Corruption
Petitions Ask Legislators to Revert “McInnis Canyons” Back to “Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area”
Citizens for a Better Grand Junction on July 2 submitted petitions containing hundreds of names to House Representative Scott Tipton
Mesa County District Attorney Set to Further Abuse Beleaguered Blagg Juror
The abused Blagg juror in Grand Junction and her further prosecution by the Mesa County District Attorney are raising questions among
Same Crime, but Vastly Different Treatment of Two Jurors in the Mesa County Courts
If you need verification of the extent to which former juror Marilyn Charlesworth is being hung out to dry as
RIP Former G.J. Mayor Bill Pitts, and Why Citizens Should Care About Him
Former Grand Junction City Councilman and Mayor Bill Pitts died this week. Bill Pitts was a successful inventor and a
G.J. Chamber Opposes Local Businesses Again, Appears to Be Losing Influence
In its 2015 Voter Guide, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce urged voters to approve Referred Measure 2B, which
Scot McInnis: Mesa County’s Land Conservation Hypocrite-in-Chief
Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis has carefully cultivated an image of being a land conservation maven. Until recently he was a
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
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
Colorado Mountain College on Energy Expo: “We are not hosts of the event”
Rachel Pokrandt, Dean of the Rifle Campus of Colorado Mountain College (CMC), says she didn’t know anything about the Energy
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
Area Educational Institutions Blindsided by Choice of Expo Speaker
Neither Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster nor Teresa Coons, Executive Director of the John McConnell Math and Science Center,
G.J. Energy Expo Keynote Speaker is a Tea Party “Clown Act”
Club 20 is outing itself as a tea party group, and in so doing joins the Grand Junction Area
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
Ray Scott Working to Block Constituents’ Access to the Courts for Construction Defects
On January 14, Colorado State Sen. Ray Scott introduced SB15-091 (pdf), a bill titled “Reduce Statute Of Limitations Construction Defects,” that
Above the Law: Mesa County Republican Candidates Broke G.J. City Ordinance
Note: The following commentary was written by, and reprinted with permission from a local tea party activist who goes by
Palisade Pot and Mesa County Clerk Sheila Reiner
It’s no secret that Mesa County’s Old Guard Establishment Republicans (OGREs) oppose legalized marijuana. Even though Colorado legalized marijuana in
It’s Time to End GOP Rule in Mesa County
Do you plan to vote for Republican incumbents and the same Mesa County politicians we’ve had in office before? Think again.