Sedona AZ (February 17, 2010) – Are you discouraged by the dating scene today? Does the thought of having casual sex make you uncomfortable? Have you given up on dating because you can’t find the real intimacy you seek? Well, mark your calendar because wellness consultant Joanne Deck has written a guide for you to approach sex as a single. Whether you’re never been married or are single... 

For our economy’s sake if nothing else, we must save Sedona’s Red Rock National Forest.  Don’t let a short-sighted few, who scan the horizon seeing only red tile roofs and dollar signs, be able to amend our current Forest Plan, be able to commercially exploit the Forest, and be able to ruin Sedona’s essential character for future generations and forever. What do I mean by “character?”... 

Where are we going as a country? What is sparking all this vitriol and hate- mongering which our beloved America is going through?  Is this what our forefathers envisioned down the line for our country? Something is dreadfully wrong here. Or perhaps this is where democracy leads us. Our freedoms are many, although some of those freedoms have been regretfully diminished and will hopefully be restored.... 

It seems that ADOT and the pro-lights advocates on the City Council have created a political ploy to define the options about streetlights along 89A.  It’s either lights along the strip or no lights and ADOT turns over road maintenance to the city at a cost of millions.  They’ve done this to scare residents into supporting the lights – which will also cost millions. But what about... 

Sedona AZ (February 15, 2010) – The Sedona campus of Yavapai College is sponsoring a series of Zero Waste courses leading to a Zero Waste Certificate from the college. The $35 tuition per session ($105 total) is minimal considering these courses usually cost in excess of the $700 range. The 9-hour total 3-course format of the series allows for attendance either on two Saturdays, or a single weekend... 

J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (February 15, 2010) – In a guest opinion, J. Rick Normand responds to a query on City of Sedona Capital to General Fund transfer: Hi Barbara, I know transferring that $864,000 of tax revenues allocated to the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to the General Fund appears to most people to be, as you said, “Like taking from my 401K to shore up my checking account. I see... 

Sedona Welcomes Upcoming Psychic/Holistic  Fair!  WHAT –Sedona Psychic Fair WHEN – Sunday, March 7, 2010 TIME – 9 AM – 5PM!!!! WHERE – Poco Diablo Resort- 1752 State Road 179- Sedona, AZ 86336  COST – $5.00 each for admission and individual psychics available at an additional charge if you choose to have a reading.  Lectures throughout the day every hour are FREE. MORE INFO: ... 

Sedona AZ (February 15, 2010) – The following is a letter to the Sedona Times Publishing newspaper and its online news site SedonaEye.com editor from Germany: Letter to the Editor:  Guten Tag von Deutschland, Nancie and I, while currently living in Munich on an Expat assignment, believe the current election will be very important to the future of Sedona. We have already had the privilege of... 

  Lawmaker and Foodstamps — An Arizona State Representative wants to mandate how people collecting food stamps should live. His vision includes no expensive cell phones, televisions, cigarettes or alcohol for recipients collecting from the food-stamp program. I have four words for him. Is you crazy foo? I, just like most people out there work for a living and it does become disgusting to see... 

Deadline for Arizona Property Tax Exemptions Looms, Applications Down Widows, widowers and disabled individuals who meet certain income requirements can qualify for an exemption from property tax on their primary residence.  State statute spells out the period of time that the Assessor may accept applications for the exemption.  The filing deadline for 2010 is March 1.  “We know that folks...