Dear Editor: In the last two or three weeks both Governor Polis and now President Biden have required that all healthcare workers be vaccinated. ALL HEALTHCARE workers. Yet Quorum, the managers of our hospital, appear to continue to grant waivers to the few D.O.s and nurses that refuse in fear[Read More…]
Tag: Letters To The Editor
Letter: Successful Wool Growers BBQ
Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco County Wool Growers had yet another successful lamb kabob barbecue at the RBC Fair this year. The barbecue proceeds go to our Supreme Sheep and Goat Awards that we give to our 4-H and FFA youth. Every meal purchased gives us that much more to[Read More…]
Letter: Vaccine is a miracle
Dear Editor: Some readers may recall the relief that flooded the nation when Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine finally opened to the American public in 1955. At the time, polio cases were infecting tens of thousands of children per year, leaving many disabled or dead. Since release of the vaccine, mass[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: June 10, 2021
Public lands group protesting Buffalo Horn land exchange Dear Editor: We are writing to follow up on a recent land exchange proposal in your community. Public lands in the Strawberry Creek area that are being used by adjacent land owners, outfitters with hunting permits, and other recreationists, are slated to[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: May 27, 2021
Compelled to respond Dear Editor: I have read through Boots Campbell’s May 13, 2021 letter to the editor several times and have come to the same conclusion every time. It is clear Ms. Campbell is having difficulties accepting the hearing officer’s ruling in the Moyer recall case. She referenced four[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: You’re entitled to your opinion; we’re not obliged to publish it
The opinion section, particularly letters to the editor, presents a bit of a conundrum. I frequently receive emails from folks who have an inordinate amount of time on their hands to write letters to newspaper editors and blast them nationwide. These range from religious calls for national repentance to promoting[Read More…]
Letter: Response to Prystupa
Dear Editor: As he has requested, I would be glad to accept an invitation from Dr. Prystupa for a presentation to the County Health Board. Such a presentation would provide the commissioners with the best available scientific evidence and an opportunity to review the county’s response to the pandemic. As[Read More…]
Letters: Bofinger clarifies PMC board resignation, Rector supports Moyer, Freedom
Bofinger clarifies PMC board resignation Dear Editor: I have had the privilege of serving on the board of directors, for Pioneers Medical Center. Pioneers is a unique part of our community in that it is one of the counties larger employers with an amazing and committed staff. The entire staff[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Recall Concerns, PAUSE Act
Recall effort doesn’t make sense Dear Editor: As I have read and re-read the letters to the editor in last week’s paper submitted by Terry Smalec (Rangely) and Toby Leavitt (Meeker), I have become more dismayed and bewildered by this recall effort. It doesn’t make sense and I cannot understand[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: March 26, 2021
Thanks for vote Dear Editor: I would like to thank the commissioners for their 3-0 vote against reappointing Dave Morlan. He was given multiple opportunities to be decent to his staff and when he wasn’t, the commissioners stood by their promises knowing that there may be political consequences. I’m willing[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: March 18, 2021
Ineffective Dear Editor: Yelling, aggressive insults and threats of attrition are the hallmarks of an uneducated, ineffective manager. Chuck Ewald MA, MSMeeker Thank you, Mr. Moyer Dear Editor: As someone who has known Mr. Moyer since high school, I can tell you he has taken on this job out of[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Feb 11, 2021
Something positive Dear Editor: I am a fresh college graduate and a long-time resident of Rangely, Colorado. In fact, I grew up in Rangely and have put my heart and soul into the community and school district, which I can honestly say I love. I would like to point out[Read More…]
