Wherefore Art Thou, Romero? By Mark Sconce Those who read my February book review of Michael Hogan’s Abraham Lincoln and Mexico may remember the name Matías Romero. I described him as a young envoy sent by Mexican president Benito Juárez to meet and influence the new president, Abraham Lincoln. Now let’s turn the microscope […]
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Influencing People Who Shape Public Policy By Barbara Hildt Many of us participated in or witnessed the “United We Stand” rally in Ajijic Plaza the day after Trump was made President. Large protests and demonstrations can help to unify people with similar views and can get the media attention to shed some light
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Ramblings From The Ranch By Linda Goldman Little Monte was hurled out of an RV window speeding along the Carreterra one morning. Luckily for her the car behind saw the horrendous act, pulled over and brought Monte to The Ranch. Remarkably Monte was unhurt and is thriving. Little Sombra was found roaming the
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com The Tepehua Community Center received donations through FWOP (Future WithOut Poverty A.C) to build cement stoves for the poor of the barrio, for those who were cooking on open fires inside and outside of their homes. Using wood, they build camp fires losing
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SINATRA 101: Still going strong! By Carole and Terry Baker A big Thank You to the Lake Chapala community for continuing to contribute to the Jaltepec Centro Educativo which grants a Technical Degree in Hoteleria to young Mexican women. These fund raising dinners and events benefit all the students and are separate from
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Where Beauty Resides By Del Wolsey When younger we sometimes played a game where the challenge would be, for example, counting how many red cars you could see for a given period of time. Of course, it seemed like the “gods” were there sending red cars our way – or not. We in fact
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Love At Lakeside—Part 2 By Sandy Olson This One’s for the Ladies Our single woman up north is independent-thinking; she’s just sold her house, and is tired of babysitting her grandchildren. She’s ready for something new. Someone told her that if she wanted adventure and maybe a romance she’d be better off going to
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ANGKOR BAN, CAMBODIA—Where the Cow is the Bank Account! By Karen Spencer In our world, when we are financially comfortable, we might buy a Cadillac or install a pool. In Angkor Ban, Cambodia, a village whose wooden houses on stilts and the lifestyle of its inhabitants harkens back a thousand years, a cow is
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When Did Water Become a Department? By Daria Hilton Word Morrigan must have seen the phrase “water department” close to half of a million times in her ten years as a meter reader for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. She never thought much about it. Without provocation, the question bubbled up one night
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