Opinion / Editorials

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There are areas of Cottonwood near the fairgrounds that have long experienced a constant coating of dark dust from a large slag pile. Residents know that better than anyone.

By Verde Independent February 24, 2024
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Business growth is a delicate thing. The local economy can be impacted by something as far away as Wall Street and as gossamer as a petty rumor.

January 23, 2024
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What do they think they are doing?

January 13, 2024
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If any governing body desperately needs a Code of Conduct, it is the Cottonwood City Council.

December 26, 2023
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In a bit a tragic timing, days after a man was found dead in a Cottonwood city park, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released a report on the shortcomings of the country’s preparation for housing needs among an aging population.

By Raquel Hendrickson December 3, 2023
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It is possibly our nation’s oldest rite of remembrance.

November 21, 2023
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Making the rounds through the governing boards of Verde Valley school districts over the past few weeks has been a joint resolution that would, in effect, call the Arizona School Board Association executives on the carpet for poor vetting.

November 18, 2023
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Today marks a transition for us at The Verde Independent/Camp Verde Bugle.

November 1, 2023
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Recall election is one of the most direct forms of democracy.

By Raquel Hendrickson October 25, 2023