In his column in the 10/16/2019 issue of the Daily Sentinel, local lawyer and perennially annoying right-wing political columnist Rick Wagner asks why Proposition CC on the current ballot is identified using double letters. “Have we run through the alphabet…
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Performance evaluations for Janet Rowland’s first terms as Commissioner, by citizens
A search of Daily Sentinel archives for information on Republican Janet Rowland’s first two terms as Mesa County Commissioner (2004-2012) turns up substantial criticism of her by Mesa County residents. These critiques amount to performance evaluations of her by the…
Reproductive Rights Road Show to be in Grand Junction 10/4 at CMU
The Colorado Reproductive Health Rights and Justice Coalition will be putting on a Reproductive Rights Roadshow at Colorado Mesa University on Friday, October 4 from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 221 of the University Center building, on the 2nd…
Proposition CC on the state-wide ballot aims to end the failed TABOR experiment
Proposition CC on the November 5 ballot, if enacted, will let state and local governments keep all the revenue they generate through taxes and invest it to improve communities. It would effectively “de-Bruce” the whole state and end what amounts…
State Senator Ray Scott cites full-on wacko nutbag source in tweet on climate change
One of the most dangerous things about Colorado State Senator Ray Scott is that he can’t tell the difference between credible sources, authoritative sources of information and paid promotional research or websites known for trading in wacky conspiracy-theories. Case in…
Sen. Ray Scott’s tweet opposes progress and planning for future
Is Republican State Senator Ray Scott concerned about Colorado’s economy and workforce? It sure doesn’t look like it, judging from his twitter feed. On September 4, Scott posted a tweet that said “2022 an’t come fast enough.” It was his…
One more thing about commissioner candidate Janet Rowland…
Former Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland, who has already had two terms in the recent past and is now running for a third term, has given Mesa County voters plenty of reasons not to elect her again, but here’s another…
BLM to G.J.? Moving federal offices out of D.C. is a way to dismantle them, Mulvaney tells Republicans
Don’t cheer the relocation of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) out of Washington, D.C. to Grand Junction until you understand the Trump administration’s real motive behind moving federal agencies out of Washington. Hint: It’s not to help them, and…
Senator Ray Scott caught watching a movie during the legislative session
ICYMI (in case you missed it), “Next with Kyle Clark,” (a front range Channel 9 TV news features show) broadcast video of our own Republican Mesa County State Senator Ray Scott spending his time watching a movie on his phone…
State Senator Ray Scott lied to the Daily Sentinel about social media blocking case
Full disclosure: I was the plaintiff in the lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado brought against State Senator Ray Scott for blocking constituents from his official social media accounts. On August 31, 2019 the Daily Sentinel printed…
City to re-zone Burkey Park for medium-high residential development at their September 4 meeting
At their public hearing on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Grand Junction City Council will hear an agenda item to rezone Burkey Park to allow construction of medium-high density residential development on it. The City plans to rezone Burkey Park from…
Court Settlement: State Senator Ray Scott must unblock constituents from his social media
Every elected official in Colorado is now on notice: you cannot block constituents from your official social media accounts because they don’t agree with your point of view. If you do, you’re breaking the law. ACLU of Colorado announced a…
“Recall Polis” campaign violating laws to gather signatures – county passes Resolution prohibiting taping signs to their buildings
Upset citizens have been contacting the City of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department and the Mesa County Elections Bureau left and right to complain about the “Recall Polis” campaign violating laws by putting up tables and signage in places…
Beware electing Janet Rowland as county commissioner (again)
Janet Rowland is running for Mesa County Commissioner. Yes, again. She’s already been a Mesa County Commissioner — from January, 2005 to January, 2013 — but that doesn’t mean her being commissioner again is a good idea. It arguably is…
Mesa County residents and Mad Dog PAC put up gun control billboard in G.J.
Mesa County residents fed up with the national epidemic of gun violence in the U.S. are teaming up with Mad Dog PAC of Washington, D.C. to run a billboard in Grand Junction aimed at pressuring congressional Republicans to address the…
Job openings with the county pay $87,500/year plus benefits and require no experience
Mesa County has two job openings right now that pay $87,300/year gross salary with additional generous perks and benefits, and that require absolutely no experience and no required level of educational attainment. That’s a pretty good wage in Mesa County…
It’s time to admit Republican firearm policies have completely failed America
Americans young and old are getting slaughtered every day just going about their daily lives shopping in supermarkets, attending concerts and movies, going to services at churches, mosques and synagogues, going to school, going to work… How did America…
Tim Foster’s political stumping as CMU president may violate laws
[Update 8/14/19: Mesa County Commissioner candidate Janet Rowland pulled this ad from her Facebook page after this article was published]. People are questioning whether an ad that Mesa County Commissioner candidate Janet Rowland recently posted on her campaign Facebook page…