As I write this column and the Business Times goes to press on a Tuesday, I’m prompted to write about two things that will be decided before most of you even read this: The Obamacare Supreme Court decision and our local primary race for Mesa County commissioner between Rose Pugliese and Woody Walcher. Yes, those […]
The recent election in Wisconsin got me thinking about the opportunities to change the direction in the country that should be plain as day, but are somehow missed due to busy lives, attentions being diverted elsewhere and for all too many, absolute ignorance. What occurred in Wisconsin was a simple exercise to re-affirm freedom and […]
By Craig Hall There’s an old commercial that had the tagline, “At BASF, we don’t make a lot of the products you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.” With one visit to All Metals Welding and Fabricating Company in Grand Junction, one can see that vision being played […]
Woody Walcher, that is. If you’re anything like me, there are just some things you see or hear that rub you the wrong way immediately. And then they stick in your craw, enhanced by their repetition. Such is the case with Woody’s latest set of campaign radio ads that now seem as if they’ve been […]
A couple of news stories caught my eye in the past week. In Chicago, the city council is looking at plans that would charge 15 to 35 cents in tax on sugary drinks. It’s estimated Chicagoans drink more than 100 million gallons of such drinks each year and consumption would generate almost $130 million in […]
It’s constitutional, except when we say it’s not. Or, I guess that could read, it’s unconstitutional, except when we say it is. Either way, whoever is on the side opposite the word containing constitution, is wrong. This leads me to the only explanation I can come up with for the news I read that Mesa […]
At least we’re not in Belgium. And I’ll give out a free annual subscription to the first person who actually gets that obscure reference. If there’s one thing that really bugs me when I’m doing my job, it’s when I’ve been engaged in a bunch of interesting conversations online, over e-mail and in person, but […]
Local hospitals use technology, customer service and quality to give their patients the best care available across the region and state. By Craig Hall The Grand Valley has always been known for tackling issues locally, rather than waiting for national mandates or solutions. The issues of our nation’s healthcare concerns are no different. Grand Valley […]
That’s exactly what my family took over 12 days in March, and the trip was everything I dreamed it would be and how I always remembered it was. Our recent road trip brought back childhood memories of the enjoyment I always felt riding in our Country Squire station wagon along the interstate, refueling at truck […]
As I always say, when the going gets tough, the tough get going to Facebook to see what in the heck is going on with this country. After the last few days — who am I kidding, years — I can say without a doubt that what is going on is a steady decline. I […]