Editorials

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Thank you, veterans

Today is the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, which for 20 years was known as the War to End All Wars. It is also the day officially set aside to honor America’s military veterans, regardless of the branch of the military they ...

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Severance-tax highways

Colorado voters made it abundantly clear last week they didn’t like either of two measures that would have changed the state’s severance tax. However, with a serious crunch coming in highway funding, the state needs to take ...

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Red region in a blue state

Welcome to Blue State Colorado, home of the most significant electoral shift in the nation. Sure Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida are bigger, but they always seem to be in play. Colorado has been a predictable red state since World War II ...

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An Rx for more losses

A few social conservatives have gleaned the same lesson from last week’s Republican election losses that they find every time GOP candidates lose: the candidates weren’t conservative enough. In a news story last Friday, Tony ...

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Red region in a blue state

Welcome to Blue State Colorado, home of the most significant electoral shift in the nation. Sure Pennsylvania, Ohio and Forida are bigger, but they always seem to be in play. Colorado has been a predictable red state since World War II — ...

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Cinema lights dimmed

It’s possible, but unlikely, that Grand Junction city officials can find some private organization to run the Avalon Theatre so that it breaks even financially. In the meantime, by making it as difficult as possible for the Cinema at ...

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More ballot binges ahead

It’s a small comfort, for those of us who believe the state Constitution should not be the playground for every special-interest group or individual with an agenda, to think that Referendum O lost only because it was at the bottom of a ...

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Mesa County voters like things as they are

“Change”may have been the dominant theme in the national election, but Mesa County voters demonstrated convincingly Tuesday they didn’t want significant alterations in the way their county government operates. By solid ...

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City sought too much, lost what is needed

Early this year, city of Grand Junction officials came to grips with the fact that western Colorado’s largest city badly needs a new police station. The current one is nearly 60 years old and it shows every day of its advanced age. ...

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A win in Fruita?

The second time may have been the charm for a proposed Fruita Recreation Center and a sales-tax increase to fund it. It appears Referred Measure 2C was approved by Fruita voters Tuesday. However, residents of Fruita may not know for weeks ...

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