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 […]
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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
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)
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
Energy Expo Protesters Shame Organizers over Fringe Speaker, Demand More Focus on Clean Energy
A crowd of people rallied outside Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction today to protest Energy Expo speaker John L.
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
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
State Sen. Ray Scott Votes to Kill Economic Assistance Bill for Rural Communities
On February 3, 2015, recently re-elected Colorado State Senator Ray Scott, voted to kill SB 36 (pdf), a bill that would have
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
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.
Mesa County Clerk Sheila Reiner, Up for Re-Election, Makes 2nd Major Screw-up in Palisade Ballots
First Palisade residents reported getting mail-in ballots without Referred Measures 2A and 2B on them. Now other people who live near Palisade
Phillips: WaPo Cites Mesa County Sheriff’s Office as Misspending Public Funds
Mesa County Sheriff write-in candidate Benita Phillips is drawing the public’s attention to an October 11 article in the Washington Post, “Asset
Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott’s Weird 2014 Bill
Have you been wondering what Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott has been doing to benefit the western slope during his
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide 2014
The November, 2014 elections will determine whether western Colorado can finally pull out of its negative economic and political spiral. But many people are
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
Sheriff Candidate Benita Phillips Pledges to Investigate Local Corruption, Asks Other Candidates to do the Same
Benita Phillips, Mesa County’s first female candidate for Sheriff, has pledged — and asked her opponents to pledge — that
Ray Scott Tanks Club 20 Debate
Things aren’t going very well for poor Ray Scott, the incumbent Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 7. The senate