Mesa County Blocks Access to Food Assistance Program, Loses Out on Critical Economic Benefits
Half of Mesa County residents who are eligible for food stamps get them, while the other half who apply are […]
Poverty
Rep. Yeulin Willett: Let Those Ladies Wear Pink!
Things aren’t going too well for folks here in Mesa County, but you wouldn’t know it from what Colorado House
Sentinel Highlights Mesa County’s Desperate Economy
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel printed an article about the desperate state of Mesa County’s economy on the front page of
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. Chamber Ad Promotes Low — Um, NO Wages
An ad run by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce in last Monday’s Daily Sentinel featured this headline, designed
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
Colorado Mountain College on Energy Expo: “We are not hosts of the event”
Rachel Pokrandt, Dean of the Rifle Campus of Colorado Mountain College (CMC), says she didn’t know anything about the Energy
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
All You Need to Know About Mesa County Politics, All in One Place
Have you been so busy trying to make ends meet, putting food on the table and raising your kids that you
Chamber Supports Amendment 68, Takes Mesa County Down Another Primrose Path
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce apparently loves some vices, but not others, and the “sins” the chamber backs don’t
CO Rep. Ray Scott Throws Women and Kids Under the Bus
Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott may love fetuses, but he doesn’t care much about women and apparently doesn’t think much
Sheriff Candidate Mike Harlow: The Ugliest Face of Mesa County
It’s no surprise that Mesa County’s tea party faction endorsed custom holster-maker and write-in candidate Mike Harlow for sheriff. What is a
A Freethinker Halloween
With the rates of obesity and diabetes skyrocketing nationally and the number of kids going hungry in Mesa County at
FDA Drags Feet on Regulating Menthol in Cigarettes
It’s own Tobacco Products Advisory Scientific Committee (TPASC) concluded in 2011 that menthol cigarettes increase hazards to human health, but
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
Former GOP Officials Admit Use of “Voter ID” to Suppress Democratic Turnout
The Palm Beach Post ran a blockbuster story November 25 in which several former high-up GOP officials admitted that “Voter
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Chase’s PR Stunt, the “American Giving Awards” is Back Again
NBC’s upcoming feel-good holiday TV program, the “American Giving Awards” to be broadcast on December 8, is nothing more than
Walmart Workers Tell the Real Stories of Working at Walmart
Walmart employees have embarked on an effort to bring more respect, better pay and improved working conditions to all Walmart