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Kip Koso, Shirley Gonzales and Jessika Buell win election to Durango City Council
Half-cent sales tax passes with strong voter support By Christian Burney Herald Staff Writer Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025 7:47 PM Updated...

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Apr 45 min read
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Town Hall with State Board of Education Members
Education Forum/Town Hall with Colorado State Board of Education Members Come join Kathy Plomer (At Large SBOE member) and Sherri Wright...

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Apr 41 min read
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GJ City Council Candidate Forum
At times RTB is notified of opportunities to gain information on topics of interest. This event is hosted by Stand for the Constitution...

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Mar 181 min read
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RTB - Same Mission, New Focus
An Update from the Board March 2025 RTB Supporters: Â Restore the Balance (RTB) came into being in 2021 in reaction to the events on...

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Mar 172 min read
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RTB News March 2025
Same Mission, New Approach The new year has been busy! In our evolving political climate, the RTB Board will be working to more clearly...

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Mar 122 min read
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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...
Glenn Whitaker
Feb 182 min read
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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...
Max Stites
Feb 182 min read
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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 25, 20243 min read
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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...
Betsy Longenecker
Oct 20, 20242 min read
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Restore the Balance Candidate Scorecard
For immediate release October 11, 2024 Restore the Balance

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Oct 11, 20241 min read
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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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Oct 10, 20245 min read
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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...

Bill Heller
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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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...
Glenn Whitaker
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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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...
Max Stites
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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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 28, 20241 min read
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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...
David Lurye
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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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...
Janalee Hogan
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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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 22, 20244 min read
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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, 20242 min read
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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, 20244 min read
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