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The Sentinel’s new managing editor, Dale Shrull, has introduced an intermittent segment called “Miscellaneous.” Sometimes, readers have questions that don’t require a full-blown news story, but still deserve answers. The Miscellaneous segment covers those on an as-needed basis. For example, a reader wanted to know why convenience stores scan his identification card when he buys…

Should the overwhelming rejection of Amendment 69, proposing “Medicare for all” in the 2016 election, end the conversation on universal health care in Colorado? Maybe, but we think it’s nevertheless wise to explore alternatives to what is currently a broken system. Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

It should have been clear long before the release of the long-awaited Mueller report that Russia meddled in our democracy and sought to help Donald Trump win the presidency. But the 448-page document supplied intricate details showing the lengths to which the Kremlin tried to influence the 2016 presidential election. Read more at The Grand…

The phrase “giving back to the community” usually describes a philanthropic gesture meant to convey gratitude. The owner of a family-centric business, for example, donates playground equipment to a public park as a way of telling patrons “we wouldn’t have succeeded without your support.” Or a high school graduate gives back to the after-school program…

Thanks to the Anvil Points settlement, Mesa County commissioners are in line for an unexpected windfall of $1.5 million to use toward a much-needed jail expansion. They should gratefully accept it and move on. If they insist on getting more, the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District could become a shambles – at least in…

Colorado’s U.S. senators co-sponsored a bill that would guarantee funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No surprise there as the LWCF takes government revenues from offshore drilling and uses them to preserve and protect outdoor spaces. In a state renowned for its love of the outdoors, it’s a political no-brainer to support a…

It’s endlessly impressive to see what people with vision and drive can accomplish. Two articles in Saturday’s Sentinel served as apt reminders of that. The stories remind us of what has been when it comes to downtown riverfront property, and what can be. One of the stories regarded the passing, at age 101, of Elizabeth…

It’s endlessly impressive to see what people with vision and drive can accomplish. Two articles in Saturday’s Sentinel served as apt reminders of that. The stories remind us of what has been when it comes to downtown riverfront property, and what can be. One of the stories regarded the passing, at age 101, of Elizabeth…

Banning conversion therapy for gay minors in Colorado – what took so long? This is the fifth consecutive year that backers of a ban tried to pass it. But the Republican-controlled Senate always stood in the way. With Democrats capturing a Senate majority in the 2018 election, the legislation finally had a real chance this…

If Grand Junction wants to be considered an outdoor recreation hub, it needs to create an environment where every cyclist feels safe when riding a bike. Bikes and motor vehicles have a testy history of sharing the road in this state. It’s not just a Western Slope phenomenon. Cyclists have been shot with pellet guns,…