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Christopher Fox Graham

Thomas ‘Tom’ S. Goelitz

May 14, 1956 — Feb. 19, 2024 Thomas “Tom” Sullivan Goelitz, 67, of Sedona, died Feb. 19. He moved to Sedona in 2001 with his ex-wife, Carrie, where he raised two children, volunteered with the Eagle Scouts and his church and...

Sunshine Week highlights access to public records

“We the people” is the opening phrase of the U.S. Constitution that set the tone for how our nation and national government saw itself. It signifies that all Americans from the president to members of Congress to small-town mayors...

Woman dies in late-night fire on Tuesday, second fire extinguished at site late Wednesday

A woman died in a “devastating structure fire” in a Sedona mobile home park late on Tuesday, March 12. The Sedona Fire District responded to a fire at the Sunset Mobile Home Park, between Sunset and Shelby Drives, that was...

Enjoy St. Patrick’s Parade on Jordan Road March 16

While Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day, Sedona’s nearly annual St. Patrick’s Parade will be held this Saturday, March 16. Since the parade moved off State Route 89A to Jordan Road in Uptown, annual estimated attendance ranges between...

Get ready for six weeks of spring break tourists

The Sedona International Film Festival ended last week and traffic on our roads was pretty well managed and rela­tively light for this time of year. There weren’t too many backups related to the festival and only delays heading into...

Speed of Forest Road work shows efficiency of Sedona in Motion

We are impressed, as everyone in Sedona should be, at the speed with which the Forest Road Extension has undergone construction. Beginning in spring 2022, city workers and the contractor, Fann Contracting Inc., began working on the road. Most...

Democratic process? It is unnecessary in this Sedona asylum, where the inmates run the city

The city of Sedona began discussing a car camp for homeless workers at the Sedona Cultural Park in January. On Jan. 9, council directed staff to begin planning for the camp by a voice vote, but did not legally or...

House Bill 2038 would make your public & private recordings felonies

People record all sorts of public and private events for their social media accounts, family gatherings, sporting events, school plays, meetings, get-togethers, interviews, lectures and talks. If you want to record your experiences for your own enjoyment — or...

You’re all invited to Sedona film festival’s 30th year

Marion Herrman, Lori Seymour, Pinky Greenberg and Shirlin Hyatt founded the Sedona International Film Festival 30 years ago as a fundraising event to support the Sedona Cultural Park and what would later be named the Georgia Frontiere Performing Arts...

House Bill 2477 naming ‘Pluto’ the state of Arizona planet isn’t crazy, it’s inspiring

On Saturday, Feb. 17, I was asked to perform two slam poems at Lowell Observatory’s I Heart Pluto Festival, held at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff. The event celebrates the moment on Feb. 18, 1930, when 24-year-old amateur astronomer Clyde...

About Me

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
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