Articles 2017

Letters to the Editor – September 2017

Letters to the Editor   Dear Sir: Regarding Mark Gregory’s letter (August Ojo) in response to “Another Victim of Socialism”, an earlier Ojo piece, it always surprises me how Mr. Gregory, a self-declared “solid capitalist, conservative” and many US citizens like him know exactly what “’The Founding Fathers’ (interesting capitalization!) had in mind.” But, then […]

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Mountain Lake

Mountain Lake By Nancy Greenheart   Rosy blush caresses the mountains. Then Sun above their up-curved rim. Pours his light upon the waters, Makes a dappled path of bright shimmers. Mist arises, excited by Sun’s first kiss. Energy abounds: birds sing morning melodies; The distant rooster crows; nearby cows graze; The flowers awaken; all colors

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Oath

Oath By Day Dobbert   Twelve-and-a-half hours after taking the oath, Denis Jones was knocking back his second beer of the day at O’Malley’s, a dingy working stiffs’ tavern on Avenue “B,” around the corner from his dump on East 6th.  He’d stumbled out of bed earlier, but a pounding head had defeated him, and

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Profiling Tepehua – September 2017

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   According to Wikipedia, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album burst upon the world stage in November, 1982, with a production budget of $750,000 USD. and is still the world’s best seller. Michael Jackson was also instrumental in breaking the racial barriers in pop music, opening the

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No Is Not Enough

No Is Not Enough By Naomi Klein Reviewed by Lois SchroffLois.schroff@gmail.com   Subtitled Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need, Klein, award-winning journalist and author of four other best sellers, takes aim at the Milton Freidman-based corporate world economics now engulfing us with dirty air, water and land. Reviewing the theme explained

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FIND A NEED, FILL IT, HAVE FUN DOING IT —Roy Nolan’s Motto

FIND A NEED, FILL IT, HAVE FUN DOING IT—Roy Nolan’s Motto By Margaret Van Every   Everyone knows Rambling Roy, ubiquitous documenter of everything worthy in our Lakeside villages. Roy’s been documenting all his adult life, starting back in 1955 in Montreal where he acquired on-the-job skills of filmmaking. A total novice, he chanced upon

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