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Senior Matters: How nutrition affects breathing

Food and oxygen are the basic fuels that we need for the cells of our body to do their jobs. People with COPD have to expend more energy breathing. Because their exhales are not always efficient, they tend to develop high levels of carbon dioxide.

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Mingus girls basketball starts season 6-0

As winter rolls in, Mingus Union High School’s girls’ varsity basketball team has been practicing hard, giving themselves an undefeated start to the season of 6-0.

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Verde Valley Humane Society Pets of the Week

Ready to adopt a new pet? Check out all the available dogs and cats online at VerdeValleyHumane.org.

Recipe of the Day

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A Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia adds to an endangered species of fewer than 50 animals

A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia's western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals.

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Flat chance: Tire mishap inspires Cardinals’ Jesse Luketa to hitch ride to work with fans

It was an unorthodox commute to work Sunday for Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Jesse Luketa, one that he will remember forever.

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Pentagon's AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

Artificial intelligence employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces' missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. It tracks soldiers' fitness, predicts when Air Force planes need maintenance and helps keep tabs on rivals in space.

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Arizona man charged with inciting deadly attack in Australia

A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona over online comments that allegedly incited what police describe as a "religiously motivated terrorist attack" in Australia a year ago in which six people died, officials said Wednesday.

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Hobbs: A Christmas tree is a Christmas tree

Gov. Katie Hobbs has found at least one issue in which she disagrees with the last Democrat who was governor of Arizona.

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Cochise County supervisors indicted on election conspiracy

The state grand jury has indicted two of the three Cochise County supervisors on charges of conspiracy relating to the 2022 general election.

Reader Poll:

Which kind of vote-counting is most reliable and trustworthy?

  • Machine counting 69%
  • Hand counting 31%

102 total votes

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Annual Holiday Open House

The Humane Society of Sedona's Annual Holiday Open House will be Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Coulston Cartoons in Community Room

On Saturday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. the public is invited to attend a fun all-ages class with animator and cartoonist Kevin Coulston in the Si Birch Community Room at the Sedona Public Library. Drawing materials will be provided!

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John Jorgenson Quintet in Concert at OTCA

Superlatives abound when trying to describe guitar master John Jorgenson. John and his world-famous quintet will appear at the Old Town Center for the Arts on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

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Guest Commentary: What did you pay? Behind the U.S. economics of Christmas trees

Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree industry is so large, it even has two dueling trade groups: one that supports natural trees and the other, artificial.

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Around the Bluhmin’ Town: For the love of Buttercup

She was the best horse I never rode. A palomino pony with a thick white mane who could run like the wind, get into all kinds of mischief, sometimes act naughty, yet still be a safe and sound ride for kids.

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Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel

Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel

Reader Poll:

Which kind of vote-counting is most reliable and trustworthy?

  • Machine counting 69%
  • Hand counting 31%

102 total votes

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Obituary: Mary Wilma ‘Billy’ Parman

Mary Wilma “Billy” Parman, 90, of Cottonwood, Arizona, peacefully passed away at home on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, 2023. She was born in New Haven, Kentucky, on Aug. 22, 1933, to the late Orville and Catherine Vittitow.

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Obituary: Cindy Meier-Bartels

Cindy Meier-Bartels, 63, died unexpectedly on Nov. 11, 2023, at Mountain Valley Regional Rehabilitation Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

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Obituary: John Derek Van Deren Sr.

John Derek Van Deren Sr. was known to his family as Derek. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Clemenceau, Arizona, and died Nov. 18, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona

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Residents and visitors packed into Old Town Cottonwood Nov. 11, 2023, for the annual Walkin' On Main event. (VVN/Vyto Starinskas)