By Charles F. Harper M. Div: Our culture does not like depression. We see depression as an enemy to be fought and conquered like a really bad headache. We’ve spent billions on research for medications to beat the battle of despair. There are many of us who have been so blessed in this life with everything from loving families to financial security to futures that look so bright “you gotta wear... 

Janet Fagan, M. Ed, ACC, JCTC, Life-Career-Business Coach By Janet Fagan, Sedona Times contributing writer: In 1998, after decades of traditional psychology focusing on fixing problems and repairing weaknesses, Martin Seligman called for practitioners to focus on human strengths and virtues, and on “what goes right in life” (“positive psychology”). Positive psychologists were interested in... 

By Peter J. Fagan: As this issue of The Sedona Times is being published between Memorial Day and July 4th, I thought it would be appropriate to dedicate this article to the men and women who have served and are serving in our armed forces, in particular those who served in World War II. In the last two months I have had the opportunity to visit the National World War II Museum (formerly the National... 

The Gripe Guy of Sedona   Like them or not, the roundabouts are here to stay. I honestly don’t mind the roundabouts because they’re far better than before when turning left from Hwy 89A onto 179 resulted in traffic backups all the way to upper Sedona! The only problem I have with the roundabouts? It’s the other drivers who don’t know how to use them! Yield does not mean come to... 

By Juliane Poirier (June 20 2010)  The leader of the Lakota Dakota Nakota Oyate, the great Sioux nation, is a man with a vision. Chief Arvol Looking Horse sees a great danger threatening “Grandmother Earth” and a great hope for restoring her wholeness. So he is calling all nations to prayer of any kind on June 21 in an effort to return the planet to balance, the people to spirit. I asked... 

Dear sedonaeye.com: submitted by Zachary Richardson, Sedona AZ   We elected five school board members to ensure our school district operates in the best interest for our students and community. Unfortunately two of the five school board members recuse themselves continuously from board discussions concerning school bond issues due to possible “conflicts of interest” situations because the... 

Governors of 35 states have already filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them.  It only takes 38 ( of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention. For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens have no idea that members of Congress can retire with the same pay after only one term, that they do not pay into... 

         The Gripe Guy of Sedona   I’m gonna start off by telling you how I greeted the census taker today.   “I’m not interested” says I.  “Oh wait, you have too” says she.    “I don’t have to do anything,” said I, and punctuated the statement with a slammed door immediately after she said “I will ask your neighbors!”     Nice! ... 

Senator Kyl’s recent white paper on the solar-water nexus argues that Arizona’s limited water resources call for dry and hybrid cooling technologies that use less water but cost more.  Kyl also rightly argues for using reclaimed water for CSP.    Today the higher cost – and energy penalty – for hybrid and dry cooling is making many Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) projects uneconomic.   The... 

Sedona AZ (June 14, 2010) – by Robert S. Wood, new Sedona Times Publishing and SedonaEye.com Columnist I’ve been swindled twice in the recent months by exactly the same scam, and it’s getting more common every day. Consumer complaints are up nearly 600% since 2000, so you’re at greater risk of becoming a victim. Hearing my story might save you from being taken in—if you profit from...