Category: newspapers

Is paying higher wages bad for Mexican workers?

On By Alfredo LanierIn Living costs, mexico, newspapers, Uncategorized13 Comments

San Miguel is increasingly pricey but expat generosity is hardly the chief culprit Last Sunday Stew and I stopped at Querétaro's "Mercado de Flores," a hangar-size paradise of all things gardening located next to the city cemetery, that sells plants, pots and other supplies at noticeable lower prices than nurseries in San Miguel. If you …

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I read no news today, oh boy!

On By Alfredo LanierIn newspapers, politics, Uncategorized14 Comments

Consuming lots of news can make you a more informed citizen—or a neurotic zombie If there were a Twelve Step program to alleviate an addiction to news, I might qualify for membership. I already have had to deal with two types of addictions—booze and nicotine—so it's not much of a stretch that my well-nigh obsessive, …

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