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Anti-Abortion Groups vs. the FDA | Colorado legislators seek big boost in Special Education funding | Catholic hospitals no longer performing tubal ligations after Dobbs decision | Cannabis legalization seems to be okay | RJD2 is the Concert Pick of the WeekWelcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod's Talking Politics, every Monday.Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: DENVER (AP) COLORADO NEWSLINE: Anti-Abortion Groups vs. the FDABY: LINDSEY TOOMER - JANUARY 31, 2023 3:45 AMReproductive rights advocates in Colorado were feeling optimistic following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to expand access to the abortion pill mifepristone in early January — but a federal lawsuit filed just 10 days later has made the future of medication abortions uncertain. On Jan. 3 the FDA issued a decision that allows the abortion drug mifepristone to be picked up at a pharmacy if the patient has a prescription, eliminating a previous requirement that the drug be given directly from a health care provider. Dr. Kristina Tocce, medical director at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, said the FDA's decision is a “really big breakthrough” that should increase access across the country. América Ramirez, program director for the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, said it's exciting to see expanded access and agreed it could be beneficial for people across the state, especially the Latina community. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat who co-chairs the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, said during a recent press conference with news reporters that the caucus is working with the Biden administration to ensure the U.S. Postal Service will be able to deliver abortion medications when prescribed by an out-of-state doctor. Karen Middleton, president of Cobalt, a Colorado-based reproductive rights advocacy organization, said the FDA's decision will be particularly beneficial for Coloradans outside of the Denver metro area, so long as their pharmacies are willing to participate. But, she said while this is a positive step forward, there are still too many “bureaucratic and cost barriers” for those seeking abortion care.“We've known for years that medication abortion care is overwhelmingly safe and effective,” Middleton said in an email. “We hope that Colorado pharmacies, especially in rural areas, will make it available to patients as soon as possible and without bureaucratic delay.”But anti-abortion groups have sued to stop pharmacies from filling prescriptions for mifepristone, and the case will likely go all the way to the Supreme Court. The lawsuit argues the FDA “exceeded its regulatory authority” in approving the use of mifepristone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy, and seeks a preliminary and a permanent injunction that would remove the FDA's approval. That would imply that Congress should decide, which is of course, dumb.Attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department said there are no examples in history where a court has second-guessed a determination from the FDA that a drug is safe and effective. Karen Middleton said the lawsuit was the anti-abortion groups' only choice, as they “know that they'll lose at the ballot box” since purple and red state voters repeatedly voted to protect abortion rights in 2022. “That's why these radicals are bringing legal challenges in Federal District Courts with conservative judges — to weaponize the legal system to end legal abortion access,” Middleton said. Fawn Bolak, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, called the lawsuit a “politically-motivated attack” that has “no basis in science,” as the drug has been used safely and legally since it was approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago. This lawsuit is designed to push abortion care further out of reach for the most vulnerable.“Exploiting the legal system in an attempt to prevent people from accessing safe, essential health care is unconscionably cruel. Rest assured PPRM will continue to provide safe and legal abortion care to our patients — no matter the outcome in this case.”CHALKBEAT COLORADO: Education Committee backs big boost in Special Ed SpendingColorado would fund special education at the levels lawmakers promised back in 2006, under legislation recommended unanimously Friday by a special committee on school finance.The special education bill would reimburse districts $6,000 for each student with what's known as a Tier B disability, and who requires more intensive support for students to be successful in school. These include dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, deafness, blindness, emotional disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries, among others. The bill also calls for Tier B funding to increase every year by the rate of inflation.Both the federal and state governments require school districts to provide a “free and appropriate” education to all students, including those with disabilities, but they pay just a fraction of the cost. That won't change with this bill.School districts would still bear about two-thirds of the additional cost of providing special education services, but a few years ago, the state was paying less than half of what it had promised. The new bill would add $40.2 million in special education funding to next year's budget, bringing the total to at least $340 million, a 13% increase. The amount could be more, depending on how lawmakers handle requirements to respond to inflation. The bill could also get scaled back, in future budget committee negotiations.The special education bill, sponsored by state Sens. Rachel Zenzinger (D-Arvada) and Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Brighton Republican, along with state Reps. Kipp and Lisa Frizell, a Castle Rock Republican, will be the only bill to come out of the Interim Committee on School Finance this session.Sen Zenzinger, who also chairs the Joint Budget Committee and serves on the interim committee on school finance, sounded a note of caution even as she signed on as a prime sponsor of the funding increase bill. “We'll put it out there as what we'd like to see, and we'll see what's available to us in the budget,” she said.Bureau Chief Erica Meltzer covers education policy and politics and oversees Chalkbeat Colorado's education coverage. Contact Erica at emeltzer@chalkbeat.org.COLORADO SUN: Catholic hospitals crack down on contraceptionJennifer Brown4:00 AM MST on Jan 31, 2023Colorado has one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country, but health care advocates say women in rural and mountain towns often lack reproductive health care accessWhen the only hospital in Durango with a maternity ward decided that it would no longer let women get their tubes tied, there was no public announcement. Mercy Hospital's website doesn't spell it out, either. Instead, a read-between-the-lines statement added to the Centura Health hospital's website in September noted that Mercy is “responsible for conducting itself in a manner consistent with the ethical principles of the Catholic church ministry.” The hospital had recently completed a “re-education” of hospital staff and board members regarding the church's ethical and religious directives, it said, adding that “patients are fully informed of all treatment options.” Doctors who deliver babies at Mercy said they were told that beginning April 15, they can no longer provide post-cesarean-section tubal ligations - a sterilization procedure in which the fallopian tubes are cut. Women who have decided not to have more children often have their tubes tied immediately after a C-section, when they are already under spinal anesthesia, sparing them from the risk, cost, and hassle of scheduling a separate second procedure.The hospital already prohibited tubal ligations after vaginal births, but had been allowing them after C-sections because of the undue burden it placed on patients.  It's been up to obstetricians to tell their pregnant patients that they will have to go elsewhere for permanent birth control. Dr. Kimberly Priebe, who delivers 90-100 babies a year and has been an obstetrician-gynecologist in Durango for 20 years said “Patients are furious. This decision undermines our patients' trust in Centura.” Mercy's prohibition of sterilization comes as health care advocates across the country are concerned about diminishing reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.Even in Colorado, a state with statutory protection for abortion and one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country, women are losing access to reproductive health care, particularly in rural and mountain areas where there is only one hospital in town.Mergers that have joined Catholic health systems with secular or protestant systems have created a confusing health landscape for patients seeking abortions or birth control.Centura Health, formed in 1996 by the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Adventist Health System, has 16 hospitals in Colorado and three in Kansas. The Catholic hospitals, including Mercy, follow the Catholic directives, while the Adventist hospitals do not. In Denver, doctors affiliated with Centura Health can steer patients who want their tubes tied to nearby hospitals. But in Durango - and other towns with just one hospital - that's not an option. Sophia Mayott-Guerrero, senior organizing strategist with ACLU of Colorado said “We really are seeing a trend with hospitals, insurance companies, pharmacies, other health care entities, discriminating against people by denying basic care … all in the name of religion. The main target is reproductive access, including birth control, emergency contraception, sterilization and abortions.“We can't really consider access to reproductive health care in Colorado universally protected until everybody in every corner of our state has access. There's often this perception that everybody in Colorado has access to abortion and to reproductive health care and that is just fundamentally untrue, especially in the rural parts of the state where you just don't have additional options.”It's unclear why Mercy Hospital had been allowing tubal ligations after C-sections and what led to the change. CommonSpirit Health, the Catholic owner of Mercy and other Catholic hospitals, said they had no updates to provide. The Diocese of Pueblo, which includes all of southern Colorado, referred questions to Centura Health. Centura Health officials would not give an interview about the change at Mercy, or explain why it's happening now, considering that Mercy has been Catholic since it was founded. The only exception is for women predisposed to cancerAfter the latest “reeducation” of the Catholic directives, Mercy said it would allow tubal ligations post C-section for only one reason — if the woman has a genetic predisposition to ovarian or breast cancer. — Dr. Kimberly Priebe, Four Corners Obstetrics and Gynecology said “This is a very small number of women, and what an arbitrary exception.”“What about women with hypertension, diabetes, blood clotting disorders, uterine abnormalities, and the many other risk factors that can make pregnancy deadly? It seems the Catholic church does not want a woman dying of cancer but during pregnancy is OK?”With the new Mercy policy prohibiting tubal ligations after C-section, doctors will send those patients to the local surgical hospital, though they are concerned about overwhelming the center. And, doctors say, forcing women to schedule the procedure separate from their hospital delivery puts them at unnecessary risk, disrupts their lives with more time away from work, and costs the health system more money. The Medicaid billing rate for a doctor performing a tubal ligation post C-section is a $90 add-on and takes about 10 minutes, doctors said, not including anesthesia and facility fees.Patients who go to Animas Surgical Hospital for a standalone tubal ligation would likely have to pay thousands of dollars for the procedure. The hospital's cash-pay price for the procedure for people without insurance is $9,900.“Patients do not understand how a health care option can be refused when our hospital gets public money and purports to put patient care first,” Dr Priebe said. Pregnant patients in Summit County also face tough choices. Like in Durango, the only hospital is Catholic.St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, part of Centura Health, does not provide tubal ligations. Dr. Amy Tomlinson, an OB-GYN in Summit County, has had to explain to hundreds of patients that they cannot get their tubes tied at the hospital where they plan to give birth. “Usually, honestly, it was a huff and a sigh and an eye roll,” she said. “Sometimes it was a jaw drop and a shake of the head. But I think women are so used to being second-class citizens in this society that I don't think it was ever terribly surprising to people.”  Summit County women have the choice of delivering at St. Anthony and then getting their tubes tied later at another hospital, or driving more than an hour to Denver to deliver their baby so they can have the procedure at the same time. And for women who already have a C-section scar on their uterus, it's especially dangerous to ask them to drive that far in labor, Tomlinson said. “The Catholic position is, ‘If you don't like it, you can go somewhere else,'” she said. “Well, it's not like you can go across town when your hospital is the only one in a tri-county radius. We essentially become an island during snowstorms up here. Even if a patient wants to go elsewhere, she may not be able to get there. And then you are asking women to drive an hour or more while they are laboring. Why would we put women at risk for rupturing their uterus or for giving birth on the side of the road?”Tomlinson, who is opening her own practice but in the past worked at High Country Healthcare, recalled that while removing severe scar tissue from the uterus of a patient at St. Anthony Summit, she had to ask permission from the bishop to place an IUD in the woman's uterus in order to keep it open and prevent pain. The woman had in the past had a tubal ligation so she was already sterile, but the Catholic hospital still required her to get permission to place the birth-control method, called an intrauterine device. And in 2010, Tomlinson gave a presentation to the St. Anthony Summit board to persuade them not to prohibit treatment of ectopic pregnancies. In the post-Roe v. Wade era, doctors across the nation have reported confusion about whether treating an ectopic pregnancy — which is when a fertilized egg implants in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus — is considered an abortion. In another large hospital system - SCL Health - Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver and St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction — operate under the ethical and religious directives, meaning they do not provide sterilizations. Two of SCL's secular hospitals — Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette — also operate under the same compliance with Catholic directives, said Gregg Moss, spokesman for SCL Health.Moss referred The Colorado Sun to an SCL Health webpage that explains the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services - they were first published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1948.The hospital system's webpage does not specifically mention birth control, tubal ligations or abortions, but says that in today's society, Catholic hospitals are “pressured to provide medical procedures that are contrary to Catholic teaching.” “And by refusing to provide or permit such medical procedures, Catholic health care affirms what defines it: a commitment to the sacredness and dignity of human life from conception until death,” it says.Mannat Singh, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, excoriated the choices being made by Catholic hospitals. “It is a basic human right to seek, or refuse, reproductive health care, and we will continue to work to ensure there are no barriers to seeking that care,” she said.COLORADO SUN: Well, it ain't a gateway drug.John Ingold3:55 AM MST on Jan 31, 2023Last year, a study came out showing that marijuana legalization in Colorado likely increased cannabis use among adults in the state.Because of the novel methods the researchers used to examine the question, the study was perhaps the best answer to date on one of legalization's biggest impacts. But it also left an even bigger question unanswered: If adults are consuming more cannabis and more frequently, is that bad?Now, in a follow-up study by the same team, the researchers have come to an answer: it doesn't seem to be. Stephanie Zellers, one of the researchers, said “At least from the psychological point of view, we really didn't find that legalized cannabis has had a lot of negative influence, which I think is important.”Zellers recently graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota, but she began her doctoral work at the University of Colorado before transferring when her thesis adviser changed jobs. She had originally been interested in neuroscience research, but the necessity of using live lab animals for the work was off-putting.And, in the Colorado-to-Minnesota connection, she found a trove of data that could be used in never-before-tried ways.The data are from longitudinal studies of twins in Colorado or Minnesota. Researchers in both states followed the twins over long periods of time, collecting information about their behaviors, including their cannabis use.  The survey information, then, creates an ideal scenario for study: It is thorough, it has built-in controls for variables like socioeconomic status, and it helps account for genetic differences.“That twin component really allows us to rule out what could be noisy variables — cultural differences, family differences, things like that,” Zellers said.On top of that, because Colorado has legalized marijuana and Minnesota hasn't (at least so far) — and because some twins born in Minnesota moved to Colorado and vice versa — the data provide an ideal opportunity to study the way legalization in Colorado a decade ago has influenced people's behavior ever since.The original study, published last fall, simply asked whether twins living in legal-marijuana states use marijuana more than twins living in prohibition states. And the answer is yes — about 20% more, according to the research.That answer was interesting, but “Really what people care about is: Is legalization harmful,” she said.To answer that question, the team came up with 23 measures of what they call “psychological dysfunction.” This includes things like substance-use disorders, but also financial woes, mental health distress, community disengagement, and relationship issues. The team looked at data on more than 4,000 people — 40% of whom live in a legal-marijuana state.Zellers said what the researchers found was unexpected: They basically found nothing.“Obviously the cannabis use increases, but we didn't see an increase in cannabis-use disorder, which is a little surprising,” she said. “We didn't really see changes in how much people were drinking or using tobacco. No large personality, or workplace, or IQ differences, or anything like that.”People in legal states did not report using illegal drugs at higher rates. Researchers also didn't find a link between marijuana legalization and psychotic behavior.They did find one difference, though. People living in a state where recreational marijuana use is prohibited reported higher rates of alcohol-use disorder and more specifically one symptom of the condition: They were more likely to report using alcohol in situations that were dangerous or harmful, such as driving drunk.To Zellers and other researchers, the study provides valuable information for the ongoing debate over whether cannabis legalization is a good idea. But it's not the final word.CU psychology and neuroscience professor John Hewitt, one of the study's co-authors, said in a statement that “Our study suggests we should not be overly concerned about everyday adult use in a legalized environment, but no drug is risk-free. It would be a mistake to dismiss the risks from higher doses of a drug that is relatively safe in small amounts.”This highlights one of the study's big limitations. Zellers said most of the people included in the twins data are relatively light cannabis users. The sample size for heavy users is small.“Our sample is an adult community sample broadly characterized by low levels of substance use and psychosocial dysfunction,” the researchers write. This limits our ability to generalize relationships between legalization, outcomes and risk factors for the individuals at greatest risk.”Zellers said she and her colleagues are hoping to publish another study based on their data — but this one will be less concerned about the impacts of marijuana legalization as a policy. Instead, it will try to look at how much cannabis people have used over their lifetimes and then score that against the same measures of psychological dysfunction “to see if, not the policy, but the actual substance itself has an effect” And if YOU want to see about substances and their effects, don't miss the unsolicited concert of the weekCONCERT PICK OF THE WEEK: RJD2 with just 2 upcoming dates - Friday Feb 3 at the Music Box in San Diego, and Saturday Feb 4th at the Gothic Theatre in Denver. There should also be lots of fun stuff in lots of fun places this weekend for Bob Marley's birthday, February 6.Welp, that's it for me! From Denver I'm Sean Diller. Original reporting for the stories in today's show comes from the Colorado Newsline, Colorado Sun, Chalkbeat Colorado, and Denver's Westword.Thank you for listening! See you next time.

