Dear Editor: More than 65 years of research has shown community water fluoridation to be safe and effective in reducing cavities and maintaining good dental and overall health. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recommends every community maintain adequate levels of fluoride in its water supply to protect[Read More…]
Tag: Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: MHS softball team practicing, needs community help
Dear Editor: On Aug. 11, Meeker High School welcomed 17 young ladies to the first practice of the Lady Cowboys’ softball team. The young women arrived with anxiety and excitement at the opportunity to help build another solid program for the Meeker athletic department.
Letter to the Editor: On mill levy for Meeker schools
Dear Editor: This fall, voters in Meeker will be asked to decide whether to increase our property taxes to fund our schools. This mill levy increase will generate around $900,000 to use in our classrooms.
Letter to the Editor: Kudos for Collins deserved
Dear Editor: You have certainly given kudos to a very talented Macy Collins.
Letter to the Editor: Help Meeker schools
Dear Editor: If you would like to see the Meeker schools strong and provide the kind of education that our children deserve, please consider joining the support group “Citizens for Meeker Schools,” which was formed in order to help pass the upcoming mill levy override in November.
Letter to the Editor: Dorsett says goodbye
Dear Editor: The Meeker School Board refused my proposals for contract revisions that would have protected me, and, hopefully, also my colleagues, from the hostile workplace environment imposed by the high school principal. I will not be working at Meeker High School this fall.
Letter to the Editor: Note of thanks to those who care
Dear Editor: This is a note of thanks for those who care. Following our letter to the editor in the Herald Times approximately a month ago, when we grumbled and growled about the Town of Meeker and its method of delivery of the notices to “clean up/mow your yard,” a[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Town explains delayed sidewalk project
Dear Editor: This is an open copy of a letter I sent Friday to a Meeker resident wanting an update on the Meeker Sidewalk Project.
Letter to the Editor: Open letter to Frank Cooley’s family
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Frank Cooley’s family: Karen, Andrew and Michaela.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to those who helped out
Dear Editor: Meeker is a town of heroes. Not just military heroes like Tom Kilduff and Ernie Garcia, but the everyday folks who go into action whenever they hear of someone in need. I have personally benefited from these heroes many times. The most recent examples are the folks who[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Let’s keep Medicare strong
Dear Editor: As the 49th anniversary of the Medicare Act came on Thursday, July 30, it is important that Coloradans and all Americans understand how critical Medicare is to keeping seniors out of poverty.
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Dorsett won’t return to MHS
Dear Editor: I tried to negotiate a contract with the Meeker School District which would alleviate disagreements between myself and the high school principal and which would also help the district overcome its “fiscal emergency,” but after six weeks of talks, Superintendent Matt Meyer finally rejected my proposal.
