Sedona AZ (April 11, 2010) – Plants don’t waste water, people do. April 2010 is Water Awareness Month. This month provides an opportunity to focus on becoming better water stewards. The Arizona Department of Water Resources asks that you to do your part in educating, celebrating, and taking action to save water – in April and every month. Arizona is desert southwest and its forests... 

Letter to the Editor:  If Virginia will celebrate “Confederate History Month,” then it’s ok for New York to celebrate ” Al Qaeda Terrorists Month.”   After all, both the Confederacy and Al Qaeda attacked the United States of America. Both groups hoped to stand up for their radical beliefs, the Confederacy for slavery, Al Qaeda for their radical form of Islam and their... 

Sedona AZ (April 1, 2010)-Opinions and Gripes by Hollywood Jim. Hi Peeps.  I know, I know…you’re asking what’s going on with the Gripe Guy now? And since you know me so well, I am going to tell you. I’ve been a dog owner and friend to my canine buds for forty-six years now, and it never ceases to amaze me how many people take pet ownership responsibility for granted. My girls... 

Sedona AZ (March 30, 2010) – As the Mayor of Folksville, a virtual town, and Editor of its Folksville News, I would like our 521 residents to know that we have a new mailing address at PO Box 1138, Cornville, AZ 86325. Our official “Folksville Town Hall” location remains within Randall’s Restaurant, Cottonwood Arizona. Our website is in development (www.FolksvilleUSA.com) and a new e-mail... 

Kabbalah, a Hebrew word, literally meaning “receiving,” contains many mystical elements hinted at in the Bible and developed through meditation and one-on-one oral transmission for many hundreds of years.  Rabbi Alicia Magal, spiritual leader of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, is offering a course exploring some of the aspects of the study and practice of Kabbalah.  The four... 

Last night while I was watching that TV show about the married couple that has 19 kids, a balloon went up on the screen saying that the average family spends $7,800.00 a year on food.  That got me to thinking about what it costs me in food every year as a single man! I figure that I spend maybe $350.00 a month to feed myself, and that doesn’t include things like laundry soap, household... 

Sedona AZ (March 24, 2010) — Why settle for just one New Year celebration when you can have two? That is the attitude of the Rotary Club of Sedona when Magical Journeys ™ joins Rotary to present a Thai New Year celebration, Songkran. The Thai New Year event offers the City of Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek an opportunity to dine in the culture of Thai at Tara Thai Restaurant, Bell Rock... 

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... 

Don’t delay!  Do this today!  Do it now!  Here’s how:        * Register to vote.  You can do this online.    http://capwiz.com/nea/az/utr/1/GJCLMFURVK/ORVPMFVLBQ/4886661066/                The last day to register to vote is April 19, 2010.        * Register to receive a permanent early ballot.  Request your early      ballot through your county recorder’s...