I could place the face, but not the name. It’s a condition of aging, according to experts studying gerontology. There is a condition that also affects my fellow retired teachers’ abilities to recognize the faces of former students. It could be called FOUTWN – Fear of Using the Wrong Name in[Read More…]
Opinion
GUEST COLUMN: An update from PMC
MEEKER | Amid a challenging landscape for healthcare funding throughout Colorado, Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) emphasizes its dedication to the local community while providing an update on its financial outlook. Like many hospitals nationwide, PMC has faced hard decisions, but it has made strategic choices over the past few years[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – The little things
“While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.” – Matt Bevin I’m writing this with an ice pack attached to my lower back. Less than five minutes into my warmup Monday everything suddenly hurt. I say suddenly, but it’s been “twingy” for a week or[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – April 10th, 2025
Plan to attend the Masonic Lodge scholarship fundraiser this Sunday Dear Editor: Dear friends and neighbors, this Sunday, the Rio Blanco Masonic Lodge is having its annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction. The dinner is $25, and ALL of the proceeds from the auction will go directly to our college[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Spring is different around here
The reminders of spring are popping up every day, and just when most of us are going out and straightening up the yard and collecting all the junk that has accumulated over the past six months, some of us bravely get busy planting flowers. That is really a number one[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: It happened again last week
It happened again last week. A young man came into the museum with that look. That look that tells me he is hoping that I will know him, that his connection to the community can be validated. Fortunately, I remembered him as a child and called him by name. From[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: The most popular indoor sport: gossip
“…while golf and fishing are Scotland’s most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport.” – Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) We may not be in Scotland, but we can draw some definite parallels. It’s been my observation that the rumor mill (which would be an ideal moniker for a[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – April 3rd, 2025
Concerns about hospital board transparency Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing my letter last week – the opportunity to publish our concerns is better than being publicly scorned as my wife was at the Feb. 25, 2025 PMC meeting. Thank you also to our friend and neighbor Annie, for standing[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Perspective from the physicians at PMC
For the heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.”-Proverbs 18:15 Over the last several weeks, there has been a lot of emotion and discussion surrounding Pioneers Medical Center (PMC), our administration, and our management company (Ovation Healthcare). The reason for this letter[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – The emotional allure of being offended
One could argue that if you have taken offense, you’re automatically in the wrong because you are offended, but that’s a different discussion. There are multiple opportunities to be offended these days, by so many things, and it seems we’re surrounded on all sides by folks who exist in a[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 27th, 2025
Volunteers sought for cleanup days at the Meeker Golf Course Dear Editor: Good afternoon, everyone. This unseasonably warm weather we are having is making the course wake up and green up. The board would like to ask the members to please help out however you can with some spring clean[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Sunshine Laws — not just a journalism thing
“Leadership means you communicate. It means you believe in transparency and the rule of law.” – Nancy Mace On May 6 we will have local elections for three special district boards in Meeker: the hospital, the recreation district, and the fire district. There are multiple candidates running for a handful[Read More…]