If you appreciate the current level of service provided by the Sedona Fire District for Emergency Medical Services, now would be a very good time to speak up.  Read More →

According to Rosemary LaBonte (and David), “Some [Ellis Island immigrants]would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground.”  Remember that if some of the Mexican immigrants got down on their hands and knees and kissed the ground, they would be kissing the ground that only a few short years ago (historically speaking) belonged to them — their long lost country. To... 

If you appreciate the current level of service provided by the Sedona Fire District for Emergency Medical Services, now would be a very good time to speak up. One of the Board Members, Charles Christensen, on his own, without the Fire Chief’s knowledge, put a Public Notice in the Sedona Red Rock News requesting bids from private ambulance companies to replace the medical services SFD has provided... 

  Forwarded herewith for your information is a letter I sent to the  Editor of the Sedona Red Rock News. It appears they have opted to not publish my letter; therefore I’m asking that you please let Mr. Burkhalter and the dedicated ADOT personnel who risk their lives everyday directing the flow of traffic that at least one person out here appreciates them:  Thank you very much for an ongoing... 

You said “We all know that the law was introduced by a person with white supremacist views. I hope, Sir, that you are not of that ilk.” This statement proves you to be, unequivocally, a prototypical “race-baiter” who uses as the cornerstone of every argument the “race-card.” You are obviously a person who calls everyone you don’t agree with a racist. This is an underhanded... 

Sedona AZ (May 13, 2010) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Sometimes, when a person surrounds himself with only like-minded people, he begins to think he speaks for “…the huge number of the national and Arizona supporters of SB1070 who are tourists and potential Sedona second-home buyers who will boycott Sedona once this City joins litigation against the state.”... 

Your interest in containing costs is, without question, admirable. Maintaining an appropriate balance between the fire district budget and the public welfare can’t be an easy job – particularly under current circumstances – for any of you. To date, I have refrained from weighing in on any of the “hot” topics splayed across the headlines. Tempers are high and I perceive a desire on... 

Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ (May 11, 2010) – I just read the article submitted by my fellow SFD taxpayer, Robert S. Wood in the latest printed edition of the Sedona Times and need to comment on some of the items he mentioned. My Yavapai County tax bill also includes 26% for the SFD and 48% (School Equalization, Sedona Unified School District #9, Yavapai Community College, Valley... 

I just read the article submitted by my fellow SFD taxpayer, Robert S. Wood in the latest printed edition of the Sedona Times and need to comment on some of the items he mentioned. My Yavapai County tax bill also includes 26% for the SFD and 48% (School Equalization, Sedona Unified School District #9, Yavapai Community College, Valley Academy Ed. District) for services that as a retired individual... 

I enjoyed reading the article by Robert S. Wood. Yesterday, I sent in some comments that were intended to clarify some facts and issues that he brought up. As of today, Monday 5/10, I have not received any indication that it will appear in the ST. Thank you for giving us, the readers, an alternative newspaper that is not afraid to print stories about some of the controversial issues within our community....