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A native Californian, Jan Baumgartner is a writer and book editor dividing her time between Maine, Mexico, and California. Her essays on Mexico are included in two anthologies, Solamente en San Miguel Volume II (Parroquia Press, November 2010) available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Powells.com, and Lady Jane Miscellany (San Francisco Bay Press, 2009). She is a frequent contributor to Banderas News in Puerto Vallarta. Her background includes scriptwriting, comedy writing for the No. California Emmy Awards, and travel writing for The New York Times. She has worked as a grant writer for the non-profit sector in the fields of academia, AIDS, and wildlife conservation for NGO's in the U.S. and Africa. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous online and print publications including the NYT, Bangor Daily News, SCOOP New Zealand, Open.Salon, Wolf Moon Journal, Media for Freedom Nepal, and Banderas News in Mexico. In addition to working on a memoir about her husband's death from ALS and how travels and living in Africa became her greatest sources of inspiration, she writes extensively about life observations in Mexico.

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63 Articles, 148 Quick Links, 310 Comments, 13 Diaries, 0 Polls

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 1:09:10 PM

Article : "Red Beaver Laughs His Ears Off (sarcasm)"

R.B.


Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:34:03 AM

Article : "Plastic Surgery for Dummies"

Well said


Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 8:59:38 PM

Article : ""We the People": The Death of the American Dream"

Thank you, Patricia


Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11:58:50 AM

Article : "Top 20 Political Questions"

Welcome, John


Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 2:00:09 PM

Article : "Of Barbie, Ken and Tiger Woods"

Welcome aboard, babe, I mean Patricia


Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:03:35 AM

Article : "The Beard"

And don't call me Shirley...


Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:29:36 AM

Article : "The Heart is a Fickle Little Muscle"

there IS always chocolate, Margaret


Monday, July 27, 2009 at 5:41:08 PM

Article : "Outing Montezuma"

Gracias, Mac


Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 10:55:45 AM

Diary : "My father is terminally ill"

Mark


Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 2:23:59 AM

Article : "Margaret Bassett: The She-Bear of OpEdNews"

Thank you, Rady


Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 1:56:57 PM

Article : "Stray Cats"

David


Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 5:46:12 PM

Article : "Rumors, Speculation and Fear: San Miguel de Allende Copes wi"

just so Dolores gets credit...


Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 3:05:15 PM

Article : "May 2: First Annual World Labyrinth Day"

I wish


Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 12:25:30 PM

Article : "Rumors, Speculation and Fear: San Miguel de Allende Copes wi"

Thank you, Gail


Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:53:41 AM

Article : "In Memoriam of the Warrior-Brother Fallen"

Lessons


Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 10:12:19 PM

Article : "Rumors, Speculation and Fear: San Miguel de Allende Copes wi"

Senora Bassett


Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8:06:45 PM

Article : "Rumors, Speculation and Fear: San Miguel de Allende Copes wi"

Thank you, Meryl Ann


Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 6:06:20 PM

Article : "Mexican Swine Flu - An Advanced Biowar Event"

Just the facts, please


Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 10:55:35 PM

Article : "'New' Flu Kills over 60, sickens 900 in Mexico"

Allan, really...


Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 7:17:07 PM

Article : "'New' Flu Kills over 60, sickens 900 in Mexico"

My objections


Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 12:48:12 PM

Diary : "Cats are so dramatic"

and that's why


Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 1:54:10 PM

Article : "Ebony"

beautiful


Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 9:11:42 PM

Article : "Red Beaver's Rant: Funny And Not"

heartbreakingly funny


Friday, April 17, 2009 at 1:13:51 PM

Article : "On Earth Day: Rock Your World with Seductive Raw Cuisine"

titillating smorgasbord of raw delights.


Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:47:25 AM

Article : "The Last Afghan: Dark Dog of Death"

Incredible


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 6:29:49 PM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

Mikel


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 2:14:14 PM

Article : "Welcome To Paranoia!"

Senor Sashine


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:19:27 PM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

and your note got me smiling


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 11:15:06 AM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

Gracias!


