THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves  Geoffrey Kaye, born and raised in England, has lived in Monte Carlo and the U.S before moving to Ajijic in 1998. He’s best known in our community for establishing the Animal Shelter, but also for contributions to the Technical School, Love In Action, an orphanage, and other worthy causes. […]
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Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt Making a Difference  While sitting at the Legion one morning enjoying breakfast with my husband, I gazed outside and saw the patio filling with Mexicans. This was quite unusual. I watched perhaps 30 individuals come into the Legion and talk to an ex-pat and then watched while he
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Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “Prosperity…some lists for the New Year”  In preparation for this New Year I have been reading a recent book by Roy Eugene Davis: The Spiritual Basis of Real Prosperity. Roy Eugene Davis is a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi). He
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Transitions In Global Leadership  The G20 was created to bring together finance ministers and central bank governors to oversee the international financial system. G20 heads of state have also met periodically for broader discussions and they have now superseded the more exclusive G8 Club. The UN continues
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Modern Atrocities  In our daily struggle to survive, we forget that every living creature also is facing the same struggles. We as humans forget that our own survival depends upon how we view and care for our world and all its living creatures. Every day animals are
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan,MA, LPC, MAC The Donkey and the Farmer  As you are reading my column this month, I am away on a long-awaited adventure on the other side of the world. For more than three years now, I have been putting aside money for my trip of a lifetime: I’ll
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Do You Strive for Happiness? Â I think if you ask a random sample of people what was their goal in life, many would likely say that they want to be happy. Parents often tell their children that they just want them to be happy. In fact, Thomas Jefferson,
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson When everyone at the table thinks they have a bid, the auction can get out of control in a hurry. That’s what happened when this deal was played at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club in Riberas. West opened the bidding with a standard 1 club and
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes An Attitude Of Gratitude Coupled With Grace  As my time in treatment for lung cancer comes to a close (for now) I hope that my columns concerning how to deal with adversity have come with one thought in mind, that of being a gift to all those
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Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by M.A. Porter Emulate the Dogs, Please “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”~Agnes Sligh Turnbull  Three dogs frolic in front of my house – a filthy terrier mix, a half-blind Labrador and a handsome Heinz 57. They chase after cars, sniff the hind-ends of passersby and enjoy
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