No More Losers By Barbara Hildt In the highly competitive society of the US, people are conditioned to want to be winners or at least on a potentially winning team. No one wants to be known as a “loser.” Only sports teams and players who lost games used to be labeled “losers.” Showing respect […]
An Academy Award Actress and Ajijic Readers Theatre By Don Beaudreau In 1992-93 I was serving as a chaplain in the oncology section of UCLA Medical Center. One of my duties was to co-lead a cancer support group for patients that the actress Jennifer Jones supported. Ms. Jones had won the Academy Award for
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A Woman in Ajijic By William Mesusan From the Ojo Archives “Once we name something, we no longer see it.”“Once we name something, we no longer see it.”—John Fowles The woman’s day began like most, but would end like no other. A black rebozo, stretched tightly around sloped shoulders, shielded the tiny woman’s body
The Father of Mexico By Herbert W. Piekow The Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla began the Mexican Revolution for independence from Spain by ringing his parish church bells at 2:30 AM on September 16th to call his parishioners, not to Mass, but to revolt against tyranny and bad government. Although his exact
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Editor’s Page By Victoria A. Schmidt And now, the News During my lifetime, I have seen many changes in the world. One that troubles me the most is the decline of the news industry. As a student of journalism, I was schooled in the crucial role it plays in our relationship with our government.
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How to Celebrate a Birthday During a Pandemic By Tom Nussbaum Having a birthday during a pandemic is like not having a birthday at all, especially when you are of a certain age and are single. The isolation, obviously, limits the celebration. But that isn’t such a bad thing if your birth certificate was
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Ramblings From The Ranch By Christina Bennett Pet on the Belly Recently, I learned another context for the phrase “a pet on the belly.” I always thought it was what my dogs wanted when they lay down with their feet in the air. But think again. My husband and I were “flight angels” for
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Experience counts for a lot in competitive bridge. Although the odds against the exact same deal occurring more than once in a lifetime are stupendous, certain situations reappear with sufficient frequency that if you recognise a possible solution early enough it can lead you to the best
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Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes Are We Done? Recently I was invited to be a guest at a very exciting presentation at the Baker Institute of Public Policy at Rice University campus in Houston, TX. The seminar was titled “A Presidential Election in an Uncertain Time.” It was as lofty as it sounds.
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