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Arizonans celebrate July 4 without setting their towns on fire

Celebrating the Fourth of July in Arizona the past few years taught me all Americans don’t get belligerent and blow things up to celebrate...

It takes a very special man to be a little girl’s daddy

My father was either blessed or cursed, depending on your perspective, to play daddy to three girls. Now that we’re all grown up, it’s...

Rest in peace, Zeus; you will always be loved

Yesterday marked the end of a long life that meant more to my fiance and, eventually, me than either of us could ever explain....

1-cent for the children

Teachers and school administrators can start the summer with a sigh of relief after Arizona taxpayers agreed to a 1-cent sales tax increase in...

Bumper stickers reflect on your character

One of the first things someone told me when I started to drive was, “Be careful what kind of stickers you put on you...

We don’t run every letter to the editor

I was reminded last week we aren’t the only newspapers that don’t run every letter to the editor we receive verbatim when my...

Get outside and move

Saturday, April 17, was a beautiful day to run in the Brian Mickelsen memorial race. I joined hundreds of other Verde Valley and...

Overtaxed for an inaccessible service

As your readers are well aware, property taxes continue to rise with no end in sight. I am an 82-year-old widow on a fixed...

Memorial meet is successful yet again

I would like to thank the many people who contributed to the success of our recent fourth annual Matt Showers Memorial Track Meet. Many...

School unification is bad idea overall

School unification is a bad idea overall. Ostensibly it was proposed in order to save money, which is a good idea. But offsetting those...

Big health bill will cause big problems

Is this health bill really the one we need? Is it really good for America? That is the real question. If you are for...

It’s time to take the reins

This week marks the my first official week as managing editor for Larson Newspapers, which encompasses the Sedona Red Rock News, Camp Verde...

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Kyle Larson