Thank you Dear Editor: The Hodges and Dyer families are sending out a big thank you to the Rangely community.
Opinion
Every day should be Earth Day
RBC I Earth Day, just passed, is the day we all look at ways we can reduce our carbon footprint. 20 percent of all greenhouse gases come from automobiles, so it makes sense to start there.
Letters to the Editor: April 26, 2012
Thank you Dear Editor: To the citizens of Rangely, Craig, Hayden, Meeker and South Routt: On behalf of the Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation Board, we would like to thank each and everyone who attended this past week’s CNCC dinner dance, the kick-off for the 50th anniversary of Rangely Junior[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Step up to the plate
I was hoping that two weeks after announcing that I was giving up writing a weekly column, two writers from Meeker and Rangely would “step up to the plate” and give column-writing a chance.
Meeker Locals
Is the lovely warm weather really so odd, or are we just remembering the last two or three years when winter clung stubbornly to the calendar until June or later? No worries, we’ll probably have at least one more snowstorm before summer officially arrives.
Letter to the Editor: Living with Muscular Dystrophy
Dear Editor: I would like to share this with our firefighters that help support MD kids. This is a speech from a young man in Olathe, Kans. His name is Kylen Wilder. He was diagnosed with MD at the age of 3; he is now 22. He gave this speech[Read More…]
Loose Ends: The little things
During these tough economic times, it is important to look at the little things that indicate a change locally. Increases in home sales, rentals, and the number of active drilling rigs are a few of the statistics that help put the small details together to see the big picture.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Excitement
What a news week: Meeker’s first bank robbery in more than 100 years and an armed robbery of the Rangely Pharmacy. The good news is both robbers were caught and no one was hurt and the reverse 911 system works. The bad news is we had two robberies in a[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
We’re not sure why the “big” news stories so often occur on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. Perhaps it’s some ancient curse on newspaper reporters. Whatever the case, it’s almost as interesting to read the actual facts as it is to compare all the zany variations that show up on[Read More…]
Earth Day promotes awareness of environment
RBC I Twenty years ago, while I was teaching at Providence College, the college president asked me to organize activities for Earth Day. Hoping to generate enthusiasm for our events, I invited Senator Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, to be our keynote speaker. I knew he would be[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: April 19, 2012
Thank you Dear Editor: When you read the “thank yous” in the paper you really can’t understand the true depth of it until it happens to you.
What is the purpose of Rangely’s proposed mill levy?
RANGELY I What is the purpose of the mill levy? The purpose of the mill levy is to provide funding for school district sports and activities. The school district’s budget has been significantly cut over the past five years as the state struggled to balance its budget.
