Newspapers across the country have been asked to write editorials this week about the media being referred to as the “enemy of the people.” It’s a trendy phrase these days, with all the simplicity of good propaganda behind it. It’s catchy, it stirs up emotion and it’s not terribly specific.[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: WREA candidate introduction
Dear Editor, My name is Mark Rogers and I’d like to introduce myself as a candidate for the Board of Director of the White River Electric Association. This is for the Town of Meeker position that our member/owners will elect at this year’s annual meeting on Sept. 12.
Guest Column: ERBM Update
MEEKER | As the warm weather season begins to wind down and the ERBM Fall Line-Up makes its way into mailboxes, you will notice progress on many special projects throughout the Rec District, including: ongoing work on the China Wall Trail System expansion, skate park development at Paintbrush Park, park[Read More…]
Excuse me, your opinion is showing (and it’s not pretty)
Since sometime in the 1950s, when wearing T-shirts as something other than underclothes became socially acceptable, we’ve been paying to turn our bodies into walking billboards, broadcasting our favorite brands, bands, vacation spots and political opinions. I remember a high school classmate being told to turn his T-shirt inside out[Read More…]
Letter: Support for local journalism
Dear Editor, I usually do not resort to writing letters to the editor—perhaps as I feel many individuals who do are either a little off center, or have an axe to grind. Of course, that is a generalization, but, nonetheless, I prefer to write this to you personally. I grew[Read More…]
Letter: Thank you for spraying
Dear Editor, We would like to take a moment to thank Lanny Coulter at Coulter Aviation for taking the time to spray for mosquitos per our request, at the ranch and our house for our daughter’s wedding. As many know this time of year up County Road 8 can be[Read More…]
Guest Column: Meeker School District
MEEKER | In early June of this year, Meeker School District mailed a public opinion survey to registered voter households districtwide. Typical response rates for surveys of this type range from 8 percent to 17 percent. However, the response rate from our community was significantly higher at 23 percent demonstrating[Read More…]
Opinion: Adverse effects of gaming and social media
RBC | I tend to be a research junkie. When I don’t really understand something, I dive into learning everything I can about the topic, so I can speak with confidence and intelligence. To me, the internet is an amazing learning tool, the world is at your fingertips. So, I[Read More…]
Letter: Wildfire info from RBC Assessor
Dear Editor: If your property has been damaged by wildfire, please contact me at your earliest convenience. There are taxation laws that reflect property effected by natural causes. Please contact the office at 970-878-9410 or [email protected]. Thank you, Renae Neilson Rio Blanco County Assessor
Letter: Puff the magic dragon
Dear Editor: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, by executive order, has recently imported recent State of California laws that should be labeled, “Puff the Magic Dragon Laws”; laws passed by highly intelligent folks with barely a sliver of common sense. Colorado’s new automobile emission standards, from the Golden State, will have[Read More…]
Rangely Food Bank doing good work
Dear Editor: I want to write to compliment the Rangely Food Bank. They have been doing a heck of a job and Chris, Keven, Carroll and all their helpers including the ballplayers that help to unload the food when a big load comes in have really helped us handicapped and[Read More…]
What to do when you feel overwhelmed
RBC I The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back is an illustration of what can happen when you feel overwhelmed. Each straw by itself is irrelevant. Yet, the cumulative weight of enough straw can be unbearable. Life’s events can have the same cumulative impact as the straw. Most situations,[Read More…]
