vocal superstar, Mac Morrison, was a man who by every account sung with his heart. And ironically, recently, he underwent emergency open heart surgery. He was originally scheduled for an angioplasty and stents but the medical professionals realized his heart condition was far

My Trip With Magic Mushrooms By Margie Keane   The instant I stepped off the Golden Gate Bridge, I knew Timothy Leary was a liar! He said take enough magic mushrooms and you can fly. Or did he say I would feel like flying? Well, too late now. I wanted to fly up and grab

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Dia de los Muertos   My most favorite Mexican Holiday is Dia de los Muertos. Also known as “The Day of the Dead.” Every November 1st, the lives of infants and children who have passed away are celebrated. The following day is the day when the lives of adults

Planting For The Future By Judy Baehr Hints for the Vegetable-Challenged   My husband’s views in this regard, while nobly defending the male viewpoint on eating vegetables, may have caused some misconceptions. Thus, I am going to go back to the question I once posed: Why is the color of your vegetables important? The true

What Is Philosophy Anyway? By Daniel Acuff PhD   Why did the chicken cross the road? Emily Dickenson:  “Because it could not stop for death.” Henry David Thoreau: “To live deliberately and suck all the marrow out of life.” Ernest Hemingway: “To die. In the rain.” Salvador Dali: “The fish.” Eternal Optimist: “Because Love and

Cuca—The Cockroach By Sydney Gay   With increasing frequency a medium size cockroach enters my kitchen, I could stomp it with my shoe but the closer I come to my own death the more I realize not a year goes by without murder happening somewhere, this roaches not threatening me. Maybe I should let it

Paw Prints On My Heart By Gudrun JonesCo-Founder & Former President of the Lakeside Spay & Neuter Center(Re-published by Request)   Some years ago I meet Bob Hocking. I knew him as the sophisticated, dapper dresser, always the correct gentleman, an animal lover and a supporter of the Lakeside Spay & Neuter Center. I thought

Politics And Whiskey   In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas): “If you mean whiskey, the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason,