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Mesa County

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Robert Dewey released for Jacie Taylor murder, convicted killer Douglas Thames top suspect

    Last week, news broke that Robert Dewey had been exonerated in the 1994 slaying of Jacie Taylor, albeit after serving nearly sixteen years. Yesterday, Dewey was released around the same time authorities issued an arrest warrant for Douglas Thames, currently in stir for another rape and murder -- one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Medical marijuana retail ban rejected in Lyons, approved in Fruita and Crawford

    Yesterday, voters in the communities of Lyons, Fruita and Crawford voted about whether to allow medical marijuana retail sales -- and the results were mixed. Lyons okayed dispensaries, while Crawford and Fruita nixed them even though neither is home to such a business at this time.

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Colorado's history of dog stories is long in the tooth

    Yesterday, voters in the communities of Lyons, Fruita and Crawford voted about whether to allow medical marijuana retail sales -- and the results were mixed. Lyons okayed dispensaries, while Crawford and Fruita nixed them even though neither is home to such a business at this time.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Laura Bradford: In case of specially treated representative, everyone's a shmuck

    Laura Bradford.​About the only good thing that has come out of the Representative Laura Bradford mess this week was the sarcastically suggested name (on Twitter and elsewhere) for a future Capitol Hill dive bar called the "Legislative Function." Every other aspect of this situation, from the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Laura Bradford: Denver Police apology for special treatment step toward openness

    Update below: Yesterday's Denver Police news conference was among the odder in recent memory -- but also among the more welcome. The DPD's concession that Representative Laura Bradford had received special privileges rather than being busted for a DUI, and its willingness to offer details about how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Medical marijuana ban defeated in Palisade in part due to low-key approach, center owner says

    Desa Loughman.​This week, Fort Collins voters approved a medical marijuana retail ban. However, electorates in several other communities rejected similar measures, including Steamboat Springs and, most surprisingly, Palisade, a Western Slope burg surrounded by municipalities that have prohibit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    O'er the Land of the Free

    Desa Loughman.​This week, Fort Collins voters approved a medical marijuana retail ban. However, electorates in several other communities rejected similar measures, including Steamboat Springs and, most surprisingly, Palisade, a Western Slope burg surrounded by municipalities that have prohibit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement renews promise to focus on deporting serious criminals

    ​ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has renewed its promise to focus on serious criminals for detention and deportation. "A new policy directs ICE officers and attorneys to use appropriate discretion to make sure victims and witnesses to crimes are not put into deportation proceedings, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Medical marijuana advocate predicts close vote in Grand Junction try to ban dispensaries

    ​By this evening, Grand Junction residents should know if the majority of residents voted to ban medical marijuana businesses within city limits. Since a prohibition against retail sales in unincorporated Mesa County passed last fall, such an outcome is a done deal, right? Not so, says ban opp ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2011

    Letters: Upcoming state GOP meeting will be for martyrs only

    ​By this evening, Grand Junction residents should know if the majority of residents voted to ban medical marijuana businesses within city limits. Since a prohibition against retail sales in unincorporated Mesa County passed last fall, such an outcome is a done deal, right? Not so, says ban opp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Jack Duke accused of teaching daughters, age 6 and 7, to smoke marijuana: Could face 36 years

    Jack Duke.​Advocates of cannabis legalization like Eva Enns of the Women's Marijuana Movement emphasize that the substance should be kept away from children. But apparently Jack Duke, a 27-year-old Grand Junction resident, didn't get the memo. Duke's been arrested on suspicion of teaching tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Richard Stieb allegedly tries to drown Oldo the police dog

    Richard Stieb.​Richard Stieb reportedly has a long criminal history, with a felony conviction for burglary among his accomplishments. But according to a Nexis search, none of his alleged crimes generated a single media blip -- until now, after he was charged with doing something sure to earn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Body farm: Rotting corpses to be studied near a landfill?

