October 2018

Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez About Canada and Canadians   “When in the hell is that magazine gonna start printing the goddamned truth about the Canadians down here at Lakeside?!” That was the opening line of a rather nauseating encounter I had with an obviously intoxicated man I met many years ago at a Lakeside […]

TRAIL OF TEARS–A Tale of Injustice By Robert James Taylor   During the winter of 1838-39 the Cherokee Indian Nation was forcibly evicted from their ancestral native lands in northwest Georgia, and it was carried out in such fashion, that would defy the imagination, seen as incomprehensible today: it was undoubtedly one of the worst

The Cheerleader Who Founded Guadalajara By Herbert W. Piekow   Whenever I show off my adopted city I always take my guests to the Plaza de Fundadores, behind the Teatro Degollado, where they see the statues of the two people credited with founding Guadalajara on February 14th, 1542. Nuño de Guzman, originally from Guadalajara, Spain

Canada’s Gifts To The Cinema By Paul Jackson   Sex siren Yvonne DeCarlo hailed from Vancouver, B.C, and usually played a dance hall girl in westerns. She ended her career playing in the TV series The Munsters. Ruby Keeler, who married Al Jolson, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Busby Berkeley, the greatest choreographer of all

THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD—Rest in Peace California By William Franklin   Three events were to herald the end of the 60’s; Manson, Altamont and the election of Reagan in 1980. To understand the 60’s and assuming that’s possible  (For example: The best year of the 60’s was 1974.) it’s helpful to refer to the

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   WHO and UNICEF Press stated in 2014 “No single intervention is likely to have a significant impact on global poverty other than the provision of clean water”. It is essential to life. It is essential to maintain that life through hygiene. At present there

Life Begins With An Open Heart By Ed Tasca   Our ageless vocal superstar, Mac Morrison, was a man who by every account sung with his heart. And ironically, recently, he underwent emergency open heart surgery. He was originally scheduled for an angioplasty and stents but the medical professionals realized his heart condition was far

My Trip With Magic Mushrooms By Margie Keane   The instant I stepped off the Golden Gate Bridge, I knew Timothy Leary was a liar! He said take enough magic mushrooms and you can fly. Or did he say I would feel like flying? Well, too late now. I wanted to fly up and grab

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Dia de los Muertos   My most favorite Mexican Holiday is Dia de los Muertos. Also known as “The Day of the Dead.” Every November 1st, the lives of infants and children who have passed away are celebrated. The following day is the day when the lives of adults

Planting For The Future By Judy Baehr Hints for the Vegetable-Challenged   My husband’s views in this regard, while nobly defending the male viewpoint on eating vegetables, may have caused some misconceptions. Thus, I am going to go back to the question I once posed: Why is the color of your vegetables important? The true