Grand Junction Citizens Unveil New Anti-Chamber Website
Members of Grand Junction, Colorado’s “Rein in the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce” Facebook group have unveiled a new […]
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Thousands Protest at ALEC’s 40th Annual Meeting in Chicago
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held its 40th annual meeting earlier this month at the Palmer House Hotel in
Citizens Picket Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Grand Junction citizens protested in front of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning. The group, Rein in
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
Sentinel Exposes G.J. Chamber of Commerce’s Hubris
The Grand Junction, Colorado Daily Sentinel on July 21 published a scathing expose’ of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of
Grand Junction’s Bad Rap and What to Do About it
Op-ed The dilemma of Rick Brainard, the Grand Junction, Colorado city councilman who pled guilty to criminally assaulting a woman
The Man Rick Brainard Beat
By any measure, former Grand Junction Mayor Bill Pitts is a stalwart of the community. A licensed private pilot and
The End of The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce?
Op-ed The Rick Brainard debacle — the ongoing saga of the newly-elected Grand Junction city councilman who pled guilty to
House Republicans Renew Attack on Womens Rights
House Republicans passed symbolic legislation aimed at further restricting women’s ability to obtain an abortion nationwide — legislation that stands
Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Clams Up, Hunkers Down in Political Storm
Op-ed The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce is up to its ears in alligators, and its best proactive strategy
Diane Schwenke Talks Nonsense to Mesa County GOP
Two days after Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce President Diane Schwenke made her May 5 Facebook post insulting atheists,
Arizona House of Representatives Hosts First Atheist Invocation
State Representative Juan Mendez of (D-Tempe) made history May 22 by giving the Arizona state legislature’s first secular invocation in place
Saga Drags On as Brainard Assumes Seat on Council
Rick Brainard was elevated to Grand Junction City Council this week amid an unprecedented citizen protest at his swearing in
Brainard Episode Exposes Chamber Plot to Seize Political Control of Grand Junction
Rick Brainard’s election to the Grand Junction City Council and subsequent arrest for assault and harassment have appalled and galvanized
Citizens Flood City Hall with Calls of Outrage Over Brainard Issue
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel has published audio of telephone calls made by outraged citizens to City Hall about councilman-elect Rick
G.J. Chamber of Commerce Finds Its Fortunes Sinking with Brainard’s
The fortunes of the Grand Junction Colorado Area Chamber of Commerce are sinking this week alongside those of embattled councilman-elect
Brainard Issue Sparks Fireworks at Council Meeting
As the first civil union in Mesa County was taking place across town in Grand Junction, Colorado, verbal fireworks flew