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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...

More than Oval Office at stake on election day

Monday, Oct. 10, was the last day to register to vote for the 2016 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. We hope everyone took...

Local papers are still thriving part of towns

The keynote speaker at last weekend’s Arizona Newspapers Association conference was Kevin Slimp, a consultant known in the industry as the News Guru. Slimp’s...

Assisted suicide highlighted by Skoblin’s death

This weekend, Cottonwood resident George Skoblin was laid to rest in a service Saturday, Sept. 24, at Westcott Funeral Home.On Feb. 10, we published...

Participation in primary too low for vital races

Former Cottonwood City Councilman Randy Garrison handily defeated by almost 2-to-1 current Cottonwood Mayor Diane Joens for the Yavapai County District 3 seat being...

Olympics push athletes past political stances

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, wrapped up on Sunday, Aug. 21. Some 11,551 athletes from 207 nations participated in...

Claiming injustice requires concrete evidence on hand

As small-town journalists, we are surrounded by the swirl of rumors and “word on the street” about the news stories we cover.Most of these...

Be safe on road with schools back in session

School resumes this week through Sedona and the Verde Valley. With school back in session, it means more children will be on the sidewalks...

Let conscience guide vote no matter the party

“All politics is theater” is the old adage. Whether you choose to interpret that as a military theatre of operations or stage theater, much...

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