Dear Editor: My name is Stephanie Bouchey, and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science at Brown University (Providence, RI). I study planetary science, an interest that led me to intern at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.) in 2009.
Letters To The Editor
Letters to the Editor: Update from Rio Blanco County Assessor Renae T. Neilson
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Rio Blanco County taxpayers and residents: I want to give you a quick update of things happening at the Rio Blanco County Assessor’s Office.
Letter to the Editor: We should choose a plant-based diet
Dear Editor: Have you ever stopped and wondered why society deems it proper to kill and eat a pig, but abusing a dog or cat is considered animal cruelty? Or why we wear leather, the skin of an animal, but think wearing fur is cruel? This is, unfortunately, the very[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Now is the time to eliminate invading weeds in RBC
Dear Editor: Whitetop, hoary cress, is blossoming now and can be seen just west of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and north of the intersection of highways 13 and 8.
Letter to the Editor: Commissioners, emergency manager involved behind the scenes
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to inform the citizens of Rio Blanco County of some behind-the-scenes work that your commissioners and your County Emergency Manager Ty Gates have been involved in the past year and half. First, the statute for emergency management lies within the commissioner[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Jon Hill for county commissioner
Dear Editor: Rio Blanco County is in a precarious position. We have lost a tremendous amount of revenue mainly due to the decline of the oil/gas related industries. Not only do the employees directly employed by this industry suffer, the effects trickle down to almost every household in the county[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: MSD works to rebuild lost programs
Dear Editor: This is to inform constituents of the Meeker School District about recent decisions made by their school board.
Letter to the Editor: Right mental health treatment needed at right time
Dear Editor: There is a missing piece in the current Senate Bill 169 on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Desk: Psychiatric Care.
Letter to the Editor: Good time had at Old Timers’ dinner
Dear Editor: Hello to all. I just wanted to share with everyone what an enjoyable evening myself, my son and his wife had in Meeker this past Saturday evening as we attended the “Old Timers Dinner.” It was wonderful to visit with so many friends that I don’t get to[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Surprise from Barone StuCo appreciated
Dear Editor: Recently, we attended a Barone Middle School assembly where we presented the Patriot’s Pen Award to Kolbi Franklin. We were asked to remain at the front while the Barone Student Council presented us with an envelope containing proceeds from their sale of refreshments at sporting events during the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for food donations in Rangely
Dear Editor: The Rangely Post Office employees would like to say thank you for a great turnout of food donations for our local Rangely Food Bank.
Letter to the Editor: Not all can vote on commissioners
Dear Editor: In your paper two weeks ago, a front page article announced that the County Republican Party was hosting two county commissioner candidate forums for the four Republican candidates in the two districts (West End and East End) up for election this year —one in Rangely and one in[Read More…]
