Hell hath no fury like a politician scorned

Yes, I had to weigh in on the controversy swirling around Laura Bradford. For the record, we’ve covered Bradford as both an entrepreneur and state representative over the years. We will continue to do so, no matter the party, or lack thereof, to which she chooses to belong. It’s just that the coverage she receives […]

Annual event showcases regional energy industry

Craig Hall, The Business Times George Rossman envisions Western Colorado as a hub for innovation, technological advancements and other opportunities for energy production. Even as the West Slope plays an important role in increasing energy independence with traditional energy sources, the region also is involved in the transition to alternative energy, Rossman said. That’s why […]

It’s déjá vu all over again

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I did, almost a year ago to the day. You remember, don’t you? The last time our esteemed senator from Colorado, Mark Udall, introduced a harebrained resolution at the time of the state of the union speech. Udall offered his version of a Sadie Hawkins dance gone insane with […]

We could … go… all … the… way!

Since the Broncos went into overtime to finish the latest chapter in the saga that is Tim Tebow, I figured I might as well go into Tebow overtime in the next chapter that is the saga of my writing columns. While I don’t have much of an opinion as it relates to the Broncos’ victory […]

Delivering by the Busload – County employees feed the hungry

On Friday December 16th, representatives of Grand Valley Transit (GVT) will delivered a busload of food to the “Homeless for the Holidays” food drive, helping the fundraiser achieve its goal of providing over 9,510 pounds of food for the needy. Over the past several weeks, GVT buses on all routes gave free rides in exchange […]

Focus On: Philanthropy The spirit of the season

            We believe that giving to our local charities is an important part of owning a business,” say Lisa Mullen, owner of Rocky Mountain Sanitation, “Our community supports us and we need to help make it a better place. We enjoy being able to help whether it is donating services, […]

“Paying” it forward

Customers pay bill with donations              Countryside Services of Grand Junction is offering customers the opportunity to pay their service bill in food and toy donations for local charities of the Western Slope. In the month of December any customer who uses Countryside Services for any service including plumbing, drainage, […]

A Timmy Christmas and Tebow New Year

I know the headline doesn’t make sense. But much like the namesake in the title, it really doesn’t matter. And that’s just the way all of us Tebow wannabes should desire things to be. Go ahead. Explain the Denver Broncos. I dare you. The loss to Tom Terrific by Touchdown Tim this past Sunday aside, […]

When all else fails … just make something up

I’m convinced that needs to be Facebook’s new tagline. Although other insulting little ditties might work as well, such as: Call the person a racist. Call the person stupid. Call the person a bigot. Project onto the person things you’re doing at that very moment. Or, like I said, just make up something out of […]

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