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 […]
Ethics
BP’s Deepwater Horizon Cover-Up
Newsweek magazine published a scathing expose’ this week about BP’s behind-the-scenes efforts to limit what the public saw and understood
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
Petition Against Grand Junction City Councilman-Elect Brainard Goes Viral
On Tuesday, April 3, Rick Brainard, Vice President of Business Development at West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colorado was
In The UK, Street Parties to Celebrate Thatcher’s Death
After the April 8 announcement that former United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died, thousands of UK citizens poured
To the GOP: If Gun Control Doesn’t Work, Try This Instead
Op-Ed Laws to regulate guns just don’t work. At least that’s what many prominent Republicans say. In the mean time,
G.J. Citizens Rally to Protest Brainard Taking Office
About 100 citizens of Grand Junction, Colorado rallied outside City Hall today to protest city councilman-elect Richard Brainard’s stated intent
Anti-Tobacco Activist Patrick Reynolds’ Epic Fail
On November 2, 1995 prominent anti-tobacco activist Patrick Cleveland Reynolds, the grandson of Richard Joshua Reynolds, Jr. (founder of the R.J.
Ethics, Magical thinking, politics, Religion, Secularism
Republican Bill Would Let North Carolina Establish a State Religion
Two North Carolina state House Representatives introduced a bill to permit the establishment of a state religion in North Carolina,
Democracy, Ethics, Ethnic/Minority, Hate, politics
GOP Blows it Again with “Wetbacks” Racial Slur
As Republicans struggle to find a way to increase their appeal to Latino voters and just days after Republican National
Atheist Shoe Company Documents USPS Delivery Bias
Kickstarter, a crowd-source funding platform for creative projects, helped raise $60,000 for a group of atheist shoe makers to start
Kroger-Owned City Market’s Fake “Your Health Matters” Ad Campaign
Recently City Market grocery stores, a chain owned by Kroger Company, started running billboards in Grand Junction, Colorado that say
Petition: Require Lawmakers to Wear Logos of Financial Backers on their Clothing
A new petition appeared on the Obama administration’s “We the People” web site March 18 asking that members of the
How Cigarettes Get Into Movies
A 412-page “movie memo” from UPP Entertainment Marketing in North Hollywood, California, dated 1990, lists feature films into which American
Philip Morris’ “Qualitative Image Study Saudi Arabia”
This 1993 Philip Morris marketing research report evaluates Marlboro advertising to find ways to make the imagery more appealing to young Saudi
Gun Maker Freaks Out, Retaliates Against Colorado Gun Safety Bill
Magpul Industries of Erie, Colorado, which makes and sells high-capacity ammunition magazines, has declared war on Colorado over a gun
Who Funds Rick Berman’s Dark Money Group, the “Center for Consumer Freedom”?
Rick Berman, the D.C. beltway corporate lobbyist who revels in the nickname “Dr. Evil,” is at it again, this time defending a dangerous