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Willett won’t run again; Soper to seek Grand Junction seat
Colorado State Rep. Yeulin Willett of Grand Junction became the first Republican member of the General Assembly to announce he won’t seek another term. According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Willett said he’s stepping down to spend more time with his family. Matt Soper of Delta has announced he plans to run for the…
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Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon announces run for Congress
Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon has announced he is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, reports the Post Independent Citizen Telegram. “Over the last several months, I have spoken with many people about the challenges we face in western and southern Colorado. In those conversations, the thing I’ve heard over and over is that…
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Officials learned to stop worrying and love Colorado pikeminnow
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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Rep. Dan Thurlow, a Republican, wants to tinker with TABOR next session
Rep. Dan Thurlow has a couple of ideas on the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights he wants to present during next year’s session of the Colorado Legislature, the Grand Junction Republican told people at a town hall meeting on state tax issues Thursday. First, Thurlow wants to try again to change how the Legislature calculates how…
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sets Friday town hall in Grand Junction
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner plans to hold a town hall in Grand Junction on Friday, his office announced. The Yuma Republican plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 10-11:30 a.m. at the Robinson Theatre at Colorado Mesa University’s Moss Performing Arts Center at 1100…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet to hold town halls in Greeley, Sterling next week
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has scheduled two hour-long town halls in Greeley and Sterling in Northeastern Colorado next week, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the events. The Greeley town hall is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at the UNC University Center…
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The New Yorker (magazine) profiles rural Colorado on the New Yorker (president)
The magazine that gave the world E.B. White, Truman Capote and James Thurber this week gives it Del Norte. The New Yorker has a nearly 6,500-word essay about President Trump, politics and rural Colorado that’s worth curling up with. The article by Peter Hessler explores how the sticks to the east and west of the…
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Schools top the charts among public priorities in Grand Junction poll
Probably no surprise that an informal online survey of Grand Junction citizens would point to public schools – specifically, the need to reform K-12 education – as the top priority for locals. Quality education is the bottom line not only for parents but a whole lot of the rest of any community, from homeowners shoring…