Mayo 2018

Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by Fred Mittag Shame On The Cowards!   The script for Congressional Cowards after a shooting massacre: Speaker Paul Ryan has already said, true to the playbook, that we shouldn’t rush to conclusions, that we need to get the facts. He said that now is not the time to politicize the […]

On Becoming A Canadian By Neil McKinnon   A recent newspaper carried an item about new Canadians complaining that their citizenship test had been too difficult, that even people born and raised in Canada would not be able to answer the questions. New Canadian, Aristotle “Limey” Woo-Alley-Sing agrees. “Even people born and raised in Canada

The Maligned Art Of Namedropping By Jim Tuck   Try to remember the last time you heard someone favorably referred to as a name-dropper. It’s a melancholy fact that on any scale of social approval the term ranks somewhere between “pickpocket” and “con man.” Attempting to cast light where heat has so long prevailed, allow

May 13—Not A Day To Celebrate By Mel Goldberg   Mexicans celebrate Independence Day on September 16, the day in 1810 when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his little church, issued his famous Grito de Dolores, and called for independence from Spain. When Spain signed the Treaty of Córdoba on September

ADIOS TO THE COAST—and the long, hot summer By Chuck Poulsen   It was August in the Pacific coastal town of Playa los Cocos. The heat and humidity – those siblings of misery – were neck and neck at 94 and racing higher. I was on the roof of my house and involved in the

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   “Volunteers are not paid–not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless”.  International Volunteers day since 1985 is held on December 5th.  The Tepehua Centro Comunitario’s April Fools Party honoring the volunteers that have made Tepehua strong held at the Sunrise Restaurant in

Clever Sayings And Lessons Learned By Ana Rasgo   Have you heard the saying, “if you assume, you make an… out of… yourself.” If you don’t know the phrase, study my example and you will figure it out. Another saying is, “when I point a finger, three more are pointing back at me.” I love

Ramblings From The Ranch By Peter Hurst   If we could learn from our dogs’ perspective… A dog deserves our love and respect, for they bear no grudge or disrespect. They do not care for color of skin, or what beliefs we hold within. For every language that we convey, our dogs all know the

ACTUAL COMPLAINTS—Received by “Thomas Cook Vacations” Courtesy of Art Hess 1. “I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.” 2. “It’s lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   The great thing about duplicate bridge is that it reduces the luck factor in the game. Every hand in match point games can be interesting and challenging as you are striving to score better than the other pairs holding the same cards. A low-level contract such as