We are careening toward a water crisis with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation demanding action from the states that use the Colorado River to conserve millions of acre-feet of water or have the federal government step in and force them.
This community has lost a great person, advocate and leader with the death of Douglas Sorter…
Global emissions will be the same, no matter who supplies fuels
Something extraordinarily dangerous is happening in America and we’re getting a firsthand lo…
Editorials
We are careening toward a water crisis with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation demanding action from the states that use the Colorado River to conserve millions of acre-feet of water or have the federal government step in and force them.
This community has lost a great person, advocate and leader with the death of Douglas Sorter…
Something extraordinarily dangerous is happening in America and we’re getting a firsthand lo…
Locally based U.S. Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher is a great choice to serve as a federal…
We didn’t see it coming, but the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Manage…
The Bureau of Land Management has ended its round up of more than 850 wild horses in Rio Bla…
For the last year a group of local residents have taken to the streets of Grand Junction on …
Columns
By STEVE BOOREN
By MARK SQUILLACE and QUINN HARPER
By ALLEN BEST
By JIM SPEHAR
By BONNIE BROWN and JANIE VANWINKLE
By GENE GOFFIN
By RANDALL REITZ
Letters
Don’t blame Democrats for bad Republican behavior
The secular theocracy of the green new deal
Global emissions will be the same, no matter who supplies fuels
I supported Tina Peters, but enough is enough
Respect others and keep off non-motorized trails
You Said It
Grand junction is deciding where to put a rec center. I’m wondering if we are wanting a zoo. Many, many years ago, we had a small zoo at Lincoln Park. It could be great for the community to bring in visitor dollars. Nothing close, we could be it!
Please remember when you go to a campground to be kind to your camp hosts. They are not your maids. They are hardworking people. They don’t make the rules, they just ask you to follow them. Be honest, be considerate and clean up after yourselves.
Looking at the new images produced by the James Webb Space Telescope and thinking about what an incredibly infinitesimal place we occupy in the universe, I wonder what we might discover and where we might go if we could just set aside our petty bickering and come together in a common purpose…
Millions of gallons of water are used annually to irrigate residential and non-residential landscapes — parks, golf courses and sport fields. Water use in all landscapes can be significantly reduced by using efficient and regionally appropriate designs, plant selection and irrigation practic…
We drove over to Palisade’s Veterans Memorial Park on the Fourth of July to see what it was like. Simply the best version of a small town July Fourth celebration. Particularly the Palisade High School band and its percussion section. Lots of smiles and good people of all ages. We came away w…
Chance of Rain: 15%
Sunrise: 06:22:52 AM
Sunset: 08:15:09 PM
Humidity: 24%
Wind: SSE @ 10 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low around 70F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 24%
Sunrise: 06:23:46 AM
Sunset: 08:13:55 PM
Humidity: 29%
Wind: WSW @ 11 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Thursday Night
Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy skies overnight. Low 69F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 17%
Sunrise: 06:24:41 AM
Sunset: 08:12:41 PM
Humidity: 33%
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Friday Night
A few clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 15%
Sunrise: 06:25:36 AM
Sunset: 08:11:25 PM
Humidity: 32%
Wind: SW @ 9 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 20%
Sunrise: 06:26:31 AM
Sunset: 08:10:08 PM
Humidity: 34%
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 68F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 24%
Sunrise: 06:27:25 AM
Sunset: 08:08:50 PM
Humidity: 37%
Wind: S @ 10 mph
UV Index: 9 Very High
Monday Night
Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms before midnight. Low 67F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 32%
Sunrise: 06:28:20 AM
Sunset: 08:07:32 PM
Humidity: 39%
Wind: ESE @ 8 mph
UV Index: 8 Very High
Tuesday Night
Widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm early. Then partly cloudy. Low 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.