July 2009 Archives

The triple digit temperature may say summer -- but for retailers it's never too soon to push back to school sales. Along the border this time of year, malls usually benefit from business from Mexico. But this year there's a dip in sales and it's not just the recession.

>> Continue reading: Some shoppers from Mexico shy away from the Border

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There's still time to slip away for a summer vacation and squeeze some value out of your travel dollar at the same time. All of Mexico's beach destinations are on sale right now. "Yes, all of them," travel agent Ezequiel Barraza assures me.

>> Continue reading: Mexico travel bargains too good to pass up

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The tiny Mexican town LeBaron in the border state Chihuahua is in mourning for two of its sons who were dragged from their homes and murdered in the middle of the night last week. Just days after family and friends laid Benjamin LeBaron and his brother in law Luis Widmar Stubbs to rest, the town is once again facing threats.

>> Continue reading: Tiny town LeBaron seeks peace

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Security is tight as friends and family prepare to bury an anti-kidnapping activist and his brother-in-law, dual U.S. and Mexican citizens. The murders have sparked outrage in Mexico nationwide.

>> Continue reading: Funeral for Anti-kidnapping Activist and relative

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The word spread rapidly first in the tiny farming community in northern Mexico, then throughout the border state Chihuahua and beyond. Two U.S. citizens with dual Mexican citizenship are dead, kidnapped and killed by the very people they tried stop with peaceful protests. The victims: Benjamin LeBaron and his brother-in-law Luis Widmar Stubbs.

>> Continue reading: Kidnappers kill 2 U.S. Citizens in Chihuahua

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Mexico's midterm elections signaled a comeback for the old ruling PRI party. Voters, who wanted to punish President Calderon because of the recession, handed the PRI the most seats in the lower house of Congress. But a small fringe party benefited from the other big campaign issue: crime

>> Continue reading: Mexico's Midterm Elections: a comeback or backlash?

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