Mesa County Missing Out On State’s Pot Bonanza
Recent news reports tell of the Mesa County Commissioners’ current struggle to deal with a $3 million budget deficit due to decreasing tax revenue. At the […]
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AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide, November, 2015
This guide offers AnneLandmanBlog’s opinion on upcoming ballot measures and candidates for District 51 School Board, in case you’re wondering
Community Rights Ballot Initiative Coming Back in 2016
Coloradans for Community Rights (CCR) is gearing up to once again put a Community Rights initiative on the 2016 state-wide ballot.
Petitions Ask Legislators to Revert “McInnis Canyons” Back to “Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area”
Citizens for a Better Grand Junction on July 2 submitted petitions containing hundreds of names to House Representative Scott Tipton
Refreshing Sign in Grand Junction
The above sign is posted on the Loncheria Rubi, a food truck selling home-made Mexican fare located next to Sprouts Farmers
Colorado State Senator Ray Scott: Class Clown
In 2011, Republican State Senator Ray Scott, at the time a freshman in the Colorado House, wrote a funny newsletter for his
Judge Finds Blagg Juror in Contempt
Retired District Court Judge Jane Tidball today ruled that the juror accused of misconduct in the Michael Blagg murder case was
Same Crime, but Vastly Different Treatment of Two Jurors in the Mesa County Courts
If you need verification of the extent to which former juror Marilyn Charlesworth is being hung out to dry as
The Worst Case of Juror Abuse in the U.S. is Right Here in Grand Junction
Marilyn Charlesworth of Grand Junction, Colorado, has started a GoFundMe campaign asking for help to pay the mounting legal fees
G.J. Chamber Opposes Local Businesses Again, Appears to Be Losing Influence
In its 2015 Voter Guide, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce urged voters to approve Referred Measure 2B, which
Atheist Billboard Graces I-70 Business Loop at Easter
A new digital billboard is up on I-70 Business Loop in Grand Junction, Colorado, supports people who don’t believe in God by reassuring
AnneLandmanBlog Voter Guide 2015
This guide presents voters with a citizen’s perspective on a number of upcoming ballot measures, and provides recommendations on which
FFRF: Fruita Monument High School’s Baccalaureate Violates First Amendment
A concerned member of the Fruita Monument High School community has sought help from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)
Beware How Voter ID Laws are Portrayed in the News
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) is taking the New York Times to task for portraying the attack on voting
The Daily Sentinel’s Energy Expo Coverage Disappoints
In an era of corporate concentration of media ownership, Grand Junction citizens are fortunate to have a daily paper whose
Ray Scott Working to Block Constituents’ Access to the Courts for Construction Defects
On January 14, Colorado State Sen. Ray Scott introduced SB15-091 (pdf), a bill titled “Reduce Statute Of Limitations Construction Defects,” that
