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Sedona Red Rock News · Sedona, AZ

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Word on the street is 'Village Treasures' sculpture: Newest public art installed at VOC roundabout

Sedona News The hummingbirds and yellow cactus blossoms on Reagan Word’s “Village Treasures” stand out against the weathering steel of the 13-foot-tall sculpture at the Jacks Canyon Road/Verde Valley School Road roundabout in the Village of Oak Creek. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers After two years of planning, Reagan Word’s “Village Treasures,” a sculpture 13 feet tall, 16 feet long and 9 feet wide, has been installed at the Jacks Canyon Road Verde Valley School Road roundabout on State Route 179 in the Village of Oak Creek. “The sculpture is designed to present some of the aspects we all love about the Village of Oak Creek, Word said.

Vox · Congress, AZ

Nearby: Congress, AZ

How the 7 healthcare workers who just got elected to Congress plan to fix our broken system

Last week’s blue tsunami carried a lot of white coats: At least seven newly elected Democrats have medical degrees or nursing careers. Pediatrician Annie Andrews of South Carolina scored one of the most shocking Senate victories of election night for Democrats, while Abdul El-Sayed (who earned a medical degree before working in public health) won the all-important Michigan Senate race. In the House, Democrats will soon welcome pediatrician Richard Pan of California, emergency room physician Amish Shah of Arizona, surgeon Adam Hamawy of New Jersey, emergency nurse Mitchell Berman of Wisconsin, and oncology nurse practitioner Kristina Knickerbocker of Ohio. Like many Democrats, these candidates campaigned on lowering costs, expanding health coverage, and confronting the drugmakers and healthcare corporations that they accuse of putting profits ahead of patients.