Author: The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

The Denver Post recently opined on the need for greater compromise regarding oil and gas development in the state — especially in light of plans by public companies to ramp up drilling operations to the tune of $4 billion this year. Garfield County commissioners have the opportunity to lead the way on what compromise looks…

Today is the last opportunity to gain free admittance to National Park Service properties as part of the federal agency’s celebration of National Park Week. For the Western Slope, it’s a great reminder of how fortunate we are to be so close to many iconic landscapes. Colorado National Monument, Dinosaur National Monument, Arches National Park…

Well, now what? The perimeter fence surrounding the Grand Junction Regional Airport may as well be a ghost. It won’t stop haunting the Airport Authority. The fence, as readers may recall, figured into an investigation of wrongdoing at the airport. A secret lawsuit alleged the airport fraudulently pursued Federal Aviation Administration funding for construction of…

There are resounding ethical reasons why President Donald Trump should release his tax returns. If he does, it won’t be because people are marching in the street demanding it. Trump seems impervious to any suggestion that the American people have an interest in how his assets and liabilities affect his policy positions or compromise him…

Have you heard about the Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission’s latest coup? Probably not. Like the Grand Junction Economic Partnership and the United Way, the commission works tirelessly to make the Grand Valley a better place. But it does so in a very specific way and with a much lower profile. The commission basically brings…

Congratulations to District 51 school board members — not only for finding a good fit to replace outgoing Superintendent Steve Schultz — but for affirming our faith that they would take this hiring seriously and objectively. Board member John Williams created a discomforting wrinkle by applying for the superintendent’s job without surrendering his board seat.…

We’re all familiar with the anticipated water supply gap that gave rise to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s executive order calling for the formulation of a state water plan. That plan has been completed and the Colorado Water Conservation Board has sketched out an implementation measures with cost-effective ways to make the most of every drop. The…

Airline passengers who needed a primer on the term “involuntary deboarding” got a graphic one via cellphone video of a passenger being dragged down the aisle of a United Airlines flight Sunday night at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. As frequent air travelers in the Grand Valley might know, United offers daily service between Denver and Grand…

Nearly 30 percent of the population of Mesa County receives health-care coverage through Medicaid. If you add the subsidized products available through the healthcare exchange, it’s closer to 40 or 50 percent of the population that relies on government-funded health care. Thankfully, over the course of decades, we’ve distinguished ourselves as a community that maximizes…