    Ready for the farm?​As a proud native of Grand Junction and graduate of the city's Mesa State College, I'm not going to joke about the institution's latest gambit -- the creation of a so-called "body farm," where students will examine rotting human corpses. At least I'm going to try really ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Steven Clay Romero pleads guilty to dragging Buddy the dog to death

    Steven Clay Romero: Should he be sentenced to serve time in a kennel?​Some of those designated Westword's Shmuck of the Week earn this honor for kinda silly reasons -- like, for instance, the condom website that implied Coloradans have small dicks. Not so Steven Clay Romero, named after he wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Get your hands off my damn hot tub!

    A Flickr photoHope you've got a strong back, bud.​Rather than embellishing this story, plucked from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel police blotter, we're just going to let it speak for itself. The item reads: "A man in the 500 block of 29 3/8 Road called Mesa County sheriff's deputies on Sun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Jane Norton more worried about Democrats than Republicans after caucuses

    "I'm wearing my victory smile."​By midnight, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff had locked up a win over Senator Michael Bennet in Tuesday's caucuses -- but the results were less certain on the Republican side, with senatorial frontrunner Jane Norton in a tighter-than-expecte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Josh Penry about to announce gubernatorial bid?

    A really unposed-looking photo of Scott McInnis and Josh Penry from Penry's campaign website circa 2005. According to Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel newspaper, state senate minority leader Josh Penry, who represents GJ, is planning an announcement on Saturday, July 11, in regard to speculation tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Drive safely this weekend -- or else an army of cops will bust your ass

    This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Republicans weren't the only ones who took a beating in 2008

    This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: Looking for work is hard work

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Meeting Barack Obama in Grand Junction

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    News Flash: No Rise in Trangender Bathroom Attacks

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    Dalton Trumbo Statue Set for Unveiling

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    More Messages: Janet Strikes Back

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2006

    More Messages: Red Scare

    Today is officially Keep Colorado Working day – but where, exactly, are people supposed to be working? Yesterday, Intrawest Corporation– which runs Winter Park and owns Steamboat and Copper Mountain – announced companywide cuts. (Happy opening day, Winter Park!) And here in town, longtime ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Beauty and the Bestiality

    Quit horsing around, Bob Beauprez!

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2006

    More Messages: State of Mind

    Quit horsing around, Bob Beauprez!

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2006

    The Lite Stuff

    Quit horsing around, Bob Beauprez!

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Off Limits

    Sour grapes

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Smoke Detector

    Anne Landman has dedicated her life to being a pain in the ash. Will it make a difference come election time?

  • News

    August 12, 2004

    The Message

    The Thong Show

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    The Message

    Learning Curve

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    After the Fall

    The Evans school has seen a lot over the past century -- including a death last spring. But does this building have a future?

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Scratching the Bitch

    Joseph Paiva was born defective, but prosecutors stamped him a habitual criminal.

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    The Message

    The Mayor's Race

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Throw Away the Key

    Boulder County slams the door on a group of juvenile homes that won't lock theirs.

  • Summer Guide

    June 14, 2001

    A Peach of a Good Time

    Palisade Peach Fest

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 1, 2001

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    Born to Believe

    Church members had faith that God would heal their children. But often faith wasn't enough.

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Home Is Where the Hurt Is

    Colorado’s Make My Day law was designed to protect homeowners who were forced to kill in self-defense. Here’s who it’s really helped.

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    The Fun Is Over

    Western Colorado's last family-owned amusement park takes its final ride.

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    Off Limits

    Western Colorado's last family-owned amusement park takes its final ride.

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    He's a Real Pistol

    Is that a banana in your pocket, or was Bob Silva elected sheriff?

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Love Bug

    A Mesa County official secretly eavesdrops on her employee's badmouthing.

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    Off Limits

    A Mesa County official secretly eavesdrops on her employee's badmouthing.

  • News

    May 8, 1997

    Unsafe at Any Speed

    A Mesa County official secretly eavesdrops on her employee's badmouthing.

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    That Fits the Bill

    Need some special-interest legislation? Here's how this year's session measures up

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    THE BREAKS OF THE GAME

    THE HISTORY OF A TAX LOOPHOLE--AND HOW IT GOT PLUGGED.

  • Culture

    January 25, 1995

    THEIR AIM IS TRUE

    THE HISTORY OF A TAX LOOPHOLE--AND HOW IT GOT PLUGGED.

  • News

    December 28, 1994

    STRANGE BUT TRUE

    DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

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