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Christopher Fox Graham

‘Merlin’ performs his greatest magic trick … and disappears

The larger-than-life monumental bronze sculpture of “Merlin” in the Old Marketplace parking lot roundabout in West Sedona disappeared this week. But the disappearance is not theft, nor a magic trick by the great Arthurian magician of legend. According to city of...

Mayor of Surprise violates citizen’s free speech rights; judge tosses case Oct. 23

Skip Hall, the mayor of the city of Surprise, had 32-year-old Surprise resident Rebekah Massie arrested during an Aug. 20 Surprise City Council meeting’s call to the public. https://twitter.com/adamsteinbaugh/status/1827119331651502403 Massie was present to criticize a 4.4% pay raise for Surprise City...

Sedona temporarily hires former interim Cottonwood Police Chief Chris Dowell

The city of Sedona has hired Christopher Dowell as interim deputy police chief. Dowell began working in the position on Monday, Aug. 26, according to Sedona Communications Director Lauren Browne. Dowell’s contract is for 90 days. He will be assisting...

Take a microtransit shuttle ride and tell us your views

Barring any last-minute delays after press time, the city of Sedona will officially be rolling out its new on-demand, curb-to-curb microtransit program on Thursday, Aug. 29, pun intended. This service, first proposed back when Sandy Moriarty was still Sedona’s mayor,...

Fired deputy police chief Kwitkin files notice of claim against Sedona

Phoenix attorney Troy P. Foster has filed a notice of claim against the city of Sedona on behalf of former Sedona Deputy Police Chief Ryan Kwitkin, who was terminated on July 10. The notice demands compensation of $360,000 to forgo...

Pathetic 44.32% voter turnout denies Sedona City Council any mandate

Now that the final July 30 election results have been posted by Coconino and Yavapai Counties, Sedona resi­dents should be utterly disappointed by the final numbers in the race for Sedona mayor and Sedona City Council. In no way...

8 allegations made against Sedona Police Chief Stephanie Foley ‘unsubstantiated’ after outside investigation

As reported in March, Sedona Police Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin, Sgt. Laura Leon and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police Charlene “Sherri” O’Connor previously met with Human Resources Director Russ Martin to report the existence of what they...

Plan for Oak Creek Canyon road closure at switchbacks Aug. 19 to 23

Full daytime closures Monday to Friday, Aug. 19 to 23; with 24/7 single-lane restriction through late August. The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers and area residents and businesses to plan for upcoming daytime full closures and continued lane...

Sedona Police Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin fired after internal investigation

The city of Sedona launched an investigation into Sedona Police Chief Stephanie Foley following allegations of creating a hostile workplace made by Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin, Sgt. Laura Leon and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police Charlene “Sherri”...

Sedona Police Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin fired after internal investigation

The city of Sedona launched an investigation into Sedona Police Chief Stephanie Foley following allegations of creating a hostile workplace made by Deputy Chief Ryan Kwitkin, Sgt. Laura Leon and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police Charlene “Sherri”...

About Me

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock 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 a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism, media law and the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."
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