Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A Western Colorado restaurant has attracted attention not only for its food and service, but also the fealty of its owner and staff to the Second Amendment. The aptly-named Shooters Grill in downtown Rifle has made national and international news and attracted customers from around the country after media reports […]
It can be disheartening to witness the all-too-frequent over-extensions committed by President Barack Obama and his hyperactive executive branch as he casually lopes around constitutional fences en route to his vision for the country. But it’s refreshing to watch the Supreme Court jerk the reins. And jerk the court has, just enough to let the […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times With primary battles — most of them among Republican candidates — settled, the ballot has been set for the general election in November. Registered Republicans and Democrats in Mesa County joined with voters in the rest of Colorado in the primaries to select their party nominees. One of the highest […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton has announced he will not draft or introduce any legislation to redesignate the Colorado National Monument as a national park — and oppose any attempts to do so in Congress. The announcement came at the conclusion of a 90-day public comment period on a draft proposal […]
Another fortnight, another foreign policy disaster for President Barack Obama. This week, Iraq is coming apart at the seams, the remnants of the Al Qaeda-backed groups the United States and Britain fought there having regrouped and coalesced in the void left by the accelerated withdrawal of virtually every last allied soldier. Even as the hard-fought gains […]
The longer he’s president, the fewer the checks and balances to which Barack Obama considers himself constrained. Examples of the administration’s contempt for the strictures of the law forms a growing litany. From the decision to not enforce certain drug laws to the flagrant violations of its own insane health care law, the executive branch […]
Kelly Sloan,The Business Times Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law measures allowing remote testimony at legislative hearings and purchasing land for a shooting complex. Hickenlooper signed the measures during a ceremony at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, a first for the business organization. House Bill 1303 allows legislative committees to take […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times A California-based company has joined with a Delta manufacturer to produce a new system to treat water used in oil and natural gas production. Origin Oil demonstrated what’s branded as the CLEAN-FRAC 1000 system at Industrial Systems Inc. (ISI) in Delta. The system is designed to treat up to 1,000 barrels […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Federal lawmakers from Colorado and three other Western states have introduced legislation that would prevent a listing of the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act for 10 years while requiring states to develop their own grouse conservation plans. U.S. Reps. Scott Tipton and Cory Gardner, both Republicans from Colorado, […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times The sales of counterfeit products on the Internet, protectionist policies and dumping are among the challenges facing U.S. exporters, federal lawmakers were told during a hearing in Washington, D.C. The House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade conducted the hearing to examine how unfair trade practices affect small businesses. […]