Editorial: Mingus Open Meeting Law violation deserves second look
The Mingus Union School Board should ask the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for another review and full finding of fact over the Sept. 5, 2017, Open Meeting Law infraction for which the AG previously determined Mingus was at fault.
Editorial: Camp Verde discussion could be a sign of the times
Gaining a little control over how much is too much when it comes to political signage and the degree to which we want our roadsides to remain uncluttered could become a sign of the times here in the Verde Valley.
Editorial: Political winds made dramatic shift in Jerome this week
For the past year, Jerome appeared -- at long last – to be embracing the idea of allowing for staggered four-year terms for the members of its elected town council.
Editorial: Mingus board, administration taking high road on transparency
So much of the 2018 administrative and governance decision-making processes at Mingus Union High School were of the deer-in-the-headlights variety.
Editorial: Prescott-Verde ‘Water War’ not nearly the threat as once believed
Nothing short of Mingus Mountain has ever created a divide between the Verde Valley and the Prescott communities quite like the great water war of the 1990s.
Editorial: Jerome needs to quit talking and take action on paid parking
It’s been a consistent message coming out of Jerome for at least 10 years now.
Editorial: Big decision awaits Freeport-McMoRan on Verde River dam
Exercising your rights is not always the same as doing the right thing.
Editorial: Council appointment should not focus on city hall issue
With the Cottonwood City Council deadlocked on making the Rough Cut building the new City Hall, the appointment process for filling the vacancy on the council should prove most interesting.
Editorial: Rep. Kavanaugh on right track, but needs to take it one step further
The Arizona Legislature is on to something in its attempt to prohibit elected city councils from firing the municipal magistrates they hire.
Editorial: SRP Water Rights Initiative an olive branch that deserves fair consideration
More than 30 years ago, Cottonwood’s Norm Gunderson championed the cause of strength in numbers.
Editorial: ‘If everybody takes the fastest route, would it still be the fastest?’
Our Friday story concerning the use of Arizona Department of Transportation overpass signs to disperse traffic congestion raised a most interesting comment from one of our readers on social media.
Editorial: Paying income tax in Arizona now a guessing game
More than 200 years ago, American statesman Benjamin Franklin said, “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Editorial: February historically means flood season for Verde Valley
While this weekend’s recipe of snow in the high country and warmer rains to the south produced minor flooding in the Verde Valley, it bears emphasis that February always has been the peak month for flooding along Oak Creek, Beaver Creek and the Verde River.
Editorial: Consolidation election clarity at heart of SB1073
When it comes to school district consolidation, we prefer clarity to confusion.
Editorial: Money matters most in effort to re-birth Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce
As the Camp Verde Business Alliance explores the prospect of re-establishing a chamber of commerce, there needs to be a realistic understanding of what makes small-town chambers tick.
Editorial: Rubber soon will meet road on route for Verde Connect
We’ll soon be getting down to the nitty gritty on the Verde Connect project, a new local thoroughfare expected to link Beaverhead Flat Road with Arizona 260.
Editorial: Legislating common sense necessary when it comes to cellphones
Common sense is about to become the law in Arizona.
Editorial: As is always the case with consolidation, facts are anything but clear
School district consolidation has never been a simple issue for folks in the Upper Verde.
Guest Editorial: King’s life a memorial to compassion, understanding, kindness, love
As we commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the crisis in America gives us a prime opportunity to move from symbolism to substance to “form a more perfect union, establish justice, and ensure domestic tranquility.”
Editorial: CDBG should not stand for City Designated Budget Gratuity
Until the City Council learns that “community” and “city” are not synonymous when it comes to the way these federal grant funds are spent, a lot of folks will reach the conclusion that CDBG stands for Cottonwood Deserves Better Governance.
Editorial: Camp Verde needs to stay on pace in economic development marathon
There is no such thing as instant gratification for those whose job it is to stimulate and invigorate their community’s economy. There are more false starts in this race than finish lines.
Editorial: A new year, and already a new focus on consolidation
We’ve barely turned the page on the calendar to 2019 and already the renewed battle for Upper Verde school district consolidation is taking shape.
Editorial: ACLU hypocrisy on full display in Mingus ID badge dispute
As for the ACLU-Arizona, it’s curious how the organization took up the cause of one student on this issue as a privacy rights intrusion, and then went out of its way to make sure every media outlet in Arizona knew the student’s name.
Editorial: Local government already feeling heat of federal government shutdown
While the national focus is on who will blink first regarding funding for a border wall, there are some government money managers here in the Verde Valley counting the days for the federal government shutdown to come to an end.
Editorial: Mingus badge issue a clash between earned-privilege vs. entitlement
Some clarity is in order to shine the clearest light possible on the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona challenge to Mingus Union High School’s badge identification policy.
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- UPDATE: Man arrested in Rimrock accused of killing his wife
- Woman arrested after shoplifting from Walmart
- Homicide suspect arrested in Rimrock
- Former Mingus executive assistant accused of forging MUHS letter
- Aloha Sedona: Taste of Hawaii comes to Red Rock country with Poke restaurant
- Sedona Food Truck Festival to dish up good grub, good brews, good tunes
- Cottonwood to look at Thunder Valley Rally statistical analysis
- Verde Village man arrested, jailed in attempted murder of two women
- Arizona company hopes to create nation’s largest marijuana dispensary operation
- Meth Impact: Cottonwood rise in meth investigations reflect countywide trend
- Road closures: What you need to know
- Heavy snow in forecast throughout Verde Valley, Sedona
- Verde Village man arrested, jailed in attempted murder of two women
- Commentary: It’s hardly a walk in the park when a brawl erupts
- Splash of Jerome’s racist history now worth $225,000
- Between a rock and a hard place: 5-foot wide boulder blocks path of water slide at Slide Rock State Park (with video)
- UPDATE: Man arrested in Rimrock accused of killing his wife
- Woman arrested after shoplifting from Walmart
- Homicide suspect arrested in Rimrock
- Former Mingus executive assistant accused of forging MUHS letter
