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Recent violence requires us to ask ‘how can we help?’

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Just as the Verde Valley was dealing with the violence in Cottonwood between an eight-member Idaho family and eight police officers, Yavapai County Sheriff’s...

College officials still squeezing taxpayers while offering little

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In February 2014, I wrote an editorial “Yavapai College’s 10-year plan aims to rob Verde Valley” based on the college’s 10-year plan to siphon...

Douglas transforms spat into full-blown, out-of-control mess

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Late last week, Arizonans witnessed a spat over educational policy explode into a vitriolic, public spectacle between Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas...

Camp Verde should get behind renewed chamber’s efforts

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After years of absence, gears are in motion to reestablish the Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce.Chambers of commerce function by focusing on winning the...

Governor’s budget attacks education on all fronts, levels

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Facing a $500 million budget deficit this fiscal year, newly elected Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey released his proposed budget last month. While the budget...

State of the Union is a spectacle full of sound and fury

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Last week, President Barack Obama presented his State of the Union Address to the joint houses of Congress.The annual speech lays out the sitting...

Take time to decide if changing time is worth the effort

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No need to charge up the flux capacitor in your DMC-12 DeLorean nor prime the controls in your TARDIS, time travel is possible, and...

In battle against free speech, terror can never triumph

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The world is reeling from the slaughter of 17 people last week, starting with 12 murders at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.Three masked...

Though far flung, films give much to think on in 2015

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The year 2015 has finally arrived and if movie fiction has any say in the future, this year will be filled with profound, although...

‘Merry Christmas’ has a convoluted and rich history

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As Christmas nears, we hear more and more about “the reason for the season” and the heated debate between those who prefer to hear...

Disgraced lawmaker Rick Renzi needs to serve his sentence

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Former U.S. Rep. Richard “Rick” Renzi continues to evade punishment for his crimes of abuse of the public trust. Now a convicted felon, Renzi...

Small earthquake excites whole of the Verde Valley

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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Sedona and the Verde Valley around 11 p.m. Sunday night.The U.S. Geological Survey received more than 1,000 reports of a...
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