Commissioner candidate Rowland continues to undermine public health efforts to contain Coronavirus
Janet Rowland, a repeat candidate for Mesa County Commissioner in District 3 (the east side of the valley), continues to […]
Elections
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Kathryn Bedell, DVM enters County Commissioner race for District 1
Don’t want Cody Davis or Ray Scott as Mesa County Commissioner? Well now you finally have a better option. Mesa
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This year’s Democratic primary makes a good case for ranked-choice voting
Did you vote in the primary only to see your top candidate drop out before the votes were even counted?
Mesa County Clerk ignoring qualified applicants for vacant positions
Over 24 employees have quit the Mesa County Clerk’s office since Tina Peters took over the office just 15
Could County Clerk Tina Peters be criminally liable for ballot loss scandal?
Tina Peters might have more legal exposure than previously recognized for having lost 574 ballots from the 2018 general election.
Petition demands Tina Peters resign as County Clerk
An online petition is up at Change.org demanding Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters resign her office in the wake of
Republican Party sends out fake census forms just as real census begins
Republicans are sending out fake “census” forms to voters in an attempt to fool people out of participating in the
Democracy, Elections, politics
Democratic caucuses in Mesa County are Saturday, March 7 to choose a candidate to run against Sen. Cory Gardner. Here’s what you need to know:
Note: the date of the caucuses has been corrected in the title of this article. They are on Saturday, March
Mesa County Clerk stumbles onto 500+ uncounted ballots from 2019 city/county election
The Daily Sentinel reports that when Mesa County Clerk employees went out to collect the early Democratic primary election ballots
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“The Day Democracy Died,” sung by our Founding Fathers
A lesson for every western slope voter.
Modern-day Republicans oppose progress
A short blurb in the Sunday, Feb. 8, 2020 Daily Sentinel offers a lesson on why Republicans are such harmful
New, non-OGRE* candidate running for County Commissioner in District 3
* OGRE is an acronym for “Old Guard Republican Establishment.” Voters unhappy with the longtime direction of Mesa County politics
The Daily Sentinel abdicates its mission, caves to Trumpism
In an editorial January 23 the Daily Sentinel announced it is giving up reporting on Donald Trump’s impeachment. The Sentinel
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Why Trump is being impeached: a helpful explanation for western slope Republicans
The large number of Trump supporters living on Colorado’s western slope no doubt vehemently oppose his impeachment. This blog is
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Why I voted “no” on Proposition DD
Proposition DD on the November 5 ballot would legalize gambling on amateur and professional sports and tax the proceeds at
Grand Junction High School photos
In case you haven’t had a chance to tour Grand Junction High School prior to the November 5 election, the
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, 2019
Wondering how to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019? Following are AnneLandmanBlog’s recommendations for how to
Rick Wagner’s column illustrates problems with conservative thought
In his column in the 10/16/2019 issue of the Daily Sentinel, local lawyer and perennially annoying right-wing political columnist Rick