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Activism, Firearms, Gun violence, Mental health, Mesa County, Public health

U.S. Surgeon General calls gun violence “an urgent public health crisis in America”

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For the first time the U.S. Surgeon General of the United States has issued an urgent warning about gun violence […]

Anti-vaccine, Climate change, Dangerous Republicans, Education, Extremism, Janet Rowland, Public health, Racism, Ray Scott, Stephen D. Daniels

Mesa County Public Library to offer class on how to tell good sources from bad on the internet

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The Mesa County Central Library will hold a very important 90 minute class Monday, June 24 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on

Abortion, Activism, Elections, Freedom under threat, Grassroots advocacy, Health, Health care, Human rights, Public health, Safety, Women

Colorado’s abortion rights ballot measure surpasses its signature goal, putting it one step closer to being on the 2024 November Ballot

1 Comment / Abortion, Activism, Elections, Freedom under threat, Grassroots advocacy, Health, Health care, Human rights, Public health, Safety, Women / Anne Landman

Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom announced that it has surpassed their campaign’s goal of collecting 185,000 signatures to put Ballot

Bad behavior, Conservatives, Conspiracy theories, Cronyism, Diane Schwenke, Elections, Ethics, Janet Rowland, Mesa County Republican Party, politics, Public health, Republicans violating laws, Republicans violating rules

In seismic shift for the local GOP, Tim Foster endorses Janet Rowland’s opponent, J.J. Fletcher, for county commissioner

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In what amounts to a subtle but seismic shift in local politics, former Colorado Mesa University (CMU) President Tim Foster

Cringeworthy, Dangerous Republicans, Education, Embarrassing Republicans, Environment, Ethics, Extremism, Public health, Rose Pugliese, Separation of Church and State

Former Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese elected state House Minority Leader

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Former two-term Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese, who moved to Colorado Springs in 2020 to run for the state House

Economics, Ethics, Public health, Republicans violating laws, Stephen D. Daniels

Mesa County Board of Public Health Chair Stephen D. Daniels owes the state over $10,000 in unpaid taxes

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Update: As of February 1, 2024, the debt is still listed as “Unsatisfied,” and appears to date back to the

Conservatives, Ethics, Health, Inept Republicans, Janet Rowland, Local concerns, Public health, Republicans violating laws, Stephen D. Daniels

Board of Public Health & county commissioners violated state public health law with their new intergovernmental agreement

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When the Mesa County Commissioners had the Board of Health (BOH) sign their new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), the commissioners, County

Anti-vaccine, Conspiracy theories, Extremism, Health, Janet Rowland, Local concerns, politics, Public health, Stephen D. Daniels

KREX TV explores how the County seized control over all of Mesa County Public Health Department’s contracts when it only contributes 4.2% of the agency’s budget

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KREX reporter Michael Loggerwell’s story about Mesa County’s new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Health Department- Part 1 KREX-TV News

Ethics, Janet Rowland, Lies, Mesa County, Public health, Secrecy

Transparency out the window in selecting new Director for the Mesa County Public Health Department

6 Comments / Ethics, Janet Rowland, Lies, Mesa County, Public health, Secrecy / Anne Landman

For Mesa County residents trying to find out how the search is going for a new County Public Health Department

Dangerous Republicans, Embarrassing Republicans, Ethics, Public health, Republicans violating laws, Scams

But who’s going to sue them?

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This editorial from the Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 issue of the Daily Sentinel is reprinted here with permission from the

Charter schools, Children, Education, Environment, Public health, Safety

CU Anschutz environmental toxicologist: Ascent Classical Academy’s lead remediation will have to meet tighter EPA standard of 3 micrograms/sq. ft. for floors, instead of the current standard of 10 mcg/sq. ft.

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Michael Kosnett, M.D., M.P.H., at CU Anschutz School of Public Health in Aurora, CO, an expert in medical toxicology, occupational

Dangerous Republicans, Ethics, Extremism, Freedom under threat, Janet Rowland, politics, Public health

County Commissioners set to exert control over what Public Health Board members can discuss at their own meetings

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At the meeting of the new Mesa County Board of Public Health (BOH) scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, September 11, 2023,

Charter schools, Children, Education, Health, Public health, Safety

CDPHE now says Vertex used an approved test for lead at the Ascent Classical Academy building; lead levels still in question

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AnneLandmanBlog received the following email from Bradley Turpin, Milk and Institutions Program Manager in CDPHE’s Division of Environmental Health and

Consumer advocacy, Environment, Local concerns, Public health

Residential trash services vary widely in cost

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Thinking of shopping for a new residential trash service? There may be good reason. Republic Services recently bought Monument Waste

Children, Education, Firearms, Health, Local concerns, Mesa County, Public health, Safety

Ascent Classical Academy used the wrong kind of post-remediation lead testing in the Rocky Mountain Gun Club building, according to CDPHE

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The Vertex Company LLC of Denver, which Ascent Classical Academy hired to test the old Rocky Mountain Gun Club building

Charter schools, Children, Education, Ethics, Health, Local concerns, Public health, Safety, Weird Grand Junction Stuff

Ascent Classical Academy’s lead remediation report shows 30 of 66 areas tested in their new school do not meet HUD requirements

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Notice: Since this article was written, AnneLandmanBlog has found out from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)’s Hazardous

Conservatives, Conspiracy theories, Dangerous Republicans, Extremism, Harassment, Health, Janet Rowland, Local concerns, Pandemic, Public health, Religion, Republican incompetence, Republican lies, Safety

Why we need to worry about County Commissioner Janet Rowland’s takeover of Mesa County Public Health Dept.

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In the wake of Commissioner Janet Rowland’s recent coup over the Mesa County Public Health Department, if the the past

Charter schools, Children, Ethics, Health, Public health, Safety, Secrecy

Ascent Classical Academy still has not provided proof to the public that their new school building is lead-free

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UPDATE as of 8/11/2023, 4:00 p.m. – Ascent Classical Academy updated it’s blog today with a link to a report