Category Archives: Money

Winter Digest – Reorganization, Resolve, Revelation…and Rachmaninoff

Posted on March 10, 2024 by John Linko

I hope you’ve had a good year thus far. Over the last few months I’ve been collecting ideas for new stories, revisiting old ones, and reviewing developments locally and elsewhere that stand to embellish both. They will make their way … Continue reading →

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A September of Consequences

Posted on September 19, 2023 by John Linko

As is typical when summer begins to wind down and school begins to wind up, so do all manner of other processes related to community activities, politics, and the business of government. Here’s some things that have happened or are … Continue reading →

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BOHICA – It’s COICA

Posted on November 28, 2010 by John Linko

I hope that you and yours had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.The more that I think about the recent elections, the more I think about how polarized we can be as a nation. One thing that I’m thankful for is seeing … Continue reading →

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Football: Fruita’s Fruition, and Frustrating Folly

Posted on October 21, 2010 by John Linko

Congratulations to the Fruita Cowboys heavyweight youth football team, which routed Palisade 40-6 in their league championship game last night. This is the team that was coached by the late John Fullmer, who was killed in a car accident in … Continue reading →

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What Did You Buy Online?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by John Linko

At the beginning of this month the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) filed suit against the State of Colorado over HB 1193, which requires online retailers from other states to notify customers in Colorado of their obligation to pay sales and/or … Continue reading →

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Alpine Bank Field at Suplizio Corner

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Linko

During a recent visit to Omaha, one thing I noticed was a whole lot of construction going on in the downtown area. What’s being built is a new stadium for the Creighton University baseball team. While that will be its … Continue reading →

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Do the Math – 53 Weeks Later

Posted on May 14, 2009 by John Linko

Here we are again at the intersection of 1st Street and Grand Avenue in Downtown Grand Junction. The Riverside Parkway has reduced some of the traffic load from the intersection, but it’s still, in my opinion, the best location for … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Twitscape

Posted on March 20, 2009 by John Linko

Jon Stewart came up with the above term while skewering CNBC and Jim Cramer last week. The more I get back into my life in Grand Junction, the more enamored I am of a simpler, quieter existence. This is especially … Continue reading →

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Finance in Perspective

Posted on March 5, 2009 by John Linko

I’m going to have to start taping Jon Stewart. In the course of one evening, he placed our financial system in sharp perspective, and laid waste to those who report on the system, and whose credibility is like the house … Continue reading →

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