Focus on Art – The Art of Social Comment By Rob Mohr “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”—Vincent van Gogh Lakeside artist Isidro Xilonzóchitl brings hidden visions, liberated dreams, and myths rooted in human spirituality, to life through the use of luminous color and dynamic forms that force an opening in […]
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To My Sons My Three ValentinesWritten long ago andnow shared with you. I would make of youStrong fiberSo that when lifeTests youAs surely it willYou will hold fast To the truths thatAre within youThe truths thatMake you whatYou are Different from All othersBecause of prioritiesYou have setFor your livesAnd your souls Flexibility in theFabricOf that
Grandma’s Bedroom By Sandra Olson Grandma lived in Winnemucca, Nevada, in an old frame house, with a screened front porch, a coal cellar and a shed in the back. The house sat on an unpaved road a few blocks from the railroad yard, beyond the Chinese cemetery up on the hill and across the
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February 2017 Please select one: Online format Only articles (respond to any article here) Magazine style format Articles and ads just as it’s printed
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Only Nine Little Words Note: Given the results of the recent presidential election in the United States, and the current threat from some quarters to drastically curtail the freedom of the press and the right of free speech, the following true story might be instructional. In 1734, in a
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A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch! John Thomas Dodds I know an Itch named Sneaky, he’s longer than a finger’s reach, he’s faster than a swat, and just when you find his favorite spot, he simply disappears. You can’t tickle the Sneaky Itch away, and as soon as you say good night or good
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Jewish Humor By Scott Aronowitzjaclaron@cox.net Look at Jewish history. Unrelieved lamenting would be intolerable. So, for every ten Jews beating their breasts, God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast-beaters. By the time I was five I knew I was that one. –Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky Isaac Asimov is widely, if
Front Row Center By Michael Warren Chapter Twoby Neil SimonDirected by Phil Shepherd After the death of his first wife in 1973, playwright Neil Simon married actress Marsha Mason only six months later. Subsequently he transformed those events into this semi-autobiographical play which opened in New York in 1977. Later there was a movie
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Shanghai Museum: Furnishings & Jade The Shanghai Museum’s stunning collection presents an intimate picture of Chinese culture and history that makes it a great introduction to China for the first time visitor. The museum has gathered together more than a million ancient art objects including bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculpture,
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