Opinion
Ask a Mexican: Why Are Mexican Drug Cartels So Hideously Violent?
Dear Mexican: A co-worker recently turned me on to a website that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities that the drug cartels are committing in Mexico—including many graphic displays of murders and beheadings. I recently saw one of a woman getting her head cut off with a knife! I wish I had never seen this, but it can't be unseen.
Now, most Mexicans I have met are very nice, generous people...
The Potted Desert Garden: You Can Have Flowers During the Summer
I always tell people that gardens succeed when they have a mindful caretaker. Our potted plants will do what we want them to do, as long as we provide them with a little help.
If you have the watering down (see the columns from the last couple of weeks), here are other things you can do to keep your flowers blooming in spite of the heat!
• Deadhead flowers regularly, removing spent flowers all the w...
The Weekly Independent Comics Page for June 13!
On this week's extra girthy Independent comics page: Red Meat deals with a deceased cat; Roland and Cid enjoy some free samples; The City goes back in time to look at government surveillance; a bonus version of The City compares gun control (or the lack thereof) with the growing police state; and Jen Sorenson looks at options beyond student loans.
Ask a Mexican: Why Don't More Spanish-Language TV Stations Offer English Subtitles?
Dear Mexican: In Philadelphia, where I live, there are three Spanish-language stations on regular broadcast television. None of them offer English subtitles. I bet plenty of people of all heritages would like to check out Spanish-language television, or the news from Central America, or whatever, if we could get subtitles. I called one of the stations (Univisión) about it, but they said there are n...
The Potted Desert Garden: Summer Care for Your Cacti
Even though they love the heat, cactuses can’t go all summer without some love.
Cacti have a finite space where they can go for their water and nutrients. In the desert’s summer heat, these life-giving elements need to be replaced regularly. Follow these few tips, and your cactuses in full sun will thrive during the summer:
• Be sure the base of the plant is not buried in soil. If need be, remove so...
Made in the West, Consumed in the Far East: Chinese Demand Threatens Endangered Wildlife in the U.S. West
This spring, the Gulf of California’s shores near the mouth of the Colorado River were littered with dead bodies. They weren’t casualties of the drug trade; instead, they were victims of another international market—the Asian desire for wildlife.
Chinese demand for the swim bladders of the giant totoaba fish, thought to aid fertility, inspired the poaching of hundreds of the rare fish. The single or...
More:
- The Weekly Independent Comics Page for June 6!
- Ask a Mexican: The British Are Coming (to Ask the Mexican Some Questions)!
- The Potted Desert Garden: Give Your Potted Flowers a Fighting Chance in the Heat
- Perhaps Joe Biden Can Help the Valley Prepare for the Big One
- The Weekly Independent Comics Page for May 30!
- Ask a Mexican: Should Mexicans be Offended by 'Doyer Dogs'?
- Crossings Down, Deaths Up: More Migrants Are Dying on the Border Than Ever Before
- The Potted Desert Garden: Bougainvillea Plants Can Work in Pots
- The Power of the Sun: Rooftop Solar Can Either Make or Break Utility Companies
- The Weekly Independent Comics Page for May 23!
- Ask a Mexican: What's the Deal With Mexico and Gun Ownership?
- The Potted Desert Garden: Creating Cool Nighttime Color
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