Dear Editor: Many thanks to the businesses and patrons that took part in last month’s Art Walk. The third Thursday Art Walk is open to all businesses and inspired artists. The next walk is April 21. Hope to see you there! Pete Kiser Meeker
Tag: Opinion
Loose Ends: Taking a stand against child abuse
It takes a village to raise children and it takes a community to stop child abuse. The big white sign on the courthouse lawn is not the eye-catcher; it is the patch of pinwheels representing all of the abused and neglected children across the state of Colorado.
Meeker Locals
A couple of residents have publicly expressed their opinions regarding the security camera atop Meeker’s courthouse in the last couple of issues. What do you think? You do realize there are security cameras and web cams pretty much everywhere you go these days, right? What makes the Meeker courthouse camera [Read More…]
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Grace
Grace, there are many definitions. It can be heard, seen and felt. My mom says grace before every meal.
Loose Ends: New name for season needed
Spring has become un-sprung. After the yearly calendar’s declaration of the first day of the season more than a week ago, one would think that signs of the green and growing season would appear.
Letter to the Editor: Improvements too costly for highway
Dear Editor: CDOT and their contractor, Elam Construction, completed a nice improvement to 3-plus miles of SH13 south of Meeker last fall. Unfortunately, due to expensive roadside barriers and retaining walls, the cost of the project exceeded $3 million a mile. That a simple two-lane rural highway in a lightly[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Pet Rock Challenge
Dear Editor: I am writing you with a story I feel is worth printing in your paper. My 10-year-old twins with cerebral palsy are raising $5,000 to get a service dog. Mary’s Wondrous Things at 110 East 3rd St., Suite 101, Rifle, Colo., 81650, (970) 625-8555 and Wendll’s Wondrous Things[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Governor reaching out for your input
Dear Editor: Many times we hear citizens “complaining” about government and their processes. Many times these concerns are legitimate, and Governor Hickenlooper is reaching out to Coloradoans to seek their input!
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Locals are key to our survival
The main purpose of a business is to make a profit and the way that is accomplished is by providing quality products and services to customers at competitive prices.
Loose Ends: Once a Westerner…
Most everyone’s view of the west is based on the romanticized, gussied-up version of this region of the country.
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Getting the paper out
Every Thursday morning Ray Castle Sr. drives to the south end of Rifle to pick up more than 2,000 copies of the Herald Times.
Letter: Thank you for support, prayers
Dear Editor: What an amazing community of people in Meeker! I know what a wonderful place it is to live but after nearly 40 years here I discovered it is even better than I thought. I want to thank everyone for the physical, mental and emotional support during this “stumbling[Read More…]
