City Processing Marijuana Petitions
On Thursday, November 17, members of Grand Junction Cannabis Action Now (GJCAN) turned petitions in to the City containing 3,300 […]
Grassroots advocacy
Want to See Marijuana Commerce Back in Grand Junction? Sign the Petition for a Ballot Measure
Want to see retail marijuana back in Grand Junction? Well, so do a lot of other people. The nonprofit group GJCAN
Long Ballot? Don’t Worry. Use AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide!
Ballots were mailed today in Mesa County, and it’s a long one. The Daily Sentinel has published the entire November
Cidney Fisk Meets Madeleine Albright, and is a Featured Speaker at Freethought Day in Sacramento
So far in her freshman year at Denver University, Cidney Fisk, the “A” student who was slapped with a slew of
Don’t Be Fooled: Saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Now a Religious Oath, is Always Optional
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem has spurred debate over coerced and often perfunctory
Ethics, Food, Grassroots advocacy, Health, Human rights, Hunger, Poverty
An Answer to City Market’s Huge Amount of Food Waste
San Francisco has successfully addressed the problem of excessive food waste from restaurants and grocery stores — of the same type
Foster: Bible Giveaways Over at CMU
In a clean win for common sense and the separation of church and state locally, Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster
Planned Islamaphobic Rally Fizzles in Face of Opposition by Peaceful Mesa County Citizens
Mesa County residents blocked an armed Islamaphobic uprising from materializing today by gathering at a Grand Junction Islamic Center with enthusiasm, lots of free
Community Rights Ballot Initiative Coming Back in 2016
Coloradans for Community Rights (CCR) is gearing up to once again put a Community Rights initiative on the 2016 state-wide ballot.
G.J. Chamber Opposes Local Businesses Again, Appears to Be Losing Influence
In its 2015 Voter Guide, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce urged voters to approve Referred Measure 2B, which
The “Little Free Library” Movement Comes to Grand Junction
In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a small box in the shape of a one room schoolhouse, filled it with
WCAF Says “Help Hungry Kids this Halloween”
How much money will you spend on Halloween candy this year? And how much good does that really do? Western
Time to Wind Down Open Burning in Mesa County
It’s another beautiful fall day in Mesa County, but it’s also the time when rabbitbrush, ragweed, juniper and other potent
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
Consumer advocacy, Democracy, Economics, Environment, Grassroots advocacy, Worker advocacy
National Park Designation Boosts Economic Fortune of California Town
Some fearful “old-guard” folks in Grand Junction are trembling in their boots at the prospect of the Colorado National Monument being upgraded
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
13 Insane Republican Arguments Against Upgrading the Colorado National Monument to a National Park
Name a simple, cost-free way to boost our area’s sagging local economy and put Grand Junction on a lot more tourist
Culture Shift: Grand Junction Embraces Gay Pride Events
The most overlooked and historic story in Grand Junction this week is the area’s burgeoning gay scene and the growing