MEEKER | Wasn’t it wonderful to have a rainy-day last week? Our very dry ground can use all the water it can get. Not only do our crops and gardens benefit, but rain also helps mitigate dangerous wildfire conditions plus adds much needed water to our rivers and lakes that[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
Loose Ends: Language lessons
MEEKER I “Language sweetie, language,” the woman admonished her young son. I used to hear this same reminder when I was little. My grandmother and mother said these same words to me and my siblings regarding the use of proper English. They never had to tell us to stop using[Read More…]
Letter: Second memorial golf tourney a success
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the second annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success. This tournament would not have happened without the players, sponsors, volunteers and over the top golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes, teams and/or[Read More…]
Evacuate! Not so easy
MEEKER I My heart goes out to all affected by Hurricane Ida and as the storm spreads north of New Orleans to more of our country being hit with harsh rain and flooding. New Orleans rebuilt much of its infrastructure after Hurricane Katrina, 16 years ago. Time will tell how[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Dinosaurs
MEEKER I I spend a lot of time with the dinosaurs. No, I am not an amateur archeologist or paleontologist and taking care of grandchildren involves traveling to museums or excavation sites to see the prehistoric creatures’ remains. The bones and fossils still appeal, but the dinosaurs I am referring[Read More…]
Two-faced frauds
RBC I We’ve become a nation of pompous two-faced frauds. We like to eat good food but hate the farmers and ranchers who produced it. We think food comes from the grocery store and that water comes from the tap. We cuss fossil fuels and yet drive cars and trucks[Read More…]
Letter: Response to Moffitt
Dear Editor: Mr. Moffitt raised some interesting and important points in his letter last week regarding vaccination. I would like to extend that discussion to clarify some of the related issues. A goal of the vaccines is to protect individuals, yes. But it’s more than that. Vaccines also protect other[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Quilts galore
MEEKER I A visit to a quilt show can’t get any better than this! Come see contemporary patterns, heirloom hand-stitched works, holiday, baby, and memorial artistic works from the past to the present. The Meeker BA Chapter of P.E.O. will again be hosting its annual fundraiser with more than 100[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Reason, is that you?
MEEKER I I haven’t heard the timeworn phrase, “It is what it is,” so much lately. Before Covid vaccinations were available, quite a few of us seemed to blurt those five little words out midstream in conversation, often accompanied by a commonly recognized gesture conveying total exasperation: both arms extended[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A little bit of both
Hold up a piece of paper and describe what you see. One person sees a rectangle. Another person sees a straight line. Much argument ensues over who is right. Guess what? Both are right; but their perspectives differ. To the person viewing the piece of paper straight on, it’s a[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for making 80th birthday special
Dear Editor: To all who made my 80th birthday so special, thank you! Especially my children Ward, Karen, Carol, Lynne and grandchildren Katherine, Mitchell, Logan, Anna and Emmajane. Thank you so much! God bless you, Marilynn Whiteman Meeker
Letter: Voter integrity project planned for RBC
Dear Editor: The Restore America: United group in Rangely will hold two meetings to discuss their Rio Blanco County Voter Integrity Project (RBCVIP), the purpose of which is to verify the registration of eligible voters to determine if voter fraud exists in Rio Blanco County. The first meeting will be[Read More…]
