The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag “Karl Marx: Father of Socialism” Karl Marx rates as the most influential scholar in all history. But Americans have so demonized him that his name is mostly used as an insult. At least academic economists can appreciate him. I had an economics professor who talked about one
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) WINNERS! Fran Brown Hi Neil, Thanks for the chuckles. In retrospect, I’ve decided not to enter neither an anti nor a pro-pissing contest, due to, an aging bladder urgently heading towards malfunction. Bugs are really out to lunch. However; skydiving has
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November 2013 Please select one: Online format Only articles (respond to any article here) Magazine style format Articles and ads just as it’s printed
Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez The Little Lady Who Made Publishing History It started with a phone call from a middle-aged attorney in Atlanta to a top editor with the Macmillan Publishing Company in New York City. The caller had heard that the editor was planning to tour the South in search of interesting
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Acclaimed Jazz Band To Perform By Mel Goldgerg Jazz! Its fans are passionate about it, and many others are drawn to what is different and exciting about this music. Don’t miss the thrilling performances of an internationally acclaimed jazz band coming to the Auditorio in Ajijic for two concerts on January 11 at 7:30
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DEAR PORTIA Advice to the Lovelorn the Overfed and the Deeply Disgruntled Dear Portia: Financial advice is probably not your forte, but I am turning to you as a last resort. Since moving here in 1987, I have gone through tens of thousands of my late husband’s hard-earned dollars, chasing one investment dream after another.
Veterans’ Day By Bob Drynan Korean War Memorial, Washington D.C. A patrol moves silently through the perimeter. The darkness shrouds their movement and the cascading rain muffles their progress. It’s a large patrol, a dozen men, led by a sergeant who has been in the line for eight months. Occasionally lightning in the
Native Gifts By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Thanksgiving Comes but Once a Year—Credit Where Credit is Due Thanksgiving should be a time to remember Native Americans for the cornucopia of foods and medicines that we take for granted in our daily lives. We have all been regaled with the story of the “Indians” teaching the
Front Row Center By Michael Warren Local HeroOriginal Screenplay by Bill ForsythAdapted for the stage and Directed by Neal Checkoway Local Herowas a cult movie, starring Burt Lancaster, written and created by Bill Forsyth in 1983. It is a quirky and whimsical movie in which a big Houston oil company intends to buy an
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com What’s Wrong with the United States? Don’t get me wrong. I love my country of birth. I am proud of all the wonderful things the United States has accomplished. I am proud that so many people around the world have traditionally looked at the US as a land
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