In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our November editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

Mexican poet and translator Coral Bracho (bottom) received the $US150,000 FIL Prize for Literature in Romance Languages at the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL).

Now almost a decade old, the state’s Traffic Department’s (Setran) “Salvando Vidas” (Saving Lives) campaign, which seeks to curb drunk driving with strict measures such as random breathalyzer stops, will again turn up the heat on inebriated motorists from a simmer to a boil, just in time for the year’s most besotted season.

Christmas is just around the corner and yuletide seasonal activities have already hit the ground running in Guadalajara.

Yes, we know it’s still November, but Thanksgiving has come and gone, so it’s time to have that great annual debate once more: real or fake—Christmas trees, that is.

Last year, motorbikes were involved in 47 percent of all accidents that resulted in either injuries or deaths in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, according to Guadalajara municipal government statistics.