Dear Editor: School will be starting soon. We anticipate a full year of learning in our classrooms, but the coronavirus persists in our community and it may yet disrupt activities. Following established public health recommendations, we encourage eligible students to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for the beginning of[Read More…]
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. Our first stop will be the Santa Cruz Highlands where we will become more familiar[Read More…]
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. Running for an office requires none of those things. Winning an election is not what[Read More…]
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 to the editor as well as on his Facebook page, Gary Moyer RBC Commissioner. I[Read More…]
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 couldn’t imagine the holiday without the lingering fragrance of insecticide. That would be like a[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor – Scott: attacks are personal
Dear Editor: There has been complaints from Moyer recall supporters about the fact that those who sign the petition might get an angry phone call from myself or my husband Matt. If we thought you were a friend and see your name on the recall petition, please plan to get[Read More…]
Letter: Museum thanks
Dear Editor: Throughout the last year, I have witnessed such kindness and generosity from so many people that I thought maybe I should try to say something about it. A year ago, the White River Museum had been closed for COVID for several months. During that time our manager stepped[Read More…]
Letter: Hopewest invites volunteers to walk in Fourth parade
Dear Editor: The Fourth of July is quickly approaching and Meeker HopeWest is making plans for a memorable Fourth by participating in this Honky Tonk parade. We’d like to invite all past and present volunteers that have helped in any way, be it with patients, youth grief groups, horse camp,[Read More…]
Campbell: recall statute clarification
Dear Editor: Let’s get the facts straight once and for all. C.R.S. 1-12-103 Petition for recall — statement of grounds The statement is for the information of the electors who are the sole and exclusive judges of the legality, reasonableness and sufficiency of the ground or grounds assigned for the[Read More…]
Morlan: recordings deleted by county
Over the last couple of months, there have been several letters saying, “Why doesn’t Dave release his executive sessions recordings or sign some kind of waiver.” I didn’t want to sign the waiver because it would give Moyer the freedom to do exactly what he did in last week’s letter,[Read More…]
Kummer: for the record, termination comments and facts
Dear Editor: After being wrongfully accused of being blatantly insubordinate by Commissioner Moyer, I decided to take a few minutes to write down some facts and comments about my employment and experience working for Rio Blanco County for almost 13 years. I would first like to say that in Rio[Read More…]
Letter – Borchard: Serious misrepresentation of facts by Moyer
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to Gary Moyer’s “letter to the editor” which appeared in the June 10 edition of this newspaper to provide the community with the correct circumstances surrounding the decision to not re-appoint me at the Jan. 14, 2019, meeting by Commissioners Jeff[Read More…]