Sock Talk By Judy Dykstra-Brown Reviewed by Antonio Ramblés Judy Dykstra-Brown’s latest effort, Sock Talk, is a big departure from her earlier works, which include a contribution to the short story collection Agave Maria, and her non-fiction work Lessons From A Grief Diary. Sock Talk is a children’s book,written for ages 6 to 10, […]
Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez The Biggest Little Man In Mexico (Note: Norberto Mejia recently passed away at a relatively young age. But what follows was first published about 14 years ago, and is re-run now as a tribute to one of the noblest men I have ever known. But to me, he will
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A Balloon In Cactus By Maggie Van Ostrand I arrive very early at the San Antonio Tlayacapan Catholic Church, for the confirnmation of Fernando, youngest son of my friend, Josefina. Noisily anticipating the auspicious arrival of The Bishop from Guadalajara, a local band blares Sousa marches in the church square, where clusters of men
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Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess artthedogguy@yahoo.com Grandpa’s Dog Sense Many of us inherited a lot of our “dog learnin’” from Grandpa, or it seems as such since often Dad didn’t have the time or maybe experience to patiently share some of these important life skills with a young lad. I have
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Front Row Center Guest Review by Barbara Clippinger Bravo For Bedtime Kudos to Director Roseann Wilshire, Assistant Director Arleen Pace, and the first-rate cast and crew for pulling off Norm Foster’s Bedtime Stories with only an unbelievable three weeks to get it together. Everyone rallied round the clock as they put together a different
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com San Luis Potosí Unmasked San Luis Potosí sits astride the highway that links Saltillo and Monterrey to México City, and completion of the most recent link in the Highway 80 toll road has cut the drive from Guadalajara to just under four hours. I’ve driven it dozens of times on
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com FDR and Privacy I was watching the recent Ken Burns film “The Roosevelts” on PBS in September. Although I have always considered FDR one of my heroes and have read a number of biographies about him, I did learn a few new things. I knew he had
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The Conservative Corner By Martita Noon EPA Clean Power Plan: All pain – no gain for American jobs and energy—A diverse coalition, has sprung up in opposition to the Clean Power Plan (CPP). Yet most people are unaware of the potential impacts or of the deadline for public comment. This week’s column was written
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World Aids Day Comes To Ajijic By Sally Myers Whom among us has not been touched by AIDS, the most critical epidemic in recorded history? At a recent cocktail party, a comment was overheard: “AIDS? Hasn’t that been eradicated?” Would it surprise you to hear there are 34 million people in the world living
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Leftovers By Judy Dykstra-Brown When my father died forty years ago, it was in Arizona, where my parents had been spending their winters for the past ten years. They maintained houses in two places, returning to South Dakota for the summers. But after my father died, my mother never again entered the house in
