G.J. Gun Club Protests Continued U.S. Gun Violence
Grand Junction Gun Club members held signs and waved at noon today at 7th Street and Patterson Road to protest the escalating […]
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Community Rights Ballot Initiative Coming Back in 2016
Coloradans for Community Rights (CCR) is gearing up to once again put a Community Rights initiative on the 2016 state-wide ballot.
G.J. Garbage Follies: Inefficiency Rules the Day
Every day in our subdivision, trucks from at least five different private garbage companies rumble through the neighborhood, hopscotching from house
G.J. Chamber Ad Promotes Low — Um, NO Wages
An ad run by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce in last Monday’s Daily Sentinel featured this headline, designed
Downtown Grand Junction’s Frightening Public Toilets
Have you avoided the public restrooms in downtown Grand Junction because you fear what they might be like? Well, your fears
If You Want to Die Peacefully at Home, You Need to Know This
If you want to avoid extensive hospital treatment or heroic measures being used on you towards the end of your
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
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide 2015
This guide presents voters with a citizen’s perspective on a number of upcoming ballot measures, and provides recommendations on which
Beware How Voter ID Laws are Portrayed in the News
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) is taking the New York Times to task for portraying the attack on voting
Legal Marijuana Linked to Lower Death Rates from Prescription Painkillers
States that legalize marijuana experience significantly lower death rates from pain medication overdoses, both from prescription painkillers and illicit drugs like
The Daily Sentinel’s Energy Expo Coverage Disappoints
In an era of corporate concentration of media ownership, Grand Junction citizens are fortunate to have a daily paper whose
Protest Planned at Energy Expo
Grand Junction residents concerned about integrity in science, environment and education are planning to protest at this year’s Energy Expo and Forum
What’s Wrong with Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shops? Plenty.
Under pressure from a family member, I tried a Jimmy John’s sub shop last week. I had never eaten at
Silt Blogger Falls Seriously Ill, Finds Glenwood Hot Springs Pool Contaminated with Pseudomonas
Last August, Peggy Tibbetts, a blogger in Silt, Colorado fell seriously ill with a bacterial infection after using the Glenwood Hot
Beware of Tricks at Local Grocery Stores
Last summer I picked up two raw chickens on sale at City Market, put one in the freezer and the
Why a Fetus is Not a Person
Updated November 5, 2014 Colorado’s Amendment 67 did not pass, to the relief of most of the state. The measure