Hold onto your hats. On August 2, 2017, Grand Junction City Council will become the first city in Colorado, and one of the first in the nation, to host a Satanic invocation at a council meeting. It’s not the first…
Author: Anne Landman
Cidney Fisk’s First Year at University: An Update
Cidney Fisk, the former 4.0 GPA Delta High School student who risked everything in 2016 to publicly expose the pervasive Christian proselytizing and other injustices going on in Delta County’s public schools, has completed her first year at University of…
Dare to Care Auto Sales’ Weird Gay Business Sign
A large sign graces North Avenue that appears to promote homosexuality.
Bigotry is Alive and Well in Grand Junction
One Day Left to Keep Trump from Getting Your Voting Information
The Trump administration has made a breathtaking and invasive demand to all 50 states demanding they turn over personal information on every individual registered voter in the country. The administration wants names, addresses, birth dates, political party affiliations, records of…
Mesa County Democrats Cheered at 4th of July Parade in Grand Junction
It’s a new thing for people on Grand Junction’s Main Street to cheer the Mesa County Democrats as they pass by in the Independence Day Parade. Years ago, the Democrats’ parade entry consisted four or five people and a donkey,…
Number of Mesa County Children in Extreme Poverty has Skyrocketed under Republican County Commissioners
When was the last time a Mesa County Commissioner or a state-level elected official from Mesa County gave a public statement about the skyrocketing number of families and children suffering from extreme poverty in our county, or proposed possible solutions…
Merely Carrying a Permitted Gun Can Get You Killed
Think carrying a legally permitted gun keeps you safe? Not in the least. In fact, just having it can get you killed. Philando Castile was an innocent man who was shot dead in his own car by a policeman after…
No Prayers Permitted at D-51 Graduation Ceremonies, and Schools Cannot Participate in Religious Baccalaureates. Period.
There is no doubt left on the matter of prayer at School District 51 graduation ceremonies: School-sponsored prayers are not permitted at District 51 graduation ceremonies. Some parents this year objected to prayers being included in Palisade High Schools’…
Tipton Hates Infants
Republican House Representative Scott Tipton, who represents Colorado’s western slope, voted “NO” on a measure to assure that newborn babies are covered with health insurance immediately after birth for up to one year to give parents time to verify their…
Buy a gun for Father’s Day? Think again.
Sportsmans’ Warehouse ran a big ad in today’s Daily Sentinel touting a big sale on guns and ammo for Father’s Day. This does our area a big disservice. There is a huge intersection between fatal domestic violence killings and guns,…
Ray Scott Shocks Constituents with Displays of Poor Grammar, Lack of Knowledge in Social Media Exchanges
First came this exchange via IPhone, widely shared on Facebook by a Colorado Mesa University biology graduate who specializes in conservation of endangered species. The biologist wrote to Colorado State Senator Ray Scott concerned about his uninformed, overly-simplistic views on energy production…
Grand Junction Progressives Turn out for March for Truth June 3
In a mark of just how much Grand Junction’s progressive political community has grown in recent years, speakers at Grand Junction’s “March for Truth” on June 3 lamented a low turnout of about 200 participants to protest the outrages of the Trump presidency.…
G.J. Chamber Snubs Sen. Ray Scott at Legislative Wrap Up
Colorado State Senator Ray Scott did not attend the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce’s legislative wrap-up breakfast session on May 23, so instead he gave the Chamber a statement to read at the event. But the Chamber refused to read it.
Trump tells murderous Filipino President Duterte he’s “doing an unbelievable job on the drug problem” in his country
A recently-released confidential transcript of an April, 2017 phone call from President Donald Trump to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte reveals Trump praised Duterte, telling him he’s been “doing an unbelievable job on the drug problem” in his country. President Duterte has had death…
Cell Tower to be Built in North Grand Junction Neighborhood Without Public Hearings
If you live in the area of 26 1/2 and H Roads, a big change is coming to your neighborhood, and it may not be a change you’re going to like. Verizon Wireless has submitted plans to the Grand Junction Planning Department to…
Grand Junction Chamber Opposes Protections for Public and Environment from Drilling Hazards
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is squarely opposed to protecting Colorado residents’ safety when it comes to oil and gas operations, and is demonstrating this by siding with oil and gas companies in an ongoing court case filed by Colorado children…
President Fires FBI Director Comey Amid Investigation of Trump Campaign’s Ties to Russia
Following is NBC’s coverage of President Trump’s firing of FBI chief James Comey yesterday, in the midst of the FBI’s ongoing investigation into Russia’s interference into the 2016 election to favor Trump, and the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.