A recent news story coming from the Pacific Northwest featured an elk, who got too big for his britches, and begged for a ride home from town by jumping in the back wrong pick-up.
Opinion
Fish fry, bingo will benefit ‘adopted’ family
Shannon and Lisa Jones are a long way from their home state of Arkansas and the support of family.
Letters to the Editor: February 26 Edition
No way to cope with COPD; stop smoking
Tammie Freitag has two words for smokers. “Stop smoking,” she said. “Put it in bold, stop smoking, please.”
Letters to the Editor: February 19 Edition
Being up front (and out back) with my tags
My first clue was when I saw, in my rearview mirror, the Colorado Highway Patrol car make a U-turn.
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.