Sedona City Council’s silence on proposed water rate hike shows who really matters
The Sedona City Council opted to take no action to oppose or make a statement about Arizona’s Water Company’s proposed rate increase, which will...
City survey offered leading questions on future plans for Sedona Cultural Park
The city of Sedona closed its Sedona Cultural Park survey on Sunday, Jan. 19. The city is referring to the area as the Western...
Wildfire is constant but manageable threat to our region
Sedona and Verde Valley residents have watched with concern the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in the Los Angeles area of California, which have...
The eeriness of that post-election silence
Most governing bodies in the state of Arizona began their work for the 2025-26 legislative cycle within the last two weeks after swearing in...
Yavapai Community College board member McCasland doubles down on unconstitutional policy suppressing speech
Deb McCasland, the Yavapai Community College District 2 representative, recently sent a letter to college staff warning them to ignore criticism of college leadership...
Death of ‘guru’ ends tragedy of ‘sweat lodge’ saga
A Jan. 4 tweet on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, announced that self-proclaimed self-help “guru” James Arthur Ray, made notorious by his...
How to get a press release into our three newspapers
Everyone wants to be in their local newspaper, whether being interviewed for a story, photographed at a community festival or nonprofit event, asked a...
Honoring Sedona veteran and prolific letter writer David A. Isquith
Approaching my 12th year as managing editor of the Sedona Red Rock News, I’ve received letters from hundreds of residents around the Verde Valley,...
