Mexican Mornings By Dr. Michael HoganReviewed by Mark Sconce The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference betweenlightning and a lightning bug.— Mark Twain Wordsmiths appreciate and know to be true Mark Twain’s words. So when I run into a writer who unerringly chooses the right word, I spark,
Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: The Declaration of Independence was illegal. Well, at least until now. That’s because Thomas Jefferson wrote it on paper made of hemp, a common crop in colonial America, grown by both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. In 1937, hemp was placed under the Controlled Substances Act, the main
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Child Of The Month By Barb Corol This beautiful young lady is Yaneth Esperanza, who at birth was diagnosed with Myelomeningocele coupled with Hydrocephalus. Normally, during the first month of pregnancy, the two sides of the spine (or backbone) join together to cover the spinal cord, spinal nerves and meninges which are the tissues
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How the U.S. Can Stop ISIS – Peacefully By Kelly Hayes-Raitt Before the U.S. commits to a “limited,” “support troop” reinvasion of Iraq, can we please hit the pause button and consider non-military options? Yes, ISIS is a brutal offshoot of al-Qaeda that stretches from the Mediterranean in northwest Syria to the Persian Gulf in
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Return To Sender By Bernie Suttle Out of the universe, beyond time, just outside man’s conception was the virtual office. “Good morning, Sir. Another nice day.” “Of course it is Gabe. Anything new happening down below?” “Not really; same as before”. “Give me a rundown”. “Five full-fledged wars, two broken truces with fighting, three
IN MEMORIAM—William Henry Merritt— Bill Merritt died on March 25, 2014 in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of 67. Bill was a 12-year resident of Ajijic and had returned to Canada two years ago to receive treatment for a long-enduring battle with brain cancer. In this respect Bill was a 21 year survivor and
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A True Dog Story Courtesy of John Ward James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He was blind so he had a golden retriever seeing-eye dog named Daisy. After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go,
Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Slam hands crop up relatively infrequently so it is important not to miss those that do come your way. Alas, the North South pairs in the diagrammed deal let a golden opportunity slip by when this hand was played in a Toronto area bridge club. North certainly
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: I’m really, really late in dropping you a line to tell you about some gratifying results that came La Ola’s way because of the article that you and Herbert collaborated on. You may recall that at the time of the article La Ola (Ojo cover story-“This House is
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt He Who Walks Along I see him every single day walking down one side of the carretera or the other. He is always in motion, with a sort of awkward gait that is punctuated as he limps as he places his damaged right leg ahead. It seems as
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