Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim TiptonJim Tipton “Servicio Postal Mexicano celebrates Mexico” This afternoon—on the very day of the Bicentenario, the Bicentenary celebrating Mexican independence—I have been leisurely looking over the collection of stamps of Mexico that I have accumulated over the past couple of decades. One hundred years ago, in 1910,
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t. Immune System & Autoimmune Diseases When Man was created, he was equipped with a series of mechanisms to provide protection and defense for the human body. Unfortunately, this process is susceptible to failure and results in illness. These systems of protection are referred to as the
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ANITA’S ANIMALS By Jean Sutherland Dogs & Cars A friend of mine with a beautiful pit bull was driving to a friend’s house for an afternoon play date. Her dog in the back of the car was clearly excited as she knew that a ride in the car meant afternoon fun. Unfortunately, on the
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Accentuating The Positive – A Cancer Survivor My friend Gordie, who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been a great help to me in terms of both understanding the processes of fighting cancer and more specifically how important attitude is when it comes to a successful fight
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Not so Merry Black widow Mexico is home to an array of insects and spiders, one of the most dreaded is the notorious black widow. Although they are small these little dynamos pack a punch, and are common here Lakeside. Black widows vary in appearance; the mature
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Understanding Depression Yesterday I received an email from a professional organization reminding me that October 7 is National Depression Screening Day. Depression is a word we hear a lot these days, but I got to wondering how many people really understand the difference between sadness
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer The Sometimes Slippery Truth As I sit here to prepare this month’s column, the media is afire with the controversy surrounding the construction of a “mosque” at the ground zero site in lower Manhattan. I do not intend to jump into the political debate, for this column is
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson One of the first things aspiring bridge players learn is that when you play in a suit contract you can often increase the number of tricks you make by ruffing losers in dummy. It is a concept that is fairly easily understood and teachers usually emphasize that
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A BALLOON IN CACTUS By Maggie Van Ostrand Meant For Each Other Of the many experiences during my first years in San Antonio Tlay., one favorite is about a brown stallion named Lassie. Why he was given that name is anybody’s guess. I recall wondering at the time if he might be gay. Lassie’s
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Once There Was Camelot—American Style We all know the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The rotund piece of furniture of which I speak, however, was the Algonquin Round Table, which in the 20s, 30s and early 40s was regularly occupied by some of
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