Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez FRANCES PERKINS —Champion of the American Working Class—   Mrs. Perkins and FDR   She was surely one of the most intriguing people in a century crammed with monumental personages, from Einstein to Ghandi, but her beginnings gave no hint of what was to come. From a lower middle-class family,

A Republican President Who Loved Mexico By Prof. Michael Hogan(First Published by The Dallas Morning News) Abraham Lincoln Benito Juárez     At a time when much of border politics revolves around inflammatory rhetoric and divisive arguments, including talk of a “Hispanic invasion,” it would be useful to reflect on an earlier period of US-Mexico

Scrolling Through History By Elissa Hutner   You’ve got to love it when a plan comes together – especially when the coming together bonds our small Mexican town with a tiny Maryland town, drawing on celebratory customs spanning centuries, if not millennia. And it happened right here in October. This remarkable story started with the

Blood, Sweat and Bunions By Michael G. McLaughlin   Question: What has 34 fleet feet and dances November 20th and 21st at the Riberas Auditorio? Answer: The Ajijic Dance Community in a benefit performance. The picture of the dancer’s feet is not pretty and meant to be that way. It is testimony to their hard

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Advancing players are always seeking fresh ways of improving their bridge knowledge. One of the newest and best sources is the Internet where countless bridge sites offer everything from every convention ever invented to real-time coverage of tournaments from around the world. Among the best of these

SAWSHANK REMEMBERED: My Life Behind Bars By Dr. Lorin Swinehart PART II   The voice behind me ordered, “Would you please step aside, Sir?” It was a sunny June evening, and I had been standing at the counter, following standard protocol, emptying my briefcase and my pockets, removing my belt because the buckle frequently triggered

Ramblings From The Ranch By Christina Bennett   What are your thoughts on pit bulls? Do you have some preconceived notions that they are gang members’ dogs, maltreated and mean, not fit for family life? Are you scared when you see one headed your way? Perhaps this little story about Princessa will challenge some of

Find Feathered Friends By Allen C. Turner and Judy Boyd—Field Ornithologists Mockingbirds: Pirates of the High Cs   “Tra la la, tweedle dee dee dee It gives me a thrill To wake up in the morning To the mockingbird’s trill … On Mockingbird Hill” —Vaughn Horton Gray with two white wing-bars, the Northern Mockingbird is

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   Clinician’s view PASSIVE SUICIDAL IDEATION as a wish to die but not by ones own hand. Preferably an accident, terminal illness, dying in sleep, heart attack, but still opening a window at the same time for intervention. Similar to a disturbed youth getting into