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Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet." In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."

The Freedom of Information Act is a right for all of us

Editorials
In 1966, the United States government passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act, which mandated how information from government agencies would and should be...

Local teens need safe space to grow, avoid drug abuse

Editorials
As the editor of a small town newspaper, I find myself privy to all sorts of stories and information, some legitimate, some merely gossip,...

Reopening canyon is vital to keeping our local economy strong

Editorials
After three months of closures following the Slide Fire, rangers at Slide Rock State Park finally reopened access to the water.The orchards, visitor center...

Football players should respect all who share the field

Editorials
At the Mingus Union High School football game last Friday, the fans witnessed unsportsmanlike conduct from their Marauders. The team was not charged with...

Voter registration shows that rhetoric falling on deaf ears

Editorials
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office released voter registration numbers last week, which reflected the makeup of state’s electorate at the time of the...

The morning of Sept. 11 changed our world forever

Editorials
On a idle Tuesday morning 13 years ago, workers filed into their office building like the days and weeks before. Firefighters and police officers...
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