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 […]
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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
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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
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For Greater Glory (La Cristiada) A movie dramatizing the Cristero Rebellion opened recently in Mexico. The film, mainly shot in Mexico, features several well-known Hispanic actors such as Andy Garcia, Santiago Cabrera and Eva Longoria and deals with one of the dramatic moments in Mexican history, would be
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THE GIANT WORE SILK By Ed Lusch Anthropologists will tell you that one common denominator existing in the history of all cultures is a preponderance of myth and legend. We have all heard of many of them: leprechauns, Yeti, Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, gods and goddesses, stories from religious text and the list, of
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LESSONS FROM A GRIEF DIARY: Rebuilding Your Life after the Death of a Loved One Written by Judy Dykstra Brown and Dr. Anthony Moriarty Reviewed by Harriet Hart Poised to begin the perfect retirement in Mexico, Bob Brown was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. He died three weeks
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com Is Coercive Paternalism Ever Justified? My friend, Luis Romero, recently sent me a copy of a book review from the New York Review of Books, thinking I might find the subject interesting. The book Against Autonomy, by Sarah Conly, argues that government and other organizations are sometimes
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BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson One of the most common adages at bridge is: “Against a no trump contract, lead fourth best from your longest and strongest suit.” I would agree with that in principle but would add “with some exceptions”. One of those exceptions occurred in the illustrated hand. North dealt
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Letter’s to the Editor Dear Editor: With regard to “The Last King of Mexico,” written by Dr. Lorin Swinehart (March 2013 edition), I have just one point to clarify. As a native Texan, somewhat familiar with that state’s history, I question the statement, “There followed [after Mexico won its independence from
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Joyful MusingsBy Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC I’ll Do It Mañana I wish I had a list of all those things I keep meaning to get done but somehow never quite get to. Maybe with a list to look at each morning I’d consider my options and select something to accomplish that day.
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