J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in the second of his two-part Op-Ed series. Sedona AZ (August 10, 2018) – Thanks to the decade long influence peddling to the last several Sedona City Councils by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the Sedona Lodging Council, the effective design and implementation of a successful and sustainable resort town... 

J. Rick Normand, examines City of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce in his two-part Op-Ed series In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act!- George Orwell Have you seen the Chamber’s new signs? “Let’s Fix Traffic…Vote Yes on Visitors Rule!” (..over us, that is?) OK, the signs actually say “Vote Yes on Home Rule,” but Home Rule enables... 

When the SWAT team bursts into your bedroom, it’s not only unpleasant but potentially deadly. Jason Eppink/Flickr   Sedona AZ (July 12, 2017) – Imagine this: there’s a knock at your door. “Pizza delivery!” It’s the fifth time in the last hour that you’ve had to say to a delivery person: “No, I really didn’t order anything.” That’s irritating. Half an hour later, there’s... 

Sedona AZ (May 16, 2017) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records of communications and payments between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele and his private firm, Orbis Business Intelligence (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice... 

Sedona AZ (May 7, 2017) – On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at approximately 9:00 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone call from a Williams, Arizona man reporting that he had found his neighbor dead. Sheriff’s deputies from the Williams District responded to the property and discovered a man and a woman, both adults, deceased by suspected homicide. The Sheriff’s... 

Jack Levine Sedona AZ (January 7, 2017) – Is it “Sui Generis” or a National Pattern? Over a number of years, two of Arizona’s largest law firms have gradually taken over control of the state’s two largest public utilities by placing their firm members, former firm members and relatives on their governing boards and executive offices, while at the same time each serving as their... 

Sedona AZ (July 27, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Motion to Postpone APS Rate Case Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ July 27, 2016 I am an Intervenor in APS’s rate case at the Arizona Corporation Commission. Yesterday I made a Motion in the case. The Motion speaks for itself so here it is: ____________________________________________ Warren... 

Sedona AZ (June 6, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Lawsuits Update: ACC Public Records Lawsuit Bombshell + Corruption at the AG Office? Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ June 5, 2016 Public Records Case Against the ACC at Superior Court The ACC is tasked with the responsibility to protect AZ ratepayers by weighing the costs and benefits... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (December 16, 2015) – The farce and the fallacy of gun control laws? The reality of the problem is that it’s not an epidemic, it’s a pandemic! A recent study recited in the Journal of Patient Safety, by John T. James, PhD, says that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients each year who go to the hospital for care... 

SedonaEye.com financial columnist J. Rick Normand addresses the National Monument designation pros and cons in the second of his two part series analysis Sedona AZ (August 15, 2015) – This is the second of my two part series “Is there a National Monument designation downside?” You won’t find the answers at the Keep Sedona Beautiful website! We left off in Part I with an investigation...