THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Financial Chaos And Reform In our irretrievably interconnected world there is an urgent need for far more stringent regulation of the financial sector to avoid future crises and costly bailouts. Goldman Sachs, facing a civil law suit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, was subjected to […]
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D. Internal Medicine & Geriatric Specialist(Edited by Maria Montenegro) Gluten You might have heard about ‘Gluten’ and the importance of a ‘Gluten-Free’ diet. Gluten consists of the proteins glutenen and gliadin and is found in grass-like grains such as wheat, barley and rye. It is a chewing
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THE TILLY & TOMMY REPORT Dear Tilly and Tommy, I absolutely loved your article in the Ojo!!…congrats. I adopted a six-month-old Border Collie from the animal shelter about six months ago. He was very shy. Now that he has found his “niche,” he has blossomed, except for one bad habit. He comes up behind you,
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood Ever since my young adult days, the children in our neighborhood and in our church all called me “Mr. Bob.” I don’t know why but that name followed me from place to place and now my grandchildren have taken up
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger The Art of Flying Falconry is an art requiring long hours of constant devotion and skill. Historically, falconry was a popular sport and status symbol among the nobles of medieval Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia; in Japan the sport is called takagari. Birds of prey
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Living Life on Purpose We’re so lucky living here in Paradise! But for some, paradise has left them floundering for structure and purpose. Retirement is a different experience for everybody. Some people would gladly work here but cannot get a permit from the Mexican government
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer What’s Right? What’s Wrong? (Part 2) Last month I discussed the ethical framework proposed by Emanuel Kant. Kant suggested, with his categorical imperative, that ethical decisions should be made using clear rules to which everyone can agree: It’s wrong to lie. It’s wrong to steal, etc. This “rule-based”
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ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT By Dr. Todd Stong (Ed. Note: This marks Dr. Stong’s debut column. He has served as a volunteer engineer with Lakeside local governments for the past eight years in regards to water supply, waste water treatment, streets, malecons and the general area of infrastructure planning. At Lakeside he advises on lake
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson Herself and myself recently played this very interesting hand against Beverly and her partner, Ian Morris. I was sitting West and when I sorted my hand the first thought that occurred to me was: “how many spades will I bid this to?” You can imagine my surprise
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A BALLOON IN CACTUS By Maggie Van Ostrand “A Mexican Village” This story could take place in any village in any state in the paradise that is known as Mexico. The names of the people may be different, but the stories will be the same. Once upon a time, a man named Tomas earned
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