Different reasons for living in Meeker

MEEKER — In all of the uproar about the community’s questionable welcoming spirit to the oil, gas and construction workers, one thing is never truly addressed. The often unspoken common view that the town is filled with people who choose to live here (or should choose to live here) permeates the small town atmosphere and sets up a wide gap between the newcomers and the middle and old-timers.
Supposedly, a middle-timer is someone who moved…