Feathered Friends By John Keeling House Sparrow The house sparrow is not only a common resident here, but it is also the most widely distributed wild bird in the world. Its spread has been closely related to human expansion in the world. In the countryside if you come across a house sparrow, you know […]
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THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves You couldn’t call it a fun time. High anxiety more accurately describes it. On June 14, Chapala authorities gave us forty-eight hours (extended from the original demand of two hours) to clear out our dogs and shut down our new Dog Center. And after we managed to
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton Mussolini and Family Most of us do not realize that Benito Mussolini was named “Benito” in honor of Benito Juarez, Mexico’s most beloved president. His mother was devoutly Catholic and his father was devoutly atheist, who wanted to instill in his son ideals of political reform.
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D., Internal Medicine & Geriatric Specialist Hormone Replace Therapy (HRT) Hormone Replacement Therapy or Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is a very common health issue for both women and men. There are synthetic products or natural products (Bioidentical) currently used in the treatment called Hormone Replacement. From
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AS I SEE IT By Henri Loridans A Review of THE LACUNA By Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Collins 2009) Barbara Kingsolver weaves her historical novel around the fictitious Harrison Shepherd, son of an American father and a Mexican mother. The historical characters he encounters range from Douglas McArthur, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky and
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ANITA’S ANIMALS By Jean Sutherland Pill Popping Pets Before we start, make sure to see our link at the bottom if you would like to pickle your pet’s poop. Seriously. Every month I hope to introduce new pet products that are really innovative. Who amongst us doesn’t dread having to give a pet a
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Where Do I Go? The word paraclete – as used in the Bible means: “The one called alongside.” That word stood for and continues to stand for Christ’s promise of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. That term is important no matter what life
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Wee Ones We are all familiar with the common opossum, but not with their cousin the mouse opossum. While they have similarities, they also are very different. Both are very important to a healthy ecosystem; the larger common opossum eats just about anything, helping to clean things
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Different Strokes George Burns once said, “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” For some, this belief has brought you clear to another country. Many of us grew up with visions of family as seen in TV shows like “Leave
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer The “Heinz Dilemma” and Ethical Development For the last couple of months, I’ve been writing about ethics. I’ll continue this topic this month with ethical development. You may be familiar with Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Children, according to Piaget, go through predictable stages when learning to
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