Opinion
Loose Ends: Language lessons
MEEKER I Recently, the realization that I had better brush up on a second language (before traveling overseas again) dawned on me. Trying to speak with the wide variety of people I meet is always […]
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Inconceivable!
Words have definitions. Over time and use sometimes those definitions change. Sometimes they get twisted, or overused, or misapplied, and the “new” definition sticks. In our modern culture of soundbites and buzzwords and trying to […]
Opinion
Loose Ends: No “normal”
MEEKER | Range Call is done for the year. Its success should be seen as a positive indication that Meeker is on the way to a somewhat regular routine. The Delta variant of COVID-19 had […]
Opinion
Letter: Borchard AAA rating for double knee replacement
Dear Editor: I had a double knee replacement. Thanks to Dr. Borchard and Pioneers Hospital and all of the staff from start to finish. They are the best. AAA rating all around. Thanks, John S. […]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Donations make 2021 Galapagos trip possible
Dear Editor: Hello Meeker, through your generous donations, the Meeker International Ecology Program is heading to the Galapagos Islands, finally! When you read this, we will already be thoroughly engaged in learning on the Islands. […]
Opinion
Editor’s Column: The duck test
Years ago I sat in a leadership meeting where the instructor admonished the group with the following words of advice: “if everyone you encounter says you’re a jackass, instead of blaming them and whining about […]
Opinion
CNCC Corner: Final thanks from Granger
RBC | Over the last couple of weeks, the CNCC Rangely campus has been hopping. Not with students, but with the firefighters who have been using our campus as the staging area for the Oil […]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: On Politics
Dear Editor: A thought on politics……after celebrating our nation’s independence. Running for an office and holding an office are two very different things. Holding an office requires honor, integrity, and tempering every act with wisdom. […]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Campbell files formal complaint
Dear Editor: On June 29 I filed a formal complaint against Gary Moyer, RBC Commissioner District 1. The complaint is regarding the lies and false accusations he has made directed at me in his letters […]
Opinion
Kaye’s Corner: Travel Tips
MEEKER | After four weeks on the road, including incredibly fun and very frustrating moments, we have these tips to offer for travel 2021. • Take your mask – Many places strictly enforce mask wearing […]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Town set personal best in killing beneficial bugs with aerial spray
Dear Editor: Newcomers may not be familiar with our ways. The annual aerial spraying is tradition. An integral part of our Fourth of July celebration. It wouldn’t be the Fourth without it. Us old timers […]
Opinion
Editor’s Column: What’s your fruit?
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. ~ Saint Basil There’s […]
