Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, The association between El OJO del LAGO and NCA (Los Niños de Chapala y Ajjijc A.C.) is of long-standing, and immensely valued. Lakesiders are by nature a compassionate and generous group, needing simply to be aware of the need in order to extend a helping hand. NCA’s continuing
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum They’re cute, loving, and greet you when you walk through the door. Dogs may even help reduce your blood pressure, improve your mood and provide a few laughs every now and then. If you are ready to invest some time, patience, and love, the ‘rewards’ they provide await you.
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JUNALUSKA AND ANDREW JACKSON: A Hero and a Scoundrel By Dr. Lorin Swinehart During the 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama, a Creek POW being interrogated by Major General Andrew Jackson lunged at him with a knife. The Cherokee chief Junaluska tripped the attacker, saving Jackson’s life, an act of heroism that he
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LONNY RIDDLE SHIHAN —Honoring the Life of a True Samurai Submitted by Cindy Paul Most Lakesiders are unaware that for more than a generation, in the Sierra Madre mountains surrounding Lake Chapala, there lived a true, modern-day Samurai. His name was Lonny Riddle, but most of the time, others called him by his title,
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The Dearly Departed By Katina Pontikes I am one of those people who read the death notices regularly. I want to know if acquaintances of mine have departed this earthly existence, and what circumstances caused them to win the Daily Death Lotto. It pays to check the paper each day for news of those
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The Woman Who Wore Hats By Rob Mohr The day I first saw her she was standing on the malacon some distance from where I had entered the ocean side park. She stood silhouetted against the blue/gray water. Her dress was a pure yellow, almost transparent, delicate as it flowed down to her
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com Justice Deferred, Yet Not Forgotten (It was recently announced that a TV mini-series is now being made about O.J. Simpson and the two murders he was charged with committing in 1995—which has prompted our revisiting the case.) In October of 1995, a verdict was
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A Woman In Ajijic By W. L. Mesusan Once we name something, we no longer see it—John Fowles The woman’s day began like most, but would end like no other. A black rebozo, stretched tightly around sloped shoulders, shielded the tiny woman’s body from an unusual January chill. Her most treasured possession, it served
Colors in the City – The Street Murals By Teri Saya Let’s talk about the murals found in and around Guadalajara. If you explore by city bus, you have time to look out the windows and observe some of these marvels as the bus rumbles through the neighborhoods. My husband and I recently started
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