Author: The Daily Sentinel Editorial Board
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Clerk’s office delivers more drop boxes
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We’ve been critical of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, primarily for the 574 ballots that went uncollected from a secure drop box outside her office last fall. …read full editorial here.
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Social media done right
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For all its ills — and there a lot of them — social media is one of the best vehicles for sharing information about a wildland fire. …read full editorial here.
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Let them play
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On Monday, University of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost made a compelling case for why the college football season should take place on schedule in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. …read full editorial here.
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: County should follow city’s lead on de-Brucing strategy
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The city of Grand Junction has a strange TABOR dilemma on its hands, but the way it’s handling it should be instructive for Mesa County commissioners. Monday’s City Council work session included a discussion about how the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded the city’s revenue picture. Nobody knows yet how much the city’s revenue might diminish…
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Investing in art pays off — even in rural places
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As we continually deliberate on what a well-rounded economy looks like, we shouldn’t overlook the contribution of the arts — even in small towns. Read more at the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Colorado Politics Must-Reads:
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Hang in there, Montrose
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Twice in the past week, a Western Slope community has been hit hard with news of job losses. First it was Craig, which learned last week it has 10 years to brace for the closure of a coal-fired power plant and the loss of nearly 500 jobs directly connected to the operation. On Wednesday we…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Should city buy Glacier?
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It’s premature to speculate what could become of the Glacier Ice Arena, but it raises another interesting question about the proper role of government. Officials with the city of Grand Junction have toured the ice rink and city staff is evaluating whether buying it and making it a publicly owned amenity makes sense. Free market…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Take a peek at the future of our schools
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The easiest way to understand why the new Orchard Mesa Middle School should be a game-changer for Mesa County Valley School District 51 is to see it with your own eyes. A community open house on Jan. 15 affords anyone the opportunity to tour the just-opened school and imagine the direction our schools could be…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Always keep an eye on the Legislature
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If there’s one New Year’s resolution every adult in Colorado should make, it’s to pay more attention to what state and local governments are doing this year. It takes some work to focus on these topics because you get so little information about them, while at the same time you get more information than you…
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Broncos need more than a good draft
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If the Broncos are going to insist on wearing helmets featuring the old “D” logo, why can’t they just resurrect the old uniforms entirely? Who wouldn’t want to see the old powder-blue helmets, orange jerseys and white pants? That’s a look we all remember fondly. Instead the Broncos “throwback” uniforms are a twisted mash-up of…