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 […]
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Grand Junction Citizens Continue to Pressure Brainard to Resign
The saga of embattled city councilman-elect Rick Brainard continues to unfold in Grand Junction, Colorado as citizens continue to pressure
Petition Against Grand Junction City Councilman-Elect Brainard Goes Viral
On Tuesday, April 3, Rick Brainard, Vice President of Business Development at West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colorado was
In The UK, Street Parties to Celebrate Thatcher’s Death
After the April 8 announcement that former United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had died, thousands of UK citizens poured
G.J. Citizens Rally to Protest Brainard Taking Office
About 100 citizens of Grand Junction, Colorado rallied outside City Hall today to protest city councilman-elect Richard Brainard’s stated intent
Anti-Tobacco Activist Patrick Reynolds’ Epic Fail
On November 2, 1995 prominent anti-tobacco activist Patrick Cleveland Reynolds, the grandson of Richard Joshua Reynolds, Jr. (founder of the R.J.
Ethics, Magical thinking, politics, Religion, Secularism
Republican Bill Would Let North Carolina Establish a State Religion
Two North Carolina state House Representatives introduced a bill to permit the establishment of a state religion in North Carolina,
Democracy, Ethics, Ethnic/Minority, Hate, politics
GOP Blows it Again with “Wetbacks” Racial Slur
As Republicans struggle to find a way to increase their appeal to Latino voters and just days after Republican National
America’s Biggest Terrorist Threat? “Patriotic” Americans
Forget Muslims. In 2013, America’s biggest terrorist threat is from “Patriot” groups, those radical militias and anti-government groups whose members
Tea Party Links to Tobacco Industry Uncovered
Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009 as the media has led people to believe,
Dick Armey’s Tobacco Ties
Former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who recently left his job with the astroturf group Freedomworks, has a history
Virginia Republicans Rush Through Redistricting Vote While Key Democrat Attends Obama’s Inauguration
While Virginia State Senator Henry Marsh, a 79 year old African-American civil rights advocate and a Democrat, was out of
Stealth Anti-Science Bills Disguised as “Academic Freedom” Bills
The National Center for Science Education is warning that a bill introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives on January 16,
Republicans’ REDMAP Strategy to Skew Future Elections in Their Favor
Republicans, finding themselves less able to win elections on the merits of their candidates and policy positions, are continuing to
Grassroots Group Succeeds in Peeling Away Heartland Institute’s Funding
A group called Forecast the Facts is leading a campaign to peel away corporate funders who give money the Heartland Institute, a
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NRA Puts President Obama’s Kids in the Political Crosshairs
The National Rifle Association (NRA) posted a 35 second Internet ad called “Stand and Fight” that takes aim at President
Trojan Horse Ag-Gag Bill Introduced in New Hampshire
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is sounding alarm bells about a bill introduced in New Hampshire’s House