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Alejandro Grattan-DomĂnguez Tel: (01376) 765 3676, 765 2877 Fax: (01376) 765 3528 Associate Publisher David Tingen Graphic Design Roberto C. Rojas Diana Parra Morales
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16 RECREATION John Commando looks humorously at one of Lakeside’s most enjoyable activities... No, not that one!
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Child Of Month
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Welcome To Mexico
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Focus On Art
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Lcs Newsletter
Associate Editor Victoria Schmidt Contributing Editor Mark Sconce
Clare Gearhart reviews John Thomas Dodds’ new book, A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch DQG ¿QGV LW D VXUH ¿UH FXUH IRU KROLGD\ PHODQFKROLD²DQG D JUHDW gift for grandchildren.
Theater Critic Michael Warren Book Review Panel Margaret Van Every Margaret Porter Clare Gearhart
Art Critic Rob Mohr Sales Manager Bruce Fraser 2ႈFH 6HFUHWDU\ Rocio Madrigal ADVERTISING OFFICE Av. Hidalgo # 223, Chapala Mon. thru Fri. 9am - 5pm Sat. 9am - 1pm Tel. 01 (376) 765 2877, 765 3676 Fax 01 (376) 765 3528
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30 POETIC JUSTICE Karl Homann writes about what he plans to do ZLWK ZKDWHYHU KH KDV ZKHQ WKH HQG ÂżQDOO\ DUULYHV Some might describe it as “completing the circleâ€? while others might term it “paying it forward.â€?
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Rob Mohr softly spins a lyrical, romantic story that tells us just as much between the lines as do the sentences themselves, which can only be described as beautiful.
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Special Events Editor Sandy Olson
Roving Correspondent Dr. Lorin Swinehart
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VOLUME 34 NUMBER 5
El Ojo del Lago / January 2018