“A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.” ― John Wayne We struggle so much with trying to manage and control what other people think and feel and do and believe, and often tie ourselves up in knots of anxiety[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 13th, 2024
Lady golfers grateful for support and donations to tournament Dear Editor: The Meeker Ladies Golf Club and the Meeker Girls Golf Team would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their incredible support and donations made this year to the Deer-Fly Ladies Golf Tournament that was such a huge success: Raymond James,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Why do we have so much stuff?
“It is amazing, and also a little strange, how many things we accumulate in a lifetime.” ― Margareta Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter With summer’s arrival, yard sale season begins in earnest, wherein we get[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 6th, 2024
Support for Scritchfield from Meeker resident Dear Editor: I am writing to express my support of Callie Scritchfield in the upcoming County Commissioner election. As someone who has worked closely with Callie, I can speak to her knowledge, work ethic, and experience. Callie will bring a great deal of knowledge[Read More…]
WRITERS ON THE RANGE: What Aspen can teach us
Back in the ‘90s, when writer Hunter S. Thompson held court at the Woody Creek Tavern just outside of Aspen, he’d often rail against the “greedheads.” I grew up in Aspen, and sometimes my dad took me there to look at all the dollar bills on the wall. He made[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: In search of the sacred
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Prince Most of the time, the definition of “sacred” has to do with religious objects or observances, but there are aspects of life that are, and should be, acknowledged as sacred — “highly valued and important”[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – You can always find a reason to laugh… start with yourself
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Small-town community journalism is a different kind of beastie. There are things we do — we once ran an obituary for a beloved family pet — and things we don’t do — run headlines[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – April 18th, 2024
Gratitude for your generosity Dear Editor, Our annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction was a huge success! 50 items were auctioned off, and every penny of it will go into scholarships for local students, and once again the amount raised exceeded expectations. For those of you unable to make[Read More…]
Loose Ends – Eclipse Excitement
“I didn’t have time to go out and see it” or “I decided to just stay home and not even go out and take a look at all.” Those two “ho-hum” responses were in the minority. This particular celebrated event did not pass by unnoticed. News reports showed photographs and[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: HOPEWEST Making your wishes known
The value of discussing and documenting your healthcare decisions MEEKER | We plan for exciting milestones and celebrate life’s moments, big and small. Yet it’s easy to sidestep planning for our healthcare wishes. National Healthcare Decisions Day, recognized each year on April 16, is a reminder to pause and reflect[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Why are we all so mad?
“A string of reproaches against other people leads one to suspect the existence of a string of self-reproaches with the same content.” ~ Sigmund Freud Have you noticed an increasing level of anger lately, whether in yourself or in others? Does it feel like everyone’s angry switch is stuck in[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – April 11th, 2024
Pies for scholarships! Dear Editor, Please join us this Sunday for the annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction This event is a fundraiser that will provide scholarships to Rio Blanco County students. This way you can directly support our graduates, and every dollar raised by the auctioned treats goes into[Read More…]
