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Feb 18
A ‘golden age’ for America or nothing more than fool’s gold?
Glenn Whitaker Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel February 12, 2025 I am amused by those like Mr. Kearsley who are...
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Feb 18
Tend to our republic or risk losing it
Max Stites Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel February 12, 2025 Ben Franklin warned us to tend to our republic or risk...
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Oct 25, 2024
Bipartisanship is difficult, but essential
Greg Walcher Daily Sentinel Op Ed October 25, 2024 When President Kennedy explained the goal of sending a man to the moon, he said the...
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Oct 20, 2024
What Price Freedom?
Betsy Longenecker RtB Writers Group October 17, 2024 I never should have been born; that is, if you looked at the odds. In 1944-45, my...
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Oct 11, 2024
Restore the Balance Candidate Scorecard
For immediate release October 11, 2024 Restore the Balance
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Oct 10, 2024
Colorado could vote to upend its election system. Here is one lawmaker’s take on how it went in Alaska.
Alaska Sen. Cathy Giessel, a Republican, initially opposed all-candidate primaries and ranked choice general elections, which is on the...
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Sep 30, 2024
Local group will host event about ranked-choice voting
Jay Stooksberry Writer & Editor Delta, CO—Ranked-choice voting is on the Colorado ballot this year, and a Delta County group believes...
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Sep 13, 2024
America has always been great; Biden has kept it so
Bill Heller RtB Writers Group Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel September 13, 2024 With the contest between the former...
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Sep 11, 2024
Democracy isn’t perfect, but it’s the best system
Glenn Whitaker RtB Writers Group Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel September 11, 2024 When obviously intelligent people...
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Sep 7, 2024
What Will The Legacy Be?
Max Stites 9/6/2024 RtB Writers Group I was born in 1942. Yes, I am old. As others in my generation, I have seen and experienced much in...
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Aug 28, 2024
With eyes on November, Colorado Republicans keep voting against certifying elections
Erin Mansfield Natasha Lovato USA TODAY August 25, 2024 After Colorado’s elections for local offices this past November, a state...
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Aug 22, 2024
Fox News talking points don’t sell MAGA platform
David Lurye Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel August 8, 2024 Yet another letter from a frequent writer in Wednesday’s...
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Aug 22, 2024
Democracy is worth saving
Janalee Hogan Letter to the Editor The Durango Herald Friday, Aug 16, 2024 I’m pleased to see that the La Plata County Republican Party...
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Aug 22, 2024
Republicans flock to Democratic convention with ‘common cause’ to elect Harris
MSN Global News August 21, 2024 Story by Sean Boynton This week's Democratic National Convention may not just be notable for U.S....
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Aug 11, 2024
I do not recognize my party - Republican Arizona Mayor John Giles
Mesa, AZ Republican Mayor John Giles: I do not recognize my party. I have something to say to those of us who are in the middle: You...
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Aug 11, 2024
Trump campaign offers no answers to voter questions
GLENN WHITAKER Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel August 8, 2024 The latest dizzying change in the United States...
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Aug 4, 2024
Calls for Violence & Jury Nullification at Election Fraud Conspiracy Event in Grand Junction
Sharon Sullivan Colorado Times Recorder July 15, 2024 MyPillow founder and election denier Mike Lindell was a surprise guest at a movie...
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Aug 4, 2024
Some Very Disturbing News
The RTB Board of Directors has recently been made aware of concerning happenings right here in our backyard of Mesa County. A recent...
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Jul 31, 2024
Questionnaires are indispensable to voters
Betsy Longenecker Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 26, 2024 There have been letters to the paper in the last few...
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Jul 26, 2024
We can agree
Joan Levy RtB Writers Group To my Republican neighbors…I am a lifelong Democrat and as such, likely you think that we are diametrically...
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Jul 26, 2024
Biden has turned the race into a prosecutor vs. felon
Blane Colton Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 24, 2024 OK, pop quiz: What do the following people all have in...
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Jul 24, 2024
Restore the Balance assures voters of “impartial, fair and open elections” in Delta County
Jay Stooksberry Writer & Editor Delta, CO—Concerns and anxiety about political violence, such as the attempted assassination of former...
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Jul 17, 2024
Lower the temperature?
Editorial Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 17, 2024 Enjoy the quiet while it lasts. The attempt on Donald Trump’s life led to calls...
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Jul 13, 2024
Why do so many Republicans hate America?
Glenn Whitaker Glade Park July 12, 2024 Why do so many Republicans hate America? Angie Many’s letter in the July 12 edition of the Daily...
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Jul 13, 2024
Project 2025 - A Dangerous Proposal
July 12, 2024 While some of you may already be aware of Project 2025, to many this will come as news. Regardless of your level of...
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Jun 30, 2024
Rod Miller: The Presidential Debate, Democracy and the Law of Entropy
Rod Miller June 28, 2024 Cowboy State Daily I tried to watch the entire presidential debate. I really did. But I had to switch it off and...
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Jun 23, 2024
Federal court tosses Peters’ appeal
By CHARLES ASHBY Grand Junction Daily Sentinel June 6, 2024 Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters lost in court again. This time it was...
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