Tag: Opinion

Watson: Haiti faced crushing poverty before earthquake

J.D. “Doc” Watson has seen the extreme impoverishment of Haiti firsthand. And that was before the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. “I see the pictures on the news … and having just been there, I can picture all of this,” said Watson, pastor of Grace Bible Church in Meeker.

Rector: Political maverick loves local government

Peggy Rector never thought of herself as a trailblazer. But that’s what she was. “That really wasn’t even on my mind, to be honest with you,” she said. Rector was the first woman to serve as mayor of Rangely. She was also the first — and only woman, so far[Read More…]

Meeker’s Toni Simmons relieved to be cancer-free

Toni Simmons is ready to get her life back. Toni recently received the news she has been waiting for — she is cancer free. “It was like the whole world was lifted off my shoulders,” Toni said. “Stress went right out the door.” Now she’s ready to get on with[Read More…]

Families celebrate holiday a long way from home

RBC | Tony and Carey Seely won’t make it home for the holidays. Instead, home came to them. The Seelys, who are both from Meeker, currently live in Stuttgart, Germany, where Tony is on assignment for the Air Force Reserve.