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IMPRINTSGuadalajara’s Antique Market By Antonio Rambles AKA Tony Passarello   Antique markets afford a window into the lives of each treasure’s original owner, and Guadalajara’s antique flea market is loaded with artifacts that look like they once graced the drawing rooms of the gentrified west side neighborhoods built around the turn of the 20th century. Held

Living At Lake Chapala By Judy KingReview by Harriet Hart     Ever since I met Judy King she’s been the person I called when confronted with a Mexican dilemma such as what to do when the gardener or maid asks for a hefty loan. Judy’s response was always practical: “How much are you prepared

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess Puppy Nipping   One of the most common complaints from new puppy owners is, “How do I get my puppy to stop biting my hands and arms and chewing on my pant legs?” Okay, before we address the problem let’s recognize that this is a perfectly normal

The Long Ride By Bernie Suttle   Here comes one. Yeah, a guy by himself in a ’39 Ford coupe, a good bet when hitching rides. I’d been there five minutes. I hitchhiked there every school day both to get home and for the adventure. But I wanted less adventure after what was to be

Letter’s to the Editor     Dear Sir:   I want to compliment El Ojo del Lago and Margaret Van Every for the story, Water for All, in your last issue. I sincerely hope that Margaret’s piece raises awareness of a very important matter. Though “fictional,” her article carries a very real message of social

The Wonders Of Mexico By Maggie Van Ostrand   Ah, the wonders of Mexico, they never cease to amaze me. I wonder how the lawn gets watered. The sprinkler is always moved to another area, yet I never see the gardener. Once, I spied a sombrero floating along the top of the wall, but can

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen Kingmoonie1935@yahoo.com   Although the Author strays away from Profiling Tepehua Barrio, she is trying to show that the trap of poverty and all that comes with it, is the same in any corner of the world. Poverty is Tepehua. Tepehua is everywhere. India, Thailand, Kathmandu. Even to the wealthy neighbors of

My Father’s Walking Stick By Carol Bradley   In the back corner of the last closet to clear out before our move to Mexico stood the walking stick my father left to me. My father died more than 20 years ago, but finding his walking stick brought to mind vivid images of him; the jaunty

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen José Uriel García Torres   This little tyke is 3-year old José Uriel García Torres, known at home as “Uriel.”  If Uriel’s face looks a bit tired and sad, it’s because since birth the little guy has had to fight off infection after infection–gastrointestinal, upper and lower respiratory

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “The Last Generation”   Adam and Eve were the “last generation” to live in a world without “things”…without shoes, for example, or Chinese food, or books (including Genesis), or children, or spoons, or baseball, or Penelope Cruz, or clocks, or cities, or towns, or villages, or even