http://verdenews.com en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:16 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54262 Voters now have their ballots for the Tuesday, May 21, all mail City of Cottonwood election. Proposition 425, the Permanent Base Adjustment, is on the ballot. Opinions Sat, 18 May 2013 20:05:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54261 On behalf of the Cottonwood Parks & Recreation Department, I would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the Verde Valley Medical Center, Country Bank, Yavapai County, Nutri Health Supplements, and the Verde Valley Artist Association for their commitment to making Lookin’ Good Cottonwood a success. Opinions Sat, 18 May 2013 20:03:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54260 As the string of scandals involving the Obama administration continue to pile up the president flails about trying to find ways to shift the heat away from him. Opinions Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54224 For the Yavapai-Apache Nation, the Verde River is the life of the Verde Valley and it is the key to the longevity and sustainability of all of our Verde Valley communities. Opinions Thu, 16 May 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54223 Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to help bring attention to the importance mental health plays in Americans’ lives. Opinions Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54222 In these challenging economic times, it is nice to share some positive news. Opinions Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54221 Scott Pelly, CBS News anchor, recently opined: “Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism, America is strong because its journalism is strong. Opinions Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54220 Please vote NO on PROPOSITION 425. Opinions Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54181 Whatever the ultimate outcome of the Arizona Department of Transportation ’s 5-Year Plan, the unified voice presented by residents of the Verde Valley on the widening of State Route 260 is the most hopeful sign yet that we have real progress. Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54179 Back in the ‘50s, as a young, as yet unmarried, recently graduated, mining engineer, living and working in South Africa, I sought to further my education by attending classes at the Law School of Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg. Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 20:07:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54178 Re: “Closing Clarkdale-Jerome campus reactionary and ill-conceived,” by Dale Gohr, Letters to the Editor, Verde Independent, May 5, 2013 Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 20:05:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54175 I think that the ‘Adopt A Highway’ program is an awesome program, and I applaud all who volunteer their time to go out and pick up trash that other less responsible people have left behind. Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:00 GMT http://verdenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=54174 Once again, I want to say thank you to the many people who have shown me so much caring and support. Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 20:01:00 GMT