The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Walt Whitman (1819-1892) In 1855, when Ralph Waldo Emerson called Leaves of Grass “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed,” folks paid attention. And they kept on paying attention for the next thirty-odd years as each edition heralded new Whitman poems. The […]
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European Press On Republican Candidates! GERMANY—The Republican presidential contest in America is a “freak show,” said Marc Pitzke in the German Der Spiegel. “The candidates vie with one another to spew the most outrageous hard-right positions, denying evolution while endorsing torture and joking about electrocuting illegal immigrants. How did a major party in the
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: I liked Bill Frayer’s article in the February issue on statistical reasoning and decision making. That process should be given more attention in everyday life. I am always awed by the courage and work of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis who risked his job and reputation by exposing the dangerous
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: People were horrified last month by yet another incident of shooting in a public school in the U.S., this time in Ohio, leaving three students dead and eight more injured. But as Christians know, everything that happens, no matter how irrational or harmful it may seem to be to
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: I have to reply to Paul Jackson’s reply to Mel Goldberg’s Letter to the Editor. Mel had some points as he usually does but, like most Americans, not enough knowledge about Canadian history or functions, and Paul’s reply was outstanding! And true. Paul should write more about how the political and
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: There is a renovation project taking place at the square in Ajijic. All the tiles are being replaced with new and mosaics are being added. The result should be extraordinary. While the cost of the material and labor for the basic tile work is being paid by the government, the artist
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr robmohr@gmail.com Impact of the Arts at Lakeside “Art is life is art.” Gertrude Stein Human progress is impelled by those who work at the creative edge of life. History reveals that all human cultures and societies go through similar stages of artistic development which form the primary determinants in
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TAI CHI – Powerful Medicine…and So Much Fun! By Cindy Paul Tai Chi is the most-practiced group exercise in the entire world today. The benefits of practicing Tai Chi are practically endless. It helps your mental acuity, lowers your blood pressure and vastly increases your balance, just to name a few of its top
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Change Underway In Chapala! By Susan Elliott From the skateboard park on the malecon right up to the community centre (the old train station), graffiti has been vanishing from buildings, garage doors, walls, houses and even commercial establishments. Armed with only brushes and paint, our grass roots anti-graffiti group has made a noticeable difference
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Memories Of Waters As the waves of Lake Chapala Grace the sands of Ajijic I am reminded of distant shores of Lake Minnetonka Memories of sailing, summer’s warm welcoming airs sending Our small boat out into the bays. Of Findhorn, Scotland where warm ocean currents Send their waters to the shore. From my hotel
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