Episode #160 of The Athletes Podcast features professional triathlete Ben Hoffman. Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, Ben was first exposed to the sport at the University of Montana in Missoula and quickly rose to the top of the ranks at the collegiate level. Since then, moving on to train in Boulder, Colorado, and Tucson, Arizona, two of the fitness meccas of the U.S. Since turning professional in 2007, he has earned Ironman, Half-Ironman, and National Champion victories. A couple of the topics in this 50-minute conversation include how he's been able to stay in the sport for as long as he has, how he plans out his day-to-day activities to ensure he gets time with his family & how it's optimized for success!Episode Breakdown:00:00 - 03:20 - Intro & Background of Ben Hoffman03:20 - 08:30 Introduction to Triathlons & Finding Purpose08:30 - 12:50 The Highs & Lows of Sport12:50 - 19:00 The Key to Longevity in Triathlons 19:00 - 24:00 Preparation & Training24:00 - 27:10 Calculating the Sweat Rate & Sauna Protocols27:10 - 30:00 Constantly Learning & Growing30:00 - 36:00 The Testing Process36:00 - 40:10 Balancing Family & Training40:10 - 47:20 Off-Season & Post-Career Plans47:20 - 52:16 Advice for the Next Gen & OutroThis episode is sponsored by Root'd! With 3x the electrolytes compared to sports drinks, 24 vitamins & minerals & 9 superfoods & probiotics. Use the code "AP18" to try it out, with men's & women's options available, this will provide you with immunity, hydration & energy! Check out our Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Tiktok

