As the final member of the “Original 8 Road Warriors“, I have decided to step aside to let someone else define the future of the litter cleanup, recycling and education movement that we began in February 2009.  Our movement, which entails the picking up and bagging of roadside trash, displaying it for educational purposes and then separating out the recyclable elements,  has been widely acknowledged... 

By Chris Seymour –If you’re like me, you’ve had it up to here with the American pop music industry. As a member of the Boomer generation, I had the good fortune of living the wonder years through Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Motown and the unprecedented creative transformations of folk, rock, R&B and soul music. The political and social activism of the times framed the explosion of musical... 

Hi Barbara,  I know transferring that $864,000 of tax revenues allocated to the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to the General Fund appears  to most people to be, as you said, “Like taking from my 401K to shore up my checking account. I see this as just shifting dollars…” But, unfortunately, it isn’t the same thing for several reasons. First, Sedona has lived off bond financing... 

Opinion by Peter J. Fagan Much like the waters of Oak Creek flowing down over Slide Rock, the city’s fiscal strength is following that same downhill path. Peter J Fagan During the council retreat on November 20, tax revenue results for the first quarter of the 2010 fiscal year were reviewed. With the majority of the city revenue derived from excise taxes, sales tax revenue is down from budgeted revenue... 

“We the people” no one is exempt. It does not matter whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent at this point blaming is not going to save us. God cannot save us from ourselves cause he/she does not take sides. The United States is vurnable we cannot afford a disaster. Those that would like to bring the U.S. to it’s knees will cease any opportunity to do so. Chaos is our worst enemy... 

Sedona, AZ —By Don Griffith… “It can’t possibly happen here.” “You can’t stop ‘progress.’” “I’ve lived here for 30 years, so I know what’s right for Sedona.” We’ve all heard colleagues, friends and neighbors say something like this when newcomers and others challenge seemingly insignificant decisions related to public services, safety, tourism, housing and land...