The Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada is a complicated one in that a number of principles are in conflict. As most commentators, including those sympathetic to his cause, have accurately pointed out, Bundy is on legally indefensible ground. Like it or not, the land on which his cows were grazing is indeed owned by the […]
Leave it to entrepreneurs to envision new uses for an old facility. We’re talking specifically about Joe and Mita White and their efforts to turn a former feed mill in Grand Junction into an adventure center featuring a trampoline park, obstacle courses and climbing walls — not to mention Mita White’s Pilates studio. The Whites […]
Two important indicators are headed in opposition directions, which constitutes good news for the Mesa County economy. The monthly unemployment rate slipped another two-tenths of a point to retreat to 7.9 percent in March. That means the jobless rate has backed off four-tenths of a point from January, when the rate typically spikes to its […]
While most entrepreneurs would consider themselves fortunate to launch just one successful venture, there are others who make it a habit. They no sooner get one business up and running than they’re looking for the next opportunity. Jon Labrum, the latest winner of an annual entrepreneurship award presented in the Grand Valley, constitutes an excellent […]
Let freedom ring. Tax freedom, that is. The day when average Colorado residents will have earned enough money to pay their federal, state and local taxes will arrive on April 22. That’s a day after U.S. citizens will have stopped working for Uncle Sam and finally can start working for themselves. There’s no shortage of […]
More importantly, I didn’t elect you to do what I want you to do, either. The same goes for the folks who got elected that I didn’t vote for. As a matter of fact, I think this same thing of every elected politician across the federal, state and local levels save this one demand: Stick […]
Looking back on the events of the last few weeks, I found myself wondering if there’s a Russian word for Lebensraum. For those who have an appreciation of the history of World War II — I’m not sure how modern progressive high school history texts might refer to it, if at all — the parallels […]
An important election looms this November. (Will there ever be an election deemed “unimportant?”) As the election approaches and we prepare for the machinations that accompany an American election year, it’s worth our while to reflect on what is at stake. We are required to divide our attention between state and national issues, with elections […]
Here’s hoping the good folks who handle his schedule will soon find time for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to attend a proposed economic roundtable in Western Colorado. What initially was scheduled as an April 23 meeting in Grand Junction won’t work, so how about another day? By the time this appears online, perhaps a date […]
“Shark Tank” has become an increasingly popular television show, attracting by one estimate more than 8 million viewers who tune in to watch entrepreneurs pitch their business plans to a group of moguls who then consider whether or not to invest in their operations. At a time when so-called “reality” television usually reflects anything but, […]