[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] As we prepare to observe Memorial Day, perhaps this year we’ll be less distracted by backyard barbecues and beer and give the day the somber consideration it deserves. For 244 years Americans have sacrificed to defend our country, and our allies. Some have[Read More…]
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2020
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] PMC and Meeker Family Health are open Dear Editor: As I travel around town, I am often asked “Is the hospital open?” Yes, Pioneers Medical Center and Meeker Family Health Center are open. We are here for you. It is important to stay[Read More…]
Guest Column: Most Americans are making travel plans
As parts of the country begin opening, travelers are looking forward to getting back on the road and in the skies. According to the most recent Longwoods International study of American travelers, half (52%) of respondents will visit friends and family domestically first when it is appropriate to travel again.[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’
“Sorry, wrong number” is not a message one hears often these days, unless a local directory has listed someone’s else’s phone number in its place. While some of us still keep a landline, there are growing numbers who have reverted to only to a cell phone. A few years ago[Read More…]
Guest Column: It Always Takes More Time
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Many years ago, I was complaining to a colleague that a project was taking more time to complete than I expected. He just laughed and said, “Kaye, it always takes more time.” That comment has stayed with me over the many years and[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A little validation goes a long way
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] This week marks the 197th issue published under Solas (which means “light” in Irish Gaelic) Publications, Inc. That’s 197 weeks of tracking down news, finding reporters to cover stories, sitting through meetings, taking pictures and videos, updating the website, building ads, selling ads,[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: May 14, 2020
Overdue thank you Dear Editor: I would like everyone to know what a great community Meeker is! Thank you so much to the first responders, Meeker Volunteer Fire Department and the BLM firefighters. Your quick response to the fire up Lions Canyon saved homes, people, and their animals. Just can’t[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: Graduation in a virtual world
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] For over a month we have been living in a different time under very difficult circumstances. At Colorado Northwestern our campuses have been very quiet with students being gone and most employees working from home. However, slowly those things are starting to change.[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for using common sense
Thanks for using common sense Dear Editor: I want to thank everyone who is using common sense in social distancing and mask wearing. Please remember to use masks carefully and keep them washed. If used improperly, they can be more of a hazard than a help. Thank you to everyone making masks[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: State budget deficit is unacceptable
Dear Editor: The Colorado budget is $3 billion in the hole and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) posted its “Staff Budget Balancing FY 2020-2021” document, April 11, 2020. Our State Senator Bob Rankin is on the JBC and has signed on to the recommendation to suspend The Homestead Tax Exemption[Read More…]
Guest Column: Celebrate the Spirit of Travel
MEEKER I The nation has celebrated travel and tourism as an economic engine during the first week of May since 1983. Typically the industry gathers to rally, introduces new products, awards front-line workers for the role they play in helping visitors make memories of a lifetime and celebrates accomplishments in[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Stranger than fiction
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” ~ Mark Twain, “Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World.” If that doesn’t sum up current events, I don’t know what does. From the price of a barrel of oil dropping[Read More…]
