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How Cottonwood Is Killing Hosts

December 16, 20176

By Sherry TwamleyEditor and Publisher, Verde Village News Cottonwood AZ (December 16, 2017) – Cottonwood is a capitalistic parasite in…

Suzy Chaffee Salutes the Amazing Life of Matthew Turner

February 6, 20170

By Suzy ChaffeeOn the anniversary of the passing of Matthew Turner, I want to salute this Sedona Environmental Hero and…

Opinion:
Sanctity of Neighborhoods Being Impacted by ATVs

November 5, 201610

By Robert AdamsSedona AZ (November 5, 2016) – Many Sedona citizens are becoming increasingly alarmed by the recent onslaught of all…

Opinion: Al Filardo’s Resignation
from the Yavapai College District Governing Board

November 4, 20160

By Al FilardoPresented at the District Governing Board Meeting, Sedona, Arizona November 1, 2016In resigning from the District Governing Board…

Yavapai College Violating the Law

October 24, 20160

By Stephen DeVol, Publisher (October 24, 2016)Arizona Revised Statute 15-1444. General powers and duties of district governing boards A. Except…

BREXIT – The EU And The Future Of The US

June 26, 20162

www.SacredSpace.orgTom.Carroll@sedona.bizThis was written early Thursday morning – June 23rd 2016… as we were seeing news story’s of the impact of…

Cottonwood’s water bill and taxpayers
take a major financial hit

May 3, 20165

By Sherry Twamley, Cottonwood Resident (May 3, 2016) Cottonwood’s water bill and taxpayers have taken a major financial hit under Mayor…

THE MOMENT IS UPON US

Dear Sedona,

The moment is upon us. The time for a united effort to shift the focus back to our community is now.

The ability to thrive in our community, our environment, our workforce, and the tourist industry, is entirely possible because we have all the resources needed for success.

Still, we need a council that isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions, that makes decisions based on data and facts, and through discussion, rather than moving and voting in group unison as they so regularly do.

https://sedona.biz/the-moment-is-upon-us-paid-political-announcement-by-samaire-for-mayor/

Rootin’ Tootin’ Nuke’em Putin – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bear?
By Tommy Acosta
When I was young, back when the Dead Sea was still sick, I remember living through the heat of the cold war with Russia, Regularly, in my fifth-grade class at Holy Family Elementary School in the Bronx, an air-raid siren would go off and all the kids had to crawl under their desks, literally praying we would survive nuclear annihilation. Sister Stevens would, with no thought of her own safety or survival, walk between the rows of desks smacking any body parts that were vulnerable. I remember looking out of the big classroom window, (which I did when Sister Stevens wasn’t looking) I would imagine a blinding flash of light coming through the window and the glass exploding into deadly shards, flames bursting in and frying us all. Eventually though, I reached a point where I stopped fearing. Being incinerated couldn’t be that bad if it happens is a split second. Kaboom! You are gone. Read more→