Author: The Daily Sentinel editorial board
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Provisional applause
Now that the federal government has approved a Colorado reinsurance program, Western Slope residents who purchase insurance on the state health care exchange will get sizable relief from some of the highest premiums in the country. That’s a considerable achievement. The Colorado Division of Insurance is projecting a 30% drop, or about $9,000 a year,…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Good riddance to patronage jobs
Mike Moran has been Mesa County’s public trustee since 2012 – the year the Sentinel and the Denver Post raised concerns about how appointed trustees were spending money. Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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The Aurora Daily Sentinel: Aurora Councilman Dave Gruber’s theatrical GEO protest slander warrants public, council rebuke
Aurora Councilman Dave Gruber brought the city’s legislative body to a new low Monday night by theatrically breaching meeting protocol in an attempt to publicly smear three fellow lawmakers over a recent immigration prison protest. It was a spiteful and shameless stunt that warrants a sharp rebuke from the city council and a public apology…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: BLM move still a coup
The BLM is coming to Grand Junction. Now what? When we first contemplated the impact of this move, we imagined the entire Washington, D.C. operation – some 300 federal workers – being transplanted en masse to a campus setting somewhere in the Grand Valley. That’s not how this is going down. The BLM is moving…
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The Aurora Daily Sentinel: City ethics rules naysayers make a bullet-proof case for their dire need in Aurora
Aurora city lawmakers making the case this week against a new and improved code of ethics for council members were actually instrumental in illustrating why new rules are needed – and soon. After months of fumbled attempts to address guidelines that provide council accountability and transparency, city lawmakers on Monday took their first crack at…
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: What’s in a name?
“I’m going to see the Rockies on Tuesday.” For Grand Valley residents, hearing such a statement inevitably invites the question. “In Denver or GJ?” Is that a branding victory or a fail? Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: For the good of all
One of the more exciting developments at Colorado Mesa University over the past decade has been its partnership with the University of Colorado at Boulder to offer degrees in the engineering field. Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Coal’s last gasp?
The Trump administration thinks that loosening regulations on coal-fired power plants is going to revitalize the American coal mining industry. Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Editorial Board: Then God broke the mold
Writing about Tilman “Tillie” Bishop’s retirement from what was then known as Mesa State College in 1993, former Sentinel reporter (and editorial page editor) Bob Silbernagel shared this Bishop quip: “Remember, friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.” Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Recalls and petitions
Some Coloradans don’t like recent legislative outcomes, so they’re interested in either changing them or punishing lawmakers for taking certain positions. Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.