Focus on Art By Rob Mohrrobmohr@gmail.com The Fine Art of Body Art “Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.” Seth Godin www.sethgodin.com Patriot and creative philosopher Thomas Paine also understood the need for radical change in culture to insure openness.“That something has existed tells us […]
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FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren Summer Scenes An interesting and innovative event took place in June at the Lakeside Little Theatre. As the culmination of a course for aspiring directors, nine classical scenes were presented to the public in a two-hour show. Each participant in the course directed one of the scenes, and
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? By Vern & Lori Geiger and Eliana Herrerías Approx. 45,000 horses are killed in Mexico each year; however, it is estimated more than 250,000 bulls worldwide are killed every year in the bull arena. Countless horses are killed or injured. Often times the number of horses killed during
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THE OJO INTERNET MAILBOX (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) MURDER OF LEON TROTSKY IN MEXICO—Leaves Many Unanswered Questions Linda Steele I have always been interested in the Russian Revolution and, later, the cruel acts of Stalin. This article was well written and of great interest to me. OUR TRIP TO
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: The study of economics provides some insight into why we must end the war on drugs as explained in Mel Goldberg’s fine article on the subject. A principle characteristic of drugs is inelastic demand. What this means is that the demand for drugs is not greatly affected by
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When My Sister Plays the Piano By Judy Dykstra-Brown The first notes, beautiful and true, float like a memory up the stairs. In the week I’ve been here in her house with her, she has not played the piano and so I thought her music was gone like her memory of what day it
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July 2012 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 Guest Editorial By Maggie Van Ostrand The Unsung Mexican Heroes Of WWII Until yesterday, I had never heard of Charlie Foster. Today, I’m writing about him. One of the benefits of being a writer is the fact-checking, because you can end up with provocative information. That’s how I found out about Charlie Foster.
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Come Fly With Me! (A true Story) A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes. Everybody got
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Lakeside’s Master of Murals—Javier Zaragoza By Rob Mohr In 1994, Javier Zaragoza and thousands of other artists lost their jobs when studios producing hand-painted billboards to entice buyers cruising the highways of the United States, closed because of the advent of computer-generated graphics. Removed from his lucrative career, after a brief stint painting the
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