A Grand plan More details of what is being called the City Catalyst Project Development Plan are expected to be made public in August. But, in concept, the proposal offers a number of benefits for the community.Investment scheme snared hard workers Mary Ellen Coffee is a 77-year-old Montrose widow who cleaned houses for a living and raised four children.Happy Fourth of July Its only July 3, of course. But, since The Daily Sentinel doesnt publish a Commentary Page on Saturday, we decided to offer the salutation a day early.Historic blunder puts city in a tough spot We dont envy Grand Junction City Council members or city staffers working with them on the proposed bed and breakfast being considered for the historic area on North Seventh Street.Anger at fee hikes should be no surprise Here we are, just a few days into Colorados new fiscal year the time when many of the new laws passed by the Legislature take effect and state officials are already examining how to fix part of one of those laws.Pete Mattivi, R.I.P. There are plenty of people who can legitimately claim to have devoted a portion of their lives in service to their communities. But few can claim the legacy that Pete Mattivi did in Garfield County, and New Castle in particular.City can set rules for handout seekers It may be for the best that the city of Grand Junctions hastily developed ordinances regarding panhandling and solicitation were killed this week. With questions such as how the rules might affect charitable organizations seeking donations in public places, additional work is needed.Extraordinarily evil Few people are going to shed tears for Bernard Madoff, even though the 71-year-old con man is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison.Discrimination is not the way to fight bias The U.S. Supreme Court set some important limits on discrimination Monday prohibiting reverse discrimination against one group of employees in the name of preventing potential discrimination against others.Europe charges ahead with needed technology Among the great issues of the day, this is not one. But the possible end to one of lifes little annoyances should not pass without comment.Our prescription for health care reform Not since the early days of the Clinton administration has this country engaged in such a robust debate about health care. Now, as then, the countless interlocking pieces of the health care puzzle, the massive amounts of information and the overheated rhetoric make it difficult for Americans to reach agreement on the issue.Ritter's painful budget message on target Gov. Bill Ritter issued an edict to state agencies late last week that no doubt caused a great deal of heartburn to both agency heads and their employees:Kittens great news for the missing lynx Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists made important and welcome discoveries this spring. They found 10 lynx kittens in dens in the Colorado high country.Students cannot be stripped of rights Public-school students in a post-Columbine world dont surrender their basic constitutional rights when they enter school grounds, the U.S. Supreme Court determined Thursday.Keep safety plan lean, uncomplicated The Grand Junction City Council is considering taking another shot at securing voter approval for new public safety facilities. Thats understandable, because few people would argue that the current crowded and aging facilities that serve as headquarters for the police and fire departments are adequate.Amendment 54 is still bad news Coloradans narrowly approved Amendment 54 during last years election, despite objections from this newspaper and many other media and public officials that the restraints it placed on political speech were almost certainly unconstitutional.Clunker politics clatter onward As part of the effort to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress wants to pay well-off Americans to buy new trucks and SUVs.A fingers-crossed budgeting mess When the state Legislature adjourned at the Capitol a month ago, members were hopeful that a series of one-year budget fixes and a potentially improving economy would be enough to keep the budget on track.Energy master plan meets county's pledge More than two years ago, when the Mesa County commissioners first announced plans to develop an energy master plan, they made it clear they werent aiming to add another layer of government regulation to the state and federal rules already in effect for oil and gas drilling.Congratulations are due to GJHS Academic Team The Grand Junction High School Academic Team has made a regular habit, over the past decade and a half, of proving its mettle at regional, state and national competitions that test the participants knowledge on a variety of scholastic subjects.
Write a letter to the editor of The Daily Sentinel. Letters should be 300 words or fewer. We need your full name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Send it now.
