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Advertising, Corporations, Ethics, Gun violence, Public health, Women

Pinkwashing Gun Deaths: Sportsman’s Warehouse’s “Shoot for a Cure”

2 Comments / Advertising, Corporations, Ethics, Gun violence, Public health, Women / Anne Landman

It’s October again, that time of year when pink gets slapped on all kinds of products, from toasters to waffle […]

Consumer advocacy, Democracy, Ethics, Fake patriotism, Hunger, politics, Poverty, Public health, Stupid Republicans

Mesa County Blocks Access to Food Assistance Program, Loses Out on Critical Economic Benefits

11 Comments / Consumer advocacy, Democracy, Ethics, Fake patriotism, Hunger, politics, Poverty, Public health, Stupid Republicans / Anne Landman

Half of Mesa County residents who are eligible for food stamps get them, while the other half who apply are

Children, Diversity, Equal rights, Ethics, Extremism, Health, Human rights, Intolerance, LGBT issues, politics, Propaganda, Public health, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Women

Delta County School Board Rips Off Kids

28 Comments / Children, Diversity, Equal rights, Ethics, Extremism, Health, Human rights, Intolerance, LGBT issues, politics, Propaganda, Public health, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Women / Anne Landman

The Delta County School Board is violating state and federal laws in order to keep students from getting medically-accurate sex education

Aesthetics, Equal rights, Human rights, Public health, Religion, Safety, Secularism, Women

Community Hospital: a Welcome Secular Option for Mesa County

1 Comment / Aesthetics, Equal rights, Human rights, Public health, Religion, Safety, Secularism, Women / Anne Landman

Community Hospital will open its long-awaited new hospital on G Road near 24 Road on March 17. It’s a gorgeous building,

Aesthetics, Environment, Health, Pollution, Public health

Burn Haze Has TV Weather People Recommending Grand Valley Citizens Close Windows and Doors

Aesthetics, Environment, Health, Pollution, Public health / Anne Landman

Thinking of moving to Grand Junction? You might want to think again. It’s spring open burning season — something people moving

Aesthetics, Environment, Pollution, Public health, Safety, Security, Weird Grand Junction Stuff

Grand Valley Residents Jump the Gun on Open Polluting Season 2016

Aesthetics, Environment, Pollution, Public health, Safety, Security, Weird Grand Junction Stuff / Anne Landman

Spring Open Polluting season is almost here in Mesa County, but many landowners who are eager to burn leaves and trash

Consumer advocacy, Corporations, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Fracking, Health, Public health

Whitewater-Area Residents, Ignored by Mesa County Commissioners, Still Suffer from Frackwater Odors, Illnesses

10 Comments / Consumer advocacy, Corporations, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Fracking, Health, Public health / Anne Landman

On November 23, 2015, residents of Whitewater, Colorado submitted a letter to Mesa County Planning Department and the County Commissioners asking for permanent

Aesthetics, Health, Pollution, Public health, Safety, Security

What the Grand Junction Economic Partnership Won’t Tell You About the Grand Valley

3 Comments / Aesthetics, Health, Pollution, Public health, Safety, Security / Anne Landman

The Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) recently revealed an attractive new website to try to lure more educated people to relocate to

Children, Health, Hunger, Poverty, Public health

Grudgingly Spending Money on Halloween Candy? Here are Some Candy-Free Alternatives

Children, Health, Hunger, Poverty, Public health / Anne Landman

Many people think Halloween means handing out candy, candy and more candy. But desperate attempts by local dental offices to reduce

Aesthetics, Corporations, Economics, Energy, Environment, politics, Pollution, Safety, Security, Stupid Republicans

Help Whitewater Residents End Their Hazardous Waste Hell

5 Comments / Aesthetics, Corporations, Economics, Energy, Environment, politics, Pollution, Safety, Security, Stupid Republicans / Anne Landman

Whitewater residents are begging other Mesa County residents to help them, and boy, do they need our help. Imagine you’ve

Consumer advocacy, Corporations, Democracy, Elections, Environment, Grassroots advocacy, Health, Human rights, politics, Pollution, Public health, Safety

Community Rights Ballot Initiative Coming Back in 2016

Consumer advocacy, Corporations, Democracy, Elections, Environment, Grassroots advocacy, Health, Human rights, politics, Pollution, Public health, Safety / Anne Landman

Coloradans for Community Rights (CCR) is gearing up to once again put a Community Rights initiative on the 2016 state-wide ballot.

Public health, Women

An Interview with my Mom, Vardith L. Fox, M.D., December 25, 2009

1 Comment / Public health, Women / Anne Landman

This is an interview I did with my mom on Christmas Day, 2009 in honor of the “National Day of

Advertising, Marketing, Media, Public health, Secrecy, Tobacco, Women

A Look Back: Philip Morris and the 1969 Movie “Cold Turkey”

Advertising, Marketing, Media, Public health, Secrecy, Tobacco, Women / Anne Landman

In August, 1969 all of the citizens the town of Greenfield, Iowa (pop. 2,100) attempted to quit smoking as a publicity

Consumer advocacy, Environment, Public health, Safety

Gun violence, Lobbying, politics, Public health, Safety, Security

Gun Safety Advocates Outnumber Gun Nuts at W. Slope Hearing on SB 175

Gun violence, Lobbying, politics, Public health, Safety, Security / Anne Landman

Grand Junction citizens who support keeping Colorado’s ban on large capacity gun magazines far outnumbered those showing up who want to dump the