I am an avid newspaper reader and read the New York Times, the Arizona Republic, the Flagstaff Daily News, and Sedona.biz pretty  much every day.  I stopped reading the Sedona Times quite a while ago because of its thoroughgoing biased articles and lack of any real news.  I am a staunch Democrat and welcomed an alternative voice, but don’t like reading one-sided opinion pieces and press releases masquerading as news.  An editorial can be opinionated, but  not the rest of the content.  More and more the newspaper reflected the opinions of a very small, very vocal, very reactionary segment of the Sedona community —  a segment of the community that is absolutely convinced that it reflects “the will of the people.”  That arrogance dominated the Sedona Times, to the detriment of the paper. 

I welcome the change in ownership, management, and, I hope, direction.  Every community can use a solid, responsible and balanced newspaper.  The key, of course, is professional reporting.  I look forward to seeing what you do with this valuable community resource.

Jessica Williamson, Sedona AZ