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Sex By Teri Saya   The title to this article has caught your attention, has it? Hugh Hefner, an American erotic magazine publisher, once said, “Sex Sells,” and the Mexicans use it in abundance for advertising here. When walking into a liquor store near the Centro on a weekend, you will see young women dressed

Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Altared States   In Mexico, altars are not found just in churches.  Makeshift and highly original altars appear on highways throughout Mexico as poignant reminders of traffic fatalities, and they’re a signature facet of the Dia de Los Muertos. On each December 12, they honor the Virgin of Guadalupe, Catholic

Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Is That Immoral or Just Not Such a Good Idea?   “Julie and Mark, who are sister and brother, are traveling together in France.  They are both on summer vacation from college. One night they are staying alone in a cabin on the beach. They decide it would be

War Games By Karl Homann   On September 25, 2014, I saw in the Stadtmuseum of Salzburg an exhibition of black and white photos, which depicted the effects World War l had had on the birth city of Mozart. Suddenly it dawned on me that 100 years and a couple of months had passed since

Letters to the Editor   Dear Sir: I am writing regarding the August Editor’s Page on OJ Simpson. Although I agree with a great deal of the information presented, my memory of the trial differs from that of the writer in a few key places. My husband and I had the opportunity to watch a

That Crazy Batch Of American Devils By Carol L. Bowman The Cu Chi Tunnel Experience   I couldn’t breathe in the four-foot high, three-foot wide passage. Grunts from the person behind me bounced off mud walls. Dank, moldy air filled my lungs, my eyes strained to make out faint images and claustrophobic fears ruined the

Front Row Center By Michael Warren Season 51 at the Lakeside Little Theatre   Well, it’s that time again – rehearsals and program notes! Season 51 is soon to begin at the Lakeside Little Theatre, and an ambitious series of five plays and a musical show is advertised. “Murder by Misadventure,” directed by Debra Bowers,

Black Tide Rising BY R. J. McMILLENReviewed by Antonio Ramblés   In Black Tide Rising, author R. J. McMillen has amply fulfilled the promise of a sequel to her earlier Dan Connor Mystery, Dark Moon Walking. Connor is an ex-cop hoping to exorcise his personal demons by plying the waterways around Vancouver Island.  When his

CERVANTINO: Mexico’s Premier Festival of the Arts By Loretta Scott Miller   Once a year, the entire city of Guanajuato transforms itself into a performing arts center called Festival Internacional Cervantino. The premier arts festival in all of Latin America, it features top conductors, orchestras, ballet dancers, singers and actors from around the world. Performers

Hearts at Work A Column by Jim Tipton Everything’s just a dear old grandpa.   For more than fifty years I have found companionship, solace, and wisdom in the poetry of ancient China and Japan. Like those Buddhists and Taoists who wrote those poems, increasingly I choose to detach from, and perhaps in the future