Sedona Eye contributor, Mel Copen by Melvyn R. Copen © Mel Copen, November 2011 Yes, we are still alive and kicking! There’s a lot of life still left in this Nation, but we are ill, very ill. We face many challenges, not the least of which is a dysfunctional leadership structure that doesn’t seem to understand the nature of the problems and has neither the will nor the integrity nor the common... 

Harley McGuire, SedonaEye.com star columnist Sedona AZ (November 28, 2011)-The first time I wrote an article (just a little over one year ago) it was with the intent to acquire new two and four legged friends of course, but mostly as a source whereby my newfound readers and pals could contact me, ask questions, and together we could find answers. Well, at the moment I need to prevail upon you, my... 

Michael Peach, Grammy award winning playwright Sedona AZ (November 15, 2011) – As a part of the year-long celebration of Arizona’s 100th year of Statehood, the Sedona Heritage Museum is creating and launching an original Radio Theater style show, “Arizona’s Constitutional Convention-You are There.”  The script has been created by local Grammy award winning playwright Michael... 

Sedona AZ (November 15, 2011) – The Yavapai County Fleet Management Department provides vehicles, equipment, and services to the officials and employees of the County so that they may, in turn, provide services that promote health, safety, well-being, and quality of life to the residents of Yavapai County. Fleet Management is an internal services department that charges its customers based on... 

A. G. "Chip" Davis, Yavapai County Supervisor Sedona AZ (November 1, 2011) – On October 31, 2011 Yavapai County Supervisor A.G. “Chip” Davis presented Pam Lane with Red Rock State Park the Unsung Hero of the Month award.   The Yavapai County award was named the “Unsung” Hero Award in order to recognize those individuals that do not seek the limelight or the spotlight but,... 

Sedona AZ (November 9, 2011) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).   The nationwide test will occur on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 2 p.m. eastern... 

Northbound I-17 reopens at Sedona turnoff PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened northbound Interstate 17 at the Sedona turnoff (State Route 179). ADOT closed the highway near Camp Verde at milepost 298 earlier this morning due to winter weather conditions. ADOT advises drivers to use caution as temperatures remain near freezing in the Flagstaff area and some snow and ice... 

Sedona AZ (October 31, 2011) – © Mel Copen, October, 2011 I’ve often written about a concept from the world of physics that fascinates me: entropy. One simple definition is that “things left to themselves tend to disorder (or ‘chaos’ if you prefer).” It requires outside infusions of energy to restore order. The concept seems to apply to almost everything from an expanding universe... 

Sedona AZ  (November 1, 2011) – The Bank of America in west Sedona has posted an armed guard at its main entrance. Sedona Bank of America manager, Elyse Otto, explained that the Occupy Wall Street protest was the reason for requiring armed guards at the BoA banking center, “Bank of America is being proactive. When Occupy Wall Street protesters are within one mile of a Bank... 

Sedona AZ (October 23, 2011) – In October, Rotarians observe both World Polio Day (October 24) and the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the world’s first safe and effective vaccine against this crippling and sometimes deadly disease. Sedona Rotarians also celebrate the fact that the world is on the verge of eradicating one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century.   When...