Video – Feeding Our Community in the Time of Coronavirus
Grand Valley Catholic Outreach published this video about their soup kitchen’s operations last year for their annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.
Author: Dave Edwards
The Current: Getting Overwhelmed and Preventing Burn-Out
The VOICE over many waters… Psalm 29 Ruth Messinger, former president of the American Jewish World Service, cautions us not to let the enormity of what needs fixing be an excuse to turn aside from involvement. “It is our responsibility to work through the feeling…
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Commissioner Campaign on Local News
KREX 5 News interviewed me about my candidacy for Mesa County Commissioner District 3. The story is available on Western Slope Now.
Video – Get Out the Vote Rally
I spoke about the District 3 Commissioner race at the October 10th GOTV rally held by the Mesa County Democratic Party. You can also view a highlight reel of the event:
Statement to Non-profit Organizations in Mesa County
As Mesa County Commissioner, I will work to coordinate county social services with services provided by the nonprofit community. Counties in the US manage funds provided by the federal and state governments for the relief of poverty. Counties have primary governmental responsibility to ensure the…
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Video – Introducing Dave Edwards, Candidate for Mesa County Commissioner
Improving Inmate Medical Support
This is a message I wrote to Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis on healthcare in the criminal justice system. Sheriff Lewis, A friend, who is 50 years old, recently underwent lung surgery at Community Hospital but also soon afterward served a three week domestic violence…
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Interview with The Minority Report
I was recently interviewed by Marjorie Asturias for the Grand Valley Free Press’ podcast, The Minority Report. The episode is available at the Free Press website. You can also find it in the Grand Valley Free Press podcast feed on Apple Podcasts and other podcast…
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The American Original Sin
I believe that the taint of slavery continues to poison our society to this day. Lincoln came to the realization that slavery had to be abolished. We don’t have any real idea how he would have gone about healing the country after the Civil War.…
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Why You Should Not Be Endorsed by the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce
I was just asked to interview with a panel of Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce members for consideration of obtaining their endorsement. I have done this several times in the past. While I never expected to get endorsed by them, I found the previous discussions…
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