Whoever it was who said you can’t go home again, I beg to differ. I spent the past six days in Rio Blanco County, and I felt right at home. It has been five years since I was the editor of the Herald Times, and a lot has happened during[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Dorsett’s motive for school board run
Dear Editor: I would like to address head-on any concerns about my motivation running for the Meeker School Board.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Parkview Elementary support
Dear Editor: The staff at Parkview Elementary School would like to say thank you to the Rangely community for the contributions and support as we kick off the 2015-2016 school year!
From My Window: Why Trump is so well liked; Rangely’s The Tank is gold mine
Peering out my window, the skies appear mostly clear on the horizon except for a few afternoon thunderstorms that are still forming as we approach the first day of fall later this month. At first glance, it seems those thunderstorms, which have been present here for most of the spring[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Comments needed on Colorado Water Plan
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all area water users: When the waters get rough, the rough retreat. So it was when the Yampa/White/Green Roundtable met in Meeker in a first-ever retreat to discuss where to go from here now that the Basin Implementation Plan for the Colorado[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to fire fighters on Strawberry Creek
Dear Editor: A huge, heartfelt “thank you” goes to all those responsible for battling the Strawberry Creek Fire.
From My Window: Looking toward Septemberfest and Broncos, not cold; fire dancers great
Summer may be winding down, but it will be a while yet until the event calendar in Rio Blanco County quiets down. Starting Friday of this week in Rangely is the four-day Septemberfest fall celebration, which takes place over the Labor Day weekend, wrapping up with a busy Monday of[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for help with gun range cleanup
Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone who helped with the cleanup at the Blue Mountain Gun Range on Saturday. It was a great success. This has been needed for many years.
Letter to the Editor: Last living charter member of Meeker VFW doing well at 95
Dear Editor: Recently, I had the honor to visit with Al Wear. Al is 95 years of age living in Grand Junction at a nursing home. While we have lost most of our World War II veterans, Al, and his brother, George, are still living.
One Person’s Opinion: It is vital horse gather takes place
RBC I As the date for the Bureau of Land Management’s planned round-up of up to 167 wild horses in West Douglas herd area quickly approaches, so does the likelihood that one of the various wild horse advocacy groups will file suit to prevent the gather.
Letter to the Editor: Task force set for historic district designation
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Rio Blanco County residents and friends. The Meeker Old West Heritage Cultural Center Committee and Task Force, in cooperation with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society and the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council are coordinating a task force effort to nominate the[Read More…]
From My Window: Fire and smoke season upon us; thankful for the firefighters
Well, it appears that we are into that ugly season again, when visibility out the window goes way down, the air doesn’t smell quite so good and for a lot of folks, the breathing gets a bit tougher.