Elections
Mesa County Clerk Sheila Reiner, Up for Re-Election, Makes 2nd Major Screw-up in Palisade Ballots
First Palisade residents reported getting mail-in ballots without Referred Measures 2A and 2B on them. Now other people who live near Palisade
McInnis Campaign Fails to Get Permission to Post Signs
The “Scott McInnis for Commissioner” signs that have appeared on power poles throughout the county have been placed illicitly, without
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
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
Chamber Supports Amendment 68, Takes Mesa County Down Another Primrose Path
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce apparently loves some vices, but not others, and the “sins” the chamber backs don’t
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
Elections, Energy, Environment, Magical thinking, politics, Public health, Safety
Clueless Colorado House Rep. Ray Scott Denies Climate Change
In this 2013 video, Colorado House Representative Ray Scott, a climate change denier who represents Colorado’s western slope, argues against
The Crucial History Lesson Behind CO Ballot Initiative #75: the “Community Rights Amendment”
Colorado citizens are now gathering signatures to get Ballot Initiative #75, a groundbreaking constitutional amendment, onto the state wide ballot in
Benita Phillips to Run for Mesa County Sheriff
Benita Phillips, 61, a local retired Registered Nurse, will announce her intent to run for Mesa County Sheriff as a
Colorado GMO Labeling Law Heading for Signature-Gathering Phase
Colorado Ballot Initiative #48, the “Colorado Right to Know Act,” would require food manufacturers to include the words “Produced with
Colorado Ballot Initiative Puts Rights of People Over Corporate Rights
Think businesses have too many rights over citizens? Then attend a free informational session Tuesday, April 29 in Grand Junction
Retail Marijuana Coming to DeBeque
The new marijuana economy crept a bit closer to Grand Junction this week, after the citizens of DeBeque, Colorado, just
Democracy, Elections, politics, Religion
Mesa County Tea Partiers Continue to Battle “Old Guard” GOP Machine
AnneLandmanBlog has obtained video of western slope conservatives meeting at a local restaurant December 20, 2013 to pressure former Palisade
Democracy, Education, Elections, politics
Mesa County GOP Gets Slapped at the Ballot Box
All three District 51 School Board candidates endorsed by the Mesa County Republican Party — Mike Lowenstein, Patrick Kanda and
Mesa County GOP in Takeover Mode, Now Seeks Control of School Board
On October 16, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported that front range billionaire C. Edward McVaney had donated substantial funds to
Colin Powell Outs “Voter ID” as Voter Suppression, Says Laws will Backfire
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, said on Face the Nation that Republican claims that “Voter ID” laws