Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com A Wonderful Writer Once In Our Midst (II) Jim Tuck’s second book is John Reed and Pancho Villa, and in my opinion, an even better book than his story of the Cristeros. For this book has in its starring cast two of the most …
Mexican Runaway Bride By Janice Valverde A Vignette of Life in Ajijic A shiny white SUV was parked right across the narrow cobble-stone street from the old San Andrés parish in Ajijic, Mexico. The vehicle, the black wrought iron gate that opens to the church yard, and the massive double doors of the church …
What’s Next For The Keystone Pipeline? By Marita Noon After six years of dithering, the Keystone pipeline project has finally cleared both the Senate and the House with strong bipartisan support—mere percentage points away from a veto-proof majority. Now it goes to the White House where President Obama has vowed to veto it. (Ed. …
Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Dolores Hidalgo’s Many Faces What has to be the largest Mexican flag in all of Mexico waves over Dolores Hidalgo. It’s visible from the mountain road long before the city appears, and it’s a beacon which flies there for good reason. The town – to which the name of Mexican …
Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com In God We Trust? President Barack Obama was heavily criticized by conservatives earlier this year when he made a rather obvious observation at the National Prayer Breakfast. In light of the heinous violence perpetrated by Islamic Jihadists, he had the audacity to point out that Christians have also …
Free At Last! By Bernie Suttle Denial of an addiction is not a step towards recovery. After many years and accumulating cost I finally had to admit I was hooked. Yes, I was hooked on television. I guess it all started with radio, then records, progressing into the hard stuff. I was using Cable …
The Crusoe Conversion By Carol L. Bowman We looked beneath the dock for a canoe, kayak or any water-worthy craft, ready for an emergency escape, but found none. Panic of the coming darkness welled up within me. The boat’s captain pulled the cord and the sound of the 12-foot panga’s outboard motor bounced off …
THE NEW SCIENCE OF STRESS—Self-Evolvement Series By Anna Elena Berlin CPC, Experience of Life Researcher A University of Wisconsin (Univ. of WI) at Madison study conducted in 2012 by Keller, Litzelman, and Wisk examines the relationship between participants’ stress levels, the perception that stress affects their health, and health and mortality outcomes in a …
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren I, ClaudiaBy Kristen ThomsonDirected by Lynn Phelan This is the first performance that I have attended at the new Bravo! Theater on Rio Bravo, at the same location as the well-known Naked Stage. It’s a small intimate theater, where the audience sits close and can really feel the …
Installing A Husband Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal …
