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Goodbye Workers Rights
Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
U.S. House of Representatives
Millions of workers across this country enjoy the freedom to choose whether or not to belong to a union.
That freedom would be stripped away if a new bill, called the PRO Act, gets through Congress.
Tell Congress: Stand up for Workers!
The PRO Act would:
Force workers to pay union dues, even if they...
AZ DPS Funds Law Enforcement First Protector Training
Sedona AZ — The Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), will be hosting a two-day “First Protector” train-the-trainer for 150 state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers statewide September 18 – 19, 2019, in the Phoenix area.
The training will utilize the A.L.I.C.E (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate) Active Shooter Response with the goal of taking this training...
Arizona Students State Education Advisory Council
Sedona AZ – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced the formation of the Arizona Department of Education’s first statewide Student Advisory Council.
Fifteen students representing grades 5 through 12 will be selected to participate in this advisory council as part of Superintendent Hoffman’s efforts to elevate the voices of students in Arizona.
“When students have the opportunity...
J. Rick Normand: Farce and Fallacy of Gun Control Laws Three Years Later in 2019
SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist
Sedona AZ – Here’s a bite of the reality sandwich characterized as “gun control”…I wrote the first Farce and Fallacy of Gun Control Laws article about three years ago and, yet, nothing whatsoever has changed in America relative to mass killings. So, I asked the SedonaEye.com publisher to republish it.
Will banning...
Sedona Welcomes Short Term Rental Revenue
The city of Sedona took the lead in advancing SB 1382, signed by Gov. Ducey in April 2018, which ensured that all online platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and Home Away would be responsible for collecting and remitting sales and bed taxes on behalf of their short-term rental owner clients. This change will result in significant additional revenues to the city of Sedona.
Sedona AZ – The following...
Coconino County Public Safety Training Exercise
Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the community of a scheduled Public Safety Training exercise at Ft. Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff. The training involves multiple public safety agencies from across the state.
The training will be on Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16, 2019. Visitors at Fort Tuthill County Park on these days will notice an increased presence...
Arizona Community Foundation gives $14.4 million in grants and scholarships
Sedona AZ – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year: Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, a total of $14,442,732 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma.
The nearly $14.5 million...
The Farce and Fallacy of Gun Control Laws
SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist
Once again headlines are questioning the role of gun control in American society. At the request of SedonaEye.com columnist J. Rick Normand, let’s go back three and a half years ago:
Sedona AZ – 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...
Death and Stabbing on AZ 89 North of Flagstaff
Gray Mountain AZ is north of Flagstaff AZ on SR 89.
Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate an AZ Highway 89 death and stabbing near Gray Mountain, Arizona on August 5, 2019. As the incident occurred on a state highway and involved moving vehicles, the Arizona Department of Public Safety was charged with assisting the CCSO investigation.
Detectives have...
Sedona Community Pool Hours Change
Notice submitted by City of Sedona AZ.
Sedona AZ – A shortage of lifeguards has reduced summer hours for the Sedona Community Pool, 570 Posse Ground Road, west Sedona.
Read the FAQs about lifeguards opportunities here: http://sedonaaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=38768.
Pool hours remainder 2019:
– Now through Aug. 18, the pool will be open Saturday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed...