Pride of place gives Sedona and the Verde Valley their character. But protecting local identity should not keep the region…
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How vortexes, UFOs, psychics, gurus, crystals, conspiracy theories, and spiritual entrepreneurs turned a small Arizona town into one of…
How Property Rights, Lobbying and State Preemption Reshaped the Meaning of a Home Sedona, AZ — For generations, the real…
A follow-up to “The President Isn’t on the Ballot. His Freedom Is.” reveals something larger than a debate over the…
What happens in the House and Senate could matter almost as much as who sits in the Oval Office. By…
How private jets created a parallel world of speed, privilege and convenience—and how autonomous light aircraft may soon bring that…
What Happens When Public Schools, Charter Schools and Taxpayer-Funded Private Choice All Compete for the Same Children—and the Same Public…
Listen to this essay here: By Bear Howard and Associates, Sedona, Az — One of the great misunderstandings of American…
By Bear Howard and Associates– Sedona, AZ — A recent social media post on Next Door in Sedona provides an…
Universal vouchers are draining public education dollars into private hands, creating a two-track system where the well-positioned get options and…
The July 21 election will show whether Sedona still believes in representative government — or whether organized outrage has become…
How a neighborhood app became a megaphone for outrage, shallow civic debate, and the growing divide between grievance and governing…
When the buyers thin out and the math takes over, a town built on rising values faces a new reality:…
In a divided Sedona, real leadership means hearing every voice—without being driven by the loudest—and acting for the entire community,…
In Sedona and the Verde Valley, immigrant labor quietly supports the service economy—even as the national conversation turns them into…