But hours earlier the cell-phone policy was not working for student and families as R-5 High School as the school went into lockdown over a gun threat, and scores of students were searched including pat downs and requests to pull up shirts and pants as GJPD and D51 security searched for a weapon.
Seven Change Makers from Grand Valley History You Have Never Heard of But Should Have
by Jacob Richards Carl Gleeser Gleeser was Grand Valley’s first radical and was amongst the first couple dozen settlers in 1881. An anarchist, Gleeser advocated for collective ownership of the first irrigation ditch (he lost), he was an organizer with the Knights of Labor, taking part in Grand Junction’s first railroad strike in 1885, and … Continue reading Seven Change Makers from Grand Valley History You Have Never Heard of But Should Have
September News Briefs
A Mesa County jury found Peters guilty on 7 out of 10 charges related to her willful breach of election security in a tinfoil-hat attempt to prove election fraud as part of the election denial movement after the 2020 election. Tina’s defense was largely paid for by Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, reportedly to the tune of $800,000. The lengthy trial has seen many far-right personalities flock to Grand Junction to bask in the crazy.
West Slope Moves to Criminalize Homelessness in Wake of Grants Pass
We can debate all the weasel words, Mayor Abe Herman, his mentor Anna Stout and the Daily Sentinel are happy to do that, but the growing sprawling encampments in the desert north of Grand Junction are evidence of the war on unhoused people free of doublespeak, spin, and euphemism we currently get from City Hall.
Gaslighting as Epidemic
We as a nation are sick. It is not another pandemic. This sickness is not a virus, it's a mental condition that affects all of us. We as a nation have a pathological tendency to blame the victims and the powerless and to rally around and protect the powerful.
George Falconer: A Highlander and his Mother
in Grand Junction he ran a progressive bookstore, founded the IWW local #35, and served on the early Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce. Falconer was active with the local socialist, running for office numerous times. Falconer and his bookstore were essential in bringing renown socialist and labor organizer Eugene Debs to Grand Junction in 1908, aboard his “Red Special” train-tour. Falconer was also part of the 1909 Town Charter Convention that instituted ranked-choice voting, and allowing for municipal socialization of essential industries. Reforms that would earn Grand Junction the moniker of “freest city in the world," and paved the way for the election of a socialist mayor.
Toner, Truth, and Tribulation: A Brief History of The Red Pill
It was 2004, our phones were dumb and invasion of Iraq had morphed into an occupation and insurgency, the local anti-war movement active in the run up to war was largely disempowered after the bombs started falling. The lack of dissent was deafening on the campus of then Mesa State College.
No Charges! Questions Persists
By Jacob Richards On Saturday June 22, District Attorney Dan Rubinstein issued his decision not to charge Mesa County Sheriff deputies Hand and Peterson with a crime in a use of force incident against a teenager at Central High School, which occurred on April 24. Later the same day, Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell … Continue reading No Charges! Questions Persists
DA Declines to Prosecute MCSO SRO’s
Today at 10 am, a letter was released by Mesa County District Attorney, Dan Rubinstein, declining to criminally prosecute deputies Michael Hand and Philip Peterson. This decision comes after over a month of investigation. "I believe there is not a clear charge to prosecute," said Rubinstein, adding "I do not believe that I have a … Continue reading DA Declines to Prosecute MCSO SRO’s
Central High School Excessive Force Incident in DA’s Hands Now
"The CIRT investigation has been sent to my office for review," said Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubenstein, in an email to the author. A Chief Deputy District Attorney, "assigned the case ... has scheduled a presentation for Tuesday of next week." The DA will then decide "whether or not to file charges," Rubenstein said. "I … Continue reading Central High School Excessive Force Incident in DA’s Hands Now
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