Comments on: Change is coming to Merida too! http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm Online magazine about living, working and traveling in Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:38:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Yucatan Living - Yucatan News: Trees, AA and Henry Ponce http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm/comment-page-1#comment-77751 Yucatan Living - Yucatan News: Trees, AA and Henry Ponce Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:56:39 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm#comment-77751 [...] Post: Expat Community Service Project That’s right folks. This group of local expats started here, completed their first project here, and landed in Huffington Post here!Congratulations to [...] [...] Post: Expat Community Service Project That’s right folks. This group of local expats started here, completed their first project here, and landed in Huffington Post here!Congratulations to [...]

]]> By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm/comment-page-1#comment-77258 Working Gringos Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:36:15 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm#comment-77258 OK, that was the last one :-) OK, that was the last one :-)

]]> By: Eda Palacios http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm/comment-page-1#comment-75277 Eda Palacios Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:02:41 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm#comment-75277 I am a United Airlines Flight attendant based in Japan. I have an apartment on Colonia Garcia Gineres for the past 15 years and I am very pleased to find so many of U.S. and Canadian citizens enjoying living in Merida. Born in Nicaragua, educated in Spokane, Washington, 35 years with UAL and 2 more years before retirement. I would certainly like to attend some of your meetings and having acquaintances. I do get to Merida every 2 months. I congratulate all of you for building a network in Merida. Eda I am a United Airlines Flight attendant based in Japan. I have an apartment on Colonia Garcia Gineres for the past 15 years and I am very pleased to find so many of U.S. and Canadian citizens enjoying living in Merida. Born in Nicaragua, educated in Spokane, Washington, 35 years with UAL and 2 more years before retirement. I would certainly like to attend some of your meetings and having acquaintances. I do get to Merida every 2 months. I congratulate all of you for building a network in Merida.

Eda

]]> By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm/comment-page-1#comment-75250 Working Gringos Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:47:06 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm#comment-75250 Thank you all for your comments. But since we are trying to stay away from political arguments here, and keep things on a positive note, we are going to now close the comments for this article. We're sure there are many other venues where this discussion can continue... Thank you all for your comments. But since we are trying to stay away from political arguments here, and keep things on a positive note, we are going to now close the comments for this article. We’re sure there are many other venues where this discussion can continue…

]]> By: Brenda Thornton http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm/comment-page-1#comment-75231 Brenda Thornton Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/editorial/change-is-coming-to-merida-too.htm#comment-75231 Oh, and Bob, you should read this article about Bush's achievements: www.truthout.org/010709J. It makes for an interesting read and makes some very legitimate stances on his Presidency. As for history making the judgements on his Presidency, he has been in office for nearly eight years, and I think something he did or didn't do eight years ago is already history, to me. I have a friend who is a naturalized American, an Iraqi Christian, who has been in this country for around twenty years, and the freed the Iraqis thing rings rather hollow to she and her family. Actually, the Christians lived okay under the authoritarian regime, sort of, as no one could attack and kill them, they owned and did business, some were fairly affluent, and they had a peaceful life except when Iraq was at war. She now says that most of her family has fled or been killed, their businesses are gone, they cannot work in Iraq, and they are targets for the Sunnis and the Shites. Her parents finally left Iraq, and though they detested Saddam, they said their life went from being somewhat difficult to becoming a living hell after they were "freed", and their take is that there will never, ever be peace in Iraq and among the different and competing groups. Oh, and Bob, you should read this article about Bush’s achievements: http://www.truthout.org/010709J. It makes for an interesting read and makes some very legitimate stances on his Presidency. As for history making the judgements on his Presidency, he has been in office for nearly eight years, and I think something he did or didn’t do eight years ago is already history, to me.

I have a friend who is a naturalized American, an Iraqi Christian, who has been in this country for around twenty years, and the freed the Iraqis thing rings rather hollow to she and her family. Actually, the Christians lived okay under the authoritarian regime, sort of, as no one could attack and kill them, they owned and did business, some were fairly affluent, and they had a peaceful life except when Iraq was at war.

She now says that most of her family has fled or been killed, their businesses are gone, they cannot work in Iraq, and they are targets for the Sunnis and the Shites. Her parents finally left Iraq, and though they detested Saddam, they said their life went from being somewhat difficult to becoming a living hell after they were “freed”, and their take is that there will never, ever be peace in Iraq and among the different and competing groups.

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