In this episode of 8000 Promises, three guests who have played a role in developing my understanding of God's promise to be in relationship with me unconditionally come on to discuss learning about, leaning into and embracing God's promise for relationship. My husband Sam is a commercial construction contractor and a committed husband and father. He has been my number one partner in my own healing journey and after 16 years of marriage we are still figuring out how to make this marriage relationship all it can be while we still enjoy each other right now in the present. My other guests are Tom and Shelly Hansen. Shelly has taught math at Colorado Mesa University since 2006 and Tom has been the pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction since 2005. Tom and Shelly have 4 adult children who are married, a granddaughter, and another on the way soon.  They have also been foster parents to two sets of siblings in the past and currently provide respite care.  They love the mountains of Colorado and spending time with their family. Our conversations covers tips on building healthy relationships, lessons learned through relationship and the EHS course our church offers and growing together in relationship. A new feature this season is a list of most important points at the end - pick your favorite to apply this month and let me know how it's going! Though we don't get into too great of detail around any person's particular story, I do want to provide a content warning that we discuss childhood trauma and ACEs. Please take care of yourself. You can connect with Tom and Shelly through the First Presbyterian church in Grand Junction at office@firstpresgj.org Instagram:  AdiTilfordWrites, Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com. You can now subscribe to my monthly newsletter for the blog, the pod and fun tips for saying Yes to God's promises for your life. You even get a free downloadable printable that I made for Bryan Post's 3 up 3 down strategy found in episode 11. Are you interested in financially supporting the production of this podcast? You can contribute through this link: https://anchor.fm/adi-tilford/support Resources Mentioned throughout Episode 15 Learn more about ACEs at https://acestoohigh.com/ I highly recommend checking out the study on Positive Childhood Experiences  Pete Scazerro's Emotionally Healthy Curriculum https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/ For Locals: An Emotionally Healthy Women's Course is launching in late Feb. You can come to our women's event Feb. 26 at 2pm to hear me speak and enjoy some encouragement. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adi-tilford/support

George Around Twisted Worlds Get M.A.D. with Chris Graves 1-15-2023 George from CAVDEF(Notes From Chris Graves)On this episode of "Get M.A.D.", I chat with researcher / investigative journalist, George, from the website CAVDEF.org, and we have a fascinating conversation that delves into vote fraud, possible serial killer connections to alphabet agencies, cults & elites, police scandals, mind control, Columbine and more! This man needs to be heard more & I can't wait to speak again. Enjoy!CAVDEF LINKS:Contact:https://twitter.com/CAVDEF_GeorgeEmail: cavdef_george@proton.meWebsite:Coalition Against Voter Disenfranchisement and Election Fraud (CAVDEF)http://cavdef.org/Wiki Index:http://cavdef.org/w/index.php?title=Main_PageBlog:CAVDEF: Ted Bundy Didn't Act Alone: Down the Grand Junction, Colorado Rabbit Holehttp://blog.cavdef.org/2022/10/ted-bundy-didnt-act-alone-down-grand.htmlGeorge from CAVDEF on the Atlanta child murders. - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cf9UrgurE0Col. Aquino: A Retrospective w/ John Brisson, George of cavdef.com, Sam Vandiver, Thomas Myrtle & Recluse | The Farm Podcast Mach II | Podcasts on Audible | Audible.comhttps://www.audible.com/pd/Col-Aquino-A-Retrospective-w-John-Brisson-George-of-cavdefcom-Sam-Vandiver-Thomas-Myrtle-Recluse-Podcast/B09WXRKN8VCatch Chris Graves live every Thursday at 10am, as a regular contributor on the "TNP: The New Prisoners" livestream / podcast (Odysee, Rumble, BitChute)Also check out the video podcast "Digging Chris Graves" livestreaming on Twitter @CGravesMassGuy (replayed later on all "TNP: The New Prisoners" Odysee /Rumble / BitChute platforms)GRAVES LINKS:PayPal:http://paypal.me/SirhcSevargGet Mad Archives:https://ochelli.com/category/get-m-a-d-with-chris-graves/Chuck Ochelli Produces This show.Should he keep producing? Is The Ochelli Effect past it's time of being useful?Ket us know.blindjfkresearcher@gmail.comAudiobook SeriesPayPal & Contact for special arrangements:blindjfkresearcher@gmail.comOchelli Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/ochelliSign-up on Ochelli.comhttps://ochelli.com/membership-account/membership-levels/OCHELLI ON THE GRASSY KNOLL (Featuring Larry Hancock):https://vimeo.com/258970047OCHELLI.COMhttps://ochelli.com/listen-live/RADDIOhttps://raddio.net/324242-ochellicom/ZENOhttps://zeno.fm/radio/ochelli-radio/TuneInhttp://tun.in/sfxkxIf You Appreciate what Ochelli.com Radio Does:https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect – Uncle – Age of Transitions – T-shirts and MORE:https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/

