Admitting error or fault is never easy or comfortable, no matter how old you are or how often you get to do it, but it’s part of becoming a responsible, trustworthy adult. It’s “character-building,” as parents like to say when they force their kids to endure uncomfortable things. Here’s the[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Let’s talk codes
Dear Editor: Codes are the product of or the outcome of circumstance. For example, people died in a basement fire; there was no way for them to get out, so for safety let’s put in egress windows. Perhaps people have stumbled on a staircase time and again, why? One rise[Read More…]
Guest Column: Honor your mother, her way
MEEKER I As Mother’s Day arrives, I am reflecting upon celebrations of the past. Because my children and dear grandson do not live near us, Mother’s Day is not an in-person celebration for me yet full of good memories.
Letter to the Editor: Section 19 of HB-1278 opposed by Unity Party
Dear Editor: Colorado’s General Assembly has rushed through House Bill 1278, which makes “miscellaneous” changes to Colorado election law. It vastly increases the number of petition signatures required to place independent and minor party candidates on Colorado’s ballot.
OPED: Travel Matters in more ways than one
RBC | National Travel and Tourism week is May 5–11, 2019. This year’s theme is “Travel Matters,” a recognition of the innumerable ways in which travel enriches lives and strengthens communities. It’s a time when travel and tourism professionals across the country unite to celebrate the value travel holds for our economy, businesses and personal well-being. Travel[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for clean up assistance
Dear Editor: A big thank you to all the folks that took time out this past weekend who helped with the trash clean up effort in Meeker along the river and city park. A clean and healthy river frontage reflects well on the our community and allows visitors the opportunity[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Personal responsibility includes being considerate
My grandkids are at that age where they understand there are rules for cohabiting the same space, and they get very angry when one of their siblings is not complying with those rules. Every parent has heard the tattlers… “Susie ate two cookies. You said we can only have one[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to all who helped bring awareness campaign to county
Dear Editor: When the Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau Association Board voted to pursue scheduling the human trafficking trailer for presentations in the county, the biggest obstacle we faced was funding. As I approached other organizations to partner with us, the response was nothing less than overwhelming. Again and again,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Would rather have lower bills than charging stations
Dear Editor: Since White River Electric Association is clearly swimming in cash, I would like to ask them how much we can expect our electric rates to decrease in January?
Letter to the Editor: It’s a reappraisal year for property values
Dear Editor: To all Rio Blanco County property owners, as required by the Colorado Revised Statutes, 2019 is a reappraisal year. Therefore, all properties within the boundary of Rio Blanco County have been revalued. Market sales, business income, and/or appraisal data for an 18-month period, Jan. 1, 2017 to June[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: ‘Small’ is in the eye of the beholder
“I live in a small town. The population is just 10,000.” It’s a conversation we kept overhearing while we were in Denver this month. Apparently the definition of “small” is quite subjective. For example, the television show “Twin Peaks” (which some of you remember from 20+ years ago, and some[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: We’re all going to the end of the line, eventually
I took my second-ever train trip last week. My daughter and I traveled to the Colorado Press Association convention in Denver via Amtrak from Glenwood. Why train, you ask? Because I’ve lost the ability to tolerate the idiots on I-70 and because we tend to have blizzards in April, which[Read More…]
