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…]
Letters To The Editor
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…]
Letter: Unscientific survey may be misleading
Dear Editor: While I agree that it is important to seek public input on the Outdoor Adventure Center, a survey such as offered on your website can be misleading. Valid surveys, by the rigorous rules of statistical sampling, must be administered to a sample of people from the community who[Read More…]
Letter: 2nd graders at MES encourage reading
Dear Editor: We decided to help kids read and have many reasons why it is important and can be fun for children to read. We wanted to convince people in Meeker to read. We have a flyer for you that has all the reasons why children should read. Reading is[Read More…]
Letter: Washington raises serious concerns
Dear Editor: No matter what our personal political leanings, I think we all agree on the Constitutional foundation of our democracy. It is therefore troubling to see legitimate Constitutional questions dismissed as tests of party loyalty. Actions by the new administration in Washington raise serious concerns. They should not be[Read More…]
Letter: First responders are exceptional
Dear Editor: We want to give a big thank you to all the volunteer EMS personnel serving eastern Rio Blanco County, Pioneers Hospital medical staff and the St. Mary’s CareFlight team for the exceptional jobs they do. We know firsthand, because on Jan. 31 one of our own, Darrell Kendall,[Read More…]
Letter: Questions about urban renewal authority
Dear Editor: The town meeting to consider an Urban Renewal Authority (URA), scheduled for next Tuesday, Feb. 21, needs to address a number of questions. Colorado Statute established the option of a URA for the purpose of restoring blighted urban neighborhoods (Colorado Revised Statutes 31-25-104, 31-25-107). “Blighted” specifically refers to[Read More…]
Letter: Strate family thankful for first responders
Dear Editor: Our family would like to thank all those dedicated people on the ambulance crew who came to our house when Chris broke his hip. They did such a professional job of getting him down our stairs (which any of you who have been to our house know is[Read More…]
Letter: The death of Mr. Common Sense
Dear Editor: There have been some bad calls in Meeker in the last few months by the people in some form of power that have not been in the best interests of the people in Meeker and Rio Blanco County. Before the people in any form of power in any[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Weighing in on Better City proposals
As mentioned in a previous column, one of the hardest parts of reporting on a story is seeing all sides of an issue and not being able to choose a position. Nowhere is this more difficult than when reporting on a project that impacts the community. I understand the disgruntled[Read More…]
Letter: Naloxone saves lives
Dear Editor: After last week’s Rangely Town Council discussion regarding the use of naloxone (brand name Narcan) as an antidote to opioid overdosing, we at Mind Springs Health, who every day work with the impact of addiction, understand naloxone’s benefits and want to voice support of its usage. It’s no[Read More…]
