SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ – I grew up on the north side of Lincoln Drive at about 40th Street in Phoenix and, just on the south side of Lincoln Drive at the same longitude, was Senator Barry Goldwater’s house. My sister in the mid-1970s was, and still is to this day, a corporate ranch manager who then managed Senator Goldwater’s horses.... 

Sedona AZ (January 8, 2017) – A diverse group of local residents has organized a “Peaceful Unity March” to take place in Sedona, in support of the Women’s March on Washington, January 21. Sedona’s marchers will step off at 1:00 in the afternoon from west Sedona and walk to Uptown along SR 89A. The Sedona march is one of several planned throughout Arizona and the country,... 

Sedona AZ (November 29, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Hello Patriots, President-elect Donald Trump Concerned Citizens for America (CC4A) is throwing a victory party for YOU, the political activist, this Thursday, December 1, 6:30 PM, at the Canyon Trails Cowboy Church, 3132 White Bear Road, Sedona, 86336. Join us for Christmas desserts as we celebrate multiple... 

Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has taken the lead in recent polls Sedona AZ (September 14, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: There has been a lot of talk this week about Hillary’s Health Issues. I am getting confused because I have never known of any performing contortionist who had major health issues, and it looks like Hillary is either an accomplished... 

Sedona AZ (July 28, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Editor; Republicans elect businessman Donald Trump as their candidate for President In both Republican and Democrat Political Conventions there are major divisions and each has its own cause and effect, however neither of them want to address the root problem. They both want to blame individuals when, in fact,... 

Sedona AZ (July 24, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Is there anyone that remembers an old, old song, ditty or what we called a “round” that said, “Before you make a promise; consider well its importance. And when made, engrave it upon your heart?” That was way back when, in the olden days when I was young, which contrary to the opinions of some was not before... 

Sedona AZ (July 17, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Editor: The Delegate Vote on the Rules Committee for the 2016 GOP Convention is going to be critical because the “Dump Trump” faction is trying to alter the rules to allow SOME DELEGATES who are supposed to be representing their State to vote as they please or abstain from voting on the First Round Ballot, instead... 

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Subject: Establishment Republicans Editor; The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the statement that defines the “Establishment Theme of the 2016 Presidential Campaign” and he has no intention of working with anything that does not fit the “RINO Mantra” even if it rips the Republican Party to shreds. When... 

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Editor, In the Fox Business Network Republican (South Carolina) Debate some of what I consider as glaring problems jumped out at me and I’m curious: One of the first has to do with the legitimacy of Ted Cruz’s Candidacy: From what I understand he was born in Canada to a United States citizen mother and a... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (October 29, 2015) – It is becoming increasingly clear that the Verde Valley has become weary of hearing the incessant drumbeat of “They’re lying, they’re not telling you the facts!” At this point, the undecided on the issue of the National Monument designation proposal most likely can’t decide who to believe…either...