By Terry Hansen, Hales Corners WI A common criticism of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda has been from the perspective of limiting the size of government. The best response I’ve seen to this position is from Brink Lindsey, Vice President of the Niskanen Center, in his thought-provoking essay, “What the Pandemic Revealed”: “For those of us who continue to believe in the indispensability of a critical stance toward government power, the task before us is one of intellectual reconstruction. We must reject minimal government as the organizing principle of policy reform. Making or keeping government as small as…
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Sedona News – If fantastic grub, brews and tunes are on your list of favorite things, then the Sedona Food Truck Festival at Posse Grounds Park on Saturday, March 26, 2022, is for you. A mouthwatering food truck lineup will be on site, each offering a $5 sampler item in addition to a complete menu. Craft beer, hard seltzer and wine will be for sale, courtesy of Red Rocks Rotary. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Invincible Grins and DJ Pablo. “This festival has been a big hit in years past, and we couldn’t be more excited to be…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women (“TSW”) are once again accepting applications for Helen Wolfe Scholarships, its signature program, for the 2022-2023 academic year. TSW’s Helen Wolfe scholarships are awarded to area women whose educations have been interrupted and are planning to resume, or have resumed their studies. Local women applying for scholarships in amounts up to $3,500 must already be accepted at an accredited academic or vocational institution. Financial need will be considered. Applicants must be permanent residents of the Verde Valley encompassing Sedona, Village of Oak Creek, Cottonwood, Jerome, Cornville, Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Lake Montezuma and Rimrock. Helen…
… that is what my friend Clark said to me in an email this morning … why? Because I misidentified the rock formation in the email last night. I called it “Chapel Rock” instead of Cathedral Rock … and to compound my errors, I typed the link to see Finley twice. No kidding, this is serious stuff, especially since the photo name includes the word “Cathedral.” This cannot be allowed to occur and I sense that Clark hit the nail on the head … my old espresso machine ceased functioning about six months ago and I thought I could get…
Sedona News – Join wilderness survival expert and Forest Service volunteer, Al Cornell, on February 21, from 11:00am-1:00pm, for this fascinating presentation on Animal Tracks, Scat and Signs. Highlighted will be the variety of animal tracks visitors and residents would encounter while walking or hiking in Red Rock Country. Included will be a display of plaster casts of many Southwest mammal and bird tracks, along with some scat displays. The focus will be on how to distinguish between the various species of wild canines, felines, Black Bear and the deer species by examining tracks and scat they will leave behind. This demonstration will…
Sedona News – A new free resource guide from the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits provides insight and questions to ask when considering the creation of a new nonprofit organization, including what other options may exist for an individual to contribute to their desired community impact. If creating a nonprofit is the option, the guide leads users through the process of starting a nonprofit in Arizona. How to Start a Nonprofit is a 40-page interactive guide designed to provide information, direction and tools to examine and navigate the steps to start a nonprofit organization. “With 21,000 nonprofits already operating in Arizona,…
… this is a really beautiful place we live and the photo above displays the elegance that draws so many of us here. The view is from just east of Chapel Rock, which is in the foreground and just behind it is the upper and lower loop area. The road that can be seen crossing the side of the hill on the right side is Upper Loop Road and just above it is the High School complex. above and to the right of the high school is the iconic Cockscomb formation. Below the skyline from the left is Black Mountain,…
Sedona News – Rafael Pons will present at the meeting of the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022, at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona. Doors open at 5:30. Due to Covid-19 concerns about safety practices for indoor events, attendees will be required to wear masks. The Sedona Creative Life Center allows for social distancing and the club will not serve refreshments to further mitigate risk. Additionally, the club requests attendees to be fully vaccinated. Join Rafael Pons (“The Bard” of the PhotoPills Team) in this intensive 1-hour PhotoPills training. …
By Amaya Gayle Gregory If you knew without doubt who you really are, that you are magnificent beyond your capacity to imagine, are this which is never born and will never die, that you are not you but This that Is, how would that change your experience as a mortal? Knowing, life goes on. Experiences, both fun and not so, continue. The body ages and loved ones sicken and die. Your tribe leaves you, one by one, and you remain. The world changes, appearing to be in its death throes, and it seems no one really cares. As more and…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ : The world… it seems is split in half. At least here in our country, anyway. On one side of the aisle we have our liberals and on the other our conservative — Right vs. Left, divided by ideologies and opposing beliefs. One side believes in concepts such as Critical Race Theory, women’s rights, abortion, vaccines, masks, global warming, and shared wealth. The other side believes ins self-improvement, hands-off government, freedom to choose medical treatment and pro-life for the unborn. The bitterness has reached a breaking point for so many. Families are divided. Cities, states…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites the public to attend its next artist reception on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers and Vultee Conference Room at City Hall to celebrate two couples: master painters Betty Carr and Howard Carr and painters Susan Kliewer and Jeff Dolan. Special music guests will be Gina Machovina and husband Alberto Hinojoza. Masks are required at the event due to pandemic concerns. This exhibit is planned to be on display through the end of April. “It is with great pleasure I present the city’s first…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed, multiple award-winning drama “Brighton 4th” showing Feb. 11-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Brighton 4th” is Georgia’s official submission for Best International Feature Film for the Academy Awards. It won three of the top awards at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, including Best International Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. Former wrestling champion Kakhi (Levan Tediashvili, himself a former Olympic wrestling champion) always has his family on his conscience, and in “Brighton 4th”, this leads him on a journey from…
Sedona News – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a special appearance of GRAMMY® and five-time Native American Music Award winner Micki Free, opening for the Sedona Film Fest showing of “Jimi Hendrix Live at Maui”, Monday February 7, at 7:00 PM. Micki Free and band will play a couple of Jimi Hendrix classics – ‘All Along the Watchtower’ and ‘Voodoo Chile’ to get the audience in the mood to watch the dazzling rock-umentary “Jimi Hendrix Live at Maui. You can check out Micki playing Voodoo Chile at Hyde Park in London, to a crowd…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory When I thought I was somebody I had a role to play, impressions to maintain — mostly impressions inside my head. No one else really held onto images of me. They were too busy hanging onto images of themselves. In a way, it was a suicide, killing the real, the authentic expression aching to get out, in favor of the make-believe, the one I thought would make it possible to be loved. Now that I am nobody, I am free to be anybody, like a chameleon taking on whatever role appears. Being nobody there is no…
Clarkdale AZ – Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12th and join us on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale for our 11th Annual Car Show sponsored by the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance and the Clarkdale Foundation. From 9am to 2pm we’ll be featuring cars, trucks and motorcycles. There will be beer, food and a live remote broadcast with Yavapai Broadcasting. Come stroll Main Street and enjoy another fun event in Clarkdale. For more information on the event, to volunteer or to register your vehicle please visit www.clarkdalecarshow.com Registration is limited to the first 150 vehicles.