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Colombia: The Big, Bad & The Beautiful

As we step on the plane to fly back to San Francisco, our mind is full of thoughts and impressions of Colombia. First and foremost is it is nothing like we expected. It is a world apart from a backward place previously known for being the world’s largest cocaine producer and a home to wealthy drug barons and cartel leaders. Next, it is far…

Is This The Way We Really Want Merced To Grow?

We don't run the city, and it may not be our place to tell the city how it should be run; however, when a majority of the Merced City Council wants more shops which dispense marijuana, we can't let it just slide by without making a comment in our editorial column. There are other businesses which need the support and backing of the City…

The Fish Are Coming

There was a time, 25 years ago, when we first arrived in Conception Bay, when we could drop an unbaited hook in the water and catch fish. Not today! The area of Mulege, in Baja California, Mexico was once known as the best fishing place south of the border. This was before it was overfished, and the shrimp boats from mainland…

What A Game! It Was The Super Bowl At It’s Best

When you say football — or fútbol — in Mexico,  they are talking about soccer, not American Football. The Super Bowl, as we know it, does not compare and I was lucky to find a little beach bar called Jungle Jim's which was showing the game on T.V.  in Spanish. I stopped by early in the week and bought four squares in a Super Bowl pool…