Special Announcement This August issue will be Kay Davis’ last Lakeside Living column. Kay has been with the Ojo, on and off, for several years, and a more resourceful, conscientious and loyal associate we will never find. Kay now moves on to new challenges, and as she does our entire staff wish her great […]
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THE YEAR’S SILLIEST [actual] HEADLINES OF 2012 *Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says [no, really?] * Police Begin Campaign to Run down Jaywalkers [now that’s taking things a bit far!] * Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over [what a guy!] * Miners Refuse to Work after Death [no-good-for-nothin’ lazy so-and-sos!] * Juvenile
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez EDGAR CAYCE—America’s Sleeping Prophet In 1910, the New York Times called Edgar Cayce “America’s Most Mysterious Man”; after his death in 1945, JAMA, the highly-esteemed Journal of the American Medical Association, called Cayce “the father of holistic medicine.” What happened in between those years is one of the most
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HAVE ASHES, WILL TRAVEL By Maggie Van Ostrand A recent flurry of interest in obituaries for pets has been appearing in newspapers from Philadelphia PA to Bremerton WA, according to the Associated Press. I didn’t put an obituary in the paper when I lost my beloved dog Markus; I was too grief stricken to
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DEAR PORTIA —Advice to the Lovelorn, the Overfed and The Deeply Disgruntled Dear Portia: After years of widowhood, I have finally found a nice man here at Lakeside who has asked me to marry him. Like me, he has been living alone, and wants a sympathetic companion for whatever time is left to him.
LA CRUCE/THE CROSSROAD By Antonio Ramblés Traffic was creeping along the divided highway into Guadalajara when Richard turned off toward Ocotlan, and his traffic jam tension evaporated as he was at last able to press the accelerator to the floor. From time to time a heavily loaded truck slowed his pace, but he held
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ACCIDENT By Zofia Barisas She’s driving home. Her small son sleeps next to her, strapped in his child’s chair. It’s nighttime. Cars are flowing in both directions in strings of weeping lights. A car overtakes from the right, fishtails across her path, jumps across the median and plows into an oncoming car. She pulls
I USED TO BE SOMEBODY! By Sandy Olson When I moved to Lakeside, I heard for the first time the phrase “border promotion.” Generally, the “border promotion” is harmless, but foolish statements can lead to embarrassment for everyone. Therefore, I want to offer some suggestions on how to pull it off. I’m not here
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Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “Count Your Blessings” In the early 50’s, when our family finally succumbed to television, each Saturday night we watched together the very popular show, Your Hit Parade. Even as a young boy I was fascinated by female beauty and so I fell in love with the
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Living With Risk I am writing this in the aftermath of the utter failure of the US Congress to pass even a watered-down measure to control gun violence. It looks inevitable that we will be facing the threats of terrorism and gun violence in the coming days. When
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