Father’s Day This year the Open Circle, a weekly Sunday forum at LCS, invited audience members to submit portraits of their fathers for presentation on Father’s Day. About a dozen submissions were received. Excerpts from three of winners are published here. MY FATHER By Zofia Barisas My father was born in 1903 in …
THE GHOSTS AMONG US By Fred Mittag George Corley Wallace (1919-1998) “Sin and Redemption, Southern Style” George Wallace was a good man, a Methodist, no less, and a man ahead of his time. But he made a pact with the Devil. The Devil delivered and then exacted his price, including the bombing deaths …
Keratoconus By Doctor Gabriel Dery (Retired) dery2020@hotmail.com Many patients are unaware of having this vision problem. They consult their eye doctor because of increasing spectacle blur or progressive changes in their glasses prescription. And, as the years go by, the people lose vision, which, finally, will no longer be correctable with eyeglasses. When reaching …
MEL GOLDBERG—Author and Literary Critic By Rob Mohr When I interviewed Mel, I asked him how he would like to be remembered. His answer was typical of his pragmatic approach to life. “As a good friend and as a good father.” “Great,” I thought. “What am I supposed to do with that in …
View From The South Shore By Kerry Watson kerry.r.watson1@gmail.com Where to Live on the South Shore Living on the south shore has most amenities of the city, with twice the size at about half the cost of the crowded north shore. Rental for a typical three bedroom lakefront or lakeview home is in the …
A Forgotten Beach Resort By Douglas Langley The forgotten village of Cuyutlan on the Pacific Coast was the playground for wealthy people from Guadalajara who rode the train to enjoy the volcanic sand beach lined with colourful umbrellas and restaurants offering fresh camarones. Today Cuyutlan is deserted during the week; however, thousands of Mexicans …
Letter’s to the Editor Dear Sir: I debated with myself for several days before ultimately deciding to offer this additional correction to Dr. Swinehart’s rendition of Texas history, fearing that it might be misconstrued as a personal confrontation – which it is not. I am merely interested in providing your readers with correct …
