Sedona AZ (February 7 2010) – Opinions and Gripes by Hollywood Jim. Hello Folks! They call me Hollywood Jim a.k.a The Gripe Guy. You’ll see why after several columns – but for the moment – everyone’s current gripe seems to be the issue concerning the proposed street lights along the 89A. So I took that gripe to the streets to get a feeling and firsthand account of what... 

     Approximately eighty attended the Democrats of the Red Rocks January 30, 2010 annual membership meeting in West Sedona which featured guest speaker, three-term Arizona Democratic state legislator, Kyrsten Sinema.  In 2006, Sinema chaired Arizona Together; the statewide campaign to recognize same-sex marriage and civil unions in Arizona, served on President Obama’s Commission on Healthcare... 

Lights fire you up? Gripe and or opinions on SedonaEye.com. Sedona AZ (January 31, 2010) – The  Arizona State Transportation Board voted 3-2 at its Friday, January 16, 2010 meeting against a motion to fund ADOT’s plan to install continuous lighting along S.R. 89A in West Sedona. Board members deferred a final decision on ADOT’s plan until after a special work study session is held February... 

Dear Loved Ones, It seems that we have heard certain "buzz words and catch phrases" forever , often without understanding what they really mean. They are repeated and embellished with various spins and approaches and the next thing you know you have a conviluted mess that is no longer delivering the keys of its origin. The truth is always found within, at the "mouth of God" . It is a wellspring... 

  ByJulie D. Friess–Consider pebble dropped in a glass smooth pond.  Close to where the pebble enters the water, the ripples are big.  The farther the ripples move away from the pebble, the smaller they are.  If the pond is large enough, by the time ripples reach the edge, they are unnoticeable.  They are still there, just small.  Real estate and mortgage fraud act in the same way. Close... 

By Doris Ehrler — Almost a hundred years ago, Charles F. Haanel and Wallace D. Wattles sold thousands of books, revealing that thoughts directly affect our personal reality. Yet, in spite of the rapidly growing understanding of the principles of manifestation, most people still find it difficult to create what they want. Why can’t we simply think positive thoughts, visualize our dreams, and... 

We are so pleased to announce that Verde Valley Theatre is staging an original dramatization of a minor work by Jane Austen and directed by Michelle Lambeau, for its March 2010 production.  This production will be a first for VVT: A rehearsed reading of one of its members’ original scripts. The staging will be contemporary: we will forgo the traditional sets of so many of our shows and rely... 

John Neville By John Neville, contributing Sedona Times guest writer – Thanks to the wonderful work by Arizona Republic reporter Shaun McKinnon, many people do know that pumping water around this desert state uses enormous amounts of energy. The fact that the Central Arizona Project (CAP) is the single largest user of electricity in Arizona should not be a claim to fame. It should be a somewhat... 

by Sharon Hooper, guest writer to the Sedona Times  news – It is in the moments of invisibility that I appear… Sharon Hooper These precious words were written at a retreat when I was gloriously in touch with my inner philosopher. Our facilitator had inspired me to reach deeper. What had I not given voice to? What was calling me to go beyond the usual-ness of my daily life? It seemed that she... 

Sedona AZ (August 25, 2009) – by Gary Chamberlain, guest columnist to Sedona Times and its on-line SedonaTimes.com: The Highway 89A “Road Warriors” have dedicated the July 2009 litter recovery to our soldiers who are currently serving. The litter clean up honors our veterans and community. Litter scars our communities and should be an embarrassment to all Americans who are proud...