Grand Junction City Council candidate rundown 2023
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Public health
State Sen. Janice Rich (R) introduces bill to require CPR training in High Schools
State Senator Janice Rich (R) is doing something we haven’t seen in years from our elected state Senator: Introducing thoughtful,
D-51 School Board President’s transphobic social media posts draw condemnation
Recent social media posts by District 51 School Board President Andrea Haitz, and one in particular that she posted on
“Gold standard” medical study finds Ivermectin does not reduce risk of severe Covid-19
A large number of Mesa County residents harbor the mistaken belief that the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin, used to de-worm horses
Open burning still a scourge in Mesa County in 2022
It’s a beautiful spring day in Mesa County, and once again the time of year when palls of thick smoke
Woman makes Q-Anon style threat against Telluride School Board
Taking a leaf from the QAnon playbook of turning school boards into battlegrounds for unhinged conservative politics, a woman named
StopTheMandateGJ kicked off Facebook, starts new page, tries to evade another shutdown by using code words
The anti-vaccine group StopTheMandateGJ had its Facebook page shut down January 7th for violating Facebook’s Community standards after Facebook started
Is it safe yet to go to indoor meetings and parties? Here’s how to tell.
As the omicron surge recedes in Mesa County, people are starting to gather in large crowds for indoor events again,
Another Rimrock Wellness Center chiropractor dispenses dangerous medical disinformation
For many people, chiropractors are de facto primary health care providers, particularly in medically underserved rural areas like the western
Mesa County Concerned Citizen meme demonstrates local cluelessness about respiratory transmission of disease
The above meme was sent out in an email blast last November 15, 2021 by the far right extremist group
Former KKCO weatherman Butch McCain now shilling for anti-vaxxers
Former longtime KKCO weatherman Butch McCain, who was fired from KKCO last October after refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine
Another local chiropractor spreads dangerous misinformation about Covid prevention and treatment
In October, 2021, the U.S. News and World Report revealed chiropractors are a major force stirring up anti-vaccine sentiment and
G.J. chiropractor recommends novel but fraudulent way for anti-vaxxers to try to avoid mandatory Covid vaccination
Grand Junction chiropractor Wesley Sheader of New Life Chiropractic at 2532 Patterson Road is giving people trying to evade Covid-19
“Mesa County Concerned Citizen” fraudulently promotes $182 ripoff box of common OTC items as an “early and effective treatment of COVID-19”
In its January 3, 2022 email blast, the local extreme right wing group “Mesa County Concerned Citizen” included a plug
Redlands chiropractor spreads dangerous medical misinformation amid pandemic
In a video on his business web page under the heading “Covid Treatments,” Grand Junction chiropractor Ronald Engler of the
Does Greg Haitz’s furtive editing of his “Immune Support Pack” page indicate consciousness of guilt?
Last month we noticed that Grand Junction chiropractor Greg Haitz of the Rimrock Wellness Center at 12th and Patterson, was
Conservatives, Pandemic, Public health, Safety
Trump urges his supporters to get vaccinated. Will Mesa County listen?
“I recommend taking the vaccines. It’s good. I did it. Take the vaccines.” “The vaccines do work and they are
Local chiropractor Greg Haitz is behind “Stop the Mandate GJ,” hawks unproven supplements for Covid-19
Rimrock Wellness Center, a chiropractic office at 12th and Patterson that also sells fat-loss treatments and supplements, has the same