Phoenix AZ (March 4 2010) – Arizona Senate Bill 1097, a Senate Education Bill, passed Wednesday, February 24, 2010. This bill requires the Arizona Department of Education to collect data on students enrolled in school districts who cannot demonstrate proof of legal U.S. residence. The Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Arizona will be permitted to withhold a school district’s state... 

Are Your Ready for the Most Important Day of Your Life? March 20, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM Sedona Community Center – 2615 Melody Lane Welcome/Introductions/Schedule       Susan Barrington, Director Sedona Community Center & Deborah Darby, Sedona Chapter Leader, Compassion & Choices  9-9:15 AM Issues on Aging (Northern AZ) Mary Beals-Luedtka NACOG Area Agency on Aging 9:15 – 10 AM Break... 

This article is about Sedona’s last bond/debt obligation of $18,000,000, known as the Series 2007 Bond Obligation…a debt this City clearly should have known it couldn’t afford and didn’t need. In my e-mail to City Council of February 12, 2009, which so infuriated Councilors Scagnelli and Colquitt, I said: “Some of you continue to question whether there is a cost/benefit ratio... 

Urgent health petition!  Dear Friends,  Our RIGHTS to buy and use supplemets are ONCE AGAIN under attack by politicians who are bought out by BIG PHARMA.  John McCain, the Republican from Arizona, is introducing legislation that will, if passed, severely limit our access to dietary supplements and create obstacles for companies trying to develop new health products.   (Below you will see a copy... 

February 24, 2010-In the midst of winter, and following what could have been a massive and possibly very destructive winter storm system, I felt it appropriate to address the issue of preparedness from a city standpoint as well as a citizen viewpoint. I believe the overwhelming responsibility of a city or state is the health, safety and welfare of the citizens it serves, be it a natural or a man-made... 

Sedona AZ (February 23, 2010)- Opinions and Gripes by Hollywood Jim. Litter Anyone? Are you as tired as I am of seeing litter on the side of the road? Does it ever end? With recycling on everyone’s mind you would think there would be less and less litter to see, but not so. How can anyone be as selfish as to throw something out a car window and leave it for someone else to pick up? When I... 

Councilors; No rate increases until there are 30% salary decreases for the top echelon of City Staff who I am told are undeservedly making an average of $60/hr. No rate increase until you stop giving money away to the Chamber of Commerce, the Main Street Program, so-called “artists”, so-called “events”, and every group with their hands out. No rate increase until you stop funding... 

Dear SedonaEye.com, Sedona Mayor Rob Adams and Vice Mayor Hamilton, and the Sedona City Councilors, I will not be voting in the upcoming election for any incumbent who approves the “Notice of Intention” to raise wastewater rates. As you know, a large number of Sedona property owners, businesses, and retirees on fixed incomes are rotting financially. So, why are every one of CDM’s... 

Sedona Arizona Sedona AZ (February 23, 2010) – In a letter to the SedonaTimes.com (now SedonaEye.com) editor directed to Mayor Rob Adams and the Sedona City Council, a Sedona resident says no to any sewer fee increase: Dear Mayor Adams and Councillors, I will be unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting but feel it is very important that you read and understand why there is such an outcry from... 

Sedona AZ (February 23, 2010) – In a letter to SedonaEye.com editors, Sedona Chapel area resident, Lin Ennis, discusses her position on proposed sewer fees: Dear Council Members, I am concerned about there being a dramatic increase in sewer fees over the next few years – double to triple the fees in comparable communities. However, I also realize our Wastewater Enterprise Fund is drastically...