Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire staff at the Walbridge wing for the very kind loving care you gave my Dad, Harold Hubbell. The people of Meeker should be proud of this facility and grateful that it exists. Also thank you to everyone[Read More…]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Good kids in Rangely
Dear Editor: Did you hear the latest and “greatest” in Rangely? Three young teenage boys did what? At prom? They did what? You mean this is a positive—and it will make you feel “good?” Yep! There truly are angels among us. Upon finding out while decorating for the “big dance”[Read More…]
Letter: A correction on an obituary and thanks for Days Gone By
Dear Editor: Two obituary corrections: …with two dots over the “a” Känionette told us is how her name is spelled. Känionette and I graduated from Denver South High School in 1956. Cherry Creek High School did not open until the following school year. P.S.: Bobby (Gutierrez) said how much I[Read More…]
Letter: Comment about Utes
Dear Editor: Thank you for your articles covering the proposed Ute Casino in the Dinosaur, Colorado area. I do have concerns about a couple of comments made by Mayor Joseph Nielsen. In one article he is quoted as saying the Utes are difficult to work with. I have personal experience[Read More…]
Letter: More concerns about the cemetery
Dear Editor: I have had the opportunity to work for the local mortuaries in Meeker for the past 10 years. This puts me in the position to have a close relationship with the cemetery here in Meeker. I have recently retired but I am not willing to remain quiet about[Read More…]
Letter: Liked what the old cemetery board did
Dear Editor: Wow, the new cemetery board sounds like a real mess. That’s too bad, I thought the old board, Art, Mike and everyone else working there were doing an incredible job. Our cemetery had never looked better. Dave Stewart Meeker
Letter: An open letter to Joyce Rankin
Dear Editor: An open letter to Joyce Rankin: While I am sure that parents in our community appreciate your comments on school choice, your recent article in the Rio Blanco Herald Times raises several concerns about the distribution of public funds and questions regarding points of fact. There is no[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Kylen Wilder’s family
Dear Editor: We the family of Kylen Cole Wilder would like to thank each and every one for the phone call, cards, flowers and prayers for the passing of our son, grandson, brother, uncle, cousin. He will be greatly missed and we are so glad to have had him in[Read More…]
Letter: Thank you to the Meeker community
Dear Editor: Dear Meeker, thank you for being such a wonderful and caring community. The several months before Dianne passed away were extremely difficult but your care, well wishes and prayers made the unbearable bearable. We are blessed to have in our community a very caring health care community that[Read More…]
Letter: 2017 WRCA Buy/Fly Tournament
Dear Editor: The 13th annual White River Community Association Buy/Fly Fishing Tournament hosted eight wonderful teams who competed for prizes, enjoyed good food and caught the whitefish needed for the Community Fish Fry this year. We had great weather March 11 and 12, both days of the tournament. Final weigh-in[Read More…]
Letter: ‘Oversized’ local government may be hurting our economy
Dear Editor: By all reasonable standards, it’s more than unusual for a county like ours to collect (borrow) and spend tens of millions of tax dollars in the name of serving the people for such a small rural community as ours (around 8,000+ people). Compared to most counties throughout the[Read More…]
Letter: Accusations about Trump are false
Dear Editor: I have a response to a letter writer in the opinion column a Bob Dorsett, M.D., wrote, All the accusations that Dr. Dorsett made against the president are either false or have been answered or vetted. Apparently Dr. Dorsett is watching a news channel such as MSN (sic)[Read More…]



