Devil’s Backbone -I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2019 Edition Family                   Pedilanthus tithymaloides ‘Variegatus’ Also known as  Zig-Zag Plant, Christmas Candle,Redbird Cactus, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge or Slipper Flower One seldom encounters plants with multiple names as diverse in their inferred representation/description! Those familiar with me are well aware of my great appreciation for the patient friendship and […]

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Mexican Independence – ¡Viva México!

By Citizenship series on the September 2019 Edition The Mexican struggle for independence began with the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores). In September of 1810, Miguel Hidalgo, the parish priest of the small town of Dolores in central Mexico, uttered the country’s cry for independence. He called not only for liberation from Spain, but also for […]

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The Loudest Voice – At the Movies

By Suzanne A. Marshall on the September 2019 Edition Directed By : Kari Skogland (3 episodes); Jeremy Podeswa (2 episodes); Scott Burns (1 episode) and Stephen Frears (1 episode) Starring : Russell Crowe, Sienna Miller, Seth McFarlane, Annabelle Wallis, Naomi Watts and others… “Based on the best-selling book, ‘The Loudest Voice’, by Gabriel Sherman, TV executive […]

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Beehive Ginger- I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the August 2019 Edition Beehive Ginger  Zingiber spectabile Family                 Zingiberaceae Also known as   Pinecone Ginger, Ginger Wort or Malaysian Ginger Yes, the Ginger with which we are all most familiar is that of the commercially available and edible one, Zingiber officinale. Then there is the more conventionally seen Red Ginger (Alpina purpurata). […]

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Hunter Killer- At the Movies

By Suzzane Marshall on the August 2019 Edition Directed by: Donovan Marsh Starring     : Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Linda Cardellini,…. “An untested American captain teams up with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.” As the story unfolds, we don’t really know what the impetus for the […]

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Wind River- At the Movies

By Suzzane Marshall on the August 2019 Edition Directed by         : Taylor Sheridan Starring      : Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Absville, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat, Graham Greene, Elizabeth Olsen, Tan-too Cardinal “East of Boulder Flats, deep into the vast and unforgiving white territory of the Wind River Indian Reservation, the seasoned game tracker, Cory Lambert, discovers the […]

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