RON NAPIER (1921-2019) —A Long and Joyful Life From interviews with Margaret Van Every during the spring of 2019 Last February some 20 celebrants gathered to pay tribute to a beloved friend with champagne, fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, and two cakes—one a rich, creamy tiramisu, the other a vegan concoction special ordered for the […]
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On Religion And Rationality By Fred Mittag César Chávez Some really fine people are religious, my maternal grandparents among them. But I think they are wrong to believe their faith is a source of moral guidance, because one easily finds moral behavior throughout other traditions than Christianity. Even ancient pagan literature is rich with
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The Beating By Tom Nussbaum “The man is hitting the boy,” Elena told the bus driver with urgency. “We need help him. That man is—” “What man?” the driver interrupted, looking into the rear-view mirror. “In blue shirt. With flowers on”…Elena paused a nanosecond…”on tee.” She ran her hand down her chest indicating a
Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach DunstanMA, LPC, MAC(From the Ojo Archives) Good Sex is Good for You! In his book Sexual Healing, Dr. Paul Pearsall, Director of Behavioral Medicine at Detroit’s Beaumont Hospital, writes that the joys and pleasures of intimate loving may provide us with something called an “intimacy inoculation” that actually protects
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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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