Dear Editor: We wrote to you March 23, requesting that you reinstate the Days Gone By section on a weekly basis.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Reader against jail on school site
Dear Editor: My wife and I believe it will be a mistake to transfer title of the old school with the intention of building a jail in the middle of our town.
Letter to the Editor: Citizen: Justice center a short-sighted plan
Dear Editor: I am writing this as a concerned citizen and not as a board member of any organization. I am very concerned about the proposal to turn the property of the old elementary school into a justice center.
Letter to the Editor: Opposed to county use of old school
Dear Editor: Destruction of the old elementary school for a jail? An article in the Rio Blanco Herald Times [April 25 edition] indicated that the Board of County Commissioners and the Meeker Town Council had met on April 22 and discussed turning the old elementary school over to the county[Read More…]
From My Window… I see a drug lord, an inspiration and a controversy
I looked out my window and saw an interesting news week, topped by the arrest of Meeker restaurant owner Francisco Peralta-Cabral, who was described by federal/state drug task force authorities as “the U.S. head of the drug-dealing operation with tentacles across the Western Slope,” including ownership of the Los Koras[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Letter about Meeker students
Dear Editor: I was impressed by your editorial in the April 13 Rio Blanco Herald Times.
From my window… Too many Meeker events subject to overload
Looking out my window I saw a large number of people surrounding the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, peering up into the air with a forlorn, lost look. It seemed they were in need of some leader to emerge to tell them what to do next.
Letter to the Editor: In regard to letter on endangered horses
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to Patti William’s letter concerning the wild horses becoming extinct. There are supposed to be at least 37,000 wild horses still in the wild. Everybody agrees that if not managed properly, they will double every four years; 37,000 now 74,000 four years from[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Letter from White River Electric Assoc.
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to White River Electric Association members. Please consider contacting your Colorado legislators today to ask them to vote “no” on Colorado SB 252.
Letter to the Editor: Why health fairs are important
Dear Editor: The health fairs in Meeker and Rangely on Saturday are a great opportunity to think about your own (and your family’s) situation and be sure you have an accurate understanding of your true health. By that, I don’t mean if you just “feel” OK. I encourage you to[Read More…]
From my window… Dealing with rumors: It happened and it’s time to move on
EDITOR’S NOTE: It is customary for newspapers across the United States to not use the names of juveniles arrested, issued summons or citations. The one exception is when a person under 18 is arrested and charged with a capital felony — most often murder. The reason I am touching on[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Downtown health most important
Dear Editor: A discussion walking the streets leaves me very concerned about the future of Meeker. Should we move the Justice Center east of town near or sharing the proposed new hospital site? All this excitement about new and free is completely overlooking the health of our downtown — if[Read More…]