To file under your “ridiculous” column: A popular online and brick-and-mortar store has sold out of a popular item: A bundle of twigs—20 “birchwood” branches tied with brown string—retailing for $42. Every time I see how much government entities pay consultants to come up with “new” ideas I shake my[Read More…]
Opinion
Clerk and Recorder news update: December 13, 2018
RBC | The Secretary of State has officially certified the 2018 General Election this week so it is officially “put to bed” as they say. The Clerk’s office has been very busy wrapping up the details of the November election. Rio Blanco County has 4,680 total registered voters. Ballots are not[Read More…]
E-Cigs: Vaping and your teeth
RBC | “E-Cigs, Vaping, Vapes, Vape pen, Juul…” the nicknames go on. What is this, you ask? An e-cigarette is the new trending epidemic to hit adults and youth, even as young as middle school and elementary age kids. A typical battery-operated e-cigarette contains a cartridge of e-cig liquid, or “juice,”[Read More…]
Holiday Benefit Party for Rural Pathways
MEEKER | On Dec. 22 at the Mexican House in Meeker, Rural Pathways Project is hosting our second annual Holiday Benefit Party. If you are reading this now, consider yourself cordially invited to celebrate our community and raise money for scholarships that will directly benefit college-bound rural teens. Below is our[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: When it comes to marketing, ‘free’ isn’t really free
The word “free” is a tantalizing attraction. Maybe it’s our capitalistic system where literally everything has a price, or maybe it’s simply human nature to want something for nothing… results without effort… benefits without expense. You’re probably familiar with the phrase “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” The[Read More…]
Make kindness your Christmas story
RBC | Every year when it comes time for Christmas, my first reaction is one of scorn. My negative feelings toward Christmas have only accrued over the past and like many it’s really something I would rather just jump over. I think like many it is a holiday that lost its[Read More…]
Letter: Climate change is real
Dear Editor: In his letter to the editor last week on climate change, Mr. Prosence cited Patrick Michaels of the Cato Institute as his reference. Here is a brief biography of Mr. Michaels, so that your readers can judge his credibility. Mr. Michaels has academic degrees in biology and ecological[Read More…]
Handling the holidays: Coping with grief
MEEKER | I remember the first Christmas my sister wasn’t with us. I remember the beautiful way she decorated her house each year and the fun our families shared—Christmas tree hunts, games nights, shared memories of our parents and good times on the farm in Minnesota where we grew up. There[Read More…]
The changing of life’s many seasons
RBC | The chill of the winter breeze is frigid this morning as I type this and I can’t help but think of the things in my life and how their natural progression revolves around the Colorado seasons. The ground is falling into a deep slumber with the stirrings of new[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Rest in peace, Mr. Bush
In the first general election after I turned 18, George H.W. Bush was the Republican presidential candidate. I voted for him. In the four years that followed, I had moments of regret over that choice. There was the infamous “read my lips, no new taxes” statement, which taught me that[Read More…]
Put your money where your mouth is
RBC | Facebook. Happy little dings, memes, being able to share something with people without actually having to talk to those people (or put on pants)—what’s not to love? A lot, actually. For me, Facebook is how I tune out the chaos of daily life. Lately I’ve found myself subconsciously opening[Read More…]
Letter: Climate change denier
Dear Editor: I am a denier. At least that’s my label according to those who believe in human caused global warming (HCGW) which is caused, of course, by the burning of carbon based fuels, coal and petroleum. My position in this discussion was recently bolstered by an televised interview of[Read More…]