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Laura Bradford answers a question from the audience during a candidate forum Tuesday. Bradford, a Republican, is challenging state Rep. Bernie Buescher, left, D-Grand Junction, for his seat in the Legislature. Ashley Beeson, center, was one of the moderators.

State Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, accused Collbran Republican Laura Bradford of taking their contest into the bathroom by making Senate Bill 200, a bill aimed at ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, "one of the cornerstones of her campaign." >Full story

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Economy dominates the debate
NASHVILLE — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain spent 90 minutes together on stage Tuesday night at a town-hall-style debate devoid of the nasty long-distance charges launched by each side in recent days.

Small businesses feeling effects of grim economy
Some small local businesses are starting to see the shaky economy’s effects on their bottom line.

School zones likely to change
One of the few sure things about redrawing school attendance boundaries is that some families will be happy with the changes while others won’t.

Dow's big dip surprises Junction advisers
Among the many financial advisers throughout Grand Junction fielding client questions, going to meetings and putting out fires on Monday, the first to pick up a phone call from the Daily Sentinel joked, “I have a window that pops out ... if I want to jump off the ledge.”

Sparks fly at commission debate
The Mesa County Commission, over the past four years, has governed through “cliches,” Democratic commission Dan Robinson said at a Monday night forum, setting off a series of heated exchanges at a Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce debate.

Ex-coach gets probation in attempted sex assault
Former Central High School girls basketball coach and business teacher Matthew Lindholm was sentenced Monday to five years intensive probation after previously pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempted sexual assault of a student during the 2007 school year. He must also register as a sex offender.

Rising heat to lower river flows, report says
Warming temperatures across Colorado will result in earlier spring melts, increased evaporation and drier soils, lessening the state’s water supply, according to a report released Monday by the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

State program spends $124,295 to preserve orchard in Palisade
More than 600 acres are now preserved in the Palisade buffer zone by the Mesa Land Trust.

Boy hit by truck recovering in Grand Junction
An 11-year-old Montrose boy who was hit by a truck Thursday while riding a 3-wheeler near his home on Dave Wood Road is being treated for serious injuries in St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction.

Garfield County to take action over RV park's alleged violations
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Another recreational vehicle park being used by energy workers has run into regulatory trouble with a county government in northwest Colorado.



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