Op-Ed By Maggie Van Ostrand Tourism in Ajijic Mexico’s economic downturn may be worse than those of other nations because so much of Mexico’s economy depends on tourism. Mexico City’s solution is the Tourist Assistance Card, offering insurance for medical, legal, and flight delays. Cancun has a problem with no sand on their beaches, […]
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Gossip-Mongering William Shakespeare said it best (as he did almost everything!) some 400 years ago, when he put something like the following words into one of his immortal plays: “He who steals my purse steals nothing. ’Twas mine, ’tis his, has served a thousand masters. But he who filches
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Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com September 2009 Events are listed by date, like a calendar: past events, then those planned for the future. Some organizations offer multiple events or dates, and these items appear toward the end of the column. The August meeting of CASA, the Culinary
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Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com October 2009 Events are listed by date, like a calendar: past events, then those planned for the future. Some organizations offer multiple events or dates, and these items appear toward the end of the column. In August Galeria Dos Lunas celebrated their
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: Thanks for the journalistic diversity and honesty displayed in your September issue with the publication of contrasting accounts of Jews in the 20th and 21st centuries. Herbert Piekow’s “My friend Ursula—the Jew from Shanghai,” a heartrending account of atrocities inflicted on Jews in the 30’s and 40’s, evokes
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: It was with great interest that I read your article “Gossip Mongering”, printed in the September issue of El Ojo Del Lago. Presently, a dear friend of mine is the subject of malicious gossip and deliberate false rumors that malign her character while accusing her of illegal activity. Not only
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The Allure Of Oaxaca By Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. Oaxaca has two main advantages over other southern destinations for snowbirds and permanent expats. First, you can explore one of the most culturally rich regions in Latin America, and then if the mood strikes, hop a plane, and in 35 minutes be relaxing on a
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HELPLESS? By Mel Goldberg After a stroke left Eddie able to speak but no longer walk or move his left arm, he had to sit in a chair all day while his wife, Alicia, continued to work as an office manager. One day, Eddie leaned too far back in his chair and fell over
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Morning Fog By Mike Mercer The sun’s red crescent lightly pierces the fog, Heavy dew on the leaves bow limbs toward the ground. English fog along creeks, waits for the sun to warm it away. As trails wiped by low moving animals cross the grass Noise of life in the distance goes on unseen
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Love America, Hate Americans By William Franklin I know we all love America. Even I love America. It is Americans we don’t like. That is to say, I don’t think we like each other very much. Whereas our geography and its flag are way up there in my estimation, what resides between the borders comes up short
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