An examination of Gov. Jared Polis’ decision to commute former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ nine-year sentence, discussing possible reasons for the decision - which many people livid and perplexed - and the ramifications of both the commutation and the act of intercepting a judicial process already in motion, along with the possibility that Peters could ostensibly receive money from the president’s so-called $1.8B “slush fund.”

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This week, we discuss the Grand Junction City Council’s move to ban fireworks sales due to this year’s extreme drought conditions in a disquieting 4-3 vote, despite the fire chief’s recommendation in favor of a ban, the mechanisms behind the Opportunity Zone program that invests in depressed areas across the nation, and the major drawbacks of popular prediction markets, which are fueling gambling addictions among young men, denying states a reliable funding source, and leading to questions about how these markets could detrimentally mold public policy and government actions.

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This week, we discuss the importance of legal notices remaining in the printed newspaper, despite Commissioner Cody Davis’ claim that being forced to do so is an “unfunded mandate”, the Colorado Democratic governor candidates’ recent debate, and how each appointed himself, possible explanations for a significant uptick in Grand Junction Q1 sales tax revenue, and how our readers feel about the possibility of legislation that would prohibit mid-decade redistricting and require all states to appoint independent commissions to do so.

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This week, we discuss the possibility of power outages throughout the spring and summer as extreme drought and aging infrastructure fuel wildfire concerns, the ins and outs of several of convicted pipe bomber James Genrich’s charges being tossed out 30 years after a jury found him guilty, the reality of increased threats to public figures discouraging good people from running for political office, and what our readers think should be done to limit the use of water-intensive landscaping.

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This week, we delve into Homeric hangover cures, the rejection of FEMA funding for the state to aid in wildfire and flooding recovery, the strange connection one senior FEMA official has to Waffle House, the dire drought situation facing Colorado after record-low snowpack and the ramifications of the human scarcity mindset, the dropping of charges against convicted pipe bomber James Genrich and the possibility of his imminent parole, and what our readers think of Tina Peters’ nine-year sentence that the Colorado Court of Appeals recently tossed out.

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This week, we examine ICE detention statistics in Mesa County last year, and detainees’ primary country of origin, criminal histories and the need for legal ways for foreign workers to be here, given our country’s labor needs; an angry MAGA reaction to a photo published to Gov. Polis’ social media account of him and Lauren Boebert at the Rockies’ opening day game; a Colorado Appeals Court judgment ordering Tina Peters’ resentencing, and the argument that a defendant’s sentence can’t be imposed based on their personal belief, revelations that a carrier for the Montrose Daily Press is suspected of drug trafficking, and how our readers feel about the prospects of a future dominated by AI.

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This week, we discuss the surprise results of the Republican caucus, which voted overwhelmingly in favor of Mesa County Treasurer candidate Greg Haitz, leaving veteran politico Rose Pugliese off the ballot, the use of Flock cameras by local law enforcement, the assurances they will not be used to collaborate with ICE and other agencies, and the dangers that bad actors could hack into the data and use it for devious purposes, the possible ramifications of the SCOTUS ruling against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, and what traffic violations our readers observe most on local roadways.

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This week, explore the ramifications of two big, groundbreaking trials in which Meta and Google were found liable for violating consumer protection laws in New Mexico and knowingly creating a product harmful to youth through its addictive algorithms, Trump’s backpedaling on his repudiation of Congressman Jeff Hurd after offering MAGA former congressional hopeful Hope Scheppelman a possible position within the administration, and which Main St. restaurant would readers send visitors to the area to for dinner. 

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This week, we examine the public health board cutting ties with former public health director Xavier Crockett after questionable spending during his tenure and the double standard applied to his predecessor, Jeff Kuhr; how to spend 36 hours in the Grand Valley, as explored in a NYT article; gubernatorial candidate Michael Bennet’s tour to connect with young people and their perspectives on the accessibility of the American dream; the forces behind the country’s housing crisis; and review how our readers feel about Daylight Savings Time.

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In this week’s episode, we examine the possibility of Jared Polis caving to President Trump’s demands to pardon Tina Peters following a social media post signalling his possible capitulation; the bizarre case of a former neurosurgeon accused of sexual assault who decided not to go down without a fight when cornered in Vero Beach, Florida; the unexpectedly viral post by the GJPD featuring a young cop perceived by female viewers as a “thirst trap”; and review the results of last week’s poll asking readers what should be done with the tariff money deemed by the Supreme Court to have been collected illegally.

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