grand junction daily sentinel
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A LOOK BACK | Newspaper publishers come to Aspinall’s defense
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Sixty Years Ago This Week: When Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Dominick, CD-2, and Colorado Republican Party Chair Jean Tool cast shade on the voting record of Democratic U. S. Rep. Wayne Aspinall, CD-4, going so far as to insinuate that he was a “communist” sympathizer, the reactions were strong and immediate. But newspaper publishers from…
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A onetime Lt. Gov. hopeful wants to haul a judge before the ‘court of common decency’
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Former Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland wants to take down one of the judges who released a convicted serial child molester from his 324-year prison sentence in February. Reports the Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Rowland – who now leads the county’s program advocating for abused and neglected children – is spearheading a campaign to…
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Hopes still afloat for moving Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction
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The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction offers an update this week on the West Slope’s high hopes for landing a relocated U.S. Bureau of Land Management headquarters. The upshot? Keep the faith. Reports the Sentinel’s Gary Harmon: “More under this administration than any other administration, it’s highly likely,” Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis, a (former)…
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Officials learned to stop worrying and love Colorado pikeminnow
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GRAND JUNCTION – Once dismissed as a “trash fish,” the Colorado pikeminnow has come to be regarded by Western Slope water officials as a powerful ally, one they hope retains its usefulness even when the magic of an endangered-species listing is gone. And the listing could be gone relatively soon, once officials figure out how…
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Mesa County looks at the impact of sex-offender ruling
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A recent ruling from a federal judge that Colorado’s sex offender registry violated the constitutional rights of three sex offenders has prompted swift reactions across the state, but it’s still not clear whether or when it will affect Mesa County cases. Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman intends to appeal the decision. Montrose County Sheriff Rick…
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We want to hear from the citizens — but not right now
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As news folks and political gadflies – but probably few others – know, city councils regularly schedule “work” or “study” sessions in which they are briefed on local issues but take no action on them. The sessions are open to the public but not necessarily structured to take public comment, which can leave citizens miffed…
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Facebook flap leads to an ethics complaint (seriously?) against a state senator
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Is the Facebook face-off between state Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, and a few of his political detractors getting out of hand and maybe just a little bit silly? Meanwhile, are we witnessing the development of the newest M.O. for ambushing political foes – social media-spawned legal actions? More on that below, but first, the…
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Grand Junction Sentinel vs. Sen. Ray Scott — Round 2
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Remember the face-off over “fake news,” pitting a Colorado state senator against the daily newspaper in Grand Junction? The grudge match between the two has resurfaced; only, this time, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel is quibbling with the way Republican state Sen. Ray Scott manages his Facebook account. Notably, he is accused of deleting some…
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Putting the kibosh on politicking at school
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“For the past two summers,” reports the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, “Orchard Mesa (Middle School) Principal Cheri Vana has changed the school’s marquee, located on Unaweep Avenue, to say ‘Your kids deserve a new school.’” The ritual came to an abrupt end last week after the administration at the Grand Junction area’s Mesa County Valley…
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Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
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State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, declared Thursday she’s challenging Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in next year’s election. Mitsch Bush, a former Routt County commissioner, said she decided to challenge Tipton after the four-term incumbent voted in May for a House Republican plan to repeal and replace the…
