Author: The Daily Sentinel editorial board

Lauren Boebert has put herself on a potentially confrontational path with state health officials and possibly the governor himself. …Read the full editorial here.

In the early days of the pandemic – before Mesa County Public Health saw fit to pursue a variance from the state’s stricter pandemic safeguards – Grand Valley residents arrived at an unspoken arrangement with the city of Grand Junction. …read the full editorial here.

The term “neighborhoodly” is new to us, but it does seem to capture the desired transition for Seventh Street south of downtown. It’s an old industrial/commercial area well-suited for a mixed-use employment and residential environment because it sits between downtown and Las Colonias Park. In fact, the streetscape has already been primed for a more…

Colorado mails ballots to voters. Colorado has the most secure elections in the nation. Shouldn’t those two facts mean something as the nation grapples with how democracy will function in the middle of a pandemic? Come June and November, Colorado will cast ballots in the only way that doesn’t put voters’ health at risk. If…

If you found yourself rebuilding your barn after a giant storm knocked it down, you probably wouldn’t throw your hammer behind the shed before you begin. That’s exactly what we would be doing if we let the Rural Jump Start program expire. On today’s business page, the Sentinel’s Charles Ashby explains the legislative quandary surrounding…

There’s not going to be much of a fruit crop – especially peaches – in the Grand Valley this year, compliments of a devastating freeze that struck Monday night. At a minimum, half of the peach crop was lost, though losses could reach as high as 90 percent. Whatever peaches growers can coax out of…

The “times that try men’s souls” – and this is certainly one of them – accentuate the need for spiritual nourishment. The great irony of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it keeps people from congregating in places of worship at a scary time when so many want to fall back on faith and fellowship for…

Gov. Jared Polis deserves credit for taking swift and decisive action to slow down the COVID-19 infection rate in our state by ordering residents to stay at home. That action has been especially helpful here. The governor’s order came before the few confirmed cases in Mesa County could mushroom as they likely would have without…

The votes from Super Tuesday are in, but the big story of the day – at least here in Mesa County – isn’t the tabulated results, but the performance of the embattled county clerk, Tina Peters. Not that we expect any problems. Extra scrutiny from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office assures that every ballot…

“Why doesn’t the city of Grand Junction spend the $3 million they say they can afford for the “bridge to nowhere” on the Orchard Mesa Pool instead? Problem solved.” Sunday’s “You Said It” included the preceding statement, among several that indicate readers are confused about specific public works projects in the news lately, if not…