THE OJO INTERNET MAILBOX (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) ¡SI SE PUEDE! (“YES, WE CAN!”) Nubia Ayala Vasquez Great article! People that have not worked in fields, dairy farms, etc. believe or assume that those kinds of jobs are easy and not dangerous. Never in my mind did I think my
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Hamburger By Zofia Barisas Two traffic lights close one after the other. I go through green and then the next light is turning orange and I drive through it. The policia vial pickup truck is right there on my right. I see its nose sticking out behind the raised island with the bushy tree
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com Famous Last Words By Some Famous Folks (Wherein we invite our readers to choose the quote that would probably best express their own feelings when “the midnight hour finally chimes.”) * Austen, Jane (1775-1817) “Nothing but death.” (When asked by her sister Cassandra if there
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A Medal Of Honor Long Overdue By Kelly Hayes-Raitt(Courtesy of The Argonaut, where this article was first published) Bill Lansford fought in WWII. He fought in Korea. And then the late Playa del Rey resident fought in L.A. County to build a memorial to Mexican-American soldiers who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of
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SHANGHAI—Loved and Lost A Novel by Elizabeth Shaen ColterjohnReviewed by Carol L. Bowman No one seems sure which genre fits Elizabeth Shaen Colterjohn’s maiden book, Shanghai, Loved and Lost. Is it history or biography? Is it a well-documented account of China’s political upheavals and armed conflicts from 1842-1949? Is it the true story of
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Landmark Paris With more well-known landmarks than just about any other city, Paris challenges the visitor to decide which ones will make the cut before the return flight. The iconic Arc de Triomphe, midway on the Champs-Élysées, was conceived to honor those who fought for France during the Napoleonic Wars,
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Complexity and Ambiguity I am the kind of guy who likes to keep up to date on research about health and nutrition. Years ago, I avoided eggs and limited red meat. I try to eat my share of fruits and vegetables. Several years ago I started reading studies
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Dear Portia Advice to the Lovelorn, the Dispossessed and the Deeply Disgruntled The Old Portia! The New Portia! There are no coincidences! Just as Caitlyn Jenner has revealed her stunning new persona (and get that exquisite chassis), I can now reveal my true self. No more hidden by a scruffy exterior, enclosed in a
Dictator Disease By Barbara Harwood The man has no class. He wants to be Catherine the Great, but he’s Vladimir the Imposter, a power-grabbing, former KGB thug coveting respectability. His awkward attempts to emulate the greatest Empress in Russian history, specifically her conquest of the lands on Russia’s western boundary, reveal Russian President Vladimir
