AMIGOS DEL LAGO Courtesy of Eileen Collard Lake Chapala was accepted as a member of the international Living Lakes organization in 2003 in recognition of its importance to Mexico and its endangered status. The Living Lakes network is a global partnership of environmental organisations striving for the protection of lakes and wetlands worldwide and […]
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THE MAGNIFICENT CAT By Ruth J. Davis As I stand guard over those who enter this eatery, I’ll wager no one rea1izes what a magnificent animal I am. Nor do they give any thought to my historical background! So let me tell you about myself. The cat’s first association with humans began at the
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THE MEXICO ANSWER DUDE By Michael Green Dear Answer Dude, I am thinking about renting a car and driving myself around during my visit to PV. Do you have any advice? John C. Seattle Hola Juanito, What a great idea! Did you come up with that all by yourself? Just take this simple quiz
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CIRCLING SOUNDS By Jeannette Saylor I hold a sea shell close to my ear And feel the splash of the incoming tide Two porpoises skim the mighty power Flashing ebony tails in their carefree flight. My sandals crunch sand as I shuffle the beach As I wait to watch the sun disappear Dusk is
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood A New Global Dynamic A January Letter to the Editor suggested that “in his idealistic internationalism Harwood seems oblivious to the real world of national politics”. I do not consider the Copenhagen Climate Conference an utter failure. I deem it a modest step forward in a daunting
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Phyllis Rauch By Judy Baehr What’s the Beef? It’s no surprise that ACÁ, the organic demonstration farm at Jaltepec, is a proponent of the health value of vegetables and fruit. But this month by reader request, we are focusing on the other side of the plate, where many of you like to put beef.
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Notes From Nestipac By Phyllis Rauch God Has No Hands but Ours A while back a few kind foreigners decided to make Christmas happier for the older folks of Nestipac. They had observed the many street and school posadas, children’s parties and piñatas, but suspected that not much was being done for the many
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC The Chemistry of Love Remember that exhilarating, dreamy feeling of a new love? You’ve just met Mr. or Miss Perfect, and you can’t think about anything else. A simple kiss sends a tingle through your whole body; making love is magical. Then, as often happens,
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “A Test” In 1964 I was living in San Francisco, in a boarding house on California Street, two blocks up from Chinatown, where I paid ninety dollars a month for room and board. I spent most evenings at the famous City Lights bookstore, where I poured
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