Dear Editor: This community has been very fortunate to have a substantial tax base created by the oil and gas industry in Eastern Rio Blanco County. These funds have allowed the development of infrastructure completed in the last years with the construction/remodeling of medical facilities, justice center, airports, cemetery, recreational[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Cimarron answers changeover questions
Dear Editor: I am writing to you as the CEO of Cimarron Telecommunications LLC. We are the largest distributor of wireless and fiber services in the county. We realize there is a great deal of anxiety or confusion regarding how to change to a new service provider from the former[Read More…]
Letter: Citizens for Meeker Schools discusses Bond Issue 4A
Dear Editor: As co-chair of the Citizens for Meeker Schools Bond Campaign Committee, I welcome this chance to share my support for the Meeker School District’s 4A Bond initiative. A Vote for 4A will fund the District’s redevelopment of Meeker’s existing high school. This project will address critical infrastructure needs[Read More…]
Letter: Vaughn for Clerk and Recorder
Dear Editor: We are endorsing Emma Vaughn in the upcoming clerk and recorder election. Emma and her family were neighbors of ours on Piceance Creek. At an early age Emma showed the work ethic that we all admire. Emma has continued to show us that the qualities she possesses qualify[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Grief serves a purpose
I can’t write a letter to the editor, as folks do, so this is it: the editor’s letter to all of you who have reached out to us this week in our time of loss and sorrow. My week has been studded with random quotes from “Gone With the Wind.” On[Read More…]
Letter: Vaughn thanks supporters for successful candidate meet & greet
Dear Editor: I owe a couple big thank you notes to some amazing people who helped me pull off the first ever bipartisan meet and greet for Rio Blanco County candidates. First of all my appreciation goes to Mr. John Strate for his role as teacher and mentor in providing[Read More…]
Letter: Great year for upriver fall color
Dear Editor: Bev and I traveled up to Ripple Creek Divide last Saturday, the 29th, to enjoy fall colors. I have observed fall colors in many locations, but these were some of the very best. It’s a great year for color. Along the way we visited old haunts at the Himes Peak[Read More…]
Letter: Moyer’s position remains consistent
Dear Editor: As many of you are now aware, an unaffiliated candidate will be opposing me on the November general election ballot. Therefore, it may be necessary to reassure the voters of Rio Blanco County that my following positions have and will remain consistent throughout this campaign and term in[Read More…]
Selle answers FAQs on Ballot Issue 4A
MEEKER | By now, many in our community are familiar with Ballot Issue 4A, which has been placed on the ballot by the Meeker School District to raise funds for renovation and new construction for Meeker High School and the Meeker School District bus garage. During the past weeks, several[Read More…]
Letter: Vaughn for Clerk and Recorder
Dear Editor: I would like to endorse Ms. Emma Vaughn for the elected position of Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder. I have known Emma and her family for more than 25 years. Emma was born and raised in the heart of Rio Blanco County. She was blessed to be[Read More…]
Guest Column: Everyone deserves a second chance
RBC | I finally achieved a life-long goal of reading “Les Miserables” (actually I listened to most of it on an audio book). Not long afterwards I listened to a fantastic sermon about grace and forgiveness. I concluded my week watching supreme court confirmation hearings. Each of these events caused[Read More…]
Meeker BOE explains resolution supporting Amendment 73
MEEKER | The November ballot includes two provisions relating to education. In last week’s article, we explained our resolution supporting Ballot Issue 4A. That Issue would provide funds for a new Meeker High School and bus garage. In this article we explain the provisions in the second ballot question, Amendment[Read More…]
