By Path of Citizenship on the May 2019 Edition The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla City during the Second French intervention in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army over the occupying French soldiers. The French eventually overran the Mexicans in subsequent battles, but the Mexican […]
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By Yann Kostic on the May 2019 Edition Ideally, we would all retire debt-free, but we are a nation of borrowers. As of December 2016, the average American household debt totals more than $135,000, according to a Nerd Wallet credit card debt study. Credit card debt for the average household carrying a balance totals more than […]
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By Dana Parkinson on the May 2019 Edition I recently had the pleasure of being part of a great group of volunteers that banded together to give a rescue animal a new home. My part in the chain of events was escorting Brisa on the flight so she could be with her new human and pet […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2019 Edition Red Latan Latania lontaroides Family Arecaceae Also known as Latanier (I feel in the smallest of childish, self-satisfied ways a bit vindicated from my sometimes emergent feelings of botanical inadequacy! You see, my specimen of Latania lontaroides is but a small though beautiful and healthy -youngster palm. […]
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By Kirby Vickery on the May 2019 Edition Whenever the subject of what the New World gave to the Old World comes up, one of the first things that gets listed is corn or ‘maize’ as its known down here. What it looked like, and consisted of, back in the days before 1492, is a far […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the May 2019 Edition Chile Petin Capsicum annuum Family Solanaceae Also known as Chile Piquin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Pepper or Cayenne Peppe Often asked of me is “OK Tommy, how hot are these to eat?” Endeavoring to keep it all in perspective on the Scoville scale […]
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By Suzzane A. Marshall on the May 2019 Edition Directed by:Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, and more. “The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still […]
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By John Chalmers on the May 2019 Edition Twenty-four hours a day, all year long, container ships, bulk cargo ships and other vessels transporting commercial goods are seen entering and leaving the port of Manzanillo. Occasionally, an ocean liner carrying passengers on a cruise will arrive early in the morning and leave at evening to continue […]
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