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• Grand Junction Solar Power Potential

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2006 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  As officials in Grand Junction continue to push for oil shale development, Fred Pittenger, owner of the company Simplicity Solar, is looking to help people deal with rising fuel prices through another form of energy, solar power. According to an article in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Mr. Pittenger believes that solar power could be the future of Grand Junction energy as an organization...

• City Officials Plug for Oil Shale Development

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2006 7:13 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Members of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Club 20 are calling for oil shale development to proceed in Western Colorado in a "thoughtful and deliberate manner." Kathy Hall of Club 20, a coalition of counties, says that this time "we want to see long-term, sustainable jobs."

• PERA solution promises to be elusive

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Denver Post reports that Various factions of the state's largest pension plan discover that common ground is hard to find at Monday's meeting. Finding a compromise on reforms to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association could prove a tougher battle than he first imagined, state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, said Monday. There were some good discussions and some guarded...

• Metal-Laced County Roads Blow Tires And Minds

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  If you've blown some tires recently driving along Geary Dome Road near Casper, you're not alone. Natrona County paved the road with gravel from the demolished Amoco refinery site in Casper, but Amoco failed to remove bits of metal from the crushed concrete. The bits of metal are ruining tires, and the county is now trolling the road with a magnet donated by Amoco, trying to pick up the bits of...

• Proposed Liquor Store Sparks Heated Debate

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  In spite of bitter and emotional opposition from residents of Palisade, the town's Trustees voted in favor of allowing a new liquor store near Taylor Elementary School. Here's an excerpt from the article:Trustee Hanna addressed parents who were concerned about children walking through the liquor store parking lot as they walk home from school.Kids "should not be lingering without adult...

• Albertsons will be Albertsons

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A New York City investor group has acquired all Albertsons stores in the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, Florida, northern California and in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The stores, including the three Albertsons in Grand Junction area, will be operated under the Albertsons name on an ongoing basis.Cerberus Capital Management, based in New York City, leads the investor group which includes...

• I-70 accidents near Glenwood Springs involve seven vehicles, no injuries.

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The GJ Sentinel reports that a series of accidents on a slick section of Interstate 70 west of Glenwood Springs involved seven vehicles and closed the eastbound lanes for a short time Wednesday morning but caused no injuries, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Click here to see the full article

• 75-Year Old Woman killed in crash near Mesa Mall

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Anna Pitts, 75, was driving westbound on Patterson Road in a Honda Accord when her car was struck by a Ford F-350 pickup driving eastbound, said Sgt. Dave Oswalt of the Grand Junction Police Department. The Daily Sentinel reported that the driver of the pickup truck was not considered to be at fault and was not cited.Click to see the full text of the Car Accident article.

• Nice Site For Defective Drugs

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2006 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen sponsors the website worstpills.org. Worstpills.org provides consumers with unbiased information about prescription drugs and includes news/opinion from Public Citizen as well as from the general media.

• Premises Liability and Business Owners

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2006 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A colleague in Tampa, Bob Carroll, has a good post about premises liability claims. Obviously, laws differ from state to state (and Bob probably doesn't see the slip-on-ice issues we see here in Colorado), but he does a good job summing up some of the resposibilities of business owners to ensure their premises are free of dangerous conditions.