I don’t know who said it, and it really doesn’t matter. We all tend to live in our own little filter bubbles, accepting only input that agrees with our preconceived notions and past experiences. In addition, we’re now deluged with so much information we tend to make snap judgments based[Read More…]
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Circle Park, Better City discussed by board
MEEKER | The town’s board of trustees heard an update on the Circle Park pond project from ERBM Recreation and Park District Executive Director Sean VonRoenn Tuesday. The rec district is waiting on consideration and approval from the cemetery district board as to whether the two-track road that goes from[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Prepare to die, and read the fine print
If you’re reading this on Thursday, I hope we’ll see you tonight at the Meeker Coworking Center for our “Own Your Story” event. We’ll be sharing information about setting up a will, writing your own obituary (or someone else’s), cleaning up your digital life, and generally getting your affairs in[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The politics of fear
Fear is a terrible—and terribly effective—way to manipulate people. If you can make a people group afraid, you can make them react, and if you can make them react, you can control them. If there’s a divisive or contentious topic on the table for public debate, it’s sure to be[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Anonymous returns
It’s been nearly a year since I lambasted the author of an anonymous flier distributed just prior to the rec district board election. I still believe if you want to share your opinion you should put your name on it, whether you’re stuffing future litter under windshield wipers in the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s your right to know
I found myself in yet another journalistic quandary this week. I received an inflammatory letter from one elected official accusing another elected official and an employee of making a unilateral decision to spend taxpayer dollars to investigate the letter writer’s department following complaints. However, since the letter did not include any[Read More…]
Commissioners hire former Archuleta County Attorney
RBC | One week after terminating their contract with former County Attorney Kent Borchard, RBC Commissioners approved a contract agreement with attorney Todd Starr, who resigned as Archuleta County Attorney last summer. Discussion about the county attorney’s position and how to fill it was part of a work session prior to[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Open meetings demand open discourse
Are the commissioners, returning and new, abiding by Colorado’s Open Meetings Act, aka the “Sunshine Laws”? Based on video and audio recordings, and comments from all three commissioners after Monday’s meeting, it would appear that two of our county commissioners made a decision about the future of the county attorney[Read More…]
Local musician dies while skiing on Marvine Trail
MEEKER | Brett Smithers, 48, of Meeker, Colo., was found unconscious and not breathing Saturday afternoon approximately 1.5 miles up the Marvine Trail that leads to the yurt, according to a press release from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office. First responders from the sheriff’s office, Meeker Fire and Rescue,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What will you do with the new year?
It’s time to start the annual debate about New Year’s resolutions, whether we’re for or against them. I think some folks are so discouraged by past failures they swing all the way to the other side of the spectrum, denying and defying the notion that making resolutions is a good[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Rest in peace, Mr. Bush
In the first general election after I turned 18, George H.W. Bush was the Republican presidential candidate. I voted for him. In the four years that followed, I had moments of regret over that choice. There was the infamous “read my lips, no new taxes” statement, which taught me that[Read More…]
What’s hiding in your medicine cabinet?
RBC | Check your medicine cabinet, or kitchen cupboard, or wherever you keep your prescriptions. Are you harboring expired, unused or leftover prescriptions or over-the-counter medications? If you are, it’s time to take action, for your safety and that of your loved ones. “If you think opioid addiction can’t happen[Read More…]
