February 2020

Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Remembering the “World’s Greatest Athlete”   His was a life right out of the Great American Success Story, but with more than a half-dozen unique twists, the first being that he came from a race that has been called “the first Americans.” Born and raised near the Sac and Fox […]

THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO—Re-Examined By Shep Lenchek(From the Ojo Archives)     The high priests of the Aztecs were frantic. Their tribe had lived comfortably in what we now call the Valley of Mexico since 1325 and built a capital, Tenochtitlan, in Lake Texcoco. Because their myth of creation told that the sun had been

The School For Special Children Presents The Chapala Talent Show   The Board for The School for Special Children in Jocotopec has been working diligently to raise much needed funds. Our organization, which owns the school, provides 100 special needs students a bus to take them to and from school, a hot meal, school supplies,

Centro Educativo Jaltepec Transformando mujeres para la vida Transforming Women for Life Our Annual Open House for the local community who are interested in learning more about Centro Educativo Jaltepec, the Tecnico Universitario en Hoteleria y Hospitalidad, (Technical University for Hotel and Hospitality) will take place on Monday, February 17th starting at 11:00 AM. Young

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   When I was preparing to write this month’s column, Herself reminded me that I hadn’t featured one of her well-played hands lately, so this is an opportunity to redeem myself. Among the things that make bridge so challenging is the wide variety of ways that are used

The Legacy Of Jane Austen By Robert James Taylor   Regarded as one of the greatest English authors of all time whose novels have been adapted for movies and TV no less than 40 times, and yet Jane Austen died in obscurity – 1817. She was the supreme social satirist who possessed a sharp tongue,

If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum   What food your pet eats is important to their well being. There are a whole variety of brands and kinds of pet food. It is important to be an educated consumer for your pet’s food, as you are about your own food. The FDA regulates U.S.A

The Hemingses Of Monticello By Annette Gordon-ReedBook Review by Alice Hathaway   The sub-title of THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO is “An American Family.” The first known member of that family was a young African woman who was impregnated while being transported to slavery in America in the 1730’s, She named the daughter she bore Elizabeth

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and said “That’s one small step for man, but a giant leap for mankind!”, Queen Elizabeth said in her 2019 Christmas speech “It is the small steps that make change, not the giant leap!”. The Tepehua Team has

Local Clinic Sponsors Cataract Surgery For Chapala Citizens By Delia Perez   What is a cataract? A cataract in the eye is a condition produced when the natural lens in the interior of the eye that permits one to focus on objects near and far becomes opaque and loses its transparency. This condition occurs naturally