Day: January 18, 2018

Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: High hopes

January 18, 20180

By Ted Grussing… that I will not be shot … I stopped over to see Jenny’s exhibits at Sedona Art…

RAIN grants available for informal
STEM education experiences

January 18, 20180

Verde Valley AZ (January 18, 2018) – Verde Valley RAIN (Rural Activation and Innovation Network) is pleased to announce grants…

Dangers of Self-Medication

January 18, 20180

Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) – The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley is launching its series of Mental Health Monday 2018 programs…

Arts and Entertainment a Major Focus at the
Collective Sedona This February

January 18, 20180

Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) – The Collective Sedona is pleased to announce a nationally-recognized and critically-acclaimed play coming to…

Sedona

Make Sedona Memories with an Esteban Dinner Concert

January 18, 20180

Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) Flamenco and classical guitarist Esteban has been performing in Sedona for over 20 years. As an…

Fights On!
By Tommy Acosta
So, it looks like the referendum on the Cultural Park made the ballot. Now comes the rallying, meetings, community forums, the ads, and the arguments between those for or against the Safe Parking concept. There are good arguments out there that elected officials should be allowed to do the job they were elected for and that the public should just lean back and let them work. But you just can’t beat a good old-fashioned referendum that brings the final say to the citizens themselves. That’s the bottom line, the very foundation upon which democracy is built. Get over it. The council’s only job right now, on this topic, is to listen to the will of the people. The fascinating question though, is how will the people vote on this issue? Would Sedonans want a new music venue over parking for the working homeless? Will opposition to any homeless facility at all win in the end? Would enough citizens be motivated by compassion to vote the facility into existence? Read more→