We would like to thank everyone who rode and donated to the Hailee Benefit Run. We hope to make this an annual event to help a local family every year. We would like to especially thank the following for their donations: Rangely True Value, Rangely/Dinosaur Conoco, Carquest, White River Market,[Read More…]
Tag: Letters To The Editor
Letter: ERBM Punt, Pass and Kick was a success
I would like to thank all the participants, volunteers and spectators of the 2009 Punt, Pass and Kick event on Sept. 28. We had 34 participants ranging from ages 4-15. Congratulations to the first-place finisher in each age division who will have a chance to compete in the sectional competition[Read More…]
Letter: Meeker Fire Dept. appreciates donations
The Meeker Volunteer Fire Department taught fire prevention for preschool through fifth grades this past week. The preschool and kindergarten learned about good and bad fires, not to play with matches and lighters, stop, drop, cover your face and roll if your clothes catch fire, and what to do if[Read More…]
Letter: The rights of citizens should come first
A number of years ago I retired from a public entity in Rangely. Some time after retiring I discovered while reading minutes of this entity that the trustees met at public meetings and discussed making an amendment to previous minutes drafted, but the trustees, allegedly, did not record in the[Read More…]
Letter: Meeker Library is spoiling local patrons
Earlier this year while knocking around the downtown area of a much larger area city (which will go unnamed as I enjoy the restaurants and don’t wish to have ground glass mixed in my pasta), Cindy and I discovered what we thought was a branch library. I mean it had[Read More…]
Letter: Another example of political correctness
“When the white men killed the Indians, we called it a victory” has been quoted and re-quoted in the Herald Times.
Letter: Narcissism at the heart of protests
On one of my favorite communal Web sites this past week, I engaged a discussion on “narcissistic people.” I started this conversation because of the contemptuous, disdainful conversations I hear every day. It is in the media, papers, on the Web and it is seen in every corner that you[Read More…]
Letter: Hearsay replacing reasoned opinions
Mr. Ficken, how should your viewpoint or opinion be classified? Is there some place special where they should reside as well? Your generalizations are nothing more than hyperbolically regurgitated information i.e. Europe Missile Defense System, perhaps you should check out www.carnegieendowment.org to gain a nonpartisan perspective.
Letter: ‘Meeker Incident’ waters down history
Sometimes the words “politically correct” can mislead people. To be “politically correct” about calling the Meeker Massacre the Meeker Incident is a very good example. There have been suggestions in the paper that the people of Meeker should change the name.
Letter: Forum open to anyone with an ax to grind
It is amazing what a convenient forum the “Letter to the Editor” column is in our nation’s newspapers.
Letter: Store owners says thank you for help
I would like to say thank you to the following people for making a difference to families who need help here in Colorado since we started officially in August. Due to their kindness with huge amounts of donations, three families in Colorado have been helped.
Letter: Opinions OK, if you were at the meeting
To Josh Halstead, the haughty, supercilious, self-aggrandizing position he took in last week’s Herald Times is truly astonishing.
