Questions about local staffing at Pioneers Dear Editor: We are so fortunate to have such a great medical facility and staff that we do. For a small community we are truly Blessed. That being said, we recently were in the ER and there were only two people that we recognized.[Read More…]
Opinion
LOOSE ENDS: The weather used to be a safe subject for small talk
There was a time that talking about the weather was sure to break the conversational ice at a get-together. Now it might be wise to avoid this subject, as well as the usual uncomfortable topics, such as politics and religion. Just try it and see. Someone you may have counted[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: CNCC – Spring semester underway for CNCC students
MEEKER | It is with great enthusiasm that I wish each of you a Happy New Year as we ring in 2025. Staff returned to campus from holiday on Jan. 2, 2025. Faculty and residential students arrived on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Employee Spring convocation occurs on Jan. 16 in[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – On anxiety
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.” ~Alan Watts I have a love-hate relationship with this quote. As a lifelong worrywart, I resent being made aware of the utter uselessness of thousands of hours spent fretting and worrying. As someone who would like to[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District Superintendent – Providing mental health support in schools
MEEKER | During the 2023-2024 school year, the Meeker School District gathered survey data through a community survey developed by the school district and a school staff survey developed by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The data collected let to the development of an action plan that can be[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: HopeWest – Concluding a national, competitive search, HopeWest announces its next chief executive officer
MEEKER | HopeWest is pleased to announce Deneen Silva, MSN has accepted the position as the nonprofit’s incoming president & CEO. Silva will step into her new role in February of 2025; Cassie Mitchell, HopeWest’s current chief executive has committed to remaining with the organization through the end of March[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: State Rep. Meghan Lukens, House District 26 – Getting to work for the Western Slope
RBC | As we begin the 2025 legislative session, I am honored to continue serving as your voice at the State Capitol, where my colleagues and I will spend the next 120 days tackling issues facing Coloradans. I am thrilled to share that the Speaker of the House, Julie McCluskie,[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – On responsibility
“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt We all want to raise responsible young people and live near responsible[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – January 9th, 2025
Fascinating Dear Editor: First, “Thank you” to all the citizens who volunteer their time to serve on our local organization and community boards. Your time and efforts make Meeker a better place. Keep running your meetings to the best of your abilities and stay involved. Now, regarding a different level[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – The arena or the peanut gallery — we get to choose
As we smooth open the shiny pages of 2025 calendars with a blend of hopeful inspiration and fretful trepidation, let’s pause for a moment and consider our position. What transpires in the days ahead will be a heady blend of things that are subject to our control through free will[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – January 2nd, 2025
Hometown heroes Dear Editor, Thursday last I walked to the newspaper building to get a newspaper. On my way back to my apartment I fell over a piece of uneven sidewalk. It’s by the stop sign on the corner of Main and 3rd. Thank God for the wonderful people in[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Has the tradition of resolutions ended?
The time for making official New Year’s resolutions has passed. Yet, that doesn’t stop most of us from making some new intentions for 2025. It isn’t worth saying them aloud, as intentions remain unspoken and therefore never have to be accounted for. It is after the fact that someone claims,[Read More…]