Dear Editor: As I read the article “Casto explains his resignation” dated 4-9-2015, some thoughts came to mind. While I respect all identities involved in the article, please let me share with you my perspective from over the years. First, in the past, I agreed with the Mayor Frank Huitt’s[Read More…]
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From My Window… After Front Range visit, beauty of small towns becomes clear
Looking out my window I saw a lot of pollution, a lot of red taillights and stoplights, a lot of concrete barriers, construction barriers, lots of police cars and heard an abundance of police sirens, ambulance sirens and fire truck sirens. Such has become a regular part of traveling Colorado’s[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to everyone who participated in Rangely blood drive
Dear Editor: With sincere gratitude, my husband and I want to thank everyone who participated in the fifth annual Makayla Kottenstette Memorial Blood Drive.
Wolf recovery signs in Yellowstone are mixed
RBC I Some come for the geysers and grizzlies, but I’ve traveled hundreds of miles to Yellowstone National Park simply to stand in the drainage of Elk Creek, stooped over a stunted willow bush. Tan branches, tinged with red, just reach my thighs, and narrow pale-green leaves blend into the[Read More…]
Coach Bill Turner: Mentor, friend and maker of men
MEEKER I People are brought into our lives all the time and it seems that after they die is when you find the true meaning of why. On Sunday, Feb. 22 I was on my way downtown when I received word that my wrestling Coach Bill Turner had passed away.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for kindness at time of need
Dear Editor: Dear friends, neighbors and all of our relatives: We cannot thank everyone enough for all of the kind and thoughtful things done for us during our loss.
Letter to the Editor: 11th annual WRCA Buy Fly Whitefish Tournament success
Dear Editor: The White River Community Association held its 11th annual Buy Fly Whitefish Fishing Tournament on March 14 and 15, with nine teams entered.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Beverly DeVore-Wedding from her husband
Dear Editor: I am writing to address an oversight.
Guest Opinion: BLM wants more money; Congress deaf to requests
RBC I The director of the Bureau of Land Management sat across a big oval table from members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week and made his case for more money. The agency needs increased funding, he said, to manage challenges as diverse as a drilling boom and[Read More…]
From My Window… Future of Brothers unknown; Piceance Creek an unexpected surprise
It kind of ruined my day when I saw the “For Sale” sign on Brothers Meat Processing in Meeker a couple of weeks ago. First of all, I hated to think that another business was going to leave Meeker, and I hated to possibly lose a store where I was[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: County planning for oil and gas future
Dear Editor: The West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association counts Rio Blanco County among the most business and industry friendly places in Colorado. This fact is important because recent discoveries of natural gas in the Niabrara and Mancos Shales, on top of the already well known robust energy reserves[Read More…]
One Person’s Opinion: Sportsmen’s bill may open public lands
RBC I U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, was hunting Barbary sheep in the southeastern part of his state a few weeks ago, and had a stark reminder of a problem he’s trying to fix with a bipartisan sportsmen’s bill.