Pauline Lee Our oceans are our planet’s life support system. They provide us with oxygen, food and fresh water and control our weather. One teaspoon of sea water contains as many as a million one-celled algae which produce oxygen during photosynthesis. These algae are at the bottom of the food chain that leads to whales,…
Henry Staggs, Owner of Roofix, llc Should I hire the largest company? The size of the company does not necessarily reflect the quality of the company’s craftsmanship. Ask for recommendations and find out what other people who have hired the company say about their work. Should I hire based on price? Do not base hiring…
Art Sloane As soon as possible, after all WWII veterans have been able to make the trip to their Memorial in Washington, the Honor Flights will start taking Korean War Veterans to also see the Memorials including the Korean War Memorial. They may start applying now; go to www.honorflightaz.org. Please do not call this columnist.…
David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow pickleball enthusiast, Bob Zimmerman, suggested a fascinating word with an interesting history for this month’s column; phaeton. Having driven a beautiful Phaeton motor home for many years after retiring, Bob researched not only the RV amenities, he wanted to know all about its namesake as well. Of all the…
Richard L. Crewse Recently, I submitted a manuscript to Amazon.com in their Kindle division entitled Portrait of Betrayal. This was accepted and published as a E-book. The story is a love story with psychological twists. It is available on Kindle Books. The first draft was written in the early ‘80s and sat on a shelf…
Robert Kwait won a blue ribbon in the Scottsdale League for Artwork of the month for is painting “Three Fishermen,” Bob has won numerous awards including three Best of Shows, also in Scottsdale. Last July, he was the featured artist at the Sedona Art Center. Bob’s paintings can be viewed at the Andea Gallery and…