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Headlines Mexico
Nayarit governor promises regular checks on murky waters
In response to activist and citizen complaints, Nayarit’s governor Ney Gonzalez has committed to measuring the water quality of his state’s beaches on a weekly basis.
Testing will measure the quantity of fecal bacteria, enterococci, dumped from untreated wastewater into the sea…
Road Accident in Mexico Kills 37 in Huge
10 — At least 37 people were killed and scores injured late Sunday night when a truck carrying explosives blew up after crashing into a pickup truck and catching fire, state and federal authorities said…
Rebels Blow Up Pipelines in Mexico, Disrupting Service
For the third time in three months, saboteurs blew up several pipelines belonging to Mexico's state oil monopoly, disrupting service to dozens of factories and briefly rattling financial markets, officials said, but not killing anyone…
Group: Mexican Cardinal knew of abuse
A victims' group said Tuesday that newly released documents support its claim that Mexico's most prominent cardinal knew a Mexican priest was suspected of molesting children but transferred him to the United States anyway…
Mexico sends 1st long-haul trucks to US
Two Mexican tractor-trailers have delivered payloads in New York and South Carolina, becoming the first trucks to operate deep in the United States under a long-delayed, NAFTA-mandated program criticized on both sides of the border.
The trucks, operated by Transportes Olympic, a company based outside the northern …
Record Drug Seizures On U.S.-Mexico Border
More U.S. Enforcement Is One Reason, But Shipments From Cartels May Also Be Rising…
Key to a job in Mexico: Youth
Workers face widespread age discrimination
When his employer went belly-up five years ago, flight attendant Javier Vázquez should have had no problem getting another job. His resume was stellar: eight years of experience, fluency in three languages and a hard-to-get U.S. traveler's visa. Plus, air travel was booming in Mexico, creating a demand for flight attendants. There was only one problem: Vázquez was 37…
Documentary Film on Living in Mexico Wins in Film Festival in Mexico
A U.S. baby boomer with no experience in filmmaking won an award in one of the biggest film festivals in Mexico. Caren Cross, a retired psychotherapist, felt so changed by living in Mexico that she felt compelled to make a documentary film. The film is now in 11 film festivals in the U.S
Tequila Train Ride is Nonstop Fun
The Tequila Express is operated by the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce. Tours operate on weekends, and many sell out in advance. The price is 770 pesos, about $70 — not cheap but a worthwhile splurge. The fun begins as soon as the Tequila Express pulls out of the station
The Jaltemba News
Express to Sol
Publisher Bill Bell announced the change of name from the Jaltemba Express to the Jaltemba Sol for the almost weekly newspaper for the Northern Riviera Region. "Quite simply our name has been hijacked" explained Bell. "Our domain name was purchased before we could by it."
The new Jaltemba Sol will continue to provide news and entertainment to the region.
The logo, the Aztez Sun Stone or Piedra del Sol is recognizable throughout the world as a symbol of Mexican culture. Often mistakenly called a calendar, it is a sculpture that demonstrates how the Aztecs measured time.
Legion Members Due
Legion Members your 2008 dues are due please contact David Lord!
Los Compadres Re-opens ...new hours
Los Compadres is open from 2pm to 10 pm Monday through Saturday (Closed Sundays) with a 15 peso beer and reasonably priced drink menu. Steve and Trish from the Redneck Mothers fame will be playing at the formal Grand Opening on September 24th from 7-10. Everyone3's invited.....
Summer season ends with parties and visits to Campestre on Highway 200
  
  
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Letters to the Editor
Our friends Rick & Shirley Johnson from Okotoks, Alberta will be spending some time in La
Peñita this coming winter and would appreciate being included on your mailing list for the Jaltemba Express
Looking forward to seeing you in mid-November. Best Wishes.
Jerry & Anita
Bill & Jean Allan will be in Mexico this year, again. With all the property that is being developed, we were wondering if Playa Chacala is still open? Do any of your readers know?
Editorial
Hostage to a Name
Editorial – Dorothy Bell
The Jaltemba Express began a few years ago as a daily newsletter for RVers that resided in the La Peñita RV Park. We called it the La Peñita Express because we had just brought down a caravan that we had christened as such.
The newsletter was a great hit with the 200 or so residents and soon they were sending it around the world “to show the kids back home” how they were coping in Paradise. Our circulation far exceeded residents in the park.
The Jaltemba Express was Born
Last year we broadened our scope and aimed to become a community newspaper for all the coastal communities north of Banderas Bay. The name “Riviera Nayarit” hadn’t been invented yet and our coast was not marketed or branded. (Personally I kind of liked that.)
Bill and I called our daily effort the Jaltemba Express and soon our circulation soared. We haven’t counted lately but it is closing in on 5,000 subscribers with many more folks who just view it on an issue by issue basis. The Express received 46,000 hits on the internet for the last issue…an astonishing number given the population of the area. We consider it a success.
With Success Comes Challenges
In the past the Jaltemba Express just hitch hiked on our 5 year old Mexico travel website
www.onthroadin.com to save expenses. For the upcoming year we wanted to develop a completely separate website as the Express takes up lots of space because it has so many pictures. Also we want to expand to the community and offer websites within the Express to various organizations and businesses.
It came as a great shock to us when we applied for the domain name Jaltemba Express to find that some unscrupulous firm had already taken it.
Give me a break. Jaltemba Express is not Coke or Jell-O. Its name we invented from our own experiences. It was our baby and someone else has beaten us to the punch. They registered Jaltembaexpress.com and have a legal right to use that name. They sell ads and have little or no content. The extent of their community content is to list the Bavarian Garden. Jeeze – no surprise to see that the “this domain may be for sale.”
Hostage to a Name or Move on
We thought about it for about 30 seconds. We’re not about to be taken hostage. We’ve had our name hijacked and they can have it. Good luck jerks. We’re the Jaltemba Sol now and those SOBs at the Express never could write well anyways.
Weather
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