Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Orale!   Is pigeon Spanish a term like pigeon English? If so, I speak pigeon Spanish. “Or Spanglish.” It isn’t impossible to learn Spanish yet the more I learn, the more I find out how much more I have to learn. Arriving at Lakeside, I had studied Spanish for […]

The Moroccan Men’s Club By Carol L. Bowman   It reminded me of Paris, of the Left Bank café haunts where Hemingway, Picasso and Fitzgerald gathered. Rows of small round tables, with two chairs positioned side by side, faced the street in the open-air. The setting provided a backdrop for people-watching and discreet conversation. Moroccan

Letters to the Editor   Dear Sir: I was intrigued to read the successive claims made by John Ward in “The Wages of Sin and Ignorance.” The only claim which might have a factual basis is the one about the legalization of ‘porn’ by Scandinavian countries and how, as a consequence, “all sexual crimes …

Bus Serenade By Teri Saya   It is 8:30 in the evening and I am sitting on the bus for the long ride home from work. I rest my cheek against my palm and gaze out at the city lights going by. I have grown accustomed to the lurching stops and sudden starts as the

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com Working in the Street   A while back I was working with a seven month old German Shepherd male who was well past his basics and we were into what I like to think of as “working in the street.” Once the dog understands and performs the

Ah, The Good Old Days! Courtesy of Barbara Clippinger(From Coronet Magazine  1960) “Bargain-Basement” UtopiasBy Norman D. Ford   You can live a caviar life on a sardine budget in these off-the-trail spots ranging from Mexico to the Indian Ocean. Looking for a haven where you can enjoy tranquility without pills for as little as $2.00

Refugee Fatigue By Kelly Hayes-Raitt   “Why do they have such high expectations?” my friend Anna complains about the Syrian refugees who’ve flooded Europe. “Why are they so ungrateful?” In the wake of German Chancellor Angela Merkel embracing 800,000 Syrian refugees and newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking in 35,000 of them, 31

Meet Our Wonderful Staff Of Writers —In Their Own Words—In the order in which their bios were received.   ART HESS—Anyone Can Train Their Dog Raised and educated in Alberta and pursued a mixed career of business, livestock and real estate. Had a life-long passion for working with dogs and horses. Next came 12 years

Ground Roots Think Tank By Roger Johnson   I am embarrassed and puzzled to watch the United States Congress fail to get anything substantial accomplished. I feel like I could throw some items on the table that have more merit for improving the life of the citizens of the United States than all the bickering