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Fido & food places

A hot topic that recently emerged on local social networks concerned whether or not pet canines should be allowed in restaurants. Shocker: ardent opinions were expressed on either side of the issue.


Front page faux pas?

The local Spanish weekly Semanario Laguna was sternly chided on social media for the front page of its August 11-17 print edition that consisted of a full-page ad for Lake Little Theatre’s Season 59. Front page news stories for that week were relegated to page three.

Pobre Perro Pedro

Animal welfare groups in the lakeside area have a strong track record in coming to the rescue of dogs in distress, but all their good works may overshadowed by a single local lawyer who is appealing to the federal judicial system to save the life of a Chapala street dog.

Consensus impossible

Back in March I was privileged to be a guest speaker for the LCS Open Circle program, allowing me to share reflections on my checkered life at lakeside over a half century. A few days later I received feedback in an email from a Guadalajara Reporter reader.