Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, Just under thirty days after her stunning defeat in the SFD Recall Election, former Board member Phyllis Erick scheduled herself to speak during public forum at the June 13, 2012 meeting of the Sedona Fire District Governing Board. The prior Board Chairman’s oft repeated admonition, “Personal attacks will not be tolerated,” evidently escaped Ms. Erick’s consciousness.... 

Sedona Red Rock scenic area Sedona AZ (June 16, 2012) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, a reader writes: “God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.” — John Muir I commend the local Forest Service’s actions in attempting to bring a halt to illegal trail building... 

Cornville Road Warriors cleaning up Arizona June 15, 2012 Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Executive Tower 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Re: Will Governor Brewer and ADOT empower the residents of the Verde Valley and Arizona? Dear Governor Brewer, A few days ago one of our local football teams contacted me about claiming one or more of seven $100 pledges donated by local residents and businesses... 

Dear Mr. Halikowski (ADOT),  As you know, it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the barrel.  ADOT Highway 89A reflectors While cleaning the Folksville USA one-mile section of Highway 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona (MP-356 to 357) today, I noticed the new reflectors that were recently installed.  I also noticed that the old reflectors were thrown in the grass and many ended up in the asphalt... 

Sedona AZ (June 10, 2012) – In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a Prescott Arizona resident equates challenging the debt limit to a terrorist act:  Last year the Congressional Republicans used the nation’s debt ceiling vote to force a series of spending cuts. This hostage scenario led to the nation’s first ever credit downgrade and the Standard & Poor’s agency repeatedly cited... 

Commissioner Paul Newman Dear SedonaEye.com, Two of the state’s most prominent elected officials were on the road this past week, working to bring economic development opportunities to Arizona. Governor Jan Brewer traveled to Europe and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was in Washington, D.C.. It was a bi-partisan mission – outreach, contact, dialogue and, hopefully, results that will bring diversification,... 

This is a historic week and we need your Senators to support Senator Wyden’s hemp farming amendment to S.3240, the Farm Bill, which will allow farmers in the U.S. to once again have the opportunity to grow industrial hemp. Our goal is to have 5,000 submitted letters by the end of Hemp History Week, June 4-10, 2012. The message that you will send to them is specifically written to educate their... 

Sedona AZ (June 5, 2012) – Please help the Village of Oak Creek community raise funds for residents who lost homes in the Sedona Arizona Village of Oak Creek fire. Please tell us how you can help for the June 19, 2012 fundraiser at Canyon Moon Theatre in the VOC from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. by contacting Dana De Luz (see information below). We are still looking for help with outdoor... 

Department of Corrections map of Arizona private prisons Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, I believe Arizona has private prisons because of large campaign contributions from prison corporations like GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America. Then through ALEC, these corporations help write legislation like SB 1070 and three strikes that keeps Arizona’s prison population soaring at an unsustainable... 

Sedona Community Plan box kit Letter to the SedonaEye.com Editor: The community plan has been, is, and will be a pro-business, pro-growth agenda. In spite of appearances and efforts at public input, the plan is being written behind the scenes by the Chamber, developers, consultants, and construction companies, who all benefit from the city’s growth and home-rule largess. The plan caters to the...