LAKESIDE FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS—Speaking for Those Who Can’t Speak for Themselves By Elyn McEvoy   A popular statue found in many area gardens is that of St Francis of Assisi. The patron saint of animals, he is remembered for his compassion to all creatures. Certainly that kind of tender mercy is a much needed […]

TESTING IMSS By Gloria Palazzo   About two weeks ago, I needed help. Pain and bleeding. Not something you can take lightly. I decided to put it off one more night. Maybe it would go away the same way it started. Put off going to the doctor and poof it’s gone. Not so lucky this

AN OUTSIDE CURVE By Michael McGrath Reply to Jim Tuck’s Bleeding Heart Liberal   Whoa back, Friar Tuck! It seems to me that in your last “Inside Straight” (Ojo, Nov. 2009), you are advocating the burning of another “witch.” We more or less gave that up as a country when we adopted the principle of

ONLY FOR LOVERS OF WORDS By J. D. Hicks   When I was a university student, I often went to the library. Even on a Friday or Saturday evening, I’d enjoy stalking books among the stacks. It may sound sinister or unhealthy, but I was merely a developing bibliophile. Because I was a habitual user

THE WOOD CARVER By Roberto Moulun   He was a small man, but his hands were large and strong. Two men could not pry his fingers open fromhis wooden mallet. He won the bet, and that night drank at the pub forfree. Perhaps he never would have become a carver if he hadn’t lost his

Lake Chapala Writers Conference January 21-22, 2010Early-Bird Reservations AvailableBy Jay Raymond WhiteContact info:    Phone 765-3676 (leave message)Email:    kdavis987@gmail.com   Last year it was a sell-out! Writers and would-be writers alike are encouraged to sign up early. Diane Pearl will help with that at the store on the corner of Col?n (at #1 Col?n) and Ocampo

HURRAY FOR HARRY! By An Anonymous Contributor   Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many or more important decisions regarding our nation’s history as any of the other 32 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR   Dear Sir: KUDOS to Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation! Somehow a deer fawn (spotted deer, I think) stumbled, or was chased into my enclosed yard with no escape. Last Saturday evening about 5pm I called Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation and within ½ hour two people from this organization, along

MARGIE HARRELL—In a League All Her Own   As of this past September, we celebrated a milestone that will probably never be equaled—Margie Harrell’s 100th published article (as against regular monthly columns) in the Ojo. Her first article was published in August of 1997, and since then she has also contributed two cover stories for

THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY By Gloria Palazzo   With an anxious smile Beryl fingers her long black hair. Adjusting the plunging neckline of her scarlet blouse and releasing a deep throaty breath, she applies lip plumping gel to her pouty lips. Beryl adjusts her shoulder bag. She thought it was stylish, but on her tiny