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G.J.’s 3rd Annual Gay Pride Parade Bigger and Better Than Ever
Grand Junction’s Third Annual Colorado West Pride Parade was more impressive than ever this year, with more sponsors and floats than
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
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
The Weird World of Adult Babies
After a friend in another country expressed an interest in importing and selling American-made baby items, I agreed to
The Mysterious Talking Hill off South Camp Road
For about five years, an unknown person has been climbing a slippery hill high on the Redlands and scratching brief messages
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
Jumpin’ Without Jesus: Get Air at the Silo to Open Soon in Grand Junction
A controversy arose in Grand Junction last month after a parent complained about a video shown to Grand Mesa Middle School
Corruption, Democracy, Ethics, Pop culture, Women
Petition Asks Grand Junction Mayor Sam Susuras to Step Down
A petition is circulating on Change.org asking Grand Junction Mayor Sam Susuras to step down from office immediately. Mr. Susuras became mayor
Denver County Fair Adds New Category: Marijuana
In November, 2012, by a vote of 55 to 44 percent, Colorado approved Amendment 64, which legalized recreational use of marijuana.
On Google Earth, Illinois Church Looks Like a Penis
When people search for the Christian Science Society’s building in Dixon, Illinois on Google Earth, they’re in for a little surprise.
Parishioners Worship Aphid Excrement Falling from Tree
Parishioners of St. Johns Cathedral in Fresno, California started worshipping a crape myrtle tree in front of their church after
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
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.
Advertising, Health, Health care, Marketing, Pop culture, Tobacco, Women
Canadian Ad Likens “Social Smoking” to Social Farting
A new TV ad campaign by the Ontario Ministry of Health is aimed at convincing cigarette smokers who say they
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
America’s Biggest Terrorist Threat? “Patriotic” Americans
Forget Muslims. In 2013, America’s biggest terrorist threat is from “Patriot” groups, those radical militias and anti-government groups whose members
The NFL: A Disability Factory for Young Men
As of January 23, 2013, the National Football League (NFL) is facing 199 lawsuits filed by a total of more