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By Linda Ellerbee, Sometimes I've been called a maverick because I don't always agree with my colleagues, but then, only dead fish swim with the stream all the time. The stream here is Mexico. You would have to be living on another planet to avoid hearing how dangerous Mexico has become, and, yes, it's true drug wars have escalated violence in Mexico, causing collateral damage, a phrase I...

Today, I made sure to break out the red and sparkly: Not only for me... Why red? Why today? To mark national Go Red For Women Day, organized by the American Heart Association.I have a personal connection to heart disease, which I'll detail in a moment. But ponder this: Heart disease is the #1 killer for women. More than 459,000 people in the United States...