Grudgingly Spending Money on Halloween Candy? Here are Some Candy-Free Alternatives
Many people think Halloween means handing out candy, candy and more candy. But desperate attempts by local dental offices to reduce […]
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AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, November, 2015
This guide offers AnneLandmanBlog’s opinion on upcoming ballot measures and candidates for District 51 School Board, in case you’re wondering
Council Candidates Sound Like Broken Records, Ignore Constituents
Candidates for the contested seats on the Grand Junction City Council are all starting to sound the same. Kim Kerk
FFRF: Fruita Monument High School’s Baccalaureate Violates First Amendment
A concerned member of the Fruita Monument High School community has sought help from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)
The Weird World of Adult Babies
After a friend in another country expressed an interest in importing and selling American-made baby items, I agreed to
Delta Middle School Teacher Pushes Christianity on Students
Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (WCAF), which advocates for western Colorado’s secular community, has a form on its website where people can
Woman and Girls Used as Slave Labor in Irish Laundries Operated by the Catholic Church
A BBC investigation has revealed that Irish nuns from the Catholic church took female children out of church-operated state orphanages and
WCAF Says “Help Hungry Kids this Halloween”
How much money will you spend on Halloween candy this year? And how much good does that really do? Western
Hard-Core Evangelical Christian Group Has its Way with District 51
Many Grand Junction-area citizens are wondering how a group like the Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), whose mission is converting as many
More Reports of Proselytizing in District 51 Schools
Grand Junction parents are voicing concern that their children attending District 51 elementary schools are being sent home home with
All You Need to Know About Mesa County Politics, All in One Place
Have you been so busy trying to make ends meet, putting food on the table and raising your kids that you
CO Rep. Ray Scott Throws Women and Kids Under the Bus
Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott may love fetuses, but he doesn’t care much about women and apparently doesn’t think much
Jumpin’ Without Jesus: Get Air at the Silo to Open Soon in Grand Junction
A controversy arose in Grand Junction last month after a parent complained about a video shown to Grand Mesa Middle School
A Pattern of Proselytizing in Grand Junction Public Schools?
On February 11, 2014, a sixth grader at Grand Mesa Middle School, a public school in Grand Junction, came
Study Links Natural Gas Drilling to Congenital Heart Defects in Babies
A newly-published study specific to Colorado (pdf) links the rate of congenital heart defects in babies to how close they live to
Seven Year Old Fights GMOs in Girl Scout Cookies
Seven year old Alicia Serratos of Orange County, California has been a Girl Scout for almost three years, so when
Time to Replace Anti-Science Delegate Marcia Neal on Colorado School Board
(Update, April 3, 2014 – Marcia Neal announced she is running for re-election to the state school board.) Everyone was