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 10:51:58 AM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

if it look like a churros


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 10:45:41 AM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

Munich,


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 9:18:27 PM

Article : "The Sweet Low Down - Mexico Way"

LOL!


Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 7:44:15 PM

Article : "Painters' Palette (Impressionists of Spring)"

For whatever it's worth


Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 11:40:26 AM

Article : "Lupita Checking Out: Day of the Dead & The Scorpion Queen"

I love it!


Monday, April 6, 2009 at 12:44:19 PM

Article : "Lupita Checking Out: Day of the Dead & The Scorpion Queen"

Yes


Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 10:00:40 PM

Article : "Lupita Checking Out: Day of the Dead & The Scorpion Queen"

gracias, Meryl Ann


Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 9:48:49 PM

Article : "Dancing with Dixie: Vaudeville Star Still Shines"

Nothing short of inspirational


Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 9:39:50 PM

Article : "Tripping Down Memory Lane Through Presidential Campaigns"

nearly speechless,


Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:40:19 PM

Article : "Slumdog Millionaire: Danny Boyle captures the zeitgeist"

Incredible, Rady


Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 7:59:39 PM

Article : "Lupita Checking Out: Day of the Dead & The Scorpion Queen"

soiled scribe


Friday, April 3, 2009 at 10:14:51 PM

Article : "Tails of Manhattan, by Woody Allen"

Hysterical!


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:47:17 PM

Article : "Regarding Mexico: Biased News, Half-Truths and Fear Mongerin"

I wonder


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:01:14 PM

Article : "Regarding Mexico: Biased News, Half-Truths and Fear Mongerin"

I hear you


Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 4:39:58 PM

Article : "Regarding Mexico: Biased News, Half-Truths and Fear Mongerin"

Ole' Mark!


Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:17:25 PM

Diary : "Contributions to Muhammad Khurshid and Family"

Thank you, Gin


Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:16:17 PM

Diary : "Contributions to Muhammad Khurshid and Family"

Thank you, Gin


Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 5:52:12 PM

Article : "The Insults By The Red Beaver- 03/2009"

I, for one


Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 5:45:47 PM

Article : "Hey, Boomer! Can We Talk Now?"

In agreement


Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 12:44:44 PM

Article : "On Eating Apples"

Sweet


Monday, February 23, 2009 at 5:50:12 PM

Diary : "A Laugh Break: A Bit of Mensa Humor"

LOL!


Monday, February 23, 2009 at 2:55:58 PM

Diary : "A Laugh Break: A Bit of Mensa Humor"

We'd better take the time to laugh


Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 5:32:55 PM

Article : "Gone Coastal: From Guadalajara To Barra With No Reservations"

a heartfelt thank you,


Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 9:26:30 PM

Article : "Los Angeles' Vagina Monologues: Eve Ensler and Dr. Denis Muk"

Incredible piece,


Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 3:13:21 PM

Article : "Thank You Very Much OpEdNews For Giving Me Chance"

We are grateful


Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11:33:09 AM

Article : "Gone Coastal: From Guadalajara To Barra With No Reservations"

as always,


Monday, February 9, 2009 at 12:39:11 PM

Article : "Gone Coastal: From Guadalajara To Barra With No Reservations"

well Mark,


Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 5:19:55 PM

Article : "Gone Coastal: From Guadalajara To Barra With No Reservations"

You made my day


Friday, January 2, 2009 at 4:52:20 PM

Article : "120th Tournament of Roses Parade: An Intimate Photographic E"

sheer eye candy!


Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 2:54:20 PM

Article : "Mexican Milagros"

Maine?


Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 1:05:32 PM

Article : "Mexican Milagros"

Thank you, Rady


Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 8:36:00 PM

Article : "Mexican Milagros"

The wrath of cat,


Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 1:02:20 PM

Article : "A Christmas Wish for Nefertiti"

You're an angel,


Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 5:55:17 PM

Diary : "A Christmas to remember. To the people I've met here. Thank"

To you, Mikel


Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 10:38:23 AM

Article : "Maine to Mexico: A funeral procession, a pick-up, a pink pin"

Okay, all


Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 8:53:21 PM

Article : "Let dinosaurs Die"

right on the money


Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 9:43:07 PM

Diary : "An Inaugural Poem for President Barack Obama"

Incredible!


Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 2:44:26 PM

Article : "OBAMA DO NOT CONCEDE: Letter Signed By Gore Vidal & Others T"

Hardly tabloid


Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 1:51:32 PM

Article : "Tamales and Tacos and Beers, Oh My!"

not even close


Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 8:44:11 AM

Article : "A CALL TO ARMS! Reaching Toward Quantum Politics"

Inspiring


Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 8:33:04 AM

Article : "Tamales and Tacos and Beers, Oh My!"

yuk, yuk


Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 6:37:01 PM

Article : "Tamales and Tacos and Beers, Oh My!"

Hi Vi


Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 4:54:54 PM

Article : "Tamales and Tacos and Beers, Oh My!"

Thank you, Meryl Ann


Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:37:24 PM

Article : "IGNOMINIUM"

I agree


Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 8:52:03 PM

Diary : "Sarah Palin and Cindy McCain Have Abused Causes They Suppose"

Don't you love it...


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 12:30:26 PM

Article : "Palin and the right to privacy: Becoming what we hate"

PLEASE NOTE


Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 4:27:45 PM

Diary : "In Memoriam: Eileen L. Pelland, 1930 – 2008"

my heart goes out to you


Monday, August 25, 2008 at 5:08:54 PM

Diary : "Why I love Americans?"

Stay safe Muhammad


Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 9:42:57 PM

Article : "Where Will the Hits Come From?"

Thank you


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:25:17 PM

Article : "Fresh New Discovery - Can You Guess What This Photo Is?"

Outrageous!


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:49:42 PM

Diary : "Is It Time For Me To Leave This World?"

Courage


Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 2:25:00 PM

Article : "Slimy Love Anytime. Dog Shit for W."

Invaluable


Friday, August 15, 2008 at 4:27:02 PM

Article : "OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Safe in Peshawar"

Thank you, Mark


Friday, August 15, 2008 at 3:12:22 PM

Article : "OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Safe in Peshawar"

All one


Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 7:11:28 PM

Diary : "Muhammad Khurshid's Village Under Attack"

I hear you


Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:51:38 AM

Article : "The School. Reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in Russia"

Mark


Monday, August 4, 2008 at 12:45:46 PM

Article : "OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Fields Threats Against His L"

A voice of reason,


Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 10:52:16 PM

Article : "OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Fields Threats Against His L"

Thank you, Brett


Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 7:40:26 PM

Article : "OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Fields Threats Against His L"

Thank you


Friday, August 1, 2008 at 2:07:34 PM

Article : "Breaktime by mikel paul"

Let the reaming begin!


Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 9:45:36 PM

Article : ""La Plaisanterie Cruelle" (The Cruel Joke)"

As always, Vi


Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:56:35 AM

Article : "Power, Peace, and Puppies: Common Sense and Nonviolence"

Thank you


Friday, July 25, 2008 at 10:16:41 PM

Diary : "From the Fourth of July to Christmas"

what a lovely piece


Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 2:39:48 PM

Article : "Welcome to the Earthly Ice Crème Shoppe"

a unique flavor just for Martin:


Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 8:00:16 PM

Article : "Welcome to the Earthly Ice Crème Shoppe"

Laughing so hard


Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 5:17:28 PM

Article : "Murder of Dignity"

A Confederacy of Dunces,


Friday, July 11, 2008 at 8:33:02 PM

Article : "In baseball the goal is to go home. George nailed it."

Okay Mikel,


Friday, July 4, 2008 at 3:11:01 PM

Article : "Jefferson, the Number 13, and the Return of the Feminine"

Meryl Ann and Rady


Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 5:30:28 PM

Article : "We are trees. Together we are a forest."

Moving beyond words


Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 3:48:39 PM

Article : "Floods, Fear, Serpents and Murder"

Georgianne


Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 8:14:57 AM

Diary : "Confessions of a Liar ( satire)"

You're amazing

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