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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Just thoughts
Dear Editor: We are approaching the Christmas season. A season of peace and goodwill in memory of the birth of Jesus, Whose cross rose on Calvary Hill.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for service
Dear Editor: Thank you to Ed Coryell and Mary Strang for their long-time service service on the BOCES board.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for support
Dear Editor: To the voters in the Rangely Junior College District, thank you for supporting me in the election.
Letter to the Editor: PMC growing
Dear Editor: As the president of the board of directors for Pioneers Medical Center, I want to share some of the dynamic things PMC is doing to help grow and sustain healthcare services for the community.
Loose Ends: Put your name on it
Unsigned letters to the editors have always been a part of the newspaper business. It doesn’t appear to matter if the policy of the newspaper has been to only print signed letters, “Anonymous” can be persistent.
Meeker Locals
The White River drainage has been named one of America’s best wild places on the Field & Stream — Trout Unlimited blog by writer Kirk Deeter. According to Deeter, “The White may indeed be the most underrated fishery in Colorado.”
Up and Down El Rio Blanco
God bless our veterans and many thanks to them and their families for their service. Local veterans will be recognized Veterans Day in both Meeker and Rangely and I encourage everyone to not only participate and thank them on this special day, which happens to be 11-11-11, but to keep[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Radino fundraiser Nov. 10
Dear Editor: On Thursday evening, Nov. 10, 2011, the Radino Senior Center will be holding a fundraiser spaghetti supper and bake sale from 5-8 p.m., adults $5 and children under 12, $2.50.
Letter to the Editor: Fire prevention training
Dear Editor: Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue participated in the annual Fire Prevention Week by going to the schools to give a short program to kids from preschool through fifth grade. The fifth grade classes were given live fire extinguisher training. Each kid got to put out a flammable liquid[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Anywhere but here
Where the heck is Meeker?” It’s a question commonly broached to residents traveling away from home. Residents report that it happens as well in Rifle and Craig.
Meeker Locals
Monday night’s trick-or-treating weather was quite possibly the best seen in years. You could actually see the kids’ costumes for once. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday night as we make the switch back to Daylight Saving Time. Yep, it’s time once again to “lose”[Read More…]
