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- Martin says drive-by proves he needs guns
- A Fruitvale resident fighting to get back more than 150 firearms seized from his house in a SWAT team raid last year plans to bolster his request using a Dec. 15 shooting at his home and business.
- Lock 'em up: Luminaries behind 'bars' to raise cash
- Numerous respected members of the community will be turning themselves in between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. today and will be placed behind lock and key.
- Man shot by police admits to assault
- A Grand Junction man who was shot by police after pointing a gun at officers pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony charges in his case.
- High hopes hinge on how the cookie crumbles
- Ooey, gooey, chocolate chip cookies, but ... no milk.
- Limbaugh lashes Salazar over oil shale
- Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh swiped Wednesday at Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., accusing Salazar of standing in the way of developing fuel from oil shale.
- Microbrewery planned along new Riverside Parkway
- Three years ago, when Jim Jeffryes scraped away the grease, yanked up the carpet and started over at an old steakhouse as famous for the giant fiberglass cow outside as it was for anything served on a plate, he embarked on a project to transform the building into a microbrewery.
- Groups given grants for youth work
- One dozen Western Colorado organizations will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money for their work with area youth.
- Opening up a challenge, veterans say
- Doug Schwinn came home from the Vietnam War in 1968, but more than two decades passed before he admitted he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Court officials wait to see what survey says
- Got an issue with how you were treated in court? Write it down.
- Schlumberger says De Beque plans still on despite delayed annexation request
- Schlumberger has withdrawn its petition for De Beque to annex nearly 400 acres the company owns south of town.
- Finally! Riverside Parkway to open Aug. 15
- For motorists who have idled in traffic, dodged countless orange cones and wondered for the last three years when That Road is going to be finished, you now have an answer.
- Panel convening soon to discuss wildfire risk
- One day after Republican state lawmakers questioned the delayed start of an interim committee assigned to assess Colorado’s wildfire risk, Democratic lawmakers announced the panel will convene in August.
- White River Utes to return to Meeker for tribal powwow
- Clifford Duncan has never been allowed to live at his true home.
- Death Notices, July 24, 2008
- • Former Montrose resident, Todd Michael English, 44, Pittsburgh, Pa., died July 10, 2008. Services will take place at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Montrose.
- Briefs, July 24, 2008
- I-70 on-ramp at Rifle to close
- If the rich are to pay fair share, well have to return some of their money
- We hear certain politicians saying that we need to make sure that the rich pay their fair share. Who can disagree with that? After all, what anybody wants is for things to be fair. There are just two problems with that: First, there is the question of who the rich actually are and second, we’ll probably have to give them back some money.
- A royal(ty) battle
- The Bush administration ramped up its energy dispute with congressional Democrats Tuesday by issuing draft regulations for the leasing of federal lands for commercial oil shale development.
- A 'fair opportunity
- The Mesa County Fair that got under way Tuesday is now in full swing. There’s a carnival and there are contests for the public, ranging from watermelon eating to pet dressing. There are unique exhibits and, of course, there are shows to be viewed from the main grandstands
- The price of change
- From the No-Surprise-Here Department comes news that Ford Motor Co., which for more than two decades has devoted its time and effort to getting Americans to drive SUVs and pick-up trucks, will change its emphasis to more fuel-efficient small cars.
- Candidates drop some worthless change
- Not a lot. That’s what can be learned about the various individuals running for office today, despite television’s barrage of political messages. The general election isn’t till November, yet TV is a cacophony of candidate commercials with one constant. Everyone running for office is all about “change.” Good luck in learning how it will be accomplished.
- High school players get head start on '08 season
- Gabriel Campos has played soccer and tennis all his life.
- Pitching lifts Gene Taylor's to Triple Crown win
- A good arm is always welcomed.
- A good challenge
- Dave Mullings thought he could hit drop shots all day and win.
- Orchard Mesa wins first state title in four years
- The Orchard Mesa 9-10-year-old baseball team was not about to let the state championship out of its grasp.
- UPDATED: Triple Crown World Series scores
- Triple Crown World Series
- Elements of climbing
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- UPDATED: Little League Results
- State Tournaments
- Java Junction brews coffee, family, friends, with room for cream
- Java Junction is a family-owned, community coffee shop in the Teller Arms Shopping Center. Two and a half weeks ago, the shop moved across the parking lot to a new spot in the shopping center. A Dollar Tree store is taking over the coffee shop’s old space.
- On the road to the Rim Rock Run
- I was looking for a way to mark the three-month anniversary of my running adventures.
- New principal profiles
- Whether School District 51’s new principals for the 2008-09 school year hail from Japan or right here in Colorado, one thing seems clear. The direction the district is heading is a selling point in their decisions to apply for their posts.
- City Market, King Soopers expand offerings of gluten free products
- City Market and King Soopers stores recently expanded the number of products offered that are gluten free.
- Helping District 51 make the grade
- Kathy Hays and Karen Rigg, new principals at Fruitvale Elementary and Loma Elementary, respectively, have similar teaching styles for very different reasons.
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