Whoever or whomever

I was watching “The Office“ here on cable last night, and in this episode the characters debate at an all-staff meeting about whether someon...

80% of Mexicans have cell phones -- really?

Economic notes Eighty percent of Mexico´s population has a cell phone, according to something called the National Chamber of the Telecommuni...

The Chivas, Mexico´s soccer gods

Guadalajara has three professional soccer teams, the best known of which is the Chivas, the female goats. I don´t know why they´re not the C...

US creates more jobs for Mexicans than Mexico

The Guadalajara daily newspaper El Publico published a story Friday that said the U.S. has created more jobs for Mexicans than Mexico itself...

Drug gangs assassinate police, judges, prosecutors

In Thursday´s papers there was a report of a former mayor of a town being assassinated in his home by two hooded gunmen. The police commande...

Bikes take over Guadalajara

Every Sunday the city shuts down a couple of main thoroughfares to all but bikes and pedestrian traffic. It turns into quite a rolling parad...

Marriage survives on 2,959-mile road trip

The French Quarter A road trip can make or break a relationship. We did pretty well during 12 days and 2,959 miles on the road. It means ac...