Mesa County GOP Gets Slapped at the Ballot Box
All three District 51 School Board candidates endorsed by the Mesa County Republican Party — Mike Lowenstein, Patrick Kanda and […]
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Right Wing Front Group Compass Colorado Uses New Unethical Tactic
The shady right-wing political front group Compass Colorado us using a new strategy against its opponents: filing frivolous ethics complaints
Glenwood Springs Approves Retail Sale of Recreational Marijuana
The Glenwood Springs, Colorado, City Council has approved retail sales of recreational marijuana, and will soon start working on devising
Colin Powell Outs “Voter ID” as Voter Suppression, Says Laws will Backfire
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, said on Face the Nation that Republican claims that “Voter ID” laws
Grand Junction Citizens Unveil New Anti-Chamber Website
Members of Grand Junction, Colorado’s “Rein in the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce” Facebook group have unveiled a new
Citizens Picket Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Grand Junction citizens protested in front of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning. The group, Rein in
Rick Brainard Resigns, Disses Almost Everyone on the Way Out the Door
Grand Junction citizens breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday morning after hearing the news that convicted criminal Rick Brainard
Sentinel Exposes G.J. Chamber of Commerce’s Hubris
The Grand Junction, Colorado Daily Sentinel on July 21 published a scathing expose’ of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of
Grand Junction Citizens Unveil Recall Website, “NoBrainard.com”
Grand Junction citizens organizing to recall newly-elected City Councilman Rick Brainard have created a new website, NoBrainard.com, where the public
The Man Rick Brainard Beat
By any measure, former Grand Junction Mayor Bill Pitts is a stalwart of the community. A licensed private pilot and
Diane Schwenke Talks Nonsense to Mesa County GOP
Two days after Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce President Diane Schwenke made her May 5 Facebook post insulting atheists,
Saga Drags On as Brainard Assumes Seat on Council
Rick Brainard was elevated to Grand Junction City Council this week amid an unprecedented citizen protest at his swearing in
Brainard Episode Exposes Chamber Plot to Seize Political Control of Grand Junction
Rick Brainard’s election to the Grand Junction City Council and subsequent arrest for assault and harassment have appalled and galvanized
Citizens Flood City Hall with Calls of Outrage Over Brainard Issue
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel has published audio of telephone calls made by outraged citizens to City Hall about councilman-elect Rick
G.J. Chamber of Commerce Finds Its Fortunes Sinking with Brainard’s
The fortunes of the Grand Junction Colorado Area Chamber of Commerce are sinking this week alongside those of embattled councilman-elect
Grand Junction Citizens Continue to Pressure Brainard to Resign
The saga of embattled city councilman-elect Rick Brainard continues to unfold in Grand Junction, Colorado as citizens continue to pressure