Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com The Case for Literature I was listening, recently, to some kind of an expert who was advising students and parents on how to prepare for college. He was making the very reasonable point that students ought to consider majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering. His point was […]
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson One of the most exciting contracts to bid and make is the Grand Slam. It is a very rare occurrence – the statistically minded have calculated that it only happens in about 0.02% of the hands or roughly 1 in 5,848 deals. But when you are fortunate
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At The Cemetery The dead below, the living above We dance our dance and then we die The sun is shining on the stones With messages of hope and joy. The baby sleeps within her crib We come each year with flowers She’s always young while we grow old We dance around our
Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC The SMART Road to Recovery There are more paths to sobriety than I have fingers to count them on, but until this month the only local program available has been Alcoholics Anonymous. While AA and its 12-step program has been phenomenal in its success reaching and
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“MISH-MOSh” By John Ward A Not-So-Brilliant Idea for a Movie Script The scene opens on a carwash owned by Geraldo… this is not that important since Geraldo never appears in the film and the Car Wash is never seen again. 1. Jennifer, whose real name is Heather reaches for a Coke. 2. Rex the
Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt If it bleeds it leads… The Houston Chronicle ran an article on April 29th announcing, yet again, how dangerous life is in Mexico. “Expatriates Caught in the Crossfire” was their headline, first page, above the fold. This was a particularly frustrating article for me to read, as the
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Child Of The Month By Barb Corol Oscar is the youngest of five children and lives with his family in Jocotopec. Oscar was diagnosed with Sindrome Cornelia de Lange often termed as Bushy Syndrome and more commonly referred to as Amsterdam Dwarfism. Niños Incapacitados sees its fair share of rare and unusual disorders,
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Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Grattan, My name is Eliana Herrerías. I was born in Mexico City and work actively in the animal welfare area. Mexico is slowly heading to a culture of more respect and compassion towards animals. This was not the case before. Nowadays, more and more groups are raising their voices
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Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess artthedogguy@yahoo.com Using Head Halters in Dog Training A head halter is the only training collar that gives the owner control over a dog, helps a dog instinctively understand that the owner is the leader, and causes NO PAIN! Head halters offer an alternative to traditional training
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MURDER OF LEON TROTSKY IN MEXICO —Leaves Many Unanswered Questions By Dr. Lorin Swinehart On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky, Marxist philosopher and a major figure in the Russian Revolution, was working quietly in his study in his home on Avenida Vienna in the Coyoacan section of Mexico City, when Ramon Mercator, an undercover
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