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Editor’s Page Guest Editorial By Dr. Lorin Swinehart WILDLIFE CRIME—A Moral Outrage!   (Foreward: The recent passing of Nelson Mandela, a genuine hero whose life was characterized by tremendous courage, integrity, and self-sacrifice, serves as a reminder that there are many unknown and unsung heroes who continue to place their lives on the line in the

Driving In Guadalajara Is Easy! By Suzie Lotven   (Ed. Note: What follows is the literary equivalent of burlesque. Readers are strongly advised to take none of it seriously!) Driving in Guadalajara is easy. You just have to know the rules. Not the laws—the rules. First and foremost, if you are in front you are

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com A Dog’s New Year’s Resolutions   Give everyone a warm welcome. Show your warmth in your body gestures and openness of welcome. Say hello to everyone you meet. Dogs always check one another out upon passing; this would be too hard to greet everyone, but at least

Who Rescued Who 2? —More Tales of Street Dogs and the People Who Love Them Review By Victoria Schmidt   This is the second book by Barbara Harkness and Valerie Siegel about the rescue relationship between street dogs and those who have taken them in.  This compilation of tales is a follow-up to their first

Breach Birth Of The Second Amendment By Ed Tasca   How could America’s brilliant Founding Fathers, products of the Enlightenment, men of learning and culture, country gentlemen, sages and scientists, have so casually conceived a declaration as broad and unqualified as the 2nd Amendment to America’s admired and often emulated federal constitution, a declaration giving

Laser Therapy For Pets Contributed by: MVZ Omar Eduardo  Reyes Luis   Laser therapy has found its way into veterinary medicine and can be used to treat dogs and cats with great results and minimum contraindications. How it works The therapy utilizes a therapeutic laser machine; the laser itself is handled as if it were

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Less Austerity, More Airbags   Sometimes economics is counterintuitive. Common sense might suggest that when governments are facing large budget deficits, they should, naturally, cut spending. After all, bringing one’s spending in line with one’s income only makes sense, right? Not really.  The truth, as usual, is more complicated. 

Imprints By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarellowww.antoniorambles.comantonio.rambles@yahoo.com Fiesta! Día de la Candelaria   No less than for county fairs north of the border there’s both a sameness to Mexican village fiestas and yet always some feature that uniquely ties each to a single place.  Cajititlan’s fiesta del Día de la Candelaria proves itself no exception.

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Resolutions   As we embark upon our new year,  people  make resolutions to improve their lifestyle. In all my years, I have only been able to keep one New Year’s Resolution: “Be it resolved that I shall never make another New Year’s Resolution.” I make resolutions all the time.