A cousin sent an email about an Arizona student who raised a Mexican flag on a school flag pole and another student who took it down; the student expelled was the one who took the Mexican flag down. A family member in Oregon sent an email about a California school Cinco de Mayo incident that caused students wearing T-shirts with the American flag to be sent home. Many other emails circulate,... 

What is safe and what isn’t safe to eat in America? Sedona AZ (October 9, 2010) – The following is a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor from reader Paul Miller, Phoenix: Dear SedonaEye.com Editors, Please publish this to provide necessary knowledge to the public. U.S. Codex News… in brief — Friday, October 8, 2010 A summary of recent and upcoming events published biweekly; direct... 

Dear Editor: I hardly ever pick up a newspaper or magazine without reading a news article, feature story, or editorial about the tax code.  Most are discussing the pros and cons of tax breaks for the wealthy, thereby allowing crumbs to fall from their elaborate tables in the form of minimum-wage jobs. With more and more Americans falling into poverty (14.3 percent of Americans are poor) and more... 

Sedona AZ (October 6, 2010) – GO TO THE SOURCE IF YOU WANT THE FACTS ABOUT THE SEDONA FIRE DISTRICT! writes SedonaEye.com reader Karen Schmitt in all capitals to the Sedona Times news, adding, “This is in response to Mr. Dave Zirinsky’s charges against the Sedona Fire District that appeared in the Opinion column of the September 29 edition of Red Rock News.” Sedona Fire Chief,... 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION Please come to my home in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona on Monday, October 4 at 4:00 pm to meet Senator Steve Pierce,  Republican candidate for State Senate in District 1. This is a great chance to discuss education in Sedona in  an informal setting. This is not a fundraiser or partisan event.  I hope to have Democrats, Republicans and... 

Sedona AZ (October 1, 2010) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com, a Tempe, Arizona reader writes: Hi there, I read this today and thought it was worthwhile. Please can you print it because many of my family and friends in your area are facing tough times. It’s paraphrased: “Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank, announced that it will delay processing foreclosures in... 

We do this program frequently in the greater Phoenix area and are offering a follow up to a program we did in Cottonwood last year. Parkinson’s disease 202 provides in-depth information and practical suggestions for people with PD and their families for the most bothersome non-motor symptoms that impact quality of life with PD. Topics covered include: Fatigue and energy management; Working through... 

The Water Quality Division of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has extended the deadline to submit comments on the September 23, 2010 draft strawman rule. Questions or comments should be directed to:  taunt.linda@azdeq.gov or to lestarge.wendy@azdeq.gov by Sunday, October 3, 2010. ADEQ has posted the September 23, 2010 rule proposal and the PowerPoint presentation on ADEQ’s webpage... 

On September 27th, I attended a Candidate Forum  for the SFD Governing Board election, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, where Mr.  Demme, in response to a written question dealing with his request for a forensic audit, stated that the regular yearly external audit presently done of the SFD, only consisted of the audit firm looking  at the financial statements prepared by staff,  reviewing... 

Last night, Fire District Chief Hazime hosted a “Chief’s Chat “at Station 3 in the VOC. That meeting was intended for the taxpayers to ask the Chief pertinent questions of interest that would help them understand what happens in the fire district and why. Instead, it was immediately taken over by the rantings and ravings of Mr. Lowell Johnson and his slate against the Chief and his staff. Their...