Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez For more editorials, visit: http://thedarksideofthedream.com A Wonderful Writer Once In Our Midst Part One Paraphrasing Shakespeare, I come not to re-bury the late Jim Tuck, but to praise him. My reasons are two-fold: his books The Holy War in Los Altos and John Reed and Pancho Villa. With regard …
Ellis Townsend —A Lakeside Literary Treasure By Shep Lenchek (Written in 1997, republished by request) (Part of a series about those who have left us such a rich cultural heritage) Ellis Credle Townsend is one of Lakeside’s most illustrious personages, and an inspiration to all who know her. Born in North Carolina around the …
Diapers By Diana Rowland Yesterday I had reason to discover a new section of Walmart – a place I had never in my life had reason to explore – and I found it to be quite a revelation. Adult diapers come in all sizes, shapes and absorption levels and the choices are far more …
Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Rivera’s Roots Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter whose large scale wall frescos dealt mostly with social and political themes arising from Mexico’s 1910 revolution. He painted in Mexico City and in the U.S. between 1922 and 1953, and was instrumental in establishing the Mural Movement in Mexican …
Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com Je Suis Charlie? Not So Much The demonstrations throughout the world in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris are understandable. The crowds chanted “Je suis Charlie!” or “I am Charlie,” in tribute to the cartoon journalists from the humor magazine Charlie Hebdo who were killed in …
First Debauchery, Then Austerity By Rosamaria Casas During Carnival, people can become something different, and with regional variations, devils, cavaliers, ladies of high fashion, flamenco or ballet dancers, princesses or simply a good cloak and dagger or sword, give life to fantasies. Veracruz is one of the cities where some of the most boisterous …
ETHANOL POLICY REFORM —the rare place where environmentalists and energy advocates agree! By Marita Noon We all expect to pay a price for missing deadlines—but not the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For the past two years, the EPA has failed to meet the deadline under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), requiring the agency to …
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OPERACION AMOR: Making a Difference! By Carolyn Cothran When people move to Lakeside, one of the first things that they often comment on is the issue of dogs and cats running loose in various states of health. It is a real problem. In fact, the statistics are staggering. Taking one unsprayed female cat, her …
Front Row Center By Joan Warren Night of the Iguana The Night of the Iguana, written by Tennessee Williams, made its New York stage debut in late 1961. A movie version followed in 1964 with almost daily pre-released publicity. The film’s cast included Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr, among others, but the eyes of …
I Can Measure The Span Of My Life In Dogs By Dr. Lorin Swinehart There were my boyhood friends Tippy, a mixed breed beagle, and Buddy, a fox terrier. Years later, while backpacking in New Mexico’s Chuska Mountains, I met Tiger, a half-starved border collie, hanging out by an abandoned Navaho Hogan, and she …
