Dear Sir,

On this week’s letters page, I saw praise from a reader for a restaurant in the city.  I would like to make a recommendation of my own, regarding a deserving but largely unrecognized store in Ajijic. 

Dear Sir,

We all take for granted some major assets in our lives. For us, the  Lake Chapala Society (LCS) is a major asset to our lives that we  should never take for granted.

Dear Sir,

Before I make my point. I should mention to your readers that December 28 in Mexico is “Dia de los Inocentes” (like April Fools’ Day in the United States and Canada).

Dear Sir,

The article “City-based pot heads head to Supreme Court,” published in your November 14-20 edition, quotes Jalisco Health Secretary Jaime Agustin Gonzalez Alvarez saying, “The combination of tobacco and marijuana increases the likelihood of lung cancer 18 times ... it is proven to produce neurosis, psychosis and serious mental conditions.” 

Dear Sir,

The myth of the Virgin of Zapopan, the “Reina del Lago,” is responsible for the increasing level of Lake Chapala would be no more than a cute, local folk tale if it were not so actively encouraged and promoted by the Catholic Church. Anyone with a modicum of education and common sense, and one hopes that the Archbishop of Guadalajara does qualify, ought to know that the fluctuations in the water level of Lake Chapala are due to the combination of two factors: 

Dear Sir, 

As a long time resident, I have always found Dale Hoyt Palfrey to be a balanced reporter.