Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com We’re Off to See the Wizard! This past year marked the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, which was recently named “the most watched movie ever” by the Library of Congress. Since the film’s debut in 1939, it is estimated that more than […]
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HERNÁN CORTÉS—The Conqueror By Herbert W. Piekow Hernándo Cortez Pizarro was born into a noble but poor Spanish family in 1485. Like the Aztec Emperor, Motcezuma II, there are several accepted spellings for his name. As a child Cortéz was often ill and at the age of 14 his parents sent him to the
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Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess artthedogguy@yahoo.com Why Dog Classes Don’t Work That’s right. For The most part Dog Classes don’t work very well. You see, the dog owners want the dog to stop doing things. You know, I want him to stop jumping up, to stop pulling on the leash, to
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Hacienda Style Guanajuato is one of Mexico’s five colonial “silver cities.” Silver was discovered here in the 1600’s, and within a century Guanajuato had become the largest single source of silver in the world. Magnificent churches and mansions were built with the riches, and one of those mansions survives
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com Gut Check for Progressives The US midterm elections did not turn out well for progressive activists. I could make excuses for the Democratic Party’s poor showing. As the media has pointed out, the people who vote in the election are mostly older white people, unlike the coalitions
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God And Mr. Gomez By Jack Smith Book Review by Jeanie Swentik (Ed. Note: This is a review that we run from time to time because in our view the disparity between the Latino and North American cultures has never been so humorously depicted.) There is much to recommend in God and Mr. Gomez.
Upcoming Changes In Congress By Marita Noon Executive Director, Energy Makes America Great Inc. marita@responsiblenergy.org Six energy policy changes to watch for in a Republican-controlled Congress Energy is going to be front and center when the Republicans take control of both houses. The past six years have seen taxpayer dollars poured into green-energy projects
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The Irish Soldiers Of Mexico By Dr. Michael Hogan Reviewed by Jim Tuck At long last—a book that treats the tragic story of Irish soldiers who deserted to the enemy during the Mexican-American War as neither hagiographic soap opera (brave Catholic soldiers aiding an embattled Catholic nation) nor a Manifest Destiny morality play (traitors
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Garlic — A Culinary Cure-All? By Ralph F. Graves Being harassed by vampires, witches or evil spirits? Try chewing on a clove of garlic. Laid low with a bacterial infection? Garlic just might provide relief. Bothered by hypertension, high cholesterol, or coronary problems? Even modern scientists conclude that garlic can be beneficial. In Mexico, early
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News About The Garden Guild By Nancy M. Daniel Publicity Chairman The Lakeside Garden Guild presented its 2014 Floral Design Show, Songs in Flowers, at an invitation-only afternoon event. Held at a private Lakeside hacienda, the show again challenged Guild members to create exciting and memorable designs with flowers. Each fall the Guild members are
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