By Dave Cummings YNOT – Elections are coming up, and we all need to register to vote — now, not next week — and then we all need to vote no matter what. No, you can’t put off your voter registration. And, yes, you must vote on or before Nov. 6. If you think bookings, work,...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Time speeds by, sometimes very rapidly. Heck, this summer will soon be over, and before we know it we’ll be dealing with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas, and the start of yet another new calendar year — again! As I’ve gotten older and older, the time seems...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Well, the old guy (me!) finally gave in and now has a cell phone. I was the lone long-term holdout among a bunch of Hash House Harrier (Google it) running club friends trying not to be pushed into being tethered to living in the tech age. Those who were...

By Julia Dimambro YNOT – I was born in the 1970s, and like most young girls of that time, I assumed I would grow up and become a princess by marrying Britain’s Prince Andrew (that was a near miss, hey?) or failing that, become a veterinarian, saving puppies and kittens for a...

By M.Christian YNOT – Ah, the 1960s — or, to be more precise, the end of that decade: 1969. Richard Nixon was President of the U.S., the Beatles gave their last public performance, the Stonewall riots provided a rallying cry for gay-rights activists, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – For many years, my monthly column has been titled “From the Trenches.” Now, because of the devastation resulting from rampant piracy and the impact of the weak economy, I’m having difficulty finding the trenches so I can write about them. Where did the...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Politics seems to be everyplace lately. Granted, there’s almost always an excess of politics during election years, with elected offices and appointed positions at stake. I also see politics in families, schools, work, social groups, athletics,...

By M.Christian YNOT – There comes a time when good people simply have to stand up and say “Enough!”

By J.D. Obenberger, attorney at law YNOT – The subject of prostitution and the making of explicit video becomes topical in light of threats recently made by Maricopa County, Ariz. (Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale) chief prosecutor Bill Montgomery. Two weeks before the Phoenix Forum...