Going Home By Bonnie L. Phillips otterwomanwrites@yahoo.com Serena stood at the outer fringes of the party, avoided eye contact with everyone, and leaned over the wooden rail of the pier. She stared into the darkness below, her body drawn by the endless ocean she had only seen pictures of while growing up in the […]
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Editor’s Page Guest EditorialBy David T. Pisarra, Esq. Courts Don’t Treat Male Rape Victims Equally– But They Should! In the United States of America we don’t want to believe that women can be aggressors in rape or in domestic violence cases, but the truth is they are. The belief that women are “not as
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Monster! By Mark Sconce My Spanish teacher, Herlinda Diaz, told me a remarkable story known to most Mexicans but hardly any foreigners. It began when Herlinda was maybe six or seven. One day she and her classmates boarded a school bus for a field trip to Coatlinchán not far outside Mexico City. Near the
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
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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
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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
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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
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