Dear Sir,

As executive director of the Lake Chapala Society since 2010, I have often remarked to others that the absolute worst part of my job is dealing with the death of the people I get to know as a result of my job. It affects me. 

Earlier this year, several deaths occurred that involved single people living alone. What happens when the body is found? I’m not going to go into the legal protocols here. My interest lies in what occurs in the first 24 hours from a personal point of view.

Dear Sir,

Last week with the first nightly rainstorm of the season, one of those grand 40-foot heritage trees that grew near the Lake on the Ajijic beach fell. The winds of the storm were especially strong that night, and I think most people figured that was what caused the tree to fall. 

Dear Sir,

Thank God the Mexican Federal sound law is getting enforced in Guadalajara (Reporter, June 3-9, 2017).  

As a person who has lived in the center of the “Zona del Ruido” of Ajijic, and who also has had nearly 20 years of professional experience using sound amplification equipment, I wish to share my point of view:

Dear Sir,

In ‘Modern Buddhism’ sessions in English offered at Amsoc (Reporter, May 20, 2017).  

Dear Sir, 

An article appeared in the Reporter’s April 22-28 edition discussing a situation that can occur when Mexican Immigration cards are lost or stolen.

Dear Sir,

I have driven to the U.S. border numerous times and the worst piece of road during the whole trip is the highway from Chapala to the Ocotlan intersection.