Florida, Nevada, Oregon Media
Books, Business, Health, Romance and Travel
Books
What Happened to the Hippies (I wrote four chapters)
Am working on another collaborative book tentatively called Tales of Magic
Five Romantic travel guides
Dog E-travel guide
Edited
The Women of the Resistance by Margaret Rossiter
95 Ways to Save Taxes in 95 by Main Gorman
Les Schmidt
Customer Service Guide
Memoirs  (Les Schmidt and others)
UFO translated from German
Life in Siberia
I Started to Say I Love You but Your Fist Got in the Way
Celebrity Interviews
Have interviewed and written about Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Patch Adams, Dr. Doreen Virtue (angel therapist), Dr. Frank Shallenberger, Dr. Glenn Rothfeld, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, Chris Griscom, Ralph Nader, John Robbins, Dr. John Upledger, Lucia Capacchione, and have met and/or worked with numerous others including Barry Manilow, Debbie Reynolds, Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Sharon Gless, Michelle Anton (former Oprah producer), and others.
Interview with K9 Ninja Warrior, Roo YoriÂ
Business, Romance, Soul and Travel Articles
Some Like it Hot, Spicy or Barbecued, American Food & Agricultural Exporter Magazine
Business Credit, Small Business Briefs
Why The Most Romantic Man in the World Loves His Wife, Commitment Magazine
Romancing the Island (South Padre Island, TX) and Sanibel/Captiva, Tropi-Ties online magazine
Your Soul Is Calling, Soulfuliving.com
Nature is a resplendent reflection of the bounty and beauty of Soul. The cool, damp, dark fragrance of the moon, the stars at night stirs our Soul from slumber. Looking into the eyes of love of a good friend, romantic partner, loved one or newborn babe; a breathtaking walk in a fertile redwood, spruce, or maple forest; the calming influence of the waves dancing upon the shore; the gleeful sounds of sea lions, dolphins, whales, wolves, owls, the bark of a dog, the purr of a cat...
Today, your Soul is calling you to awaken to who you really are and each of these examples are glimpses into the radiant, abundant reality inside each of us.
Hawaiian Hideaway, Million Dollar Mama news
•Build magazine
•E magazine
Parents magazine
Florida
Various articles about Epstein-Barr, Learn to Flirt and other articles, Boca Raton News, (daily paper)
Many articles for the Jewish Journal and other Sunshine Publications newspapers for several years, plus freelance articles for the Palm Beach Post, and other Florida newspapers.
Articles for FAU Atlantic SUN newspaper
How To Get Married and Glitzy Gift Giving articles, First Class Magazine, Florida
Nevada
Wrote many articles for the Jewish Federation newspaper (I was editor and wrote most of the articles).
The Fine Art of Flirting, Nevada Woman Magazine
By Celia S. Hecht
Lauren Bacall and Bogie knew how to do it in their movie "To Have and Have Not." Bacall told Bogie that if he wanted her all he had to do was whistle. She said, "You know how to do that don't you, Steve, just put your lips together and blow."
Mae West said, "Come up and see me some time."
And television is full of it. (Rachel and Ross on "Friends", Isabel and Leo on Relativity, to name a couple).
From Cleopatra to Goldie Hawn. They all know how to flirt. But, for starters, what exactly is flirting?
Flirting is a loving, charming and honest expression of your interest in another person. It is also a skill that you can develop.
Flirting is an action verb, "to flirt". It means take a risk by being friendly.
The best, safest and most successful flirtatious risk is to SMILE at someone! Practice random acts of smiling. Act friendly, be playful, have fun, and take a chance in order to meet new people.
Everyone wants to be loved, and to love. Sometimes we're shy and don't connect as much as we'd like to with other people. Flirting can be one of the first steps to beginning a communication, creating rapport and the magic that happens when we bond with another human being.
It is believed that everyone is a born flirt, but then we're programmed out of it. It takes practice to relearn this ancient art but some messages holding you back from flirting may be "don't talk to strangers," "it's not nice to be so friendly," "silence is golden," "let him talk to you first," and "don't be so aggressive." It is fun to overcome these old limitations that may be keeping you from enjoying meeting new friends.
Did you know that surveys have actually found that flirting is good for your health? Experts agree that flirting reduces stress, tension, boredom and loneliness.
One survey suggested that the top ten places for people to meet are: Coffee Bars such as Starbucks, Jitters; Bookstores or libraries; Clubs where people enjoy various hobbies such as sailing, golf, photography, poetry; Lectures or seminars with coffee following; Charity affairs; Doing volunteer work; Reunions; Conventions; Classes at the Community College, UNLV or other schools; Work or school cafeterias; and Zoos or museums.
