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Debate still rages over BLM relocation as GJ headquarters remains a ghost town

On a recent blustery spring morning in Grand Junction, the…

Memorial Day, COVID class graduation underscores true definition of sacrifice

I’m late writing my usual blog post commemorating Memorial Day…

Opinion: Boebert votes to strip away health care as constituents suffer

As Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado tweeted on Wednesday, “Liz…

Analysis: Boebert’s history of racist rhetoric, white nationalist sympathy

Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who represents the western two-thirds…

As Mickelson chases PGA history, Real Vail remembers chasing Phil at Beaver Creek

Editor’s note: This was posted prior to Mickelson winning his…

Warren Miller film SKI BUM explores family, fatherhood, loss and skiing away from pain

I sometimes feel like the Forrest Gump of the ski…

News

Advocates celebrate legislature’s passage of Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant Program

A coalition of outdoor advocacy and conservation groups earlier this week issued the following press release on the Colorado Legislature’s passage of HB21-1318, which creates the Outdoor Equity Grant Program:…

June 12, 2021No CommentRead More

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First-ever Colorado ‘excessive heat warning’ issued for sizzling, parched Western Slope

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction says that it has issued Colorado’s first-ever “excessive…

June 15, 2021No CommentRead More

Colorado Republicans say backlash over transportation fees may help at polls

Republicans haven’t held power in the Colorado Senate since 2018, and not in the House…

June 14, 2021No CommentRead More

Boebert’s mom says Trump met with, ‘bragged on’ her daughter in Jersey

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) met with former…

June 13, 20211 CommentRead More

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Transportation fees, climate change, health insurance highlight ’21 legislative session

After one last hours-long debate on the House floor — this one over Senate amendments to a controversial climate bill — the Colorado General Assembly adjourned for the…

June 10, 2021No CommentRead More

Bennet, Neguse introduce SHRED Act to keep federal ski area fees local

The offices of Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso on Tuesday jointly issued the following press release on their bipartisan SHRED Act to keep a…

June 8, 2021No CommentRead More

Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of Boebert’s biggest backers in expanding Republican civil war

In an appearance on a Denver talk radio station on Monday, May 31, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) described a “civil war” within the GOP congressional caucus between…

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As Mesa County cases surge, former Boebert aide, COVID doubters converge in GJ

As Mesa County, Colorado, COVID cases surge to concerning levels, conservative activists are hosting a conspiracist event featuring three pseudo-medical “doctors,” all of whom actively promote coronavirus disinformation. Among the…

June 5, 20217 CommentsRead More

Donovan, Colorado Senate advances insulin bill that hits home for Roberts

The Colorado Senate on Thursday passed a bill to increase access for Coloradans who rely on insulin for their diabetes — a followup to 2019 legislation that capped…

June 3, 2021No CommentRead More

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