Attention Rio Blanco County voters: It’s time we as citizens take control of our county and elect a commissioner with true leadership, strong ethics, integrity and who is not afraid to rock the boat.

The definition of an oxymoron is: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness. I think we all see oxymorons in our world and government on a daily basis. These are the ones I see.

I wanted to write in response to last week’s rant on the parade from Earl. Yes, there could have been an accident. Every day, in any given place, there can be an accident. If we all lived in fear of what could happen, we’d never leave our homes. Although accidents[Read More…]

I was appalled when watching the Meeker Fourth of July parade, when these hot rod cars stopped down the street from us, put on the brakes and started spinning their tires at a very high rate of speed, then took off as fast as they could, spinning the tires for[Read More…]

Enjoy the paper as usual. I especially enjoyed the fact that the county has begun an informational column titled “The County Cubicle.” I believe the dialogue will be very useful.

I am asking a few questions on the recent dismissal of Mr. Doug Pfau. It still is very unclear to several members of this community and myself after I recently talked with a board member and Mr. Doug Pfau himself. Both sides are not able to disclose information because of[Read More…]

I would like to take a moment to publicly reflect on a few concerns that are troubling me in regards to the recent dismissal of the school district’s superintendent, Mr. Doug Pfau, by the Meeker School Board.

On Aug. 10, qualified voters of Colorado will determine which candidates’ names they want on the general election ballot. As noted in a June 17 classified ad, the August primary election will be a mail-ballot election and voters must be affiliated as Republican, Democrat or Libertarian in order to automatically[Read More…]