My first clue was when I saw, in my rearview mirror, the Colorado Highway Patrol car make a U-turn.
Opinion
Loose Ends: Time to change mental maps
The trailer hitch wasn’t supposed to be there. My mental map didn’t place it properly.
Letters to the Editor: February 12 Edition
Looking Back: History’s name game
Some say buildings have a soul, others claim an old, dilapidated structure is just what it appears to be — an empty shell. What is it about old buildings that fascinate, that enthrall?
SEC inspector tight-lipped on money matters
If Jon Hertzke has opinions about Wall Street corruption, executive bonuses and the economic collapse, he’s keeping them to himself. “I can’t comment on anything like that,” said Hertzke, a 1988 graduate of Meeker High School.
Looking Back: Surviving cold
“How’re ya winterin’?” is a common conversation starter in this valley. It dates back to the early days of settlement, as weather often held the key to the rancher’s success.
With Sims family, politics is not a party
John Sims knows what it’s like to be in the minority. He’s a Democrat. In Rio Blanco County, there aren’t many of his kind.
Letter to the Editor: January 29 Edition
Dear Editor, Thank you to the Rio Blanco Abstract Company for helping us get started and to everyone else who has donated money so far. Also, please send your box tops to school, Campbell’s Soup labels and sign up for your Target red card and go online to register your[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Honor a man’s word
Most everyone’s view of the West is based on those romanticized, gussied-up versions of this region of the country. Somehow the real picture of a westerner got lost in the shuffle and the qualities that represented those who struggled to make a living on the land receded into the background.
We’re fast losing the Greatest Generation
We’ve heard it all before: Veterans of the Second World War are dying at an alarmingly fast rate.
Letters to the Editor: January 22
Dear Editor, To the residents/property taxpayers of the Western Rio Blanco Recreation and Park District, it has been awhile since an update has been given on the remodel of the Recreation Center. This is due in part to much of the project moving along in bits and pieces. Since the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: A surefire resolution
Go ahead. Just try and find at least one unbreakable resolution. Most of the standard ones are impossible to continue after a week or two.
