Dear Editor: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association announced Jan. 9 that Colowyo Mine and Craig Station will be retiring by 2030. In addition, we will be retiring Escalante Station in New Mexico by the end of 2020. Over the next decade, we will work with our employees and northwest Colorado[Read More…]
Opinion
{Guest Column} CNCC January update: Happy New Year!
RBC | Happy new year! 2020 is upon us and Colorado Northwestern’s new spring semester will begin Jan. 13. We are looking forward to having the students back on campus along with the excitement and energy they bring. The new semester we will also begin conference play for several of[Read More…]
Letter: Turner announces commissioner candidacy
Dear Editor: There is plenty of interest in the District 3 County Commissioner race and it is good for the voters to have choices. So I am writing this letter to announce that I, Kai Turner, am running for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. I have put a lot of thought[Read More…]
Guest Column: Colo. River District working to keep West Slope water here
RBC | At the Colorado River District, we are working to ensure that whatever the future holds, there’s water on the West Slope to support our way of life. Whether you grow food, rely on clean water from your kitchen tap, or recreate on our rivers, the River District is[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Ranger Rick isn’t reality
I had a subscription to “Ranger Rick” nature magazine when I was a kid. It was educational, yes, but it insulated its immature readers from the true nature of the beasts it highlighted. There was a little anthropomorphism (Ranger Rick was, after all, a raccoon … I even had a[Read More…]
Letter: Happy New Year, RBC!
Dear Editor: This year, 2020, is going to be an exciting and busy time as it is an election year. Candidates across the spectrum will begin serious campaigning to have their name and vision become household topics. I am one of the candidates vying for the position of Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Letter: ‘White River Storage Project’ will be aggressively opposed
Dear Editor: What happens in Rio Blanco County does not stay in Rio Blanco County. That’s because the White River is a beautiful resource whose water and ecological health is of interest to all Coloradans and Americans. Further, the White River flows into the Green River which flows into the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Getting somewhere
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” ~ J.P. Morgan You don’t have to wait for the New Year or a birthday or a particular date on the calendar to make a change, but there’s something about the energy that[Read More…]
Letter: What’s wrong with Meeker?
Dear Editor: Meeker’s new slogan “We must build it and urge them to come”? Let me start by stating that I am not a Meeker native nor have I spent my entire life dreaming of leaving this particular small town. My husband and I both grew up on farms in[Read More…]
Guest Column: Create a vision board for the new year
MEEKER | Looking into next year, we leave the last year behind us. With 12 fresh months ahead of us, it’s sometimes hard to not dwell on the toughness of what the last year entailed. But 12 new months, means twelve new fresh starts. If you have hopes and dreams[Read More…]
Letter: Who can tell our water story?
Dear Editor: I am seeking assistance to select one individual who would share some water history of significance of the White River. Some initial thoughts coming to mind is the first irrigation ditch within our basin above Meeker and the historical ranches on the lower White River that helped mold[Read More…]
Sophia’s Soapbox: Mental health awareness for teens
MEEKER | Most everyone who suffers from some sort of mental disorder, does so in private. That’s why it’s so hard for people to take these illnesses seriously. That, and the lack of research and education that has been done to make people more aware. It’s especially hard for people to[Read More…]
