MEEKER | Supporting small businesses has always been a part of community life. That is, it was the underpinning of a healthy local economy, until the economic upheaval caused by COVID-19 threatened to make shopping for the necessities of life more difficult. The bloating of the corporate conglomerates such as[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
Thanks from Wendll’s
Dear Editor: Thank you to Sophia Goedert, Lucas Turner and all the staff at the Rio Blanco Herald Times, for the wonderful front-page article in last week’s newspaper. We are excited about our new coffee roasting venture and thankful to others for supporting our fun adventure like: Watt’s Ranch Market,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner behavior shocking
Dear Editor: As a concerned citizen, I recently observed an executive session of the Rio Blanco County Commissioners that was made public by request. The session was with the director of the Public Health Department Alice Harvey and two of her direct reports. I found this meeting and the behavior[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Exceptional job by Public Health
Dear Editor, I would like to thank Alice Harvey and her dedicated staff at Rio Blanco County Public Health for the exceptional job they have done of keeping the public informed about the COVID-19 situation, and providing local vaccination clinics. They have done a terrific job of relaying the ever-changing[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Wasn’t Born Yesterday
MEEKER | “I wasn’t born yesterday, you know.” Each time I hear someone say these words or a facsimile, I want to say, “I know, you keep telling us that!” However, I restrain myself. These days when I hear people use such an old folksy expression that asserts the rest[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Feb 11, 2021
Something positive Dear Editor: I am a fresh college graduate and a long-time resident of Rangely, Colorado. In fact, I grew up in Rangely and have put my heart and soul into the community and school district, which I can honestly say I love. I would like to point out[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Those Sunshine Laws again
My kitchen is always open to friends. ~ Dr. Hannibal Lecter If you missed it, which many likely did, there was a “special meeting” of the Board of Commissioners Tuesday. It was an executive session of the board called for the purpose of conferencing “with the Rio Blanco County Attorney,[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Please Get Vaccinated
MEEKER | Please, get a vaccine when your turn comes. It’s going to take most of us to protect all of us. Do your part and get your vaccine. This vaccine is free. There is no co-pay, out-of-pocket charge, or insurance bill. You, the patient, will not be charged anything.[Read More…]
“Look at me” culture leaves too many marks
RBC | I attended a ranger program recently dealing with Leave No Trace. The ranger showed a picture of rock art, or “ancestral inscriptions” as archaeologists often refer to the practice. We agreed that one does not touch or otherwise deface it. Then she flashed a shot of some modern[Read More…]
The great escape
MEEKER | I’m already dreaming of summer plans to escape COVID and isolation in Meeker. Perhaps a trip to see Alaska and the northern skies. Or how about a lovely, sandy beach in Hawaii? Not happening for us and not for most of us. Still, it is time to plan[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The Best Laid Schemes
Those of Scottish heritage may know that last Monday, Jan. 25, was Burns Night, the celebration of 18th century Scottish poet and bard Robert Burns, whose most well-known ode is “Auld Lang Syne.” Burns also wrote a poem in 1785 titled “To a Mouse” after he accidently upended a field[Read More…]
Guest Column: Conservative Republican has a personal mission
MEEKER | I am a lifelong conservative Republican whose faith in the criminal justice system was shattered by my near-death experience with it. I came within nine days of being sent to the gas chamber for a crime I did not commit. You could say I’m living proof of why[Read More…]
