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City of Sedona starts community food scraps compost pilot program

May 10, 20220

Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites applicants to participate in a community food scraps compost pilot program. The…

City of Sedona

City launches Home Energy Retrofit Project with CozyHome LLC

February 24, 20220

Sedona News – As part of a new sustainability initiative, the city of Sedona encourages residents to apply for up…

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City hires Alicia Peck as sustainability manager

January 26, 20220

Sedona News – Following a nationwide recruitment, the city of Sedona hired Alicia Peck as the new sustainability manager. The sustainability…

The Symbolism of Jan. 6
By Tommy Acosta
Don’t mess with symbols. Just ask author Dan Brown’s character Robert Landon. The worth of symbols cannot be measured. Symbols make the world-go-round. Symbols carry the weight of a thousand words and meanings. Symbols represent reality boiled down to the bone. Symbols evoke profound emotions and memories—at a very primal level of our being—often without our making rational or conscious connections. They fuel our imagination. Symbols enable us to access aspects of our existence that cannot be accessed in any other way. Symbols are used in all facets of human endeavor. One can only feel sorry for those who cannot comprehend the government’s response to the breech of the capital on January 6, with many, even pundits, claiming it was only a peaceful occupation. Regardless if one sees January 6 as a full-scale riot/insurrection or simply patriotic Americans demonstrating as is their right, the fact is the individuals involved went against a symbol, and this could not be allowed or go unpunished. Read more→