LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear OJO del Lago, Los Niños de Chapala y Ajijic (NCA) wishes to express most sincere thanks for our inclusion in your December Charities insert. It was tastefully presented, and eloquently written. Best of all, only yesterday, an OJO reader was moved to call us for more information, and then […]
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen Kingmoonie1935@yahoo.com When we think about slavery and bondage, we think African History. Kidnapping by slave catchers, markets where men women and children were sold down the river. Traders buying and shipping humans to parts unknown, and those humans, tied to oars, rowed to their own destination of horror. To Europe
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Mexican Nicknames By Ilse Hoffman As English-speaking people often call Robert “Bob” and Charles “Chuck,” we here in Mexico likewise often shorten the names of our favorite friends. We call Roberto and Alberto “Beto,” Antonio “Toño,” Soledad “Chole,” Ausencia “Chencha,” Isidra “Chila,” etc. However, if you read the ‘red page’ in Mexican newspapers, you
DEAR PORTIAAdvice to the Lovelorn the Overfed and the Deeply Disgruntled Dearest (May I be so bold?) Portia, Greetings from Guad! Our breakfast rendezvous is bathed in a euphoric fog. Who knew shots and beer could make an early morning rendezvous so unforgettable, yet un-remember- able? Bathed in the haze of your cigar smoke, day
Watching The Hourglass By John Hicks I’m not afraid I’ll die this week or within the month or year. I may, but I don’t dwell on the possibility, and actually, I am probably correct. Another year is survivable. Nevertheless, I will not live to see the year 2080 nor 2070 nor even 2050 when
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Artistic Masks Of Mexico By Andrew Fox One of the popular artistic manifestations of Mexico is in its masks. Every region has its own and from within the carved images, one can see two distinctly separate faces looking down on us. The European face reflects the history of Spanish Mexico. The other face is
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Mi Club De Libros Es Chido (My Book Club Is Cool!) By Margaret Ann Porter A few years ago a friend suggested that I join her book club. The invitation gave me pause for awhile, largely because it always seemed to me that ‘book clubs’ and ‘sex orgies’ emanated from the same realm of
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Letters To The Editor Dear Sir:I read El Ojo cover to cover each month, usually over a period of several days. Could not wait to get into each and every article this time, though. Alas, I think Dr. Crosby has hit the nail right on the head regarding Obama-care. A pure and simple plan
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Hooray For Cedejo! By Sheila Poettgen The Centro de Desarrollo Jocotepec, A.C. (CEDEJO), located in Ajijic, has provided care to area indigenous and low-income women and families in the area for over 30 years. The non-profit clinic offers a variety of services and outreach programs including low-cost health consultations, family planning to aid in
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Northern Lights Music Festival By Jim Cooper All lovers of music should mark February 17 through March 1 on their calendar. The Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival, one of North America’s top classical music events, is gearing up for this coming year to give you a program of events that promises to dazzle you. On Gala night,
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