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Why is the state of Colorado pitching in to support a federal obligation? The Legislature and the Polis administration are leaving themselves open to criticism for doing something reasonable and necessary. In this case, making resources available to help the management of wild horses, which in Colorado is the responsibility of the Bureau of Land…

Some Colorado lawmakers want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want to be able to block vitriolic constituents on their social media accounts despite the fact that courts have consistently ruled that social media pages of public officials are public forums where speech is constitutionally protected. Readers may recall that former state…

One of Congress’ key responsibilities is paying the nation’s bills, thus ensuring the “full faith and credit” of the United States. It’s enshrined in the Constitution. Section Four of the 14th Amendment states the “validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties…

The statistics are grim and seemingly getting worse. But explaining Colorado’s fentanyl crisis in terms of numbers will never be as powerful a personal story of the drug’s destructive nature. Sunday’s front-page column by the Sentinel’s Dale Shrull paints a picture of two lives ravaged by fentanyl intoxication. There’s the victim, 16-year-old Miah VanHouten, who…

Colorado Mesa University is one step closer to becoming the first university in the country that is heated and cooled entirely with a geothermal, or geoexchange, system. If that sounds like some kind of useless factoid or a novelty masking as a dubious claim to fame, consider that funding for the project was a priority…

One of life’s sneaky truths is that the cost of “progress” is often annoyance. Like when a favorite lunch spot gets discovered and overrun by foodies chasing down a Yelp review. Sure, it’s great for the owner, but off-putting to the loyalists who nurtured the place long enough to achieve acclaim. In a similar vein,…

Tina Peters will not serve time in jail for obstructing government operations – a misdemeanor. This does not mean she is getting off without consequences. First and foremost, this is just the first of the cases against Peters. This one stems from an incident in which police attempted to serve a search warrant for an…

There is a saying that once is an anomaly, twice is a coincidence and three times is a trend. Tuesday night Grand Junction voters rejected a slate of self professed conservative candidates for City Council for the second election in a row. We’re not sure we can call this a trend yet, but we think…

We were left scratching our heads this week after learning that U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has flipped her stance on congressional earmarks. She had been vocally opposed to the practice as recently as a few months ago. So what changed? According to reporting by The Daily Sentinel’s Charles Ashby, Boebert has come around to the…

This week ballots will be sent by mail to all registered voters living in the city of Grand Junction. Typically local elections see less interest and lower turnout than the larger national elections – that’s backwards. We encourage voters to research the candidates and issues in every election and get out and vote. An informed,…