Sober living treatment centers have been getting a lot of attention and scrutiny in recent weeks for questionable recruitment, retention, and cheating tribal members seeking help for their addiction.

I just found out that in August of last year, the FCC authorized (www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-grants-relief-outdated-burdensome-phone-industry-regulations) telecom companies to end copper wire landline phone service and switch to phone service that uses the internet.

In this season of giving, I want to thank the voters of Coconino County for making possible a powerful gift of healing to our communities and our county.

I was born and raised near Kayenta, Arizona in Navajo Nation, home to around 175,000 people spread across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.