Rocky Mountain Voice

Kalam: Lessons (not) learned from the 2024 election

As I settled into my usual spot at my go-to Colfax bar for its election watch party, donning my black MAGA hat, I could feel the tension even before the manager approached me. I’d come to watch the election results, as did everybody else, but it seemed my hat alone was enough to make people uneasy. The manager—a friend, or so I thought—came over and, with a forced smile, asked if I’d either remove the hat or leave. Her reasoning was that “some women in the bar don’t feel safe with you openly supporting a rapist.”

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AG Weiser’s challenge to Kroger-Albertsons merger awaiting Judge Luxen’s gavel

The $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons is currently in legal limbo in Colorado. Following a lawsuit initiated by Attorney General Phil Weiser in February 2024, the state’s grocery market’s future hangs on Judge Luxen’s upcoming decision. 

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In Grand Junction, City Council debates role in homeless solution, problem shelter

After months of appealing to the Grand Junction City Council to do something about the criminal element that has worsened since the Homeless Day Center was located in their neighborhood, business owners and downtown residents are beginning to see progress.

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UPDATED: Colorado House Republicans to choose leadership Friday for 75th session via Zoom; House Dems election adds Zoom link

At least two new legislators will be selected Friday, Nov. 8, to Republican leadership when the Colorado House Republican Caucus convenes for leadership elections at 10 a.m. in the historic Old State Library at the Colorado State Capitol.

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