It is easy to connect the cowboy to the past; a bit more challenging to connect modern day producers to the future. The work is similar in both the bygone era and the livestock caretakers of today. The goal of the early day cowboy was to care for the animals[Read More…]
Opinion
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Agendas
“It will all come out in the wash.” ~ Cervante (Don Quixote), translation varies I used to assume this meant that the dirt and stains would magically disappear, but once I had kids I realized “going through the wash” revealed things you didn’t know were there, like rocks and small[Read More…]
Loose Ends – Easier done than said?
The man trying to walk a young Husky issued a string of commands without waiting for each task to be completed. The training session was compacted into less than five minutes. The problem was obvious to any bystanders on the public path. While his master barked out orders in record[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 29th, 2024
Congrats on fabulous concert Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the Meeker High School and Barone Middle School Band and Choir Director Raquel Neesham on the fabulous Pops Concert which took place at the Fairfield Center on Feb. 22, 2024! Meeker student musicians were highlighted in the program which featured[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Certainty
“The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” ~ Pliny the Elder Remember when you were little and you had no doubts about the existence of Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy? Remember the crushing sorrow that came with finding out your parents or grandparents drank the milk,[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 22nd, 2024
Who’s really behind the Wolf Creek Reservoir? Dear Editor, Have you ever wondered about the real reason behind the huge Wolf Creek Reservoir proposed by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD)? A few miles east of Utah just off Highway 64, is a proposed project larger than anything in[Read More…]
Guest Column – One month at the Capitol
Things are really starting to pick up at the Colorado General Assembly. We are one month into our 120-day legislative session and while bills are still being introduced, the year’s priorities are starting to take shape. Personally, my legislation remains focused on our community’s biggest needs: expanding housing opportunities for[Read More…]
Guest Submission – So much white
White, white, white is about all I see looking outside. Too much snow, too much ice. It seems to me we in Meeker have never gotten a break all winter from the cold weather. Our yard is still covered with snow left from November that has never melted. I had[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – You will never have this day again
“We are very good at preparing to live but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice 10 years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS – Rolling in the dough
Recently the Oregon Trail Historical Society decided to up their game and promote their little hometown museum on social media. Recipes for Pioneer Sourdough Bread and one small sample of sourdough starter were promised. The TikTok video was such a hit that it soon went viral. This new type of[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 15th, 2024
Democracy requires participation Dear Editor, We are privileged to live in America where we enjoy the benefits of a democratic society. How blessed we all are! However, with privilege and blessing comes responsibility and effort. We have a representative government. A government that is “of the people, by the people,[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS – Letters from history, No. 35
White River Agency, Colorado April 14, 1878. Sir: On November 28, 1879, I responded to your circular No. 26 concerning issues to Indians individually instead of to families, and therein I showed that, in the weekly issues, the requirements were so difficult and impossible of performance that I would be[Read More…]