Energy Fuels Inc., the company that owns White Mesa uranium mill just south of Blanding, will sell 300,000 pounds of uranium to the Department of Energy for $18.5 million. The sale is part of a larger initiative to create a domestic uranium reserve. Plus, sentencing in the largest body brokering case in the nation took place in U.S District Court in Grand Junction, Colorado. And later, our radio partners profile Moab Regional Hospital expanding services as well as recent efforts to remove a caricature sign depicting a Native American man at an art gallery in our region. // Show Notes: // Photo: Energy Fuels' White Mesa uranium mill. Dom Smith/EcoFlight // Energy Fuels https://www.energyfuels.com/2022-12-16-Energy-Fuels-Awarded-Contract-to-Sell-18-5-Million-of-Uranium-to-U-S-Uranium-Reserve // The Times-Independent(Archive 2018) https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-family-questions-practices-of-montrose-funeral-home/ // KSUT: The Durango Chief – Native Perspectives https://www.ksut.org/news/2022-12-21/the-durango-chief-native-perspectives // KUER: Nurses are hard to come by. Moab's hospital has a plan to hold on to them https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2023-01-04/nurses-are-hard-to-come-by-moabs-hospital-has-a-plan-to-hold-on-to-them

In this episode, my guest, Dr. Caroline Knox, helps us understand palliative care as a developing area in medical care. Dr. Knox is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She trained in Family Medicine at St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency in Grand Junction, CO. She was a general practitioner in New Zealand before pursuing further training in Palliative Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Dr. Knox has practiced palliative medicine at Mission Hospital since moving to Asheville with her family in 2014. The intro and outro music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project.

Greetings my friend! Thank you for all you are doing in the kingdom of God. Good things are coming for us who are faithful. In this episode 114, Preacher John starts a new series on signs and wonders... it's the start of something very interesting. Enjoy!—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Greetings and Thanksgiving my dear friend! It's a brand new year 2023 is here... finally! And in this new episode 113 Preacher John works through the January 1—Sunday Prayer Letter, titled "Glorify God"—Part 4 of 4"... hope this is good for you! Happy New Year my friend!!!—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

How do you truly empower your people? What does it take to be a strong leader of your business? How do you motivate and inspire your employees while avoiding burnout? We have an All-Star panel of industry peers willing to share their own experiences and learning curve as business owners. Watch Episode HERE Brian Sump, Avalon Motor Sports, and Urban Auto Care, CO. Brian's previous episodes HERE Darrin Barney, VP of Operations, Elite Worldwide. President of Barney Brother's Off-Road and Repair, Grand Junction, CO. Darrin's previous episodes HERE Andy Bizub, Midwest Performance Cars, Chicago and Northbrook, IL.  Andy's previous episodes HERE. Jerry Kezhaya, The Auto Shop, Plano, TX.  Jerry's previous episodes HERE. AJ Nealey, Nealey Auto Service, Edgewater, MD. AJ's previous episodes HERE Show Notes: They need to feel loved because it's the right thing to do (part of our Noblesse Oblige) - but some won't reciprocate what you pour into them.... why? They need to have autonomy, but with that autonomy must come extreme clarity on what, why, and how They need to be held accountable - mediocrity doesn't help anyone - but you must establish the criteria as to why they are not accomplishing what you require of them; do they know how, can they and do they want to? Trustworthiness - high integrity, truthfulness, transparency, good stewardshipLoyalty - showing up early, staying late, attending company functions, asserting themselves to honor the company and its people, being a brand ambassador, saying, "tell me what needs to be done, and I'll do it" People WANT strong leadership - top-performing companies have strong leaders. Strong leaders help to create more leaders, not followers. One of the dichotomies of leadership Implementing EOS- empower your employees to solve issues on their own People come to work for people, not companies.

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Melissa "Lynn" Gonzales was last seen in Grand Junction, Colorado on November 15, 2022 at around 5:30PM local time. Lynn was last seen wearing a large black coat, jeans, and brown UGG boots. At the time, she might have been driving her 2007 blue Honda Element with Colorado license plate: BQW-808. If you have information about Lynn's disappearance please contact the Mesa County Sheriff's Office at (970)242-6707 or call 911. AK: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_CQ9a1KPzCqyvNV9cwVH5Q https://twitter.com/JuryFile https://www.instagram.com/juryfile/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075902688137/ Victims Health & Legal Fund: https://juryfile.com/shop/uncategorized/10-donation/ https://cash.app/$JuryFile --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jury-file/support

Greetings my friend! This episode 112 covers the last chapter of Revelation. Preacher John also has two strong calls for salvation in this episode. Listen and learn and pray with John. God bless you friend. Amen.—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

