SEDONA AZ (December 27, 2011) – Just before 4 P.M. on December 27, 2011, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a call from the mother of a 21-year-old hiker stranded on a ledge near Castle Rock. The hiker, identified as Mahdi Harrizi, was vacationing with family at the Red Agave Inn on Canyon Circle Drive in Sedona. They had traveled from their hometown in New York.  Harrizi... 

Dear Arizona Taxpayer and Friend of Verde Valley School, I  hope this letter finds you enjoying the run up to the holiday season. On campus, students are gearing up for mid-terms, semester grades and a well-earned Winter Break. As a graduate or friend of Verde Valley School you know the value of an independent school education. One way independent schools stay independent in their finances and governance... 

Dear Editor of the Sedona Eye, Sedona has been a tourist town since the world discovered the majesty of our red rocks and the energies of this land. For the rest of the world Sedona has become a place to visit, to enjoy in many different ways — and then to leave. We Sedonans have not left. In addition to those privileged to be born here, many more of us have made our homes and a new part of our... 

Sedona AZ (September 28, 2011) – As I listened to a lecture about the vital importance of healthy, active citizen civic involvement at a conference of cities and towns recently, I found myself remembering a lesson that Jack Kornfield is fond of sharing through a parable. It seems an appropriate reminder for us a decade after the terror and trauma of 9/11 and as we face the upcoming votes on SR... 

Sedona AZ (June 13, 2011)-Enjoy the fresh air and majestic beauty of Sedona while getting beneficial movement! The City of Sedona Parks and Recreation department is now offering Red Rock Walks and Posse Grounds Boot Camp at Posse Grounds Park. These unique fitness classes combine walking, strength training and stretching for those individuals 18 and older that would like to try it. Outdoor circuit... 

Weeds in Hwy 179 Medians - North view Photo by Brent Geer Maupin I was pleased to see an article in your publication (September 23 2010 Print Edition) by Brent Maupin regarding the current weed abatement (or spreading) program being used on the new Rte. 179 corridor.  Seeing that poor guy out there weed wacking and blowing the mess he created around is an embarrasment.  Anyone who thought that... 

Letter to the Editor:  I seem to recall in history classes during those long hours in grade school and high school that there were 100s of thousands of men and women who gave their lives so that we may be free. Free to elect who we wanted to represent us and protect our republic at all levels of government. Sedona just completed an election, hard fought by those who cared enough to devote their time... 

March 9, 2010-Sedona AZ–Sedona voters resoundingly rejected Proposition 400 in its current city election.  Prop 400 was written to overturn the direct election of the Sedona mayor in favor of an appointed mayor chosen from and by seated city Council members.  For a second time in its history, Sedona voters affirmed the right to vote for the direct election of its mayor.   Read More →

March 9, 2010-Sedona AZ–Sedonans overwhelming elected the dark skies and National Scenic Area candidates Dr. Dennis Rayner, Dan McIlroy, Mike Ward and Barbara Litrell to its City Council and rejected the re-election campaign efforts of Dan Surber and Nancy Scagnelli, two Council members who formed what was considered by many Sedonans as an anti-dark sky and anti-NSA voting bloc when coupled... 

March 9, 2010-Sedona AZ–Mayor Rob Adams won a hard fought re-election campaign and celebrated tonight with supporters after the election results were announced.   Mayor Adams credited his wife, Christine, and family with being his strength and support during his initial term and during a difficult second campaign.  Mayor Adams acknowledged and thanked the cadre of supporters who knocked...