There are a couple of things I’ve written over the past few editions of The Business Times I can’t seem to shake. It’s not that I can’t shake them because some readers may not agree with them, but rather, they are more like eternal truths when it comes to politics. I used a quote in […]
And just how do I know this, you may ask? Well, I could reference the emails I get from longtime readers telling me they are enjoying the more frequent, and more community-news-based, coverage. I could mention the phone calls from friends and associates who express to me how they see our move to weekly is […]
Just when you thought Colorado couldn’t possibly need any more legislation, Gov. Jarod Polis shows up again and again on your Facebook wall signing into law another piece of recently passed legislation with smiling supporters in the background. And Facebook users better get used to seeing these posts, because our state legislature passed 485 pieces […]
Partly so the citizens of Grand Junction and Mesa County don’t have to “regret” Jason Nguyen fulfilling a full term of him ramming his personal agenda down our throats. But more importantly, Councilman Jason wants to be able to do his dirty work as Just Jason in the shadows. Because Councilman Jason is now doing […]
And, yes, I’m writing this column mostly for the benefit of the Mesa County Republican Party, its leadership and overzealous minions who up until today thought presidential pardons were a bad thing. Let’s begin by first stating presidential pardons are indeed bad things. Because they pardon criminals who’ve been convicted of crimes. As a matter […]
And yes, I can guess your approximate age if you get the first part of the headline. That said, it was a very effective ad campaign for Wendy’s back in the day, when chicken nuggets were becoming all the rage at fast-food franchises across the country. The meaning behind the ad, and the very negative, […]
Especially when you consider the idea is coming from government. And yes, to the partisan zealots in the Mesa County, Colorado and national Republican Party, even when it comes from your lord and savior, President Donald Trump. I expected the left to go nuts over the president’s idiotic idea of paying $5,000 to “humans who […]
Oops, they did it again. That’s right, after being rejected outright in the latest, ill-timed, usually-low-voter-turnout-to-benefit-progressives, springtime elections, our city council once again generously served up another slice of cake while completely ignoring the voice of the people who screamed loudly on April 8, “We don’t want your ideas, follies or leadership anymore!” I’d say […]
Let me begin by saying I believe the voters of Grand Junction did the right thing in re-electing Cody Kennedy to the city council. I also believe they did the right thing in electing Laurel Cole, Robert Ballard and Ben VanDyke. Of the four, I only know Cody a little bit through email and phone […]
Sure, it’s a poor paraphrasing of the adage saying when seconds count, the police are minutes away. And please note, this isn’t a column about the policing of our communities, although given the evil intent of the legislation I’m going to address, the police in your community are about to become willing or unwilling accomplices […]