MEEKER — April Fool’s Day is coming up Tuesday. It’s a good day to give yourself a gullibility test: Do you believe everything you see, hear or read?
Opinion
Looking Back: Town boosters always shared bright ideas
MEEKER — Community members have been trying to come up with ways to increase tourism for years, as one article in the centennial edition of the Meeker Herald demonstrated.
Looking Back: Storytelling brings history alive
MEEKER — During these three years of researching Looking Back columns, I find myself continually amazed by the intergenerational appeal found in the blending of both new and old stories about life in the White River Valley.
Letters to the Editor: March 13, 2008
Dear Western Rio Blanco County Residents and Taxpayers, I would like give you a brief update as to where we are at with the remodel of the recreation center.
Meeker Locals
MEEKER — The greeting card. After rummaging through a 20-year-old box of correspondence, filled with greeting cards and handwritten letters, a young family member piped up with, “This was all before e-mail, wasn’t it?”
Loose Ends: A life of possibility inspires others
MEEKER — It isn’t until someone is gone that we are often able to put into words what it was that made them so unique, so admirable.
Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2008
Dear Editor, I am pleased to hear the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission recently decided to include industry experts in the ongoing rule-making process. I hope this inclusion has been legitimate and meaningful. As you know, thousands of people who make their living in the oil and gas business[Read More…]
Meeker Locals: March 6, 2008
MEEKER — Ah, “mud season,” that additional season enjoyed — or endured — by Meeker residents, has made its appearance between snowstorms.
Loose Ends: Sense of place continues to be strong
MEEKER — You know how everyone has to sit in the same place, week after week? I overheard someone in the new rec. center say, “You go ahead, I’m waiting for the other one,” as they gathered all their sundries for the shower.
Letters to the Editor: February 28, 2008
Meeker Locals: February 28, 2008
MEEKER — The White River Museum has sold out of all its copies of “Ropin’ The Past,” a collection of stories written by former Meeker resident Rich Lyttle.
Loose Ends: Good neighbors — an untapped resource
MEEKER — “You’re going so fast, there must be a house afire!” my neighbor called out one afternoon as I hurried by on my way to the post office.
