RBC I The pandemic has shown Coloradans the critical importance that small business plays in both our local and national economies. It was critical for entrepreneurs to immediately change their business models and pivot to a new way of selling their products and services overnight. The U.S. Small Business Administration[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
Letter: Who’s paying?
Dear Editor: My first question is who is paying attorney fees for the recall process? Wouldn’t it save the taxpayer money if this was put on the November ballot? I believe there is a deadline to get something on the ballot and hopefully both sides will keep the taxpayer in[Read More…]
Letter: Needless risk
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…]
Letter: PMC has lost its way
Dear Editor: I am writing in regard to reports published in the Herald Times last week that the Meeker Town Council and Board of County Commissioners are writing letters to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment protesting vaccination mandates on medical staff. Let’s see. Memory fades. Check if[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Customer service and consequences
MEEKER I Customer service! When it is great, we bask in its warmth and caring. When it is awful, we fume and complain. Recently Jay and I discussed the consequences of customer service, both good and bad. In general, I think we are more likely to be vocal and protest[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Jeans
MEEKER I I recently wore a pair of my favorite jeans and was worried that they didn’t look quite the same after a long hiatus in my closet. Sweatpants had replaced them at the beginning of the pandemic. It was not just the straining of the seams from a steady[Read More…]
Editor’s Column
I wasn’t expecting to like a TV show about sports so much, but the Ted Lasso series on Apple TV has thus far lived up to glowing recommendations from friends and family. In the last few weeks, I keep finding myself coming back to the phrase “do the right thing”[Read More…]
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: Please be respectful
Dear Editor: A note to some people who were up on the Flat Tops this last Saturday… I am the guy that was waving his arms at you when you were up on the ridge shooting aimlessly down at Shadow Lake where I was fishing with my dog. There were[Read More…]
Letter: Mustang Makeover took a village
Dear Editor: It took the whole Rio Blanco County community to make the third annual Meeker Mustang Makeover event such a big success and continue the progress of building this into a new destination attraction for Rio Blanco County! Big thanks to our presenting sponsors: White River Electric Association, Basin[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Rainy day
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…]
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…]
