As we see it, the coming Grand Junction City Council election on April 8, 2025, provides some simple choices. Although in our fair city two problems tend to arise when it comes to our spring, City Council elections. The first is always most glaring and in the past few elections has probably caused the citizens […]
Gov. Jared Polis has supported HB 24-1448, the recently passed school-finance reform bill, as a historic step forward in education funding. But the reality? It still fails to address Colorado’s chronic underfunding of schools. While the bill eliminates the Budget Stabilization Factor, it does not provide adequate funding for districts to meet the state’s own […]
A potential conflict of interest is raising concerns about the future of the HomewardBound of the Grand Valley Resource Center, as HomewardBound Board Chair William Wade and his wife, Karen Wade, are actively involved in multiple current Grand Junction City Council races. They are backing candidates running against Council member Cody Kennedy and at-large candidate […]
At the risk of further wearing well-worn idioms, Candace Carnahan has some big shoes to fill as the new president and chief executive officer of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. But if anyone is well-suited to follow in the footsteps of Diane Schwenke after her more than 30 years of work at the […]
One of the biggest attractions to working and living in the Grand Valley — or visiting here, for that matter — is the opportunity to play in the Grand Valley. Scenic trails not only abound, but also await uncrowded only minutes away. For those who don’t want to walk, hike or bike, there’s boating and […]
The word crops up with increasing regularity in everything from kitchen counter conversations to national news reports. For now, though, there are more questions than answers about the possibility of a recession. When could a recession occur? How severe will a recession be if one does occur? How long will it last? Most important here […]
The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are coming together. That is, if selecting the leaders of the Grand Valley organizations that serve businesses and promote economic and work force development could be considered a metaphorical puzzle. The latest piece to fall into place? The selection of Curtis Englehart as executive director of the Grand Junction […]
A quarterly survey of Colorado business leaders always yields interesting results — offering not only a statistical snapshot of their collective mood, but also an indication of their plans for hiring, capital expenditures and sales. The latest survey results also reflect the strange juxtaposition in which business leaders find themselves these days. The COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Kay Ramachandran National Community Health Center Week 2021 will be celebrated in person and virtually this year through Aug, 14. Elected officials will join communities across the country in elevating the work community health centers have done while fighting on the front lines of COVID-19 to keep our communities healthy and safe. Their visits and […]
As if restaurants and other businesses struggling to survive the pandemic needed yet another obstacle to overcome, they face a measure under consideration in the Colorado Legislature to ban plastic bags and foam takeout containers. The measure, which has passed the House, would require retail food businesses and general stores to stop using single-use plastic […]