To support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Nov. 23. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 26. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription.WhoDaren Cole, President of Leitner-Poma of AmericaRecorded onNovember 10, 2022About Leitner-Poma of AmericaHere's the website boilerplate:Leitner-Poma of America offers a complete line of cable transport systems, including surface lifts, chairlifts, gondolas, MiniMetro® urban transport, trams, inclined elevators, and industrial trams.And this, which makes me go cross-eyed:Leitner-Poma of America, Inc. is a North American subsidiary of Poma S.A., a corporation with headquarters in Voreppe, France and a sister company of Leitner AG, a corporation with headquarters in Sterzing, Italy. Leitner–Poma of America engineers, manufactures, installs and services all types of ropeway systems for the ski industry, amusement parks, and urban transport.Cole and I sort through all of this on the podcast. What you need to understand though is that Leitner-Poma is basically one half of the U.S. ski-lift industry. The company also owns Skytrac, which only builds fixed-grip lifts. The other half of the industry is Doppelmayr, though saying “half” is not exactly correct: Doppelmayr claims more market share than Leitner-Poma. Other companies also claim a handful of lift projects most years - MND is building Waterville Valley's new six-pack, for example, and Partek is building the new Sandy quad at Saddleback.Why I interviewed himThe Storm is built around a very specific ethos: that machines are good, and that we should allow them to transport us to mountaintops. I respect and admire Uphill Bro. If I lived in the mountains, perhaps I would be him. But I do not and I am not. I am a tourist. Always and everywhere. I want to arrive to an organized experience. Uphilling is too much work, too much gear, too much risk for my coddled city soul.And so I ride lifts, and I've very specifically focused this newsletter and podcast on the world of lift-served skiing. This is the disconnect between 99 percent of skiers and 99 percent of ski writers. The former live in cities and suburbs and ski Seven Springs three to eight days per year and take a weeklong trip to Park City in February. The latter live in ski towns and hunt the novel by trade, normalizing the fringe. And while I enjoy the occasional Assault Mission recap of the skin up Mount Tahoe Grizzly Ridge, I don't really care (though I do enjoy following - and highly recommend - the WFG on Twitter or simpleskiing.com).What I care about is The Machine: how is this sprawling, tangled world of lift-served skiing continuously morphing into the wintertime realms of the 21st century, in which a relatively unchanging number of ski areas must accommodate a megapass-driven increase in skiers armed with rectangular megaphones capable of instantly broadcasting #LiftFails to Planet Earth's 5 billion internet users? How will an industry still spinning a not-immaterial number of Borvig, Hall, Riblet, and Yan lifts that pre-date the invention of written language modernize without bankrupting the hundreds of family-owned ski areas that still dot the continent? How far can technology push these simple but essential machines, and how high can that technology push their pricetags? How far can ski areas tap them to suck skiers out of the base before they multiply, Midwest cityhill-style, like ants across the mountain and create something more dangerous than congested liftlines – congested, and perilous, trails?This podcast does not really answer any of those questions, though all are recurring themes within The Storm. Instead, it acts as a primer on what is essentially one half of the U.S. ski industry: what is Leitner-Poma (and how, for God's sake, do you pronounce it)? What do they build, and where and how? Why are ski areas building so many lifts all of a sudden, and why are those projects encountering so many and so varied delays, from labor shortages to supply chain knots to permitting issues to locals rocking their pitchfork-and-bag-of-rotten-tomatoes NIMBY starter kits to town meetings? Is all this construction sustainable, and can Leitner-Poma and their main competitor, Doppelmayr, adapt to this demand and streamline their processes to forestall future construction delays?Lift design, construction, and installation is a fascinating, complicated world tucked into - and a fundamental component of - the fascinating, complicated world of lift-served skiing. And it is evolving as fast as skiing itself. Here's a peek inside.What we talked aboutThe wild and unexpected travel routes of an old-school salesman for Purgatory-Durango ski resort; working for Vail Associates in the Arrowhead/pre-Summit County days; Wild West days at Crested Butte; the insane, rapid evolution of the U.S. lift industry; the days when you could order a lift in August and have it spinning by Christmas; how Covid changed the lift game; when you take over a giant company just before a global pandemic; U.S.A.!; the legacies Leitner and Poma, and why the companies merged in 2000; Grand Junction as old-school ski hub and why it's a great place for manufacturing; how the Leitner-Poma subsidiary-parent company relationship works between Europe and America; Direct Drive; U.S. America hates mass transit; “a chairlift or a gondola is essentially an electric vehicle”; what it will take to spur greater urban lift development in America; what Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA) builds in Grand Junction, and what's imported from Europe; why LPOA bought Skytrac; expansion time; why the fixed-grip lift persists in our era of bigger-faster-better; how long can America's antique lift fleet last?; what may finally push independent ski areas rocking ancient Halls and Riblets to upgrade; a record year for LPOA; the changing culture around chairlift permits; breaking down the delays in Jackson Hole's Thunder lift as a mirror for lift-installation delays around the country; why haul ropes aren't made in America, and whether they could be; “at the end of the day, I own those delays”; building a better supply chain; are two-year lift builds the future?; labor shortages and building a better place to work; examining the lifts that are on time and why; building the Palisades Tahoe Base-to-Base Gondola; the differences between building on an all-new liftline versus building a replacement lift; how LPOA, the ski area, and the ski area planner work together to decide which lifts to put where; the return of the high-speed quad; and designing a better 2023 lift-construction season.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewWe are witnessing one of the busiest lift-construction seasons in modern times: 66 new or relocated lifts are rising across North America, according to Lift Blog. Some monsters, too: new gondolas at Palisades Tahoe, Whistler, and Steamboat; eight-packs at Boyne Mountain and Sunday River; 13 high-speed six-packs. Here's an overview of the 25 (or 26, if you insist) lifts that Leitner-Poma of America and its subsidiary, fixed-grip specialists Skytrac, are building:Cole joined Leitner-Poma of America in 2014. The company built six lifts that year (Skytrac, then an independent company, built another six). Scaling up any business is challenging, but scaling up amidst a re-ordering of the global economy and geopolitical environment, and in the midst of a pandemic, is flipping the game to MAXIMUM CHALLENGE mode.The modern world is both miraculous and mysterious. Where does all this crap come from? An incomprehensible network of mines and foundries and factories and warehouses and tools and vehicles and fuel and laborers and engineers and designers transform the raw materials of planet Earth into medicine and chairs and soccer balls and televisions and Broncos and yard furniture and suitcases and Thule boxes and Hanukkah candles and plastic dinosaurs and Optimus Prime toys. And chairlifts. A book documenting that journey would be an atlas of modern life and this spinning ball it occupies. It would also expose the enormous risks and faults in this impossibly far-flung system, and how a haul rope spun out of a European factory can impact construction on a lift rising up a Wyoming mountainside.Questions I wish I'd askedCole said that LPOA had re-sourced all the materials it had been getting in China to U.S. suppliers. I should have followed up to get a clearer understanding of why the company pulled out of China, and which parts had been flowing from that country.What I got wrong* In our discussion of urban gondola networks and whether we could ever see one in the United States, I pointed to how well existing systems had worked in “South America, Central America, and Mexico.” While such networks exist throughout South America (in Colombia, Bolivia, and Venezuela), and Mexico, none yet exist in Central America, as far as I can tell. While such systems have been proposed for Panama and Honduras, the one that appears closest to approval is an 8.9-kilometer, 11-station network in Guatemala City that would be built by Doppelmayr.* I stated that only seven of New York's 51 ski areas ran high-speed chairlifts. The correct number is eight: Belleayre (1), Windham (4), Hunter (3), Gore (2), Whiteface (1), Holiday Valley (4), Bristol (2), and Holimont (1).* I pronounced the name of the company as “Lee-tner-Poma” several times throughout the interview. I actually butchered it so bad that I re-recorded Cole's introduction – during which I included the name four times – after we spoke. Sorry dudes.Podcast NotesCole, in discussing his time with what was then known as “Vail Associates,” referred to the “Arrowhead days.” This is a reference to what is now the Arrowhead section of Beaver Creek, but was for a short time in the 1980s and ‘90s a separate ski area. Here's the 1988 trailmap:The modern Beaver Creek retains some of the old trailnames on what tends to be a very empty part of the resort:Additional thoughts on urban gondolasIt took about four seconds from the invention of the chairlift for engineers to realize they could attach a little house to the overhead cable instead of a chair. Tada: the gondola. Let's go skiing.But a gondola, it turns out, is a pretty efficient means of transit just about anywhere. It just took the world a while to realize it. Since 2014, La Paz, the high-altitude (12,000 feet!) Bolivian capital city, has built a massive gondola network stringing together its far-flung districts:While Mi Teleférico – as the system is known – was not the world's first urban gondola system, it is the first to consist solely of cable cars – other systems complement trains or buses. It is also the longest and most extensive. And it is getting longer – at full buildout, the system could consist of 11 lines and 30 stations. The only thing more astonishing than the speed with which this network has materialized is how incredibly inexpensive it has been to build: gondolaproject.com puts the total cost of the 11-line network at around $1.4 billion. For comparison's sake, New York City's three-station expansion of the Q subway line, which opened in 2017, ran $4.5 billion.Gondolas are relatively cheap, efficient, environmentally friendly, and insanely easy to build compared to new roads or rails. Which of course means U.S. Americans are terrified of them. It's true that the nation, as a whole, is allergic to mass transit, preferring to tool around in 18-wheel-drive F-950s. Fighting anything new is the U.S. American way (where were these NIMBYs when we were punching interstate highways through city centers in the 1950s?). But generations raised in the backs of minivans seem especially horrified by gondolas. The hysteria around the proposed Little Cottonwoods gondola – which would substantially mitigate atrocious powder-day and weekend traffic on a road that probably never should have been built to begin with – is indicative of U.S. American reaction toward non-ski gondolas in general. Everywhere such systems – or even simple, two-station lines – are proposed, they meet instant and widespread resistance.There are practical reasons why the U.S. has not yet developed an urban gondola network: most of our cities are too sprawling to tie together with anything other than surface transportation (i.e. buses). La Paz, the Bolivian model city cited above, is hilly and tight, laced with narrow webs of centuries-old roads that would be difficult to widen. But there are places such systems would make sense, either as standalone networks or as complements to existing train-and-bus lines: Chicago, Portland (Oregon), New York City, many college towns. A forthcoming gondola connecting a Paris suburb to the city's metro, soaring over a “hellish carscape” of highways, demonstrates the potential here.Any such proposal in U.S. America, however, will have to overcome the reflexive opposition that will attend it. In Utah, Little Cottonwood gondola proponents are fighting a basket of idiotic arguments ranging from aesthetic concerns over the height of the towers (as though a car-choked paved road is not atrocious) to indignance over taxpayer funding for the machine (as though tax dollars don't build roads) to warped arguments that mass transit is somehow elitist (instead insisting that we all need personal vehicles equipped with $1,000 sets of winter tires). It's all a little pathetic. And that's for a simple, three-station line way up in the mountains. Just wait until some Portland resident launches a Save Our Cats campaign because a rider in a passing gondola car might glimpse Fluffy pissing in her litterbox.I'm cynical, but Cole, fortunately, is far more optimistic and diplomatic, suggesting that it will really only take one successful instance of a non-ski, non-tourist-attraction gondola for the notion to take hold in America. I hope he's right.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 126/100 in 2022, and number 372 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, which, given the Little Cottonwood take above, I fully expect). You can also email skiing@substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Chantel Landeros Is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and runs a group practice in Grand Junction, CO. She was born and raised on the Western Slope. Chantel has a bachelor's in Counseling Psychology from CMU and my masters in Marriage & Family Therapy from Capella University. Her passion is helping people learn more about their relationships with others and with themselves. Www.thrivemarriagefamilycounseling.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Trail EAffect Episode 98 Panama Joe, Director of Culture at Singletrack Trails Panama Joe Backstory Moving to Grand Junction Co Getting Started at Singletrack Trails as a job First Project: The Palisade Plunge Wildlife while building the Palisade Plunge Bike of choice for the Palisade Plunge The Director of Culture Position Description Howlerfest Graphic Design Planning Grand Junction Trail Ratings Places Panama has ridden Singletrack Trail Projects starting in 2021 review Downhill Trail at Colorado Mountain College What makes a great trail community according Panama Joe Friday Night Bike Night in Grand Junction Social Causes / Bike Related Causes in communities Positive changes in Grand Junction over the past 10 years and diversity of the community Lessons that Panama Joe has learned through trail building The impact of building rad shit Words of Wisdom Closing Comments and Thank You's Links: Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Palisade Plunge Project: https://www.singletracktrails.com/colorado-projects/the-palisade-plunge   This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services Trail EAffect Show Links: Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.  

