Republicans urge people to abandon their First Amendment right to petition
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits government from “abridging the right of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” […]
Ethics
State Senator Ray Scott of Mesa County caught double-dipping
A Daily Sentinel article from May 24 details how Republican State Senator Ray Scott double-billed his legislative expense account and
Sen. Ray Scott supports big-government interference in the construction industry
An election is coming up this month, and supporters of incumbent Senator Ray Scott (R, Dist-7 – Mesa County) need
It’s time to stop advertising guns.
It’s time for our local paper, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, and other publications to stop advertising guns. This is the
Anti-Ray Scott billboard campaign starts May 11
Mesa County residents who are fed up with State Senator Ray Scott are running a campaign urging people not
Celebrate the National Day of Reason Thursday, May 3, 2018
The first Thursday in May of every year is the National Day of Reason, a celebration that coincides with the
Grand Junction’s huge anti gun-violence march and rally
Around 3,000 people attended Grand Junction, Colorado’s March for Our Lives, on Mach 24, 2018. It was one of 800
Rep. Scott Tipton votes to let Trump’s family and senior officials benefit financially from changes to federal banking rules
Western slope Congressional Representative Scott Tipton on March 14 voted against a motion to prohibit President Trump and his family
City Council chooses to keep mostly Christian prayers at public meetings
At their workshop Monday evening, Grand Junction City Council decided mixing religion with government was a good thing to do,
Disgraced white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos plans talk in Grand Junction
People are hyperventilating over a scheduled appearance in Grand Junction by white supremacist provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos at 7:00 p.m. on April
Grand Junction City Council has an opportunity to end divisive religious invocations at public meetings. Let’s hope they do.
Grand Junction City Council plans to re-assess the issue of hosting religious invocations at public meetings at their Monday, March
How the President’s racism affects the western slope
President Donald Trump spent years spreading the racist lie that President Obama was born in Kenya. He’s publicly described Mexicans as
City Council endorses protections and path to citizenship for DACA recipients. G.J. citizens react.
On January 17, 2018, the Grand Junction City Council sent an official letter (above) to Senators Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet
Trump on immigration: “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”
Kick the kids out of the room. The president in on TV again, and again it’s for a shockingly offensive
It doesn’t take, “like, a genius” to understand there is nothing adorable about being a “Deplorable”
Many ardent Trump supporters happily call themselves “deplorable,” making fun of a point Hillary Clinton tried to make during
Rental scam afoot in Grand Junction
Renters, beware! There is a scammer on Craigslist who is stealing photos from rental postings on Zillow, then posting the
Consumer advocacy, Corruption, Crazy Republicans, Deplorables, Economics, Ethics, Extremism, Fake patriotism, Lies, politics, Trump Insanity
Trump accidentally admits Republicans deceptively sold the tax bill to the country
From the Washington Post, December 20, 2017: Trump just admitted the GOP’s tax cuts were deceptively sold By Aaron Blake December 20
Trump’s shocking U.S. District Court nominees
Three of President Donald Trump’s nominees for U.S. District Court judgeships have gone down in flames in the last