Elections
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
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
McInnis Campaign Fails to Get Permission to Post Signs
The “Scott McInnis for Commissioner” signs that have appeared on power poles throughout the county have been placed illicitly, without
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
CO Senate District 7: Claudette Konola vs. Ray Scott, the Club 20 Debate in Full
Many Mesa County residents noticed the almost complete lack of local media coverage of the Club 20 debate between the candidates
Chamber Supports Amendment 68, Takes Mesa County Down Another Primrose Path
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce apparently loves some vices, but not others, and the “sins” the chamber backs don’t
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
Secrecy Surrounds Sudden Ditching of Colorado National Monument Upgrade
In a stunning reversal, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) suddenly killed area citizens’ longtime effort to upgrade the Colorado National Monument
Elections, Energy, Environment, Magical thinking, politics, Public health, Safety
Clueless Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott Denies Climate Change
In this 2013 video, Colorado House Representative Ray Scott, a climate change denier who represents Colorado’s western slope, argues against
The Crucial History Lesson Behind CO Ballot Initiative #75: the “Community Rights Amendment”
Colorado citizens are now gathering signatures to get Ballot Initiative #75, a groundbreaking constitutional amendment, onto the state wide ballot in
Benita Phillips to Run for Mesa County Sheriff
Benita Phillips, 61, a local retired Registered Nurse, will announce her intent to run for Mesa County Sheriff as a
Where are the Jobs? Where are the Trails? Brady Trucking Site Sits Untouched
“Vote for Jobs and Trails!” That was how local pro-business interests promoted passage of Referred Measure A on the
Untangling Colorado’s Web of Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiatives
Colorado voters who try to figure out all the proposed statewide ballot initiatives to regulate drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)
Colorado Ballot Initiative Puts Rights of People Over Corporate Rights
Think businesses have too many rights over citizens? Then attend a free informational session Tuesday, April 29 in Grand Junction