Women as well as men can learn to say unusual lines such as "You look like someone I've never met before" or "I owe you a steak dinner."
You can also use props in order to meet people. "Bring that cute little dog or parrot with you wherever you go. It's amazing how many people you will meet. Or if you go to a meeting, bring a controversial book to spark conversation with someone who looks interesting," suggests one coquette. "Go to the park and feed the pigeons. Bring a lot of bread to share with whoever you meet."
Body language is of utmost importance when you are flirting. Wear an open stance and look directly into people's eyes. Use your hands to express yourself and maintain the mood you want to create, to entice, or flirt with a potential partner. A well-placed glance, an open and approachable body posture are all part of the dance called flirting.
Wear eye catching clothes or an outrageous hat or flower in your hair, anything that will attract attention. Look touchable. Wear touchable fabrics such as silk, suedes, cashmere.
There are even flirtatious handshakes, looking directly into the other person's eyes and keeping physical contact through the hands.
Saying something complimentary and personal to another person is also considered flirtatious behavior.
Most men hate to be complimented on their ties. Instead, they like to be told what nice eyes they have or how soft and wavy their hair is. Use your imagination to come up with something nice to say.
Both men and women like perfume, aromatherapy and cologne. Find and wear a scent that can be uniquely associated with you. Have you ever noticed how an odor can remind you of a person? Remember that time you waxed nostalgic because the smell of an apple pie cooking reminded you of your grandmother. Such is the power of Fragrances.
Flirting is a multi-sensory experience.
What is the difference between a tease and a person who flirts, is one of the most-asked questions.
"A flirt never destroys another person's ego.If you've interested someone in you more than you wanted to, let them down gently. If you're at a party, say something like I'm sorry but I've got to go. I've enjoyed meeting you, but I came with someone. That way the person's ego is salvaged. You don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings," said Mollie Meyers, a "Learn to Flirt" teacher. Flirting, romance, wooing, and courtship in the 90's is a complicated business but don't forget having fun, meeting new people, making friends, and taking chances make it all worthwhile.
While you are practicing the art of the flirt, learn how to bellydance, dance the fandango, or the tango. These are unique party starters. Become an expert, educate yourself about the fine art of anything, sharpen your storytelling tools or develop a skill, and voila' you are a person everyone wants to get to know and perhaps the life of the party to boot.
Numerous business profiles in The Lifestyles of Las Vegas magazine
Incorporating your Business, Las Vegas Review Journal
Numerous restaurant reviews and tourist attraction articles in Where To In Las Vegas Magazine
Cat and pet articles published in Las Vegas Pet Prints
INDIA — A COSMIC KALEIDOSCOPE, edited articles and poem published in In Light Times
The Fine Art of Flirting, Nevada Woman Magazine
Patching Up Funny Bones, originally published in June 1999 issue of Solimar magazine; reprints: Senior Spectrum, April 2000; In Light Times, May 2000; Soulful Living Magazine,
The Growth of Alternative Medicine  (Published in Real Woman Magazine
Aching for Love, In Light Times and HealthyWealthynWise
When Pain Won’t End and Solar Power, Reno Gazette Journal
Nevada Angel Investors, Home sweet Nevada, Constructing a family business and Banking on customer service, published in the Nevada Business Journal
Teaching the love of the game by Celia Sue Hecht, Softball West magazine
The words "play ball" is the sweetest sound to any player's ears. But the love of the game is what has kept Jody Schwartz offering private lessons full-time seven days a week at the Sportsman for the last six years. She teaches slow pitch, fielding, hitting, catching, and all aspects of the game to 4 to 70 year old wannabes and future players.
"I've been blessed and learned from the best and now it is time for me to give something back," said Jody. "I know what it's like to want to play ball and compete. If you want to play, you've got to work at it, both on and off the field. If softball is your game, you've got to keep on swinging and hitting year round. Talent, hard work, dedication and determination are very important ingredients for anyone to succeed.
"There are born athletes who are going to play ball in college and go on to become professional ball players. My goal is to find out what someone wants and help them attain their goals. I want to help prepare them to play at the collegiate level if that's what they want to do, make a team, or compete in a tournament. There are different levels of players that I work with. Whatever someone wants to do, I am here for them."
According to Jody, if you are serious about playing ball, "Get on a tournament team, get recognized as a player, write to different colleges and do research about which one will be the best one for you to attend, and get good grades in school."
Saving Amargosa Valley, 2001 Citizen Alert newsletter and Organic Consumers Association
Saving Amargosa Valley
By Celia Sue Hecht
"Yea, though we walk through the shadows of Death Valley and Yucca Mountain, we will not fear. We will be happy, make milk and prosper," says Elsie, one of the mooovers and shakers of Amargosa Valley featured below.
