Grand Junction may soon lose its only secular hospital
A previous blog discussed why Mesa County residents should be glad to have an alternative to a Catholic hospital in the valley […]
Health
CBS/Washington Post: U.S. Congress complicit in advancing the U.S. opioid epidemic
A blockbuster CBS News/60 Minutes and Washington Post investigation reveals that after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) cracked down
Rep. Scott Tipton: A One-Man Wrecking Ball for Coloradans
Think House Representative Scott Tipton is on your side? Think again. In the last couple of weeks, Rep. Tipton has
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
Delta County School Board Rips Off Kids
The Delta County School Board is violating state and federal laws in order to keep students from getting medically-accurate sex education
Advertising, Corporations, Health, Marketing, Secrecy
The Marlboro Train: The Biggest Promotion on Earth That Never Happened
Marlboro Train (2007) from Marty Otañez on Vimeo. Philip Morris’ “Project Thunder” was public relations plan to construct and operate
Burn Haze Has TV Weather People Recommending Grand Valley Citizens Close Windows and Doors
Thinking of moving to Grand Junction? You might want to think again. It’s spring open burning season — something people moving
Whitewater-Area Residents, Ignored by Mesa County Commissioners, Still Suffer from Frackwater Odors, Illnesses
On November 23, 2015, residents of Whitewater, Colorado submitted a letter to Mesa County Planning Department and the County Commissioners asking for permanent
What the Grand Junction Economic Partnership Won’t Tell You About the Grand Valley
The Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) recently revealed an attractive new website to try to lure more educated people to relocate to
Grudgingly Spending Money on Halloween Candy? Here are Some Candy-Free Alternatives
Many people think Halloween means handing out candy, candy and more candy. But desperate attempts by local dental offices to reduce
G.J. Gun Club Protests Continued U.S. Gun Violence
Grand Junction Gun Club members held signs and waved at noon today at 7th Street and Patterson Road to protest the escalating
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.
If You Want to Die Peacefully at Home, You Need to Know This
If you want to avoid extensive hospital treatment or heroic measures being used on you towards the end of your
Open Burning Suffocating Entire Neighborhoods
Suddenly you can’t breathe inside your own home. Parents rush their asthmatic children to the doctors’ offices and emergency rooms.
It’s Open Polluting Season Again in Mesa County
In a cultural throwback to a mostly bygone era, anyone in Mesa County can still buy a permit to burn
Legal Marijuana Linked to Lower Death Rates from Prescription Painkillers
States that legalize marijuana experience significantly lower death rates from pain medication overdoses, both from prescription painkillers and illicit drugs like