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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Planning For The Future As new paradigms continue to transform our world we cannot plan for the future looking in the rear view mirror. Nor should analysis of issues be distorted by four year election cycles or by lobbyists and deep pockets financing those elections. In my lifetime

  OUR LITERARY AWARDS—CIRCA 2011 THE 17TH OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON With Ed Tasca, Allen McGill, Diana Rowland and Roberto Ortiz providing the super entertainment, the latest luncheon—which drew well over a hundred people—was one of our best ever. To our winners—heartiest congratulations, and to the other nominees, we send along our thanks, and say to

WARSAW  vs. KRAKOW: Opt for the Cash Cow By Carol L. Bowman   This is a tale of two Polish cities: the country’s present capital, Warsaw, and the medieval center of government until 1596 A.D., Krakow. They’re as different as the negative and positive poles of a magnetic field. Warsaw left me feeling empty and

Thai Yoga Massage Is Unique! By Julie D’Costa               dcosta.julie@gmail.com   Thai Yoga Massage is an ancient healing tradition. Performed for centuries by monks in Buddhist temples, it still retains its spiritual and meditative aspects.   More than a purely physical practice, a crucial aspect of Thai massage is the intention with which it is given. Breathing,

The Schizoid Factor By Fred Mittag   Schizoid contradiction is the characteristic affliction of today’s conservatives. Every Republican voted against the stimulus bill. Glenn Beck said it was a secret attempt by Obama and Pelosi to make America “socialist.” Then Republicans returned to their districts to bestow stimulus checks before God and TV cameras. Like

Things That CrawlBy Lucille van Straaten   Reading Victoria Schmidt’s story about ‘Things that Crawl’ I was amused, but saddened. Why do humans want to “viciously stomp” on creatures they are not familiar with? Those creatures were here long before we arrived, and are valiantly trying to survive in the world we have created for

Survivors By Patricia Hemingway   Roy M. Crandall, M for Marion, was my mother’s father. He showed up at our door when I was thirteen, and he was broke and sixty-five and couldn’t work anymore. I don’t believe he had anywhere else to stay while he waited for his old age pension, so he came

Lake Chapala Hospice   Lake Chapala Hospice is a community based, nondenominational, non-profit organization, which offers in-home hospice and palliative care to the English-speaking community. Palliative care shifts the focus away from treatment and healing, and onto symptom relief, pain management, and comfort care. Such care has only been legal in Mexico since 2009. Patients

Cuarto a Cuarto en la Casa (Room to Room in the House) By Margaret Sloan Speaking Household Spanish with the Household Help   Do you have telarañas (spider webs) in the corners? Las migas (crumbs) in el comedor (dining room)? Polvo(dust) coating all horizontal surfaces? For those of us, living in Mexico, there is an