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,...
Sedona’s lobbyist could make good inroads on short-term rentals
The city of Sedona plans to continue hiring a lobbyist to campaign at the Arizona State Legislature for increased short-term rental regulations.
The lobbyist was...
Yavapai Community College tries to silence free speech of its faculty and Governing Board members
Imagine that you and a friend co-own a struggling business with three other people and all of you own a 20% share.
The business faces...
Shop locally when buying holiday gifts this season
As we begin cooking our Thanksgiving meals, Black Friday will soon be here, followed by the start of the holiday shopping season.
In years past,...
Wins and losses are mixed in Arizona election
As the last of the election results are coming in from slow-counting Arizona, the returns from around the country have revealed a dramatic shift...
