Verde Valley News – Yavapai College has announced the launch of a 120-credit Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. Registration for fall 2025 semester classes opens on Monday, April. 14, with the classes starting at the beginning of the fall semester on Monday, August 18. Anyone interested in pursuing the degree should go online to www.yc.edu/bscs to learn more. This is the third baccalaureate degree offered by Yavapai College. In May 2022, Arizona Senate Bill 1453 passed into state law, allowing community colleges in Arizona to offer baccalaureate degrees, and Yavapai College was the first rural community college in Arizona to…
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… in true fashion for creatures on this little planet, a couple of crows resorted to the age old method of dispute resolution by engaging in a bit of rough play … no idea what it was all about, but it went on for several minutes and I got hundreds of beautiful shots of them so engaged, on the 11th tee box. I spent about an hour and a half relaxing on the deck this afternoon and there were a plethora of birds and critters that showed up. I missed the first attack in the pinion pine by the Coopers Hawk, as I…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Art for Everybody” showing April 11-17 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected painter of all time – and the most despised. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPWMNuJFjGk You’ve seen his cozy cottages, idyllic gardens, and welcoming village streets on everything from canvas to commemorative plates. Both celebrated and disparaged for his kitschy signature settings, the “Painter of Light” Thomas Kinkade rocketed to popularity in the ‘90s by marketing himself to American evangelicals and pitting himself against the elite art establishment.…
Sedona News – In order to extend pavement life and improve road quality, beginning April 7, 2025, the city and their contractor, Cactus Asphalt, will begin the second phase of pavement rehabilitation operations along Soldiers Pass Road, from St. John Vianney Lane to Shadow Rock Drive, and a small section of St. John Vianney Lane (as shown in the map). Additional work consists of utility adjustments along Soldiers Pass Road, from State Route 89A to Shadow Rock Drive. This work is expected to be complete in one week. Work may occur Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
Trump is making a really big mistake vilafying individual judges and the judicial system itself, and it’s going to backfire on him. First, his use of the Alien Enemies act of 1788 as an excuse to deport immigrants suspected of criminal ties to jails known for human cruelty and atrocities without vetting them or proving they are guilty is moot because there is no war with Venezuela or the Tren de Aragua gang. There is no proof anywhere that there is an invasion going on. No gun fights. No bombs being dropped. No pitched battles. No unfirmed members of the…
By David Stephen Sedona,, AZ — There is a new book, Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance, [Published: March 18, 2025] with the summary, “At age fourteen, Laura Delano saw her first psychiatrist, who immediately diagnosed her with bipolar disorder and started her on a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant. Delano’s initial diagnosis marked the beginning of a life-altering saga. For the next thirteen years, she sought help from the best psychiatrists and hospitals in the country, accumulating a long list of diagnoses and a prescription cascade of nineteen drugs. After some resistance, Delano accepted her diagnosis and embraced the pharmaceutical…
By Bear Howard Bear Howard Chronicles Sedona, Az — In a stunning and consequential move, the current administration of the United States has announced its intention to close the Department of Education—a decision that could profoundly reshape how America approaches the education of its children. The ripple effects of such a shift are vast: a potential reduction in federal funding to local school districts, diminished national oversight, and a heavier burden placed on states to define and deliver educational standards. This marks a pivotal moment, one that forces the nation to confront a sharp and vital question: Are our current…
By David Stephen Sedona, AZ — There could be several researchers and philosophers studying obesity with efforts of varying relevance. However, if the solution to obesity were to be found, work has to get to the point of identifying a target, say glucagon-like peptide-1 [GLP-1], towards developing its receptor agonist or an effect of matching usefulness. While the efforts to get to that point [of progress] may have taken years and several unconnected explorations, the solution, as the main goal, means that a target, closest to solving the problem, must be isolated. What would be the target to answer the question of…
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By Amaya Gayle Gregory I haven’t always loved as deeply as I could have. After Kenny passed I could see ways that I had fallen short, of what I am not sure. Perhaps of pure love, totally selfless love, the love that I feel and sense when I am clear and attuned to This That Is. I loved him as his human and I suspect, for him, that was perfect. He would never have asked for more. He never did. Why is it, do you suppose, that we tend to berate ourselves for doing the absolute best we can? Why…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is partnering with the Sedona Arts Center and taking its show on the road with its “Movies on the Move” mobile movie truck and outdoor film experience! On Thursday, April 10, the festival will present the blockbuster big screen sensation “42” in the Sedona Arts Center lot in Uptown Sedona. Showtime will be at dusk (approximately 7:45-8:00 p.m.). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HALfME0wjeU Bring your lawn chairs and your family and friends and enjoy “Cinema Under the Stars” on the festival’s giant outdoor screen with state-of-the-art projection and sound! The festival’s mobile concession stand will have…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane announced that on March 26, 2025, a Yavapai County Jury found Kurt Aaron Colin, 49, of Chino Valley, AZ, guilty of seven counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Yavapai County Attorney McGrane stated, “Yavapai County has no place for persons who are sexually attracted to children. My office will vigorously prosecute anyone who harms a child or seeks out sexual images of young kids. I hope the lengthy prison sentence that will be imposed in this case deters anyone else from victimizing young children.” County Attorney Dennis McGrane also thanked…
… I spent most of the afternoon roaming the plateau and lakes looking for birds with a friend today and while we saw a few raptors and other birds. No shots worth keeping, but on the way back we stopped at the Rainbow Trout Farm and got some great shots. As we pulled up, friends spotted a Black Hawk finishing off his dinner and I got a series of keepers. The photo above shows him finishing off the last few morsels of Rainbow Trout … then he left. The photo below is a Great Blue Heron at the Trout Farm,…
Sedona News – The National Theatre of London continues its season with its acclaimed new production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” showing in Sedona on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAF60jBpbo The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in…
Arizona News – The Federal Highway Administration has informed Arizona that, barring a federal change, electric vehicles and other currently eligible alternative fuel vehicles with only a single occupant will no longer have access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes during restricted times as of Sept. 30, 2025. Based on this notice, ADOT has established a website at azdot.gov/HOVRule to help alternative fuel vehicle owners and others prepare for the change. It explains what’s scheduled to happen upon expiration of a provision of federal code that allows the access. HOV lanes are available on freeways in the Phoenix metropolitan area. A provision of federal…