The Tepehua Centro Community Center was built on dreams, promises and disappointments, built by a few with tenacity and the help of many who believed that change could come. Some of its successes were built on other people’s pain. To the local people it was a lifeline that they themselves had to take hold of …
My most embarrassing moment in Thailand When I first came to Thailand, I was recovering from a motorcycle accident—little ailments like broken neck, fractured pelvis and destroyed foot the doctors reassembled with metal rods, rubber cement and duct tape. The metal is gone, but there are still large numb areas I’m sure are filled with …
After writing this pet column for almost 12 years now I was looking for new things to learn about dogs that I did not know and thought you might find what I found to be interesting also. So, the following is sort of a dog trivia column. The more we learn the small things about …
Sign Language My sisters still jockey for position in the caregiving of my mother. The situation has deteriorated into a category which could be deemed “unhealthy communication.” They no longer have positive conversations about daily issues. For instance, preparation was underway for a hand-off so that the main caregiver sister could resume her role after …
Dr. Lorin Swinehart goes on the offensive regarding censorship and the effects it has on the students and their education.
Javier Mina and Pedro Moreno In 1808, at the age of 18, Javier Mina abandoned his law studies to defend his homeland, Spain, from Napoleon’s invasion, and to restore King Ferdinand VII to his rightful throne. Mina became a guerilla fighter who was so successful that he soon commanded a force of nearly 1,400 soldiers …
Gay people have been loathed, tortured, and executed by their governments. Iran, for example, regularly hangs gays—including teenagers. Gay teenagers take their lives at four times the rate of their peers. LGBT youth are not inherently more prone to suicide. It’s a reaction to stress put on them by society. Many contentious school board meetings …
Helen Gallegher shares the delightful performance of the Lake Chapala Orchestra and their Standing Ovation under the watchful eyes of conductor Harry Reason.
On September the 8th, 2022, the longest reigning British monarchy came to an end when Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She fulfilled her commitment to the United Kingdom and the members of the Commonwealth nations, by keeping that pledge, “I declare before you all that my whole life, …
