December 2012

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen María del Carmen Pérez Covarrubias       Meet this very sweet 12-year old young lady, María del Carmen Pérez Covarrubias, known as “Carmencita.” She lives in Ajijic with her parents and an older brother. Mom is a part-time housekeeper, and Dad is a gardener. She is in

Mi Bailarina By Gale Griffith     She came dancing through my doorway! My breath caught in my throat as a piece of her passing energy clothed me. She was whimsical. Delightfully whimsical! I strained to study her closely as a flounce of her flaring skirt brushed past my enthusiastic welcome. And then I stared.

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “…the geography of hope”       How does place—geography—affect us? I know that even as a young boy Colorado beckoned to me, loomed large inside of me, and I was determined even then to someday live in Colorado. After a couple of false starts in other

A Safer World By Neil McKinnon     Recent shooting tragedies in Colorado and Wisconsin have prompted a variety of responses ranging from installing surveillance equipment at movie houses to increasing the police presence at large gatherings. Most of these efforts will be short-lived and ineffectual. However, one public reaction not only has the potential

Dia De Los Muertos By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarello www.antoniorambles.com antonio.rambles@yahoo.com     It’s about this time each year that I lament the creeping encroachment of America’s shallowly commercial Halloween tradition upon Mexico’s deeply spiritual Dia de Los Muertos observance. In the States, trick-or-treat decorations may have been replaced by Christmas decorations and candy

Redefine By Michael Biagi     I believe in uniqueness. I believe in originality. But it´s so damn hard with the media’s fingerprints all over the hearts and minds of humanity. I believe we all have a voice. We all have the choice to redeem destiny, to give wings to the dreams laying dormant inside you and

Something About Education By Martha Díaz     Pop Quiz! What is the picture that comes to your mind whenever you hear or read the word Education?Maybeit is a clean classroom, where everything is in its place and kids happily raise their hands before talking. If this picture fits with yours, we can share some

What Happened With The Irish And The Jews Of America? By John Ward     I remember the days when the Irish and the Jews traditionally fought for the rights of the underdog. Perhaps it was because of so many years of persecution by the empire du jour that gave these two peoples a real

RAMON NOVARRO—A Super Star with Only One Demon By Frank Javier Garcia Berumen Reviewed by Tod Jonson     Ramon Novarro holds a prominent place as one of the legendary matinee idols of silent and talking films, regardless of race.  Novarro conjures up the era of the great silent screen lovers that included Rudolph Valentino,