Election results in San Juan County aren't yet final. But it's likely the county's three-person commission will return to a Republican majority. Jamie Harvey, one of those incoming Republican commissioners, is Navajo and from Montezuma Creek. He speaks with KZMU about issues impacting Native groups in San Juan County. Plus, over the summer the invasive Japanese Beetle was detected in Grand Junction, Colorado. The adult beetle feeds on more than 300 species of plants including those that are a major part of the Western Slope's agricultural economy such as sweet corn, peaches and grapes. Our partners speak with the plant health certification program manager for the Colorado Department of Agriculture about the pest. // Show Notes: // Photo: Adult Japanese beetles feeding on a rose plant. (Melissa Schreiner) // Salt Lake Tribune: At long last, the lights are on in Westwater https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/19/long-last-lights-are-westwater/ // KVNF: What you need to know about Japanese beetles on the Western Slope https://www.kvnf.org/show/regional-news/2022-10-31/what-you-need-to-know-about-japanese-beetles-on-the-western-slope

Greetings my friend! Thank you for serving our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in his harvest. In this episode 111 we begin the week off with a new chapter in Revelation, number 20! May there be value here that you can use in your life and family. Amen.—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Austin grew up in Colorado and moved to Arizona for his last clinical rotation with Spooner in the Fall of 2021. He received his Bachelors in Exercise Science at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. He played football at Colorado Mesa In the podcast we talk physical therapy, kneesovertoesguy, joint mobilizations, dry needling and more. If you are interested in a dry needling session let us know! And we will catch you next week!

It's baseball branding breaking news! At long last, the Grand Junction Rockies have ditched their former parent club's name, and adopted a new, unique one—the team is now the Grand Junction Jackalopes. On this episode, Nathan Martinez, graphic design manager for the Future Legends Complex, which owns the team, talks about his process in creating the logo. And Baseball By Design Wildlife Consultant and Resident Cryptozoologist Ranger Amy Burnett returns the discuss the origins of the mashed up mammal. Grand Junction Jackalopes Website / Twitter @GJJackalopes Nathan Martinez Twitter @n8martinez89 Wildlife Consultant Ranger Amy Burnett Twitter @RangerAmy Baseball By Design Twitter @Count2Baseball / Instagram @baseballbydesign / Website Curved Brim Media Network Website / Twitter @Curved Brim  

Greetings friend! You are a miracle! Never ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Because, truly, you are the only one who has ever existed on earth. There are no other people like you. In this episode 110, Preacher John edifies you and comforts you in Christ. Amen. Enjoy the show!—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Greetings my friend! Thank you for being here and listening... this is episode 109 and we'll be talking about this great chapter 18 of the book of Revelation. This is our Sunday Prayer Letter for this week of October 30, 2022. Enjoy!—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

(Episode 200) The Blueberry Chicks Hillary Fisher, Treat Hartmann and Shelly Hartmann will be in the studio with the Blueberry Buzz. The Chicks will talk about all the different Halloween events in the area and Blueberry encrusted pizza. Brook Blanchard from the YDC/pal gets the call to talk about the after school program and their trunk or treat Halloween event. Mason Dixon and Dawne join Rob in the studio to reminisce about the previous 200 episodes and Mason's sleep arrangements at Roosters in Grand Junction. On Let's Talk Real Estate with Tina Goodrich will be the sound of crickets in relation to the holiday lull in the real estate market. It's all here, right now and so much more on Rob Byrd's Moondog Show.

Grand Junction football coach Landon McKee on The Jim Davis Show.

Greetings my friend! Today is a good show... and why not, we do are best, as the Lord will. Amen. In this episode 108 we go through the prayer letter for Revelation Chapter 17:1-18. Thank you for listening my dear friend. Amen.—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Grand Junction football coach Landon McKee on The Jim Davis Show.

Grand Junction football coach Landon McKee on The Jim Davis Show.

Greetings my friend! I hope all is well and wonderful in your life and your family. In this episode 107 we'll go through our Gospel Evangelist Church Sunday Prayer Letter titled "Revelation—Chapter 15" and this is where we'll preach from this week of October 9, 2022. God bless.—JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Thanks for listening to the Rio Blanco County newscast this is episode 94 featuring highlights from the September 29th print edition of the Rio Blanco Herald Times. Wolf Creek Reservoir: https://www.theheraldtimes.com/blm-adds-opportunities-for-public-comment-on-wolf-creek/rio-blanco-county/ Club 20 candidate debate between CO House District 26 Representative Dylan Roberts, and Candidate Matt Solomon. Both are running for state Senate District 8, made up of 10 counties in the northwest Colorado region. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/sd8-candidates-on-the-issues/rio-blanco-county/ Applications are now open for more than 200 White River forest summer jobs. Locations include Aspen, Carbondale, Eagle, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Meeker, Minturn, Rifle and Silverthorne. More information about the positions is at fs.usda.gov/whiteriver CWD Testing Sites https://www.theheraldtimes.com/cpw-selects-specific-2022-deer-hunts-for-mandatory-chronic-wasting-disease-testing/rio-blanco-county/

Lots of people were unhappy, when, during the Trump administration, the Bureau of Land Management headquarters moved from Washington D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado. The idea was to put management near the lands they oversee. At least one support group, the Public Lands Foundation, is happy BLM is moving back to D.C. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the foundation's president, Mary Jo Rugwell.

A hydrogen weather balloon launches twice a day in Grand Junction, raising scientists' understanding of global weather and climate, and we get more weather and climate news from Denver7s chief meteorologist, Mike Nelson. Plus, robots as caregivers, from the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Today - we're talking to The Colorado Sun's outdoor reporter, Jason Blevins, about officials using foam to fill dangerous abandoned mine shafts in the Colorado Rockies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colorado's cliffs, canyons and caves are blanketed with ancient Indigenous rock art, depicting people, animals and celestial events. In "Tracing Time," explorer and nature writer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, meditates on their meaning and mystery. Childs joined Ryan Warner at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction for our series "Turn The Page."

