Just 15 minutes ago I turned off the TV at home and came to work immediately after watching Super Bowl 50. What a joy! What a feat! What a great way for Peyton Manning to possibly wrap up a career. And what a fitting tribute to the Denver Broncos to[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Please recognize mental illness
Dear Editor: On Aug. 26, 2014, our son, Logan Piper, was involved in an altercation with law enforcement in the parking lot of Pioneers Medical Center (PMC). Since rumors are sometimes inaccurate or incomplete, we would like to bring awareness and a better understanding of mental health to the community[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: From the governor’s office about wolves
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Bob Amick of Meeker: Thank you for writing our office to share your thoughts on the resolution passed by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) on Jan. 13, 2016, regarding wolves in our state. Interest in wolves remains high in Colorado[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support, compassion
Dear Editor: We would like to thank the following persons and businesses for their compassion and support during our mom’s final days. Thanks to: Rhonda and Kim with Rangely Home Health; Drs. Abbie and Aguirre at Rangely District Hospital; Pastor Jasper Wiston; Amorrette Hawkins; Jerry Blankenship; Jake at Ashley Valley[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: What local superintendents want from the state
Dear Editor: This is an open letter from the Colorado state school superintendents requesting adequate school funding from the Colorado State Legislature.
From My Window: Race for RBC commisioner may be interesting this year
The county political climate is rapidly heating up as the announcement comes that former Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff is going after—er—challenging Jeff Eskelson for his seat on the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners. This news brings mixed feelings to me and to several other folks I have[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: What to do when kids are hurting
Dear Editor: Not often, but not infrequently in my role as a therapist, I hear “my 8-year-old said he didn’t want to be alive anymore.” Sometimes this statement is a one-off, an exaggeration of how a child is feeling because they were caught in a lie or are embarrassed.
Letter to the Editor: Hospital thanks road and bridge crew, Lions Club
Dear Editor: On behalf of the board and staff at Pioneers Medical Center, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the team at the Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge Department and Meeker Lions Club.
Letter to the Editor: Comments on wolves appreciated
Dear Editor: Sean, I wanted to thank you for your comments in last week’s “From My Window” column about the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission saying no to wolves.
Letter to the Editor: Carbondale man challenges Tipton
Dear Editor: I email you to announce my candidacy for Congress in Colorado’s third congressional district. I run to truly annihilate Islamic terror and to reclaim our Constitutional heritage.
From My Window: Denver Broncos firing on both cylinders—to SB50
Yes! They finally did it with style, class and quality!
From My Window: State Park and Wildlife Commission wisely says no to wolves; Go Broncos!
Great news for Colorado’s Western Slope came out of last week’s meeting of the Colorado Park and Wildlife Commission meeting in Pueblo, where the commission not only shot down the notion of a grey wolf reintroduction to Colorado but also passed an anti-wolf reintroduction resolution.
