Labor Day: Enjoy last celebration of the summer
To celebrate all the hard work put in by Americans, many will take a day off Monday, Sept. 2, as we do every year...
Wildfire smoke likely to be with us for a while
As most residents remember from last year, a pair of wildfires above the Mogollon Rim northwest of Sedona burned for more than two months. ...
Mourning loss of pool’s unusually long season
This summer, I took my daughter Athena to the Sedona Community Pool for swim lessons. She had no problems getting into the water and...
Political rhetoric legitimizes online hate speech sites
Last week, a white supremacist from Dallas drove to El Paso, Texas, and murdered 20 people in a mass shooting. ...
City’s wikimap project invites residents’ input
Even in a representative democracy, government tends to work from the top down. Voters elect leaders who set policy and hire administrators who, in...
Voice your views on issues in a letter to editor
While the summer is normally quiet in the Sedona area, we’ve had a number of major news events that have come to the fore,...
No easy fix for short-term rental issues
Last week, one of Sedona’s three state legislators, Arizona Rep. Bob Thorpe came to listen to residents voice their concerns about short-term rentals,...
Media law offers clear distinctions for public debate
I was recently asked by a reader why certain indiÂviduals can be criticized in letters to the editor while other cannot be in reputable...
