Helpless? By Mel Goldberg After a year in rehab at the VA hospital, Eddie was able to speak softly. His throat had healed but after several surgeries to stabilize his vertebrae, he was unable to use his legs or move his left arm. He had no choice but to sit strapped in his motorized
LUCHA LIBRE—A Gringa’s Critique By Teri Saya My husband and I recently went to a Lucha Libre event with our Mex-pat group at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara. Neither one of us had ever been to one, but had heard from friends that it was a “must see.” Now, I am not an expert
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Notes From The Quebec Wilderness By Gabrielle Blair There’s a break in the persistent Spring rains and the deck-boards dry out enough for me to do yoga outdoors. The air is fresh with a little breeze barely disturbing the surface of Lac Otanibi, a great body of water only feet from our cabin door.
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THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS—And the Death of Childhood By Dr. Lorin Swinehart In Irving, Texas recently, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohammed brought a homemade clock to school to show his science teacher. Paranoid school officials somehow hit the panic button, concluding that the clock was a bomb. Police were called, and young Ahmed was handcuffed,
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SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS – The Dark Lady Revealed By Michael Warren Last month I described Shakespeare’s love, lust and ultimate dislike of the Dark Lady. So who was this sultry young woman? Several candidates have been suggested, including the idea that she did not exist at all, in other words that the entire sonnet
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Undocumented Mexicans and the 2016 U.S. Elections By Bill Dean http://blog.mexicojourney.info The spirit of Navidad has yet to spread throughout el Norte. It’s not heard in the platform of candidates who conjure up images of herding 11 million undocumented Mexicans (man, woman and child) on to box cars and shipping them back to where
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Out Of The Mouths Of Babes Lakeside demographics are changing. It’s not just a place to retire. There is a wave of “mobile professionals.” Younger people who make their living online, or entrepreneurs. These younger people are also bringing their children. Recently I spoke to a young USA
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) GOD’S WAITING ROOM jennn Nice article Mike and colorful reminiscences THE DEATH OF JOHN RILEY— REVISITED Miles Beacom I am amazed by your tenacity and dedication to the facts. I wish more historians would do the same. Thanks! ART HESS—THE DOG
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Child Of The Month By Barb Corol Alondra was born in October 2013 diagnosed with Congenital Hipotonia, severe psychomotor retardation and disease of the nervous system. Hipotonia is present at birth and is usually inherited or genetic. Hipotonia literally means loss of muscle tone. The condition was first described in 1956 among infants who
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Aging occurs in our pets, as it does with us. It’s important to recognize the ‘normal’ signs of aging versus unusual changes in your pet. Genetics, nutrition and environment all play a role in how fast your dog ages. As a general rule, a dog who is 7 years
