Thanks for support of FCA after-prom event Dear Editor, The Meeker High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsored the Meeker High School after prom on Saturday, April 27, the first after-prom hosted at Meeker High School in several years. There was a fantastic turnout with over 100 students attending this year![Read More…]
Opinion
Loose Ends: Looking forward
Prospective graduates are busy this month receiving advice about moving forward into their future. Teachers, family, and friends have been doling out tips and suggestions this year to ensure each student is ready to go out into the “real world.” Much of the year is spent worrying about what the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: ‘Do your best and forget the rest.’
It’s graduation season for students across the country, and honors go to those who have performed well according to the most common measure in academia: grades. I just wrapped up a year of college classes myself. After 33 years, I found myself thrown right back into the pressure and panic[Read More…]
Guest Column: A climate lament
RBC | Here is an update on the state of the global climate. Over the past 25 years I have reported evidence that earth’s climate is changing and that the consequences are alarming. I have no reassurance to offer here. Consider this a reflection on human psychology and its failures. [Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
Thanks to PMC employees from Safehouse, Inc. Dear Editor, A huge thank you to the employees at Pioneers Medical Center who participated in the Blue Denim Day. The donations that you raised for Safehouse, Inc. are greatly appreciated. Sincerely,Nancy A. RichardsonExecutive DirectorSafehouse, Inc.
Loose Ends: Looking forward
The month of May is known for its beauty and the increasing warmth and light as we make our way towards summer. The expression “making its way” sums up our local weather’s sudden spring snowstorms, after we have celebrated the earliest sign of spring barely a month ago. Some meteorologists[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Unintended Consequences
As soon as we’re old enough to be autonomous, we find ourselves in situations we can only explain away by saying, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” Most parents have stories about their children getting in trouble for doing these sorts of things, and most of us[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Differentiating the urgent from the important
“Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important.” Charles Hummel, “Tyranny of the Urgent” The definition of urgent is: ”Calling for immediate attention.” A grease fire on the stove is urgent. A busted water line is urgent. Arterial bleeding is urgent. Providing aid to the victims[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Meet the Candidates April 27
Dear Editor: As a candidate for County Commissioner, District 3, my focus on how to be the best representative of the people has heightened. In a recent awards ceremony at Club 20, I was reminded by one of the presenters regarding how important it is to “sit down and listen”[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – You can always find a reason to laugh… start with yourself
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Small-town community journalism is a different kind of beastie. There are things we do — we once ran an obituary for a beloved family pet — and things we don’t do — run headlines[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – April 18th, 2024
Gratitude for your generosity Dear Editor, Our annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction was a huge success! 50 items were auctioned off, and every penny of it will go into scholarships for local students, and once again the amount raised exceeded expectations. For those of you unable to make[Read More…]
Loose Ends – Eclipse Excitement
“I didn’t have time to go out and see it” or “I decided to just stay home and not even go out and take a look at all.” Those two “ho-hum” responses were in the minority. This particular celebrated event did not pass by unnoticed. News reports showed photographs and[Read More…]