LETTER TO THE EDITOR   Dear Sir:  Responding to Micki Wendt’s September effort: Point One The ‘Bush’ deficit. Our current record deficit came from the Democratic Congress seated in January 2007, President Obama’s huge payoffs to his Democratic constituency which gave no positive economic impact and to Barney Franks activities prior to 2007 subverting Fannie […]

The Resilience of Our Mexican Friends By Leah Jewall   Friends from San Ignacio had stopped by for tea. Fifteen minutes later the torrential downpour started, and now two hours later I’m writing this with my bare feet in a puddle of water, listening to the sounds of drumming and chanting floating in my window

THE NIGHT OF THE DEAD —Lives On in Patzcuaro, Mexico By Carol L. Bowman   The pristine sky glistened with starry constellations and the waters of Lake Patzcuaro reflected the half moon glow that showed the way. Mist rose as the coldness of midnight’s breeze whipped around our necks. Captain Fidel moored his launch, the

HOW MUCH IS YOUR VOTE WORTH? By David Harper   People come and live in Mexico for many reasons. The most often quoted is the weather and the fact that it is less expensive to live here than anywhere else in North America and so your retirement buck can bring you a better quality of

FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren Our Lady Of The TortillaBy Luis SanteiroDirected by Sally Jo Bartlett   This season’s kick-off play, Our Lady of the Tortilla, is a wacky mix of comedy and family confusion. Playwright Luis Santeiro based his script on the true story of a New Mexican woman who saw Christ’s image

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Perspectives For A New World   In today’s world, issues can no longer be viewed through the limited lens of one’s culture, religion, country, or economic and social class. Attitudes must adapt to the ever accelerating pace. What is happening in brief years today in China, India or

THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves   This is Chance. He’s one happy, handsome dog. That was not the case when we took him in some weeks ago. He suffered from a bad case of mange, an infected bite puncture wound and was in fear of everyone. Like it or not, off he went

A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. Hiromi Shinya, M.D.A lifesaving genius of our time   “Your body has a miraculous ability to heal itself. . . medicine can support your body through an emergency, surgery can be necessary in certain circumstances, but it is only your own body that has the

CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Albino Trinidad Gaytán Alejandre   I am hoping you won’t mind that I write again about a little boy featured a little more than one year ago. His progress over the past year has been quite amazing, and he was the “special” child presented at our last monthly

Welcome to Mexico ! By Victoria Schmidt Dying in Mexico   She arrived on August 19, 2010 after years of dreaming of living in Mexico. She died on October 5, 2010 just four days shy of her 63rd birthday. Barb was one of my dearest friends. Soon after arriving from Canada, she went to a