Letters to the editor: Sept. 1996
Below are some archives of letters to the editor that Stan has chosen to answer with open responses.
August 23, 1996: A Border Resident Shares Her Experiences
Sandy Weisel writes:
Hi, I just love ...
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Letters to the editor: June - Nov. 1995
Below are some archives of letters to the editor that Stan has chosen to answer with open responses.
November 30, 1995
The Struggle
Curious, it seems. My wife and I were on a bus...
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The meeting
This beautiful detail is from a mural painted inside the state government palace of Oaxaca. The artist, Arturo Garcia Bustos, finished the mural, which actually occupies three spaces in and around the ...
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Letters to the editor
Stan offers relevant comments by readers --
and sometimes answers them
Since going on the World Wide Web, I have received many letters from readers of my column. Reprinted below i...
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Oaxaca Newsletter issue 14
"BORDERING ON CHAOS": READ IT, BUT BE A SKEPTIC
Andres Oppenheimer, a Central America hand reporting for the Miami Herald, has put out a very interesting book on the roots -- and likely outcome -- of ...
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Endangered Mexico: An Environment on the Edge by Joel Simon
There's no good news in Joel Simon's book. It's a catalog of the awful things that have happened in Mexico since the time of the Conquest.
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Mexico Way by Robert Moss
Bob Culbertson, a Border Patrol chief, is chasing Mexican border crossers somewhere in Texas when a light aircraft in obvious difficulties flies overhead and then crashes in the scrub. Culbertson and his partner go to investigate and find two dead men and 40 or 50 bags of cocaine in the aircraft. One of the men has a satchel with a pouch in it. When he examines it, he finds a collection of government documents which he believes are CIA papers.
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Trotsky's Ghost
I am not now, nor have I ever been a member of the Communist Party (although I did subscribe to the Daily World during the wild and woolly Sixties), but a visit to Leon Trotsky´s house in Coyoacán ha...
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The Great Debate
I was over at Harry’s house last night for dinner (He cooks, I don’t, and Mary is gone he’s a real friend). After our meal, Harry and I got into our usual discussion/debate about the state of ...
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Planting the Seeds of Democracy
"El ombligo del universo" the ancient Mayas used to say about Mexico City.
"The bellybutton of the world." Within this city of 17 million, there are
many central spots, but, in my opinion, none stand...
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Politics and women's changing role in Mexico
In Talpa de Allende, there is a neighborhood girl who calls me her quasi-godmother. We have studied English together for the past few summers, but I find her attention span jumping about like a monkey....
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