Opinion

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Happy Independence Day

Today we celebrate the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. Our independence has come at a high cost of human service and sacrifice paid for by men and women who are or have served our country in the armed forces.

Don’t destroy water rights system

RBC I A pair of ballot proposals, for which signatures are currently being collected, would ask voters to destroy Colorado’s 160 year old system of water rights, says a new issue paper published by Colorado’s free-market think tank, the Independence Institute.

Letters to the Editor: June 28, 2012

Thank you veterans Dear Editor: As everyone knows from the column in last week’s letter to the editor, Meeker had some very special guests in our town. The Wounded Warriors cycled from Rangely to Meeker and stayed overnight in Meeker.

Letters to the Editor: June 21, 2012

Thanks, Chevron Dear Editor: It is a real blessing that communities like Rangely have such wonderful corporate sponsors such as Chevron. On behalf of the volunteer firemen and trustees and the citizens of the western half of Rio Blanco County, we would like to sincerely thank Chevron for their generous[Read More…]

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Christmas in July

Thanks goes to Mary Ann Wilber and Connie Theos, who served as co-presidents for the 2012 Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association’s Old Timers Reunion Dinner and Dance centennial celebration last Saturday.

Letter: Thank you Rangely

For the past two months Rangely 4-H members collected shoes at the Western Annex, Recreation Center, and the Parkview Elementary School. In the end 135 pairs of gently used and new shoes were collected.