No Kings 2.0, Grand Junction. Photo by Lee Gelatt. GRAND JUNCTION Community members will gather on Saturday, March 28 for a family-friendly “No Kings” march along Riverside Parkway, culminating at the 11th Annual Si Se Puede Celebration & Car Show at the Riverside Parkway Amphitheater. Participants will meet at The Butterfly Pond at 11 a.m. before marching down Riverside Parkway to the amphitheater. … Continue reading NO KINGS 3.0 Western Slope Round Up
Decembers News Briefs
Cartoon by Dalton Trombone GJPD Settles Civil Rights Claim The city of Grand Junction agreed to pay Abraham Ybarra $250,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed in response to a 2023 incident and arrest. After Ybarra was tased and on the ground, GJPD officer Cody Lopez can be heard telling Ybarra’s wife “He’s gonna get … Continue reading Decembers News Briefs
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
The Revolutionist 