Dear Editor: Thank you to all the first responders — dispatch, EMT, fire department and police department — for your fast response to our distress call. Thank you to Rangely District Hospital — physicians, nursing and hospital staff — for your effective, caring treatment for Gary. He is healing well[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Support the Colorado Wilderness Act
Dear Editor: The U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Colorado Wilderness Act. Please contact Congressman Scott Tipton to urge his support for that bill, H.R. 2546. Among other additions to the Wilderness system in Colorado, H.R. 2546 will extend the southeast boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness and add[Read More…]
Letter: Proud to be a Boomer
Dear Editor: I find it fascinating that Generation Z think they are so knowledgeable to come up with the idea that Boomers are “Wrecking their futures” with some of the policies and ignorance that goes on in today’s world.” Going by the definition of Generation Z, the oldest this generation[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Which side is the wrong side of the bed?
Have you ever been told you “got up on the wrong side of the bed” when you were cranky or irritable and wondered which side is the wrong side? Various online sources trace the phrase to ancient Rome, where getting out of bed on the left side was superstitiously thought[Read More…]
Letter: Coat drive organizers grateful for help
Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone involved in this year’s coat drive. Thank you to CNCC, New Creation Church, Town Hall and the Chamber of Commerce for allowing me to place donation boxes in their locations. Thank you to Archie and crew at Rangely Hospital for laundering the[Read More…]
Letter: Support MEF on Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 10
Dear Editor: Meeker Education Foundation’s mission is “to support and enhance educational opportunities for the Meeker School District.” All funds raised, currently, support our Grant Award Program as well as the growth of our Endowment. The former provides staff grant awards for academic and student enrichment opportunities, classroom/program needs. Tuesday,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The mad dash to Christmas
It’s a week after Thanksgiving and the pressure is on. Do you have your tree put up? House decorated? Shopping done? Gifts wrapped? Cards mailed? Cookies baked? Stockings hung? Parties planned? Donations made? Carols sung? You know the drill… it’s a mad dash from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and it can[Read More…]
Loose Ends: The ties that bind
MEEKER | I never thought that the first page I would turn to in a newspaper would be the obituary page. I admit I do tend to glance at the significant dates (birth and death), so I might be accused of this tendency to assure myself, as usually I am[Read More…]
Sophia’s Soapbox: Is ‘OK Boomer’ really meant to be derogatory?
MEEKER | During the past weeks younger generations such as the Gen Zs (born between 1995 and 2015) and some Millennials (1980-1994) started using the phrase “OK, Boomer.” It started trending on social media and soon it wasn’t just the younger generations using the term. People seem to have mixed[Read More…]
Guest Column: Happy Holidays from CNCC
RANGELY | The holiday season is here which means that our fall semester has ended at CNCC. This is the time of year when we all reflect on the year and what we have accomplished. We also take a closer look at what we hope to accomplish in the future.[Read More…]
Letter: Blanco Cellars expanding to new location
Dear Editor: We can’t keep this exciting news ‘bottled’ up … We are thrilled to announce an opportunity to move locations within Meeker in February 2020, in order to continue serving the Meeker community and visitors with greater hospitality and quality of services. Thanks to all of our loyal customers[Read More…]
Letter: Hrynkow thankful for 25 years in Meeker
Dear Editor: Through the years I’ve lived here there have been many I knew who had to move away for various reasons and I sorrowed with them, all the while so thankful it wasn’t me moving away! And now God has providentially brought that time to me, but I can’t[Read More…]
