October 2022 – Articles

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OUR LITERARY AWARDS – CIRCA 2022The 26th Ojo Awards Luncheon After a hiatus of 2 years, the latest luncheon which drew well over seventy people was one of our best …
Poetry Niche – October 2022This poetry page is devoted to haiku and senryu. A haiku is a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an …
What Nancy Lanza didn’t know: Reflections on Newtown ten years laterNancy Lanza had  $240,000 a year in child support/alimony from Peter Lanza and still chose to go it alone, devoting herself to her son, and …
YOU and Your Doctor Are Your Medical Team – October 2022Part of my nursing career  experience  included  making  home visits of clients  to check for  hazards and improve  home  safety, specially for people who  lived …
Verdant View – October 2022Simplified Sustainability As a young person the month of October, at my mom and dad’s home in California, was always exciting. My brothers, sisters, and …
Tarahumara Project“Be somebody.” My grampa used to tell me if I saw something that needed doing to “be somebody” and do it myself. I wasn’t really …
Be Still, My Soul“Sometimes we’ll sing a soft hymn or two, sometimes a chant or even a lullaby,” says Cindy Paul, director of the New Thresholds Chorale. “Each …
Who You Gonna Call?Like most people in the Lake Chapala area, I rely on Telmex for my home phone and internet service. When we moved here almost two …
Covid Wreaked Havoc on Folk ArtThe COVID pandemic presented a challenge to the Feria Maestros del Arte board of directors that resulted in a new resilience and initiative within our …
Lakeside Living – October 2022Kim LeMieux Email: kimslakesideliving@gmail.com OCTOBER PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE October 2nd   Eduardo “Lalo” Ramos Cordero with Philip Rylett Eduardo “Lalo” Ramos Cordero and Philip Rylett The Hidden Traditions …
Profiling Tepehua – October 2022The Tepehua Centro Community Center was built on dreams, promises and disappointments, built by a few with tenacity and the help of many who believed …
Life In The Laugh Lane – October 2022My most embarrassing moment in Thailand Devout Farang in child’s pose praying to the Almighty Dollar When I first came to Thailand, I was recovering …
If Our Pets Could Talk – October 2022After writing this pet column for almost 12 years now I was looking for new things to learn about dogs that I did not know …
Vexations and Conundrums – October 2022Sign Language My sisters still jockey for position in the caregiving of my mother. The situation has deteriorated into a category which could be deemed …
LESSON PLAN: My full scale attack on censorship“I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary but slinks out of the race …
Streets of Mexico – October 2022Javier 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 …
Shaping HistoryGay 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 …
Standing OvationA standing ovation greeted the final piece of the Lake Chapala Orchestra Chamber Ensemble. A well-deserved ending of applause to a wonderful performance. The concert …
Editor’s Page – October 2022On September the 8th, 2022, the longest reigning British monarchy came to an end when Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle …

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