Politics And Whiskey   In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the Texas House of Representatives, was asked about his position on whiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from the Political Archives of Texas): “If you mean whiskey, the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, […]

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com October 2018   In recognition of Day of the Dead and Halloween, Potter Productions presents Spoon River Anthology, written in 1915 by Edgar Lee Masters. It’s directed by Rosann Balbontin, with musical direction by Don Beaudreault. The cast also includes (from left to right) Terry Gibbard, Cindy

Our Literary Awards—Circa 2018   THE 24th OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON Special Thanks to Abby Rivera and Michael MacLaughlin for providing the outstanding entertainment, and also to Roberto Ortiz for his supurb musical stylings. The latest luncheon which drew well over one hundred people was one of our best ever. To our winners—heartiest congratulations, and to

Meet Mexico in three days at Feria Maestros del Arte   When you come to Feria Maestros del Arte, you will be seeing more than Mexican folk art and colorful costumes. You will be meeting Mexico in a way few travelers do. For instance, several days before the Feria, Zenaida Hernández Gómez and  Cristina Hernández Pérez

Why We Chose Lakeside By Chuck Bolotin   After eight months of traveling through Mexico, I can now tell you, from personal experience, that Mexico is a big, a varied, and in many places, a very beautiful country. A little over two years ago, my wife and I sold our home in Arizona, gave away,

Dear Mr. Putin,   We need help. I know you’re a former KGB agent (more power to ya) and that you’re one of the richest guys around (but maybe not richer than Jeff Bezos but you could probably buy and sell Kim Kardashian) but I thought I’d reach out for your support. We’ve tried in

Cejas And The Great Escape By Maggie Van Ostrand   The mean streets of Tijuana finally dispatched something other than media reports of killings, kidnappings and cartels. The bloody, dusty, bullet-ridden streets of Tijuana have watched Cejas emigrate, even without proper papers. You may be wondering, Who is this Cejas of whom she writes? Is he

Shattered Illusions* *Now on Amazon/Kindle and in quality soft-back under the title Against All Odds.   A Novel by Alejandro Grattan-DominguezReviewed by Dr. Michael Hogan   A compelling novel that captures the spirit of the 1970’s “Please turn out the light and come to bed,” my wife implored as I savored the final pages of

Each Girl Is A Miracle By Harriet Hart     “Each girl is a story, each girl is a miracle,” says Lupita Canepa, the Director of Education for the Centro Educativo Jaltepec, a learning center situated high on a hill overlooking Lake Chapala. “When they arrive,” she continued, “they are shy, timid, awkward girls from

The Birth Of A Rock By John Ward   Since the dawn of time on planet Earth, when rocks were born of cooling magma billions of years ago, or: since about ten thousand years ago, when God thought having stones in his diorama would be good idea, the creation of rocks has always been a