Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Violates Own “Buy Local” Advice — Again!
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce once again dealt a hard slap to local businesses by hiring an out-of-state web developer to […]
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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
New Business Coalition Forms in Colorado to Fight Anti-Fracking Movement
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlog.com A new pro-fracking business coalition called “Vital for Colorado” (VfC) has sprung up to fight the growing
Philip Morris on the First Surgeon Generals Report in 1964
January, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health
Time to Replace Anti-Science Delegate Marcia Neal on Colorado School Board
(Update, April 3, 2014 – Marcia Neal announced she is running for re-election to the state school board.) Everyone was
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Blows It Again
The Grand Junction (Colorado) Area Chamber of Commerce urges citizens to shop local and “put their hard-earned dollars to work
Grand Junction Chamber’s Support for Dirty Energy Quietly Fails
On its website, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce touts green business practices. It sports photos of green leaves and
G.J. Chamber Ignores the Single Biggest Business Issue Around: the Government Shutdown
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce took the time to endorse school board candidates in a what is supposed
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New Video Seeks Support for Bradley Manning
A new YouTube video features big-name stars and historical figures soliciting public support for Private Bradley Manning, the military whistleblower
Philip Morris’ Secret “Ninja Program” (1991)
In this 1991 outline, Karen Daragan, Administrator of Media Affairs for Philip Morris USA, describes PM’s secret “Ninja Program,” in which
Diane Schwenke Talks Nonsense to Mesa County GOP
Two days after Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce President Diane Schwenke made her May 5 Facebook post insulting atheists,
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.
Kroger-Owned City Market’s Fake “Your Health Matters” Ad Campaign
Recently City Market grocery stores, a chain owned by Kroger Company, started running billboards in Grand Junction, Colorado that say
American Politicians Vastly Overestimate Constituents’ Conservatism
American politicians know amazingly little about their constituents’ viewpoints, and tend to believe their constituents are far more conservative than
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
Gun Maker Freaks Out, Retaliates Against Colorado Gun Safety Bill
Magpul Industries of Erie, Colorado, which makes and sells high-capacity ammunition magazines, has declared war on Colorado over a gun
Who Funds Rick Berman’s Dark Money Group, the “Center for Consumer Freedom”?
Rick Berman, the D.C. beltway corporate lobbyist who revels in the nickname “Dr. Evil,” is at it again, this time defending a dangerous
Corporate America’s “Echo Chamber Approach” to Lobbying
A 1998 internal Philip Morris memo, written by John Scruggs of Philip Morris Management Corporation’s Federal Government Affairs (lobbying) Office,