A review of Sedona’s news from 2008 reveals an underlying theme — 2008 was a year for change — as the city, the City Council, the fire district and the school district all saw change in leadership and Sedona’s physical landscape was changed through extensive road construction.

Terry Richard/The OregonianA 50th anniversary Alaska license plate on a vehicle parked on the streets of Portland. When Alaskans found out that the U.S. Senate passed the Statehood Act in June 1958, sirens blared, crowds gathered and celebrated around bonfires....