The topic this month is about your liver and hepatitis. The liver is a very important organ in your body, and it has many vital functions. The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm and on top of the stomach, right kidney and intestines. The liver “lobes” […]

It’s that time of year again. Tis the season when the Right Wing media launches its perennial crusade against the War on Christmas. And so, they have started their annual witch hunt, scouring the country for examples of liberal elites trying to put the X into Xmas. The War on Christmas has not been a

Jingle Bells! My husband and I are at a holiday party, a gentle murmur of conversation buzzing around us. I lean in and speak softly, “Honey, look over your shoulder, I think I see Rex.” He frowns as he tries to decipher what I just said. “You want me to put you on my shoulder

A Roving Correspondent Roves In recent times, whenever I have crossed the border to visit our friendly neighbor to the north, I have found myself doing so with a sense of relief, as though I have been carrying around a backpack filled with bricks and can finally put it down. All too often of late,

Poverty, Malnutrition, and Kidney Disease A little over an hour from Lakeside’s popular retirement havens, indigenous families struggle to survive. Children can be seen playing and laughing just like children anywhere in the world. However, despite the children’s cheerful laughter, severe poverty, malnutrition and kidney disease are pervasive. Rough roads and dilapidated dwellings characterize the

Dear Victoria, I truly enjoyed the November issue of Ojo del Lago. Among my favorites was Herbert Piekow’s rendition of the Nellie Bly story. It was popular history at its finest. Well written, compelling, with a fascinating flow of little known facts smoothly integrated in a seamless narrative. Herbert is one of my favorite authors in your pantheon. I

Bubbles Bubbles. We are fascinated by them. Is there anything more joyful than watching a child beam with wonder as they create bubbles with their wand? There is much laughter and fun when we blow bubbles for our cats and dogs and watch the sun produce a rainbow of reflections before the bubbles inevitably POP!