Study Links Natural Gas Drilling to Congenital Heart Defects in Babies
A newly-published study specific to Colorado (pdf) links the rate of congenital heart defects in babies to how close they live to […]
Ethics
Advertising, Education, Equal rights, Ethics, Ethnic/Minority, Human rights, LGBT issues
Luxury Retailer Barneys Features Transgender Models
The spring fashion ad campaign of luxury department store Barneys New York features seventeen transgendered models, most of whom have
Philip Morris on the First Surgeon Generals Report in 1964
January, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health
ALEC Pushes Bills to Penalize Homeowners Who Install Solar Panels
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate bill mill that pushes “Stand Your Ground” laws like the Florida law
Lawsuit Filed Against Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority
Updated December 22, 2013 A lawsuit (pdf) was filed against the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority and its former director December
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Blows It Again
The Grand Junction (Colorado) Area Chamber of Commerce urges citizens to shop local and “put their hard-earned dollars to work
Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese Working to Kill Riverfront Trails System
Mesa County’s Riverfront Project is a 25+ year project to clean up the Colorado riverfront and create scenic bike and
Grand Junction Chamber’s Support for Dirty Energy Quietly Fails
On its website, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce touts green business practices. It sports photos of green leaves and
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
A Freethinker Halloween
With the rates of obesity and diabetes skyrocketing nationally and the number of kids going hungry in Mesa County at
Mesa County GOP in Takeover Mode, Now Seeks Control of School Board
On October 16, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported that front range billionaire C. Edward McVaney had donated substantial funds to
Court Upholds Fraud Conviction Against Church of Scientology
A French appeals court has let stand a 2009 conviction against the Church of Scientology for organized fraud. The case
Court Rules Corporations Aren’t People, Can’t Exercise Religion
The United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously today (pdf) that a private, for-profit corporation is not a “person”
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
Thousands Protest at ALEC’s 40th Annual Meeting in Chicago
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held its 40th annual meeting earlier this month at the Palmer House Hotel 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