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Speak to those in power with opinion letters

With the start of the new year, we are encouraging our readers to send us letters.We will have a new president and Congress later...

Kill monument idea now to prevent disaster

On Jan. 4, we received word that the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Permanent Protection of the National Forest in the Sedona Verde...

World unites in celebration for the new year

The first days of the new year have arrived.New Year’s is my favorite holiday because it is the one day of the year when...

Avoiding fake news requires due diligence

In July, I posted a news story to my personal Facebook page and shared it on local bulletin boards. The article titled “Scientists say...

John Glenn had the ‘right stuff’ to make history

The launching of a manned rocket into space is the epitome of our species, viewed with awe, wonder and pride. It is the cumulation...

As new mayor, Elinski sets tone in development

With November comes new leadership in the local political arena, the biggest of which is the new mayor in Cottonwood.While Sedona drives most of...

Local shopping keeps money in the Verde Valley

Americans will spend more than $650 billion on gifts, entertaining and food for the holidays. Buy Local Month, sponsored by Local First Arizona, runs...

Local results affect residents in biggest way

The 2016 election has now come and gone and it is the local issues that will affect us the most.On the local level, Cottonwood...

Cubs win was historic for all fans of the game

The almost unimaginable happened Nov. 2 as the Chicago Cubs broke the Curse of the Billy Goat and won Game 7 of the World...

Choose ‘no’ on poorly planned Proposition 206

Proposition 206 would raise the state minimum wage to $10 in 2017, then incrementally increasing the minimum wage to $12 per hour by the...

As appetite for news grows, so will the paper

Imagine waking up in a world without information provided by newspapers. Not merely the printed newspaper that appears in your driveway or you pick...

State terrorizes cities and towns with SB 1487

Senate Bill 1487, introduced by Senate President Andy Biggs and signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey, represents a fiscal and political threat to...

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