All Things Wellness It's Wellness Storytime! Do you want to be all you can be or once were- again? Does wellness seem fleeting to you? You are not alone! Join us for personal stories explaining how to balance your wellness and well-being by embracing the All Things Wellness Wheel (ATW). Hear tips from The Coach- Peggy Willms, The Doc. Marcus Wettstein, and The Publisher Teresa Velardi about The Four-Fold Formula for All Things Wellness- True stories of the heart, spirit, mind, and body. Guest Bios: Coach Peggy Willms- co-author of  The Four-Fold Formula for All Things Wellness- A Trend Setter for 30+ years. Shattering the “Norm” as a personal trainer, sports performance nutritionist, health/wellness and life coach, manager of multi-million dollar medical clinics, and more. https://peggywillms.com/ Dr. Markus Wettstein-  co-author of The Four-Fold Formula for All Things Wellness an Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Specialist in Grand Junction, CO, and has over 32 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Wettstein has extensive expertise in Osteoporosis & Screening, Diabetes & Glucose Monitoring, and Thyroid Disorders. https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-wettstein-0a2037b4/ https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-markus-wettstein-29ch4 Teresa Velardi- Author, Speaker, Editor, Publisher, Coach, Potter touches lives worldwide. She works with coaching clients and authors to bring out the best of who they are and their message in a way that reflects their heart, mission, and effect on this changing world. https://www.teresavelardi.com/about-teresa/ https://www.authenticendeavorspublishing.com/ Video Version: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JE8US4dNLtg&feature=share&si=EMSIkaIECMiOmarE6JChQQ Call in and Chat with Kat during Live Show with Video Stream: Call 646-558-8656 ID: 8836953587 press #.  To Ask a Question press *9 to raise your hand Have a Question for the Show? Go to Facebook– Dreams that Can Save Your Life Facebook Professional–Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos http://kathleenokeefekanavos.com/

The newest COVID-19 booster targets recent variants. How it works and when to get it. Then, Wheat Ridge parents say a plan to close three schools will hit vulnerable families the hardest. Plus, DCPA's Off-Center offers “Theater of the Mind.” Also, Grand Junction's thriving Hawaiian community. And, an Emmy shoutout for singer Dianne Reeves.

Is your mouth open, or is it closed?  If you want to have a full belly, you have to have an open mouth, and that means your doors have to be open for people to find you and know you're the obvious choice.  In this episode, chiropractic marketing expert Justin Harned talks about optimizing your digital landscape.  Justin was born in Columbus, Mississippi, and later moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. He migrated to several cities around Colorado before attending CU Boulder where he discovered two of his greatest passions, fitness, and music. He began pursuing a personal trainer career and competed in bodybuilding competitions, finding fulfillment in an active lifestyle. He soon picked up playing guitar, and his undeniable charisma made him the obvious choice as the lead singer of the popular touring band Left Foot Green from 2006-2012. His organic business savvy led him to digital marketing; he found himself in a role at a top marketing agency where he won a handful of sales awards and was named “Employee of the Year”.  In 2016 Justin founded Rounded Digital on the premise that marketing is lead generation, marketing is real engagement with real people, and marketing is sales.  Justin is known for lifting morale with a good joke or impromptu song when he isn't explaining the importance of an online presence to companies. On this podcast you'll hear: Keeping up with the CL best practices The importance of blogging Website design optimization Content writing And so much more!  You can get Justin's Ultimate Guide to Chiropractic Website Design and his Complete Guide to SEO for Chiropractors on his website at https://wearerounded.com/.    Enjoy this episode, where you'll get a well-rounded look at the collaboration of advertising, SEO, social media presence, word of mouth, and at the foundation, a stellar website, and positive online reviews.  Be sure to check out all the great tools available from Rounded Digital! You can register now for Mile High 2023, September 23rd – 26th at RiseUpToMileHigh.com!

For a look at how inflation hits families on the Western Slope, we visit a food bank in Clifton near Grand Junction and meet the woman who makes sure volunteers treat people with dignity. Then, is the state on-track to release gray wolves on the Western Slope? And, wine-making in the face of climate change.

We are on Part 2 of our 3 Part series about customer perspectives with Bob Cooper. In this episode, Bob asks a panel of consumers at the 2022 Elite Invitational in San Diego about pricing competitiveness and how to recover when something goes wrong with a customer experience. Bob Cooper, Founder/President https://eliteworldwide.com/ (Elite Worldwide). Complimentary Elite Customer Care Guide Template https://eliteworldwide.com/ARN (HERE.) Listen to Bob's other episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22bob+cooper%22 (HERE) Darrin Barney, VP of Operations, https://eliteworldwide.com/ (Elite Worldwide). President of https://www.barneybrothers.com/ (Barney Brother's Off-Road and Repair), Grand Junction, CO. Listen to Darrin's previous episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22darrin+barney%22 (HERE) Key Talking Points Pricing and Competitiveness: pricing is based on other businesses, economics/market conditions/competitors, sales force determination, and dealership prices. They do not understand where the price comes from.  Price comparing: asking why it's a considerable difference, asking to match the price, questioning labor prices, see a breakdown of prices. Be competitive, but you don't need to match. Charge appropriately for your shop. Recovery- KIA EV battery issues- irritated loaner was a gas vehicle, KIA wrote check to cover gas during time they had car (for few months), “fix the problem so well they cant wiat for it to happen again.” KIA was understanding of their individual customer. Have a plan/procedure in place. Have a ‘discount' budget to use- empower your people. LISTEN  Have the right people in place Complimentary Elite Customer Care Guide Template https://eliteworldwide.com/ARN (HERE) Connect with the Podcast: https://aftermarketradionetwork.com/ (Aftermarket Radio Network) http://youtube.com/carmcapriotto (Subscribe on YouTube) https://remarkableresults.biz/episodes (Visit us on the Web) https://www.facebook.com/RemarkableResultsPodcast (Follow on Facebook) https://remarkableresults.biz/insider/ (Become an Insider) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carm (Buy me a coffee) https://remarkableresults.biz/books/ (Important Books) Check out today's partner: Learn more about NAPA AutoCare and the benefits of being part of the NAPA family by visiting http://www.NAPAAutoCare.com (www.NAPAAutoCare.com) https://aftermarketradionetwork.com () https://remarkableresultsradio.captivate.fm/listen ()

Andrea's daughter was poisoned by fentanyl when a pill she took was laced with illicit fentanyl. Since then, Andrea has been lobbying for more awareness, harsher sentencing, and hoping to spare other parents the heartache of losing their children senselessly. Her nonprofit organization based in Grand Junction, CO, Voices for Awareness Foundation, promotes awareness about

Doug Shoemaker is the Chief of Police at the Grand Junction, Colorado Police Department.   A veteran of more than 30 years in law enforcement, most of his career was with the Jefferson City, Missouri Police Department, the capital city of MO. He rose to the number two position, as Deputy Chief.  Doug is the 5th Vice President with the International Association of Chiefs of Police.  He will rise through the chairs to become the IACP president in 5 years.   He traveled to Ireland to meet with the IACP Board and Executives of An Garda Siochana.  While there, he attended the celebration for the 100th Anniversary of the Garda in Dublin.  Doug talks about Strategic Planning, empowering all members of an agency to offer ideas for improvement of their department.   In a wide-ranging and candid chat, we covered the continuing evolution of policing, the necessity of training, planning, and succession planning, while serving community needs. 

