Hombres On The Curb By M.A. Porter Every evening, Chuy and Miguel can be found perched on the curb of the craggy rock sidewalk that lines the barrio. Conversation flows between them as easy as that of two aging lovers. They are cousins and best friends who have about 60 years apiece but their
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Feathered Friends By John Keeling First Fall Warblers I know fall has arrived when the first Wilson’s Warblers arrive in my garden in Ajijic. These are fairly common yellow birds somewhat smaller than a sparrow. The lower parts are yellow to greenish yellow, and the upper parts are greenish yellow to olive. The male
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood The Health Care Debate America is seemingly at odds with the rest of the western world as it heatedly debates health care reform. Of the 30 developed countries of the OECD, its per capita expenditures on health care are twice the average and an astronomical 17% of
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Shopping in Mexico I confess, I was born without the shopping gene. When we lived in the USA, if it couldn’t be ordered online and delivered to my door, I didn’t buy it. For me, shopping is an endless, glamour less, thankless job that has got to be
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC One Breath at a Time There’s probably not a person alive who isn’t familiar with AA and the 12-step program. It’s been around since 1935 and has been phenomenal in its success, helping millions of alcoholics and addicts achieve and maintain sobriety. Some people, however,
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Lessons From Chickens Sometimes, on our journey in life, we come upon stories that really tickle our fancy. Usually we laugh and by the next day the story is mostly forgotten. Once in a while—for some reason—one such story just will not go away and stays with
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Planting for the Future By Judy Baehr The Annual Harvest Fair I see another stockade of slurs has been launched against the likes of famed Hollywood sceenwriter Bud Schulberg and the world-class director Elia Kazan. Even in death these immensely talented individuals are allowed no peace from demeaning and denigrating insults. Schulberg and Kazan
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer What You Think You Heard Me Say May Not Be Exactly What I Meant! How often have you said something which you thought was perfectly clear, only to discover that your listener misunderstood. I remember when my daughter was a teenager, we were resisting putting specific time limits
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson While learning the rudiments of bridge, one of the first “rules” that makes a big impression on most players is that you should lead a singleton against suit contracts in the hope that partner can win an early trick and give you one or more ruffs. With
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Op-Ed By Maggie Van Ostrand Milo Valenzuela Mexico has produced many famous sports figures, either born in Mexico, or born to Mexican parents. I’m talking about legendary sportsmen, like champion golfer Lee Treviño; tennis whiz Pancho Gonzalez; boxer Oscar de la Hoya; Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela; futbol star Cuauhtemoc Blanco, and Major Leaguer Jorge
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