Still, Ed Goedhart, manager of the Ponderosa dairy farm, located 18 miles from Yucca Mountain, is concerned. The Ponderosa has one of the largest organic herds in the country that provides Nevada with 25% of its milk.
Ed is one of the people referred to by the Department of Energy (DOE) as a "dose receptor."
Agriculture is big business here. There is an ostrich farm, several organic pistachio orchards, and alfalfa ranches.
Many people grow fruit orchards and vegetable gardens. Pomegranate bushes and fig trees are popular.
In 1998, organic agriculture sales by Nevada farmers totaled $408,429, representing 1.3 percent of the state's agriculture sales. In 1999, organic sales totaled $3.6 million   14.4 percent of all agriculture sales.
The Ponderosa Dairy covers more than 1,500 acres and its 6, 200 Holstein cows, ae fed organically grown alfalfa,and produce more than 42,000 gallons of milk a day. The Ponderosa is the area's biggest employer, with 100 people locally and 700 workers in related industries statewide.
The owner of the Ponderosa, and owner of the nearby Pahrump Dairy contributed $34,849,000 to the Gross Regional Product in Nevada in 1999, according to a study done by the Nye County Regional Waste Repository Office. Also, these dairies made a 52% greater contribution to the Nye County economy than the Yucca Mountain project.
"The Yucca Mountain project has a huge potential liability yet there has been no talk of mitigation for the people who live and work here in Amargosa Valley. The DOE is concerned about desert tortoises, putting in dust mitigation measures, protecting the birds, but there has been no discussion about how this project would affect local businesses, individuals and communities," says Ed.
"The whole point of an Environmental Impact Statement is not only to address environmental issues but also the consequences as they relate to the area's individuals, businesses and communities. The DOE says they are doing everything according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) but it's basically a dog and pony show as far as I am concerned," Ed explains.
"They're just now talking about compensating people for serious damage that they can't deny anymore after 30 or more years and after the harm has been proven without a shadow of a doubt. I am referring to the compensation for workers who did their jobs at the Nevada Test Site, and veterans who served in Vietnam and received Agent Orange.
"It seems as though the DOE is looking at the people of Nye County as being expendable. We are perceived as just collateral casualties, or bystanders who got caught in friendly fire because of an inadequate attempt to solve a nuclear waste issue that won't resolve anything.
"They have not taken into consideration this large agricultural community that ships food to more than 30 million people in the Western United States. How can they write off the 1,500 people who live in Amargosa Valley and the 30 million people in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington state who buy our food products?
"The agriculture that takes place here is directly dependent upon the water that we use for our livestock and to irrigate our crops. They have determined that there is water at Yucca Mountain and yes, the canisters will leak. Now they're talking about acceptable dosages. Are they going to tell our children what is an acceptable dosage?
"The real problem is that the DOE's solution to pollution is dilution.
"They don't take into account that the organic pistachios, almonds and all of the food products that are grown in this valley would concentrate radionuclides and increase dosages to millions of people. Nor have they looked at the accumulated impacts on the farming economy in Nye and Amargosa. According to the Draft EIS, July 1999, page no. 3-75, table 3-24, there are a total of 120 people in all of Nye County involved in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
"But there are many other farmers in this area besides myself. I would estimate that the total number of people in farming alone is closer to 600. If the DOE is this far off on such simple facts and figures, how can I believe the rest of their documents when they talk about new innovative technologies, extrapolating risk over 10,000 years, when they can't even get these facts and figures straight about who works in agriculture in Nye County? If this is the best they can do, then I don't have a lot of confidence.
"Besides, they have ignored our very existence. The DOE has never talked to me and asked me any questions like how many people do you employ, what are your future plans, what impacts will this proposed waste dump 18 miles from your doorstep have on your businesses. They've never asked me anything. Plus, they have a 100% success record of environmental contamination so why should I believe that this project will be any different than any of the others?
"We are in the buffer zone at ground zero," Ed concludes.
The Magic of Nevada, Courier Magazine
One Woman’s Worth and Caring for Nevada, Nevada Woman magazine
Gardens, ponds and History and Painting for life, Nevada Appeal
Numerous articles in the Virginia City newspaper and Record Courier in Gardnerville, Nevada
Tee-Shirts in the Las Vegas Review Journal
•Northern Nevada Woman magazine
Oregon
Salem-News
Chocolate Travel,Wagging it at the Waterfront, When It’s Raining Cats and Dogs, A Furry Friendly Holiday
Utah
I left My Heart at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab, Utah, various press releases published nationally and wrote articles for Best Friends magazine and newsletter.
Seattle, Washington PI newspaper blog
Cabins, Tiny Homes and Yurts blog
Radio Interviews
Radio interview with Coach Marla