Maybe itâs employers who should do the math
The editorial âMore harm than good?â repeats the anti-labor talking point that âAmericans who make more money being unemployed than they did while working have little reason to look for a job before September.â
The editorial says the unemployed can do the math. However, this is not simple equation. Itâs what we used to call a word problem.
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce âanalysisâ mentioned in a one-paragraph press release states that the $300 federal unemployment benefit keeps recipients from seeking work. Good luck finding their actual analysis.
Thatâs likely because economists have found little evidence to support this latest iteration of the âwelfare queenâ myth. The Colorado labor department has reinstated the work-search requirement to receive unemployment benefits. Nationally, millions collecting unemployment are considered temporarily laid off and expect to be hired back. Less t
With only two weeks to go in the school year, a second Fruita school has been added to Mesa Countyâs outbreak list.
Eight positive cases have been reported at Fruita Middle School, 239 N. Maple St., since May 4, according to the Mesa County Public Health data dashboard. Shelledy Elementary School, 353 N. Mesa St., is only a stoneâs throw away and first reported an outbreak on April 27. That case count is now up to 25.
According to the School District 51 data dashboard, 41 Shelledy students and 23 Fruita Middle students are quarantined.
âThe end of the year is supposed to be a fun time. It breaks my heart to quarantine classes right now knowing that they wonât be back in the classroom for the rest of the school year,â District 51 Nursing Coordinator Tanya Marvin said. âBut student safety is our top priority and thatâs more important than fun year-end activities.â
Prom is a rite of passage.
Finding the right dress or tuxedo, getting together with friends for dinner and photos, and the dance itself. Itâs something students have to look forward to every year. But last year was different. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the high school staple was canceled for School District 51 juniors and seniors.
That gave this yearâs dance an added importance for Ashleigh Orton and Silvia Vasquez, both 16. Both helped plan Palisade High Schoolâs prom and, on Saturday at Las Colonias Amphitheatre, the culmination of months of work amid uncertainty finally arrived.
âIâm glad weâre able to have a dance. At the beginning of the year, we were told that prom wasnât approved yet, but we have to plan as if it was going to happen,â Orton said. âWe kept worrying that all of our planning was going to be for nothing, but Iâm excited that our effort has gone to something. Iâm just happy we all get to see the final
REAL Trends 500 Report Places Company among the Highest-Performing Firms in the Nation
Grand Junction, CO (May 3, 2021) - Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties is honored to once again be recognized by REAL Trends as one of the top 500 brokerages in the U.S. This marks the 6th consecutive year that Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties has been included on the REAL Trends 500 list, an independently verified compilation of the nation s leading residential real estate companies.
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties (CBDP) was recognized in the following categories:
⢠Among the top Coldwell Banker affiliates represented on the list, CBDP ranked 20 out of 138. â¨
⢠In a ranking of the 50 firms in the REAL Trends 500 by sides that had the largest increase in closed sales volume between 2019-2020, CBDP ranked 23.â¨
Each year, School District 51 partners with Special Olympics Colorado to host a track and field meet at Stocker Stadium, giving Western Slope students with disabilities the opportunity to compete athletically in a venue thatâs home to so many other events.
The meet didnât take place last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although District 51 and Special Olympics still arenât in a position to organize a large-scale meet, some with the school district have taken steps of their own to ensure students with special needs will get their time to shine.
D51 Adaptive Physical Education teacher Katie Hummel is among the organizers for two track and field meets for special-needs students at local schools. The first such meet took place Wednesday at the Fruita 8/9 School track, with 25 Fruita 8/9 and Fruita Monument High School students competing in various events. Grand Junction High School will host its own such meet next Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.