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Covers:  There's something to be learned in every topic, so I am flexible. Previously, I have specialized in writing news, opinion, and feature stories.

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Jace DiCola’s Biography

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I am a journalist with over seven years of experience as a reporter for print and web-based publications. I am currently the health and wellness reporter for The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, western Colorado's largest daily newspaper.

I have previously served as the News Editor and Opinion Editor for Colorado Mesa University's newspaper, The Criterion, and interned with Rocky Mountain PBS.

If I'm not running between interviews or writing an article, the odds are I'm on the Grand Mesa or spen…

Jace DiCola’s Journalist Portfolio

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Efforts to understand America's drugged-driving problem stall under Trump

Efforts to understand America's drugged-driving problem stall under Trump

The true scope of impaired driving in the U.S. is not known because federal regulators track only alcohol-rel…

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IMPACT-ing maternal substance abuse, suicide

IMPACT-ing maternal substance abuse, suicide

Thirty-eight percent of pregnancy-associated deaths in Colorado between 2016 and 2020 were due to suicide and…

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A look into the final hours of the North Avenue shelter

A look into the final hours of the North Avenue shelter

It’s 6:45 a.m., Saturday — the first few guests of Grand Junction’s largest homeless shelter, at 2853 North A…

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State budget cut will 'shrink physician workforce,' hospitals warn

State budget cut will 'shrink physician workforce,' hospitals warn

The Colorado Senate passed a package of 29 bills last week addressing the state's $850 million budget deficit…

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A multi-faceted approach to homelessness - without government funding

A multi-faceted approach to homelessness - without government funding

Sixty-nine-year-old Tracy Jones lived a near-perfect life, working as an engineer with properties in differen…

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Local ACA insurance sees surge in cancellations, continued enrollment decline

Local ACA insurance sees surge in cancellations, continued enrollment decline

As January comes to an end, most marketplace insurance (Affordable Care Act) enrollees have already paid thei…

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Articles

Restaurant inspection blotter for June 11, 2026

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By Jace DiCola 
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
The Mesa County Public Health Department conducts routine and complaint-based inspections on every restaurant from Loma to Collbran. The Sentinel’s Restaurant Blotter summarizes inspection outcomes for local eateries every two weeks, empowering the reader to make informed dining decisions in the future. Because of the high volume of restaurant inspections, this blotter is exclusive to the Sentinel’s website. The following blotter is a summary of inspection reports, so they are not comprehensive.
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Mutual Aid Partners honored with local award

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By Jace DiCola 
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Stephania Vasconez had spent roughly a decade in corporate insurance when the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off in early 2020. Itching to make an impact in her community, she began volunteering with local grassroots groups, where she learned the concept of mutual aid and solidarity. “It’s about realizing that at the end of the day, all we have is each other,” she said. “Some of us have certain resources that somebody else might need, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have resources we might need.
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Regional emergency medical cache to be eliminated

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By Jace DiCola 
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Mesa County Public Health’s 5,000-square-foot stockpile of medical and disaster response supplies, reserved for any emergency that could occur across western Colorado, will be eliminated by the end of this month in favor of a larger, Front Range location. Amid Colorado agencies’ efforts to consolidate programs and find savings, Mesa County Public Health’s role in local childcare licensing will also be reassigned to the state level.
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Awards

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Colorado Suicide Prevention Coalition Media Award

2025 - Health Reporting

"The SPCC Media Award is an esteemed award given to those in the media who are cognizant and careful when reporting about suicide and its impact on communities in Colorado. Careful reporting can be a useful tool in preventing suicide and in educating the public.”

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CSMA Best of Colorado

2020 - First Place for Columnist (Print News/Online Class III - over 1,800)
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CSMA Best of Colorado

2019 - Third Place in Staff Editorial ( Print News/Online Class III - 1,800+)

While this award is for a staff editorial from The Grandview Chronicle, I was one of the four editors on the board, one of the three who participated in the interview, and the sole author of the article.

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