RIP Former G.J. Mayor Bill Pitts, and Why Citizens Should Care About Him
Former Grand Junction City Councilman and Mayor Bill Pitts died this week. Bill Pitts was a successful inventor and a […]
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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
Council Candidates Sound Like Broken Records, Ignore Constituents
Candidates for the contested seats on the Grand Junction City Council are all starting to sound the same. Kim Kerk
Why Stop at Renaming North Ave.? Grand Junction Needs a Modern Moniker
Note – Owing to City Council’s now-official change of name of North Ave. to University Ave. in 2017, I am
Scot McInnis: Mesa County’s Land Conservation Hypocrite-in-Chief
Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis has carefully cultivated an image of being a land conservation maven. Until recently he was a
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide 2015
This guide presents voters with a citizen’s perspective on a number of upcoming ballot measures, and provides recommendations on which
Beware How Voter ID Laws are Portrayed in the News
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) is taking the New York Times to task for portraying the attack on voting
Gun Safety Advocates Outnumber Gun Nuts at W. Slope Hearing on SB 175
Grand Junction citizens who support keeping Colorado’s ban on large capacity gun magazines far outnumbered those showing up who want to dump the
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
Energy Expo Protesters Shame Organizers over Fringe Speaker, Demand More Focus on Clean Energy
A crowd of people rallied outside Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction today to protest Energy Expo speaker John L.
Area Educational Institutions Blindsided by Choice of Expo Speaker
Neither Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster nor Teresa Coons, Executive Director of the John McConnell Math and Science Center,
G.J. Energy Expo Keynote Speaker is a Tea Party “Clown Act”
Club 20 is outing itself as a tea party group, and in so doing joins the Grand Junction Area
Ray Scott Working to Block Constituents’ Access to the Courts for Construction Defects
On January 14, Colorado State Sen. Ray Scott introduced SB15-091 (pdf), a bill titled “Reduce Statute Of Limitations Construction Defects,” that
State Sen. Ray Scott Votes to Kill Economic Assistance Bill for Rural Communities
On February 3, 2015, recently re-elected Colorado State Senator Ray Scott, voted to kill SB 36 (pdf), a bill that would have
Above the Law: Mesa County Republican Candidates Broke G.J. City Ordinance
Note: The following commentary was written by, and reprinted with permission from a local tea party activist who goes by
Palisade Pot and Mesa County Clerk Sheila Reiner
It’s no secret that Mesa County’s Old Guard Establishment Republicans (OGREs) oppose legalized marijuana. Even though Colorado legalized marijuana in
Why a Fetus is Not a Person
Updated November 5, 2014 Colorado’s Amendment 67 did not pass, to the relief of most of the state. The measure
