I feel like a real Coloradan now. On Saturday, I made two major acquisitions. I got a puppy, and I bought a snow shovel. I guess all that is left is to buy a pickup. That will have to wait, though. My Jeep, with 177,000 miles on it, will have[Read More…]
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: November 6, 2008
Dear Editor,
Looking back at haunted hunting grounds
Doesn’t everyone love a good ghost story? This is the season for unexplainable phenomena and whether one believes that houses can be haunted or not, the stories of spirits coming back and unnerving the current residents of some historic residents continue to appeal to many.
A correction, in honor of the Minnewa Bells
I attended a political meet and greet Oct. 21 for Democratic candidates Mark Udall and John Salazar to take photos. The candidates were making the rounds in northwest Colorado and passed through Meeker on their way to Grand Junction.
Letters to the Editor: October 30, 2008
Dear Editor,
Loose Ends: We’re looking forward … again
No pining for the past. There are no signs posted on Main Street on the old fashioned street lights, not many plaques commemorating historic events.
More women political leaders step forward
I heard from a couple of women, both are in important positions, who chided me about being omitted from the list of names I mentioned in last week’s column about the prominent role women play in Rio Blanco County politics.
Letters to the Editor: October 23, 2008
Dear Editor,
Looking Back: The one that got away
Women stand out in local political scene
I want to talk about women. Women in politics, that is.
Looking Back: The one that got away
It hasn’t taken the self-described “new guy at the paper”, editor Jeff Burkhead, long to figure out what local residents talk about continuously throughout the year … hunting and fishing.