Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Only Nine Little Words Note: Given the results of the recent presidential election in the United States, and the current threat from some quarters to drastically curtail the freedom of the press and the right of free speech, the following true story might be instructional. In 1734, in a […]
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A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch! John Thomas Dodds I know an Itch named Sneaky, he’s longer than a finger’s reach, he’s faster than a swat, and just when you find his favorite spot, he simply disappears. You can’t tickle the Sneaky Itch away, and as soon as you say good night or good
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Jewish Humor By Scott Aronowitzjaclaron@cox.net Look at Jewish history. Unrelieved lamenting would be intolerable. So, for every ten Jews beating their breasts, God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast-beaters. By the time I was five I knew I was that one. –Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky Isaac Asimov is widely, if
Front Row Center By Michael Warren Chapter Twoby Neil SimonDirected by Phil Shepherd After the death of his first wife in 1973, playwright Neil Simon married actress Marsha Mason only six months later. Subsequently he transformed those events into this semi-autobiographical play which opened in New York in 1977. Later there was a movie
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Shanghai Museum: Furnishings & Jade The Shanghai Museum’s stunning collection presents an intimate picture of Chinese culture and history that makes it a great introduction to China for the first time visitor. The museum has gathered together more than a million ancient art objects including bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculpture,
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The Chocolate Cure By Linda Sonnawww.DrSonna.org If you’re sad and mad and tired and blue Here’s a sure-fire cure for you: When you are torn from grief and strife And sea-sick from the storm of life And counting friends who did you wrong, Too weak and puny to be strong… If you despair ‘cause
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Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com What Have We Learned? So this is the first column I have penned after the 2016 US election. Many of us were stunned and troubled by the election of Donald Trump as President. Of course, many others are presumably happy to see Obama go and the Donald arrive.
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Child Of The Month By Nicole Sergent, Clinic Director Rosario Gpe R.H. Rosario was born in 2009. She was born without her left eye and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and Dandy Walker syndrome. Dandy Walker Syndrome is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fluid-filled spaces around it. Symptoms include slow
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San Miguel Writers’ Conference Feature Billy Collins and Naomi Klein By Susan Page Another epic week is being planned for the Twelfth Annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival, February 15 to 19, 2017, In San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Registration is now open, and we encourage everyone to register early to avoid
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President Jimmy Carter: A Portrait in Greatness By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Speaking of the extinction of species in an anthropocene world, Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson recently observed, “For the first time in history a conviction has developed among those who can actually think more than a decade ahead that we are playing a global
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