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Metropolitano Countdown Begins
Written by ALEX GESHEVA   
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Two years late, and at twice the anticipated cost, the Auditorio Metropolitano in Zapopan finally opened its doors to prying media eyes last week. Judging by the list of artists lining up to perform, it may be worth all the hype.
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VIEWPOINT: Voting Rights & The Foreign Resident
Written by MICHAEL FORBES   
Saturday, 25 August 2007
In many parts of the world, foreign residents are allowed the opportunity to vote in local elections. This enfranchisement does not represent a threat to the sovereignty of a nation – the foreigners mostly pay taxes and have a stake in their communities. Many have lived there for decades. In some countries, France to name one, foreigners who are not naturalized citizens may even stand for local offices.
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VIEWPOINT: A Savvy Way Of Funding Culture Or Blatant Discrimination?
Written by MICHAEL FORBES   
Saturday, 18 August 2007
A decision to introduce substantially higher admission fees for foreigners visiting the Cabañas Cultural Institute in Guadalajara does this prestigious institution no credit at all.
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VIEWPOINT Pan American Village: The Unanswered Questions
Written by MICHAEL FORBES   
Saturday, 04 August 2007
The plan to build the 2011 Pan American Games village alongside the Parque Morelos is a bold move by Guadalajara Mayor Alfonso Petersen to revitalize a run-down and neglected area of the city center. Unfortunately, he may have started out on the wrong foot and alienated many of those whose support he requires for the project to succeed.
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The Last Of The Dinosaurs
Written by MICHAEL FORBES   
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Some analysts warn that Mexico will take a step backwards in its political development if larger-than-life businessman and former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon triumphs in the August 5 election for governor of Baja California.
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