RBC — I recently went through a scare with one of my kids, and it rocked me to the core. I wasn’t prepared for such a family crisis. As a parent, none of us is, I suppose. These things happen to other people, right?
Opinion
Letters to the Editor – June 26, 2008
Volunteers pop unexpectedly
MEEKER — When have you ever heard anyone claim there are just too many volunteers to use them all? Never before, but this year around town with the long winter holding off spring, a different kind of volunteer is brightening up people’s lives.
Towns, like family, are different, yet also the same
RBC — I have four children, and I love them all equally. But each one is different. And, in some cases, very different. As any parent knows, kids have unique characteristics and wants and attitudes, as well as problems and issues and dreams that are peculiar to them.
Letters to the Editor: June 19, 2008
Letters to the Editor: June 12, 2008
“The New Guy” gets dose of old-time friendliness
RBC — I had to laugh. Here I was — I had been in Colorado for all of one week — and I was taking photos at, of all things, the annual Old-Timers dinner Saturday at the Fairfield Center. Boy, did I feel out of place.
Why did you move to town?
MEEKER — Why did you move here? The second most-asked question of newcomers is no longer overheard much in front of the post office.
Why did you move to town?
MEEKER — Why did you move here? The second most-asked question of newcomers is no longer overheard much in front of the post office. With all of the new faces in town, the assumption that the low unemployment rate has something to do with the influx is usually correct. While[Read More…]
Meeker Locals: June 5, 2008
MEEKER — With all the dire warnings about the imminent growth of Rio Blanco County and the town of Meeker, maybe its time we pull our heads out of the sand of unbelief and start thinking about what things might look like five or 10 years from now.
Looking Back: Old-time fiddling fun
MEEKER — Once again, the annual Old-Timers’ Dinner and Dance will host the remembrances of those who grew up in the valley, including the many dances and valley get-togethers.
June 5, 2008: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
