On September 27th, I attended a Candidate Forum  for the SFD Governing Board election, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, where Mr.  Demme, in response to a written question dealing with his request for a forensic audit, stated that the regular yearly external audit presently done of the SFD, only consisted of the audit firm looking  at the financial statements prepared by staff,  reviewing... 

Last night, Fire District Chief Hazime hosted a “Chief’s Chat “at Station 3 in the VOC. That meeting was intended for the taxpayers to ask the Chief pertinent questions of interest that would help them understand what happens in the fire district and why. Instead, it was immediately taken over by the rantings and ravings of Mr. Lowell Johnson and his slate against the Chief and his staff. Their... 

Sedona AZ–Arizona’s Congressional District 1 Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (Democrat) today bitterly condemned a blatantly political maneuver by Washington Republicans, who blocked passage of two of her bills to safeguard unique Arizona treasures while creating jobs in her district. Local support for the NSA designation was bi-partisan but the freshman Congresswoman was unable to garner... 

I went to the ‘Election Central 2010’ website because Tappy & Ruth Ryan (Letter to the Editor/September 23 2010 Print Edition) identified it as a ‘phenomenal source for us when deciding who to vote for”.  If the Ryans highlighted this website as good information who NOT to vote for, I will totally agree with them for the site contains little other than Joseph Goebbels-type falsehoods... 

So, Sedona Readers of the sedonaeye.com, what do you think?  Is this merely election year “spin” to try and get us to believe that the government has a plan to end the recession and restore confidence in our banks and our government oversight agencies? Paul Miller, Phoenix AZ  (article)  Read More →

A public discussion on the Future of Arizona State Parks will be held on September 30, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Sedona Public Library located at 3250 White Bear Rd, West Sedona.   Excerpts from the documentary film  “Postcards from the Parks” which highlights the plight of the State Park system in the state’s current financial crisis will be shown, and a panel of experts and elected... 

Election Update With the last primary completed on September 18th, Center for American Women and Politics sums up the picture for women candidates in 2010 in its latest press release. Among the highlights: While a record number of Republican women filed to run for the U.S. House and Senate this year, many were defeated in primaries. The final number of women congressional candidates is slightly lower... 

Sedona Fire District Candidate Slate: Doug Fitzpatrick, Ty Montgomery and Dick Fishel “Integrity Matters” is the theme of our campaign”  Doug Fitzpatrick said “ because we believe that should be the basis of every decision the Governing Board makes on behalf of the taxpayers. Therefore, we pledge decisions based on  documented facts, not on suppositions, emotions and inaccurate information. ... 

DEMOCRATS to host local FIRE AND SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FORUMS Tuesday   October 5 2010 6:30 PM Sedona Community Center 2615 Melody Lane Sedona SAVE THE DATE A chance to hear the candidates– Eight candidates for Sedona Fire Board and Three candidates for School Board. This is the first time is several years that there is a choice for School Board: Three candidates for two positions. Hear... 

In response to the recent Sedona Times on-line article entitled the “Sedona Fire District Candidate Slate Offers Positions”, I must address some of the issues on behalf of the Sedona Fire District (SFD).  This is not written as a “pro” or “con” of these candidates, but against the very damaging misinformation the article contained against SFD and our service to this community. The...