City Market’s Insulting Political Birthday Card Section
The 24 Road City Market in Grand Junction has a “Political birthday” greeting card section in which all the cards are derogatory towards Democrats […]
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AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide 2014
The November, 2014 elections will determine whether western Colorado can finally pull out of its negative economic and political spiral. But many people are
Sheriff Candidate Benita Phillips Pledges to Investigate Local Corruption, Asks Other Candidates to do the Same
Benita Phillips, Mesa County’s first female candidate for Sheriff, has pledged — and asked her opponents to pledge — that
Ray Scott Tanks Club 20 Debate
Things aren’t going very well for poor Ray Scott, the incumbent Republican candidate for Colorado Senate District 7. The senate
CO Senate District 7: Claudette Konola vs. Ray Scott, the Club 20 Debate in Full
Many Mesa County residents noticed the almost complete lack of local media coverage of the Club 20 debate between the candidates
Study: Daughters Bear Biggest Burden of Caring for Aging Parents
A new research paper shows that daughters spend more than twice as much time caring for their elderly parents than sons,
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
Grand Junction Gun Club Urges Action End to Mass Shootings
A new citizens’ group in Grand Junction is saying “no more” to gun violence. The group came together to advocate action be
Botox Victim Wins $18 Million from Allergan after Contracting Botulism Poisoning
Dr. Sharla Helton, an accomplished obstetrician in Oklahoma City, won $18 million a long-running legal fight against the maker of
Midwife Sounds Alert Over Spike in Stillbirths in Heavily-Drilled Vernal, Utah
A midwife in Vernal, Utah, has raised a red flag about a spike in the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in
Lawsuit Blames Chicago Woman’s Death on Botox
A woman injected with cosmetic Botox at a skin care center in Chicago in May, 2011 developed symptoms of botulism and
Stacy London: What Not to Promote
On July, 8, 2013, Stacy London, star of the TV show What Not To Wear, entered into a partnership with drug
Rick Brainard Resurfaces
Rick Brainard, the infamous, short-lived Grand Junction, Colorado City Councilman who was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend four days after
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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
Study Links Natural Gas Drilling to Congenital Heart Defects in Babies
A newly-published study specific to Colorado (pdf) links the rate of congenital heart defects in babies to how close they live to
Court Rules Corporations Aren’t People, Can’t Exercise Religion
The United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously today (pdf) that a private, for-profit corporation is not a “person”
Rick Brainard Resigns, Disses Almost Everyone on the Way Out the Door
Grand Junction citizens breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday morning after hearing the news that convicted criminal Rick Brainard