RtB News & Opinion

"Extremism" is a highly subjective, pejorative term that we generally like to avoid when referring to political behavior.  As it has been said by people of goodwill, "The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the good."  But in some cases, there are examples of extreme behavior that we believe need to be addressed because they have a direct impact on our lives in Western Colorado. One such example is from Donald Trump, President of the United States, in a statement he

We couldn’t agree more with this thoughtful piece by former Mesa County Sheriff Riecke Claussen in today’s Daily Sentinel. In a time when...

RTB folks:  As we start our 250th year of independence, we are inundated by news of what’s at risk, what’s not working, and what to gripe...

An Update from the Board March 2025 RTB Supporters:   Restore the Balance (RTB) came into being in 2021 in reaction to the events on...

Glenn Whitaker Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel February 12, 2025 I am amused by those like Mr. Kearsley who are...

Max Stites Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel February 12, 2025 Ben Franklin warned us to tend to our republic or risk...

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...

Jay Stooksberry  Writer & Editor Delta, CO—Ranked-choice voting is on the Colorado ballot this year, and a Delta County group believes...

Bill Heller RtB Writers Group Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel September 13, 2024 With the contest between the former...

Glenn Whitaker RtB Writers Group Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel September 11, 2024 When obviously intelligent people...

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...

David Lurye Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel August 8, 2024 Yet another letter from a frequent writer in Wednesday’s...

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...

GLENN WHITAKER Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel August 8, 2024 The latest dizzying change in the United States...

The RTB Board of Directors has recently been made aware of concerning happenings right here in our backyard of Mesa County.  A recent...

Betsy Longenecker Letter to the Editor Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 26, 2024 There have been letters to the paper in the last few...

Joan Levy RtB Writers Group To my Republican neighbors…I am a lifelong Democrat and as such, likely you think that we are diametrically...

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...

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...