Sedona AZ (February 21, 2010) – American Legion Post 135 and Auxiliary Unit 25 are seeking applicants for the coming 2010 Girls and Boys State program. The program is open to high school Juniors (11th grade) who will complete their senior year of high school locally. The week-long course for the boys is held at Northern Arizona University. The girls week-long course instruction is held at the... 

Though I don’t know him personally, I am sure the owner of the Red Rock News is an honorable, well-intentioned man and a highly respected member of the community. But I find many of his editorials to be patronizing, and many of his arguments to be specious. There seems to be a Father-Knows-Best theme that runs through the series of his editorials; nobly and consistently he appeals for the healing... 

  Lawmaker and Foodstamps — An Arizona State Representative wants to mandate how people collecting food stamps should live. His vision includes no expensive cell phones, televisions, cigarettes or alcohol for recipients collecting from the food-stamp program. I have four words for him. Is you crazy foo? I, just like most people out there work for a living and it does become disgusting to see... 

Letter to the Editor:  Do you know why the Red Rock Ranger District can’t make land trades?   Well, here’s the story.   Twelve years ago, the folks in this town decided they’d had enough with parcel after parcel of their pristine forest vanishing, morphing into paved streets and rooftops overnight.  The final straw was La Barranca in the Village of Oak Creek…gone to luxury homes... 

Sedona red rock scenic area along the Village of Oak Creek SR 179 Sedona AZ (February 9, 2010) – The National Scenic Area Coalition invites the public to hear Larry Warren, acclaimed TV journalist and western public lands advocate, speak about land controversies, the economics of preservation, and why Sedona and the Verde Valley must support the proposed Sedona-Red Rock Scenic Area (NSA) designation. This... 

Sedona Village of Oak Creek red rocks Sedona AZ (February 8, 2010) – Former Arizona State Senator Tom O’Halleran will be the Master of Ceremonies at a special “Support the NSA” free public event on February 17, 2010, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, with special guest speaker, acclaimed TV journalist and...