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Gary Larson Guardian Long Range Competitions I just arrived home last night from the Guardian Long Range Competition here in Colorado. Gary Larson held his event at the Cameo Facility in Grand Junction.  Because we were so busy during the weekend, we decided to have Gary call in to discuss the weekend. Topics include: Background into the Guardian Long Range Competition The Cameo Facility, Myth vs Reality Dorgan the Match Director Why a Guardian Competition Guardians are some of my favorite matches, Gary hosts 5 or so a year.  Currently there are two Guardian Matches Left, November at Arena and December in Texas. Please Visit the Guardian Website for more Details   Don't forget to Visit the Sniper's Hide Forum  Thanks for listening, thanks for sharing, thanks for being a part of the Everyday Sniper Podcast. 

Check out our episode of The Modern Eater Show from The Salty Crab Bar and Grill in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. We spoke to our chef friends Zuri Resendiz, Jeff Gebott, and James Doxon about our first day of the 5th annual road trip. We previewed our stop in Minturn at Helen's House where chef Lauren Ridout of Slapped Wood Fired Pizza made us some perfect vegan dishes. From Minturn, we were in downtown Grand Junction with Cooper and Mary Hall of The Hog and The Hen. There were plenty of laughs and pictures along the way. We continued on to Clark and Co.'s Distilling with Chris and Mackenzie Schmalz showing us the ropes. We end the show with a quick tour around the beach behind The Salty Crab. Stop in when you come down here. As always, this great content is brought to you by our partners listed below. First in class brands in Colorado food service. If you are interested in applying to be a partner just email greg@themoderneater.com Bruz Beers – Colorado Mills Sunflower Products – Elevation Reps – Royal Crest Dairy – Swick & Associates, LLC – The Spice Guy – Sawatch Artisan Foods – Shamrock Food Service – Pueblo Chile Growers Association – Carboy Winery

Food trucks splashed with colorful cartoons are roaming throughout Grand Junction this summer, handing out hundreds of lunches a day to kids hungry after playing out under the sun. The food trucks have become a critical part of overcoming food insecurity in Mesa County, where at some schools about 90% of students qualify for free lunches. Freelance writer Nancy Lofholm talks to Erica Breunlin about ongoing efforts to keep kids fed and what federal cutbacks on universal free school lunches will mean for the future of the food trucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, Everybody! Welcome back to another awesome episode of the Area 13 Ebikes Podcast. If you're new to the show, this is the place where you can learn all about electric bikes, products related to them, And most importantly, the people behind the scenes.  I'm Jessica, one of the team members with Area 13 Ebikes and I have to say, this interview was really insightful and helped me choose what bike rack I'm going to get! Today's guest is Bryan Wachs with QuickrStuff.  QuikrStuff came to life in 2020 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the brainchild of Bryan Wachs and JT Westcott. As passionate outdoor enthusiasts, we felt a calling to provide high-quality recreation products that were 100% invented and manufactured in the U.S. This is the Area 13 Ebikes Podcast. In today's episode you'll learn more about:  How Quickr Stuff came to be and why they are doing things differently. What the vision was for the company and how they continue to use that today.  What makes the Quikr Stuff rack different from the competitors.  Tune into the video in the show notes to see Kyle's review. Why they use specific materials and why it takes a while to get one of these racks to you. How easy are these to install? Are they great for RV's and other vehicles? Do they impede visibility of the license plate?  What kind of weight will The Quikr Stuff carry? And so much more!  We love sharing more about ebikes and the people behind the brands. If you have a guest suggestion, email us at info at Area 13 ebikes dot com. And if you want to share how you're getting involved in your ebike community or what you want to learn about next - let me know!  Don't forget to check the show notes for helpful links to get a bike, join the community, sell an ebike, and so much more.  Oh! And if you're in the Grass Valley, CA area - join us at our Customer Appreciation Day at our headquarters on John Bauer Ave in Grass Valley on August 6th from 9am-3pm. We will have opportunities to win an ebike, huge sales, test rides, and as always massive amounts of fun.  Thank you for joining us today. See you next week! Links from Area 13 Ebikes & QuikrStuff QuikrStuff Home: https://quikrstuff.com/ Find your perfect Area 13 Ebike: https://www.area13ebikes.com  Join The Area 13 Ebikes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/868947773245145/ Buy or sell your used ebike easily:  https://www.ebikesearch.com Sign up for Upcoming Podcast Episodes: www.ebikepodcast.com Subscribe to The Area 13 Ebikes YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/area13ebikes?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/area13ebikes Who do you want me to interview for The Area 13 Ebikes Podcast? Let us know! Submit the contact information and stories about those ebike adventures to the team at info@area13ebikes.com and let us know you want to be on the show!

With this week's episode, Corinna Bellizzi connects one-on-one with a longtime friend in the not-for-profit space who has taken her story through to a TedX stage. They connect on the path from passion and purpose to communicating a solid, single message on the world's most coveted stage. For Kayra, that process was fairly straight forward, and hearing her particular story may help you realize that getting on the stage with a TedX talk doesn't need to be over-complicated.00:00 Introduction02:00 Corinna shares the art she bought to support refugees from Kayra's charity (watch on YouTube for a better view)03:23 Getting Love Without Borders For Refugees started07:25 Feature on NBC puts fuel behind Kayra's speaking career08:30 Submitting to TedX community in Grand Junction, Colorado at their headquarters18:43 Summing up our conversationKayra Martinez as featured on TedX TedX: https://www.ted.com/talks/kayra_martinez_using_art_as_a_powerful_medium_to_transform_the_lives_of_refugees_in_greeceYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpRBS7tBANULove Without Borders For Refugees In NeedWebsite: http://lovewithoutborders4refugees.com/Virtual Gallery: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LWBRefugeeArt?ref=search_shop_redirectInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lwb4refugees/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/478293189015540—Join Our Community Of “Dragonflies” And Reach For Your DreamsFollow us on all social spaces @themediacastersJoin The Mediacasters Community FREE for a limited time: https://themediacasters.mn.coGet our #1 new book release! The book, Audiocasters teaches you how to launch, market, and, monetize your podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediacastersPodcast website: https://themediacasters.comNetwork website, with all our community shows: https://podpage.com/themediacasters

In this month's series “Final Curtain Call” a film or theater actor is connected to a sensational crime.  In 1973, The Exorcist was released in theaters. Moviegoers were shocked by the film's graphic depiction of a little girl possessed by a demon. But one movie extra, Paul Bateson, had demons of his own which lead him to commit an act of violence and become a prime suspect in a series of grisly murders.  Resources:  Paul Bateson: The ‘Mindhunter' Murderer Who Appeared in ‘The Exorcist' -  https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bateson   The Exorcist Serial Killer -  https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/paul-bateson Bag Murders and The Last Call Killer Put in Focus the Dangers the NY LGBTQ+ Community Faces, Inside Edition Online -  https://www.insideedition.com/how-the-bag-murders-and-the-last-call-killer-put-in-focus-the-dangers-the-new-york-lgbtq-community Rites Held for Addison Verrill, Variety Reporter Killed in Robbery, The New York Times, Sept 20, 1977. Arthur Bell, 51, a Columnist, Homosexual Rights Activist, The New York Times, June 6, 1984.  Cruising, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Feb 22, 1980.  Links:  Visit our website at www.truecrimepodcast.com  Thanks to our sponsors: So continue your credit journey with Chime. Sign up takes only two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/once. Start your 100-day trial and shop the entire Away lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases and bags at awaytravel.com/once20. Go to goodamerican.com/ONCE and use code ONCE at checkout for $50 off your first pair and get your best butt ever! Listen to THE VANISHED on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or listen one week early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices