The majestic eagle has been recognized as the symbol of our country, the top rank for Boy Scouts, and as the name of a popular music group.  The Hopi culture uses the eagle in its traditional ceremonies.  And the tongue-in-cheek song J. Edgar Swoop makes you stop and think.If you’ve ever seen one of these […]

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I was the guest speaker at a class last night for people who are starting a new business.  The topic was “How to Get Your Customers to Buy From You Without Breaking the Bank” — in other words, marketing on a shoestring.
I’ve grown my business slowly over the past 16 years and didn’t realize, until […]

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Today is January 20, 1961 and I am reminded of my first experience with the political scene 47 years ago.  It was January 20, 1961.  Ron and I, as newlyweds, lived in Washington, DC while he completed his tour of duty with the navy.  I had no experience with politics.  I wasn’t even old enough to vote.  […]

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It’s almost here.  The day that most kids eagerly anticipate and adults often have mixed feelings about.  Those who are burned out by the shopping and the commercialism of the Christmas holiday season should have been in the audience last night at Flagstaff’s Doris White Playhouse when Theatricos presented the classic tale of Scrooge “Christmas […]

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I’m not much of a store shopper anymore.  I don’t get up at 4:oo in the morning to catch that great sale.  Every time I go to the mall, it looks different as new stores replace old ones.  Let’s face it.  Each year Flagstaff shopping is becoming more and more like shopping anywhere in the […]

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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is giving an early Christmas present,  not only to those of us who live in Flagstaff, but to all American citizens on Tuesday, December 18.  That present, wrapped in corporate glitter, is a further destruction of democracy and the right to a free press.  According to statements made by Chairman Martin […]

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Old Man Winter visited Flagstaff a couple days ago and the town is covered in a mantle of white.  Drought over the past three years makes even the most violent snow-hater appreciate the moisture.  The foot of snow that we received in town equals only a few inches of rain but it’s a good start […]

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Let me take you back to the days when Flagstaff was a small town. When complaints were flying that you had to go to Phoenix if you wanted to shop. And when you could find a parking space downtown.  I’m talking about the time before the Flagstaff Mall, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, and Target.  Oh, there were […]

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Thursday morning’s Arizona Daily Sun, our local newspaper, was bulging with full-color advertising inserts from the many large corporate stores that have become a part of Flagstaff shopping scene.  The paper was as large as Sunday’s edition usually is as pleas were made to “visit my store before the sun rises” to grab those pre-Christmas […]

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Thanksgiving Day — a time to give thanks — a day to share with family and friends–a time to help those who are less fortunate than you.  It’s a day that means different things to different people.  It’s a day for creating and sharing memories.  It’s a time to remember that . . .
“To the […]

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