Sedona AZ (December 14, 2012) – by Lori Haas, mother of a Virginia Tech student who survived being shot twice in the head: Today we are all witness to an unspeakable tragedy. Five years ago, my daughter Emily was in French class at Virginia Tech when a gunman opened fire, killing her teacher and 11 of her friends and classmates. Emily was shot twice in the back of the head, but survived. We can’t... 

Sedona AZ (June 10, 2012) - In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a Prescott Arizona resident equates challenging the debt limit to a terrorist act:  Last year the Congressional Republicans used the nation’s debt ceiling vote to force a series of spending cuts. This hostage scenario led to the nation’s first ever credit downgrade and the Standard & Poor’s agency repeatedly cited the... 

Dear Sedona Eye, A recent piece about the Trayvon Martin shooting by syndicated columnist Susan Stamper Brown needs to be addressed. She blames everything but the shooter! She blames the high crime rate in Sanford. She blames the victim, Trayvon, for possibly struggling when confronted by his stalker, and supports the Police Department’s official statement that they could not arrest the shooter.... 

Hello Friends, If the government announced it was giving everyone “free wine” because it reduces heart problems, promotes health, and lowers health care premiums, would you give Baptist Churches an exception?   Baptist Churches are against using wine and tell their members not to use it.  Would you force Baptist Churches to participate in distributing the “free-wine” even though it is against... 

A reprint of today’s breaking news! Share on open Information Network   Luisita Lopez Torregrosa Correspondent NEW YORK — A large batch of secret American diplomatic cables over the past three years offers an unusual look at back-channel discussions by embassies around the world, unflattering views of world leaders and stark evaluations of nuclear and terrorist threats, The New York... 

Elena Kagan, 112th Supreme Court Justice Sedona AZ (August 5, 2010)-Elena Kagan, 50, won Senate confirmation today as the 112th Justice in a 63-37 Senate vote. Kagan becomes the nation’s fourth woman to sit on the United States high court joining two women Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor on the nine member court.  Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1981-2006) was the first woman... 

Tommy Acosta, Sedona Times Publishing guest writer Sedona AZ (July 22, 2010) – Now that recent polls show 6 in 10 Americans have expressed doubt President Barack Obama can be depended upon to make the right decision, perhaps it is time for him to make a decision that would put America back on track and give hope to a nation floundering in fear and apprehension for the future. The one, single... 

Sedona AZ (March 21, 2010)-The health care amendment to the Senate bill passed, 219-212, in Washington, D.C. today in late breaking news. Every Republican and 34 Democrats voted against the health care reform amendment. The sweeping health care reform package now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. Passage of this health care amendment is a major victory for President Obama and... 

SEDONA AZ (March 21, 2010)-Anti-abortion Democrats, including Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, struck a deal today with President Barack Obama’s White House insuring their ”yes” vote on the pending Health Care Reform bill. The substance of the deal is that the President will sign an Executive Order guaranteeing no new federal funds will be used to pay for abortions and or abortion... 

US Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1-Dem) Sedona AZ (March 9, 2010) – Republicans are targeting Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1) this week with millions of robo calls to voters asking them to convince her to abandon support for health care reform. Kirkpatrick has voted for health care reform and progressive Democrats are asking for calls to Kirkpatrick’s office...