Oil and gas front group “Protect Colorado” pumps out frightening hype about Proposition 112
At election time we’re always told the same old thing from wealthy business interests: “Ballot measure X is going to […]
Lies
The Chamber’s North Ave. Name Change is One of a Long String of Losing Proposals
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is driving the effort to rename North Avenue to “University Boulevard.” Oh, boy.
Mesa County citizens submit formal ethics complaint against State Sen. Ray Scott
Three Grand Junction residents submitted a formal ethics complaint (pdf) to the state legislature August 15 about Colorado State Senator Ray
Focus on the Bright Spots in the Election
Half the country woke up this morning despondent, demoralized and in utter dread of what a Trump presidency will mean to
Why Average People Shouldn’t Listen to the Grand Junction Area Chamber
It’s election time again, and soon the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce will issue it’s “2016 Voter Guide” in an
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
13 Insane Republican Arguments Against Upgrading the Colorado National Monument to a National Park
Name a simple, cost-free way to boost our area’s sagging local economy and put Grand Junction on a lot more tourist
Where are the Jobs? Where are the Trails? Brady Trucking Site Sits Untouched
“Vote for Jobs and Trails!” That was how local pro-business interests promoted passage of Referred Measure A on the
Philip Morris on the First Surgeon Generals Report in 1964
January, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Blows It Again
The Grand Junction (Colorado) Area Chamber of Commerce urges citizens to shop local and “put their hard-earned dollars to work
An Example of How Professors Became Whores for Industry
In this 1993 application for grant funding, Professor David M. Warburton of the University of Reading in the United Kingdom
Court Upholds Fraud Conviction Against Church of Scientology
A French appeals court has let stand a 2009 conviction against the Church of Scientology for organized fraud. The case
BP’s Deepwater Horizon Cover-Up
Newsweek magazine published a scathing expose’ this week about BP’s behind-the-scenes efforts to limit what the public saw and understood
Kroger-Owned City Market’s Fake “Your Health Matters” Ad Campaign
Recently City Market grocery stores, a chain owned by Kroger Company, started running billboards in Grand Junction, Colorado that say
Who Funds Rick Berman’s Dark Money Group, the “Center for Consumer Freedom”?
Rick Berman, the D.C. beltway corporate lobbyist who revels in the nickname “Dr. Evil,” is at it again, this time defending a dangerous
American Heart Association Helps Walgreens Profit from Cigarettes
This month, Walgreens’ webpage cheerfully chirps “Celebrate Heart Health Month” as it promotes its long-standing fundraising partnership with the American Heart Association.