RIP Former G.J. Mayor Bill Pitts, and Why Citizens Should Care About Him
Former Grand Junction City Councilman and Mayor Bill Pitts died this week. Bill Pitts was a successful inventor and a […]
Ethics
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
Scot McInnis: Mesa County’s Land Conservation Hypocrite-in-Chief
Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis has carefully cultivated an image of being a land conservation maven. Until recently he was a
Area Educational Institutions Blindsided by Choice of Expo Speaker
Neither Colorado Mesa University President Tim Foster nor Teresa Coons, Executive Director of the John McConnell Math and Science Center,
“Liebe” Means Anything but “Love” in Grand Junction
Update 2/3/2022: Paul Liebe reportedly died on January 1, 2022 at the age of 68 from Covid-19. Paul Liebe is
What’s Wrong with Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shops? Plenty.
Under pressure from a family member, I tried a Jimmy John’s sub shop last week. I had never eaten at
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
G.J.’s North Desert Trashed by Off-Road Vehicles, Shooting, Dumping
If you want tourists, friends and family to see the best our area has to offer, whatever you do, don’t take them
Why a Fetus is Not a Person
Updated November 5, 2014 Colorado’s Amendment 67 did not pass, to the relief of most of the state. The measure
Online Database Details Religious Crimes Against Humanity
An eye-opening database publicly available on Google Docs lists known major organized crimes implemented globally by the Catholic church and other religions.
Phillips: WaPo Cites Mesa County Sheriff’s Office as Misspending Public Funds
Mesa County Sheriff write-in candidate Benita Phillips is drawing the public’s attention to an October 11 article in the Washington Post, “Asset
Hard-Core Evangelical Christian Group Has its Way with District 51
Many Grand Junction-area citizens are wondering how a group like the Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), whose mission is converting as many
All You Need to Know About Mesa County Politics, All in One Place
Have you been so busy trying to make ends meet, putting food on the table and raising your kids that you
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
Congress Suspended Rule to Rename McInnis Canyons
Reposting this article, because it bears repeating.[Update: 2/5/16 – Scott McInnis is now a Mesa County Commissioner In 2004, a
Petition: Change the Name of “McInnis Canyons” back to Previous Name
A new Change.org petition asks to revert “McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area” back to its original name, “Colorado Canyons National
Advertising, Consumer advocacy, Economics, Ethics, Food, Marketing
Unlike the G.J. Chamber, Bin 707 Walks the “Local” Talk
Bin 707 Foodbar in downtown Grand Junction is serious about supporting local food products and organic food producers. “We’re local
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Violates Own “Buy Local” Advice — Again!
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce once again dealt a hard slap to local businesses by hiring an out-of-state web developer to