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January 15, 2014
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Real Stories
Play delves into
the dreams and
heartbreaks for
a better future
Now C uéntam e C oyote, the
story about a dream o f a better
future and the price we are
w illing to pay, is a touring th e
ater production, w hich opened
Thursday and shows co n tin u
ing through Jan. 25 at M ilagro
Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St.
M alân ’s experiences give
her a deeper understanding o f
the wide spectrum o f factors
that surround the issue o f bor
der crossing and illegal im m i
gration though the desert. In
her new work, sacred tradi
tions o f the Tohono O ’odham
N ation have been fused with
im m igrant tales of the dangers
of the desert: dehydration, poi
sonous creatures and a relent
lessly harsh clim ate.
Tickets are $15 - $24 with
discounts for students, seniors,
groups of 15+ and advance
purchases. Visit m ilagro.org or
call 503-236-7253
A ccording to the O xford dic
tionary for A m erican English a
border is “a line separating two
political or geographical areas,
especially countries” . The US-
M exico border, about 1954
miles long, has been challenged
for years by illeg al b o rd er
crossing. Y ear after year, hun
dreds o f undocum ented im m i
grants are found dead in their
tracks through the desert, and
many of those who make it to
the other side find more d iffi
culties than the ones they left
behind in search o f a better
future.
Tales o f illegal border cross
ing inspired D añel M a lán ’s
original C uéntam e C oyote in
2005, but the constantly chang
ing political dynam ic and lack
o f hum ane solutions m otivated
M alán to w ant to learn m ore.
W ith the support o f an O regon
Arts Com m ission C areer O p
portunity G rant, M alán trav
eled to the heart o f the A rizona
borderlands in search of real
stories o f the dangers and risks
o f border crossing to renew
the tim eless tale.
photo by
R ussell J. Y oung
Nathaniel Patterson, Ajai
Terrazas- Tripathi andAlida
Holguin Wilson-Gunn and
Mariel Sierra in Milagro's
Bilingual touring production
Cuéntame Coyote now
playing through Jan. 23 at
Milagro Theater, 525S.E.
Stark St. For tickets, visit
milagro.org.
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 15. Back Pain: Why “oh, my aching back”
has become such a popular phrase.
: I alw ays know w hen my
back hurts. But I rarely know why.
: .Statistics tell us 80% of all
men, women, and children will
experience back pain in their lives. Chi
ropractors can also tell you why. There
are, for example, several mechanical
malfunctions that cause back pain.
Among them are: Direct pinching on
the nerve. This is the reason many
people give for their back pain, but in
fact, “pinched nerves” only account
for about 10% o f it. Edema (swelling)
This occurs from inflammation due to
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simple strain or subluxation. Fixation.
This is yet another component of what
we call the vertebrae are not moving the
way nature intended. Other factors in
clude muscle spasm and disc herniation.
Of course, in addition to knowing you
have back pain, chiropractors also know
how to make it go away. By eliminating
the components of the subluxation com
plex and allowing the central nervous
system to function the way nature
intended, we Chiropractors not only
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remove the cause. Without drugs.
Without surgery. Without doubt. Call
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