Opinion

“Bright Colorado” will help education

MEEKER I A coalition committed to public education is making a statewide effort to get an initiative called “Bright Colorado” on this fall’s ballot. The measure is designed to prevent further cuts to primary, secondary and higher education.

Letters to the Editor: June 30, 2011

Our response to changes Dear Editor: Our response to Kenney Reservoir changes. Yes, we know Mr. Howard of Grand Junction. No, we do not camp with them. Yes, we visited with them about your camping changes but came anyway thinking it wouldn’t bother us that much.

Loose Ends: This is not what we remember

The following column appeared in the Herald Times before the Utes returned to the White River Valley and it caused many people to talk about the future of the Meeker Pageant. Some questioned my reasoning and tried to turn it into an “us vs. them” argument.

Letters to the Editor: June 23, 2011

Johnson family thanks Dear Editor: We would like to thank the ExxonMobil medic, Patti Merriam, the Shell EMT, sheriff’s deputies, the ambulance crew, Pioneers Hospital and doctors for their response to Pat. The Family of Pat Johnson Meeker Visitors displeased with Kenney changes Dear Editor: Folks, for the past three[Read More…]

Up and Down el Rio Blanco: Birthdays

I love birthdays, or as my friend/boss Mitch wrote on my Facebook page, “Happy anniversary of your birth.” It’s not just my birthday I love, I love yours and everyone’s anniversaries of birth because they celebrate life and another day to live it.

Loose Ends: The meet and greet

The phrase “meet and greet” is now one of the most overused as many social gatherings use it as the main draw for people to get together.