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The Magic Tree of Acapulco

For a long time, Café Astoria was a favored place for press conferences of all kinds.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Many colorful personalities have shared the shade of Acapulco’s Café Astoria. M

Mayors, politicians, artists, famous singers, writers, tourists, journalists, and revolutionaries of all stripes have all sipped their Guerrero-grown coffee...

The Beatles, Love and Murder in Acapulco

In important ways, the pattern of contemporary violence in Acapulco resembles Ciudad Juarez from 2008 to 2012.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - There was something almost reassuring in hearing the Beatles’ “All You Need is Love” rising from the bus sound system as the driver lumbered into what has now been tagged as the world’s second most murderous city.

Puerto Vallarta: After the Storms

Since 2008, the Pacific resort has lost well over one million tourists, including 800,000 air travelers and about 250,000 cruise ship passengers...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Clemente Perez remembered with fondness a pivotal moment in the development of modern Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

Perez said that as a younger man he helped ferry by canoe the cast and crew of the 1964 John Huston classic “The Night of the Iguana” to the film shoot in nearby Mismaloya.

Taxpayer Money Sought for Oregon Convention Center Hotel

It’s happened in San Diego, Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis – the list goes on... it could happen here.

(PORTLAND NW Watchdog) - Attendance numbers are dwindling at a plethora of convention centers across the nation.

More local governments are banking on taxpayers to foot the bill to build anchor hotels in the hope that if you build it, they will come.

U.S. Couple With Jewish Roots Didn`t Expect El Al`s Inquisition

While flying to Israel recently, Rebecca and Rafiq were treated with intrusive suspicion and lost a computer and iPad.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - The El Al security checkers abroad are apparently trained to treat anyone who doesn’t come under the category of Jewish ‏(or Christian Zionist‏) tourist with extreme suspicion.

This is the conclusion to be drawn from the treatment meted out to 32-year-old Rebecca and her partner Rafiq, 34, who flew from New York to Tel Aviv on December 23.

It`s Semi Whacky in Waikiki

Did you know that Hawaii contains the only royal palace on US soil?

(SALEM) - With our eye on Hawaii, we recently decided to visit the 49th of 50 states we hope to see before we pass on; only South Dakota remains.

The warmer climate and mixture of Asian cultures were the main incentives to test out Honolulu.

Oregon`s 13-Game Winning Streak is Longest Current Streak in the Nation

Duck Football has kept fans up on their webbed feet all season long!

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This is the game Duck fans have been waiting for. This weekend, Oregon (#1) again takes on Stanford (#14).

Oregon has won all but one of the last 10 meetings against Stanford, falling 51-42 on the road in 2009 - one of only two Pac-12 defeats in 34 conference games under Chip Kelly. The Cardinal lead the all-time series, 44-30-1, while the Ducks hold a 10-9 edge at Autzen.

Kappang A9 Highway and Kappang Flyway of Sri Lanka

Tamils going through Katunayake International airport are targeted.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - The government’s big banging road development projects in the north is becoming money minting machinery for the police/army patrols and check-points.

Vehicles are stopped with the intent of demanding kappang (bribe) from the drivers on ludicrous charges of violation of road rules.

Victory for Human Rights: India and Pakistan Ease Visa Restrictions

The new agreement will replace the old and tardy visa regime that was signed in 1974.

(SALEM) - Just two days ago, Salem-News.com's William Nicholas Gomes wrote, INDIA/PAKISTAN: Remove the Abnormal Visa Restrictions to Ensure Right to Travel and Trade; calling attention to the difficult time people of Indian and Pakistani descent had with regard to visiting their home countries.

This weekend it was announced that this long hoped-for political change would indeed take place...

Stop, Frisk and Demolish in Ciudad Juarez

Ciudad Juarez surely needs to attract tourists from across the border again, but randomly stopping and frisking out-of-towners doesn’t seem to the best way to encourage return visitation.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - A friend and I had lunch in Ciudad Juarez last week. For a few bucks, we savored different versions of sumptuous fish soup.