Genesis By Michael James Cook, PhD Some say that the advent of the cell phone was the thin end of the wedge when it comes to social interaction. But then came along the anti-Christ of the very core of our social fabric, social media. Umm… where did all go wrong? The world as we […]
The Ghosts Among Us By Fred Mittag Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916)“The Great Faith Healer” Rasputin was a reputed psychic and faith healer. The Russian Imperial family’s only son and heir to the throne, Prince Alexei, was a bleeder (hemophilia). In 1907 Czar Nicholas II invited Rasputin to the royal palace in St. Petersburg. Alexei fell
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12 Reflections on This Past Year of U.S. Politics By Mark Boyer These are a few of my personal ah-hahs from this past year of politics: 1) I have never liked politics, but it is nearly impossible to escape… if we care and want to be part of the solution and not part of
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) To That Dog Poisoner Christy Wiseman I can’t believe that the dog killer has not yet been caught. I hope he or she is caught soon. We like to say “he” but considering Ayn Rand’s admiration of Hickman as Swinehart did,
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Sacagawea (and her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau) By Robert James Taylor “Deaths Shrouded in Mystery” Sacagawea, the most celebrated woman in American Native History, immortalized by 23 statues across the parks of the USA shares the same riddle as that of her son. They both have two grave sites. A controversial subject, about which
The Old Bachelor, the Old Maid and the Bull By Dr. Lorin Swinehart I was 15 years old when one warm October evening, the bull killed the Old Bachelor. Life and death were everyday realities for those of us who grew up in the rural Midwest. Farm boys all knew where calves, and foals,
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Dear Mr. Hemingway I am sorry but we are going to pass on your book, The Old Man and the Sea. Although the book has some interesting writing, the writing lacks, how we say in the book business, “heads nor tails.” Basically the story does not meet our standard for modern creative fiction on
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China Bulldog By Judy Dykstra-Brown I dreamed last night that we were clearing out my mother’s house. The front doors of all the kitchen cabinets had been removed and I was puzzled about this. On the mantelpiece, I found China bulldog after China bulldog that was a replica of one my mother had told me
Ramblings From The Ranch Flight to Freedom Flight to Freedom is a new campaign The Ranch has spearheaded. Thanks to a wonderful former Lakeside resident who worked at The Ranch ten years ago, a relationship has formed with a shelter in Washington State that has a terrific facility and lots of people wanting
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LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com August 2017 MARILYN MONROE’S LAST NIGHT Lakeside Little Theatre is pleased to announce a special summer fundraiser, M.M. xx, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the death of one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, Marilyn Monroe. Her death, like her life, continues
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