If rivers and the outdoor legacy of the West are your thing, owner Marya Johnston of Out West Books in Grand Junction has some required reading.
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Posted inEquity
From particle accelerator to Mr. Bubbles: A 92-year-old Colorado physicist spends his retirement teaching 120,000 kids
John McConnell has a science and math center named for him at Colorado Mesa University and he still shows up to wow students and teachers.
Posted inEnvironment
BLM shifts green on 2 million Western Slope acres, setting up Colorado clash of environment vs. oil
Far bigger chunks of pristine public lands would be walled off from extraction, as federal land managers are ordered to consider climate impacts of activities on land spanning Eagle, Mesa and Pitkin counties
Posted inOutdoors
This Grand Junction company makes the “world’s best sleeping bags” — but you won’t find them in stores
As more businesses look for success in Colorado’s Grand Valley, Wiggy’s remains one of the mainstays of the region’s growing outdoor recreation industry
Posted inBookstore Recommendations
Out West Books has some reading suggestions for April
The staff at Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends three murder mysteries featuring amateur sleuths and protagonists…of a certain age.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: A Colorado curse
By going to extraordinary lengths to break free of the Grand Valley’s grasp, you discover why you love it.
Posted inHousing
Metro Denver median home prices finally dropped after two years of unprecedented growth
After a hectic two years of unprecedented home price increases, the median sales price stayed the same in Colorado, dropped in metro Denver, and rose in other parts of the state in January
Posted inCulture
Grand Junction wanted to knock down a storied Basque handball court. Now, the city wants to preserve it forever.
The court, built in the barnyard of Basque rancher Jean Urruty in 1978, is on track to be listed as a unique historic feature
Posted inCrime and Courts
Killer of Warren Barnes, Grand Junction’s “reading man,” sentenced to life in prison
The killer said he chose Warren Barnes because he didn’t think anyone would notice a homeless person’s disappearance
Posted inBusiness
“We know”: Postal Service acknowledges growing mail problems in Colorado mountain towns
Some Colorado towns are preparing to sue to make the post office prioritize mail over last-mile deliveries for Amazon.