Craig Hall

Grand Junction

Owner and Publisher at The Business Times

The Grand Valley Business Times is the definitive source for Western Slope business news

Articles

It appears this weekly thing is growing and going pretty-darned good

3 weeks ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

And just how do I know this, you may ask? Well, I could reference the emails I get from longtime readers telling me they are enjoying the more frequent, and more community-news-based, coverage. I could mention the phone calls from friends and associates who express to me how they see our move to weekly is not only good for newsreaders in the community, but a smart business decision as well.
Of Fluffy and firearms, Colorado’s legislature takes a walk over our rights

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Just when you thought Colorado couldn’t possibly need any more legislation, Gov. Jarod Polis shows up again and again on your Facebook wall signing into law another piece of recently passed legislation with smiling supporters in the background. And Facebook users better get used to seeing these posts, because our state legislature passed 485 pieces of legislation this past session.
Regrets are not enough, Jason Nguyen needs to be removed

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Partly so the citizens of Grand Junction and Mesa County don’t have to “regret” Jason Nguyen fulfilling a full term of him ramming his personal agenda down our throats. But more importantly, Councilman Jason wants to be able to do his dirty work as Just Jason in the shadows. Because Councilman Jason is now doing the typical, politician thing with his “apology” tour in the “daily” paper, via email and online.
Like it or not Republicans, Tina Peters is right where she belongs

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

And, yes, I’m writing this column mostly for the benefit of the Mesa County Republican Party, its leadership and overzealous minions who up until today thought presidential pardons were a bad thing. Let’s begin by first stating presidential pardons are indeed bad things. Because they pardon criminals who’ve been convicted of crimes.
Parts is parts, and apparently a big part of parts problems nowadays

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

And yes, I can guess your approximate age if you get the first part of the headline. That said, it was a very effective ad campaign for Wendy’s back in the day, when chicken nuggets were becoming all the rage at fast-food franchises across the country. The meaning behind the ad, and the very negative, dramatic effect it had on one of Wendy’ s competitors, was simple: What goes into your nugget matters most. It’s the same with your motor vehicle, if you ask your local service department.
Paying for humans? No possible way this turns out good because it never has.

2 months ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Especially when you consider the idea is coming from government. And yes, to the partisan zealots in the Mesa County, Colorado and national Republican Party, even when it comes from your lord and savior, President Donald Trump. I expected the left to go nuts over the president’s idiotic idea of paying $5,000 to “humans who can get pregnant” for letting one of those little swimmers penetrate their precious eggs.
In case you thought elections cure tone deafness, I present the Grand Junction City Council

2 months ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Oops, they did it again. That’s right, after being rejected outright in the latest, ill-timed, usually-low-voter-turnout-to-benefit-progressives, springtime elections, our city council once again generously served up another slice of cake while completely ignoring the voice of the people who screamed loudly on April 8, “We don’t want your ideas, follies or leadership anymore!”I’d say they have deaf ears, but that would imply they are at least attempting to listen to the people.
Elections have consequences, and we’re about to find out from Grand Junction City Council

2 months ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Let me begin by saying I believe the voters of Grand Junction did the right thing in re-electing Cody Kennedy to the city council. I also believe they did the right thing in electing Laurel Cole, Robert Ballard and Ben VanDyke. Of the four, I only know Cody a little bit through email and phone conversations, and yes, from those communications I believe he’s a good man with a public servant’s heart.
The moment you fear your rights will be taken, the Colorado thought police are seconds away to do it

2 months ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Sure, it’s a poor paraphrasing of the adage saying when seconds count, the police are minutes away. And please note, this isn’t a column about the policing of our communities, although given the evil intent of the legislation I’m going to address, the police in your community are about to become willing or unwilling accomplices in what is sure to be a giant spread of violations of our inalienable rights.
Is it a circus or a carnival? Either way, send in the clowns

2 months ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

I just got done reading and watching a few stories on how our elected betters in Denver are attempting to “balance” the next year’s budget, and I’ll just have to admit I have no idea what the hell they are doing. Then again, it’s become apparent neither do the vast majority of “lawmakers.”Let’s just start at the glaring, main problem with the state’s budget. It’s the fact they need to CUT $1.2 BILLION to make up the gap between revenues and spending.