Isn't Mike McKibbins and his all new Citizen Telegram just terrific?!
Mike McKibbins and his McKibbin's Scribblin's:
"It may be one of the most overused sayings, especially in politics of the local variety.
But it seems to apply in the case of two former mayors, John Steele and Dave Ling. Neither one of them used it when I talked to them this week, but here it is:
You can't fight city hall.
Their petitions to ask Rifle voters to overturn the City Council's decision to issue bonds and take advantage of very low interest rates on a $25.5 million new water treatment plant were rejected by City Clerk Lisa Cain.....
.......At any rate, time will tell how it all shakes out.But the petition rejection, for some reason, reminded me of last Sunday's episode of “Family Guy.” It's one of my favorite shows and last Sunday (might have been a repeat I missed) had Peter, the main character, joining the Tea Party. He and his friends listened to all the talk of how government is evil and bad. They eventually get the mayor of Quohog (voiced by Batman, Adam West) to disband the town's government and stop all its services.
Mayhem, and hilarity, ensue.
Soon, Peter tells his fellow citizens they need a system of rules and order or they'll go down in flames. He describes the exact same system they disbanded. And that's what the good citizens of Quohog end up with at the end.
What does this episode of “Family Guy” have to do with Rifle and the $25.5 million water plant?
Nothing much, I guess. Other than both dealt with city halls and people who disagreed with how things were handled by their local leaders.
I'm sure neither Steele nor Ling nor anyone else will seriously consider overthrowing Rifle City Hall. This isn't Quohog....." (Read more? Click title)
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Showing posts with label Mike McKibbin. Show all posts
May 11, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Citizen Telegram "Living: It's all in how you do it"
Mike McKibbin:
"“A long life, lived well” is how I headlined a front page feature story for the Citizen Telegram three years ago. It was about Rifle's Bessie Simonson turning 100 years old.
She was — and still is, I'm sure — a truly interesting and entertaining person to talk to and write about.
This week, I found two more of our senior citizens, Joe Allen and Walt Smith, who brightened my life as well. Their stories, like Bessie's was three years ago, are also on the front page of today's Citizen Telegram. I hope it's as fun reading about them as it was talking to them.
They all show how to learn, grow, mature, and, most importantly, have fun as we go through life. That's something I know I don't always do, caught up in deadline pressure and what not. I suspect most of us are often that way...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"“A long life, lived well” is how I headlined a front page feature story for the Citizen Telegram three years ago. It was about Rifle's Bessie Simonson turning 100 years old.
She was — and still is, I'm sure — a truly interesting and entertaining person to talk to and write about.
This week, I found two more of our senior citizens, Joe Allen and Walt Smith, who brightened my life as well. Their stories, like Bessie's was three years ago, are also on the front page of today's Citizen Telegram. I hope it's as fun reading about them as it was talking to them.
They all show how to learn, grow, mature, and, most importantly, have fun as we go through life. That's something I know I don't always do, caught up in deadline pressure and what not. I suspect most of us are often that way...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
May 3, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Citizen Telegram "Rifle fire district election features a contested race"
Yowza!!
He even tosses up West End political news and does it without bias dripping off every word!!!!
(Cue sound of cheering crowds in Rifle...Rifle birds singing in chorus...Rifle fireworks popping and Rifle marching bands playing in the streets....Hip, Hip Hooray!!!....)
See related West End politics off the Telegram here.
Mike McKibbin:
"Voters in the Rifle Fire Protection District can cast ballots on Tuesday, May 8 and will choose between three incumbents and a former director to fill three seats on the district board of directors.
They include incumbents Yvonne Long, Rex Rhule and John Sandquist. Former director Lee Martens is seeking to return to the board. He served for four years, before he lost his seat in the 2010 election. Long and Sandquist are each seeking a second, four-year term, while Rhule is running for a third term.
The Rifle district serves some 24,000 people spread out over 411 square miles, including the Rifle city limits. Voters can cast ballots on May 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the district office, 1850 Railroad Ave.
The Citizen Telegram asked each candidate to provide their background and experience and to identify the top issues facing the district. Each provided e-mail answers, which were only edited for clarity, spelling and style....." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
He even tosses up West End political news and does it without bias dripping off every word!!!!
(Cue sound of cheering crowds in Rifle...Rifle birds singing in chorus...Rifle fireworks popping and Rifle marching bands playing in the streets....Hip, Hip Hooray!!!....)
See related West End politics off the Telegram here.
Mike McKibbin:
"Voters in the Rifle Fire Protection District can cast ballots on Tuesday, May 8 and will choose between three incumbents and a former director to fill three seats on the district board of directors.
They include incumbents Yvonne Long, Rex Rhule and John Sandquist. Former director Lee Martens is seeking to return to the board. He served for four years, before he lost his seat in the 2010 election. Long and Sandquist are each seeking a second, four-year term, while Rhule is running for a third term.
The Rifle district serves some 24,000 people spread out over 411 square miles, including the Rifle city limits. Voters can cast ballots on May 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the district office, 1850 Railroad Ave.
The Citizen Telegram asked each candidate to provide their background and experience and to identify the top issues facing the district. Each provided e-mail answers, which were only edited for clarity, spelling and style....." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Citizen Telegram "Time to take stock"
A special thank you goes out to Mike McKibbin down on the Citizen Telegram.
Why?
For taking a look around at his beloved City of Rifle, Colorado and with near effortless (appearing as effortless) ease, restoring that lost voice of the folks, The Citizen Telegram.
Finally, we all have at least a chance at hearing the news in Garfield County. Facts, details and diverse voices rather than just the voice of reporter John Colson covering his version of the county.
McKibbin has taken the reins of editorial and publishing control, with the end result after only a few publications being an entirely new feel to the Telegram.
Letters to the Editor are coming in, columns are appearing again, data on the lives of folks in the West End and an overall sense that maybe trust in the output could be on the horizon.
Well done. Today, another 'McKibbin's Sribblin's'. Down on the Citizen Telegram.
Mike McKibbin:
"Change is constant and never-ending. Sometimes there's good changes,, sometimes bad changes. It's often up to your point of view.
That's how it seems for the natural gas industry over the past decade. Ten years is how long Encana USA has held Energy Expos at the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle. This Saturday's event is a good time to look back at how natural gas development, and our lives, have changed in that time.
I was here during that time, as were a lot of folks. We saw how the changes affected us, our neighbors, perhaps even the air we breathe and water we drink. Definitely in terms of the nice, new buildings, roads and other amenities made possible by either taxes or generous donations from the companies involved.
I must have written hundreds and hundreds of stories about the industry and its impacts on the area and people, especially leading up to the Bureau of Land Management's leasing decision for the Roan Plateau a few years ago. I remember the people who had bought or even built their dream homes out in the country around Rifle, Silt and Parachute. And how many felt violated or even saw their health suffer after huge drilling rigs arrived and big truck after big truck drove up and down in front of their homes. Others welcomed the industry with open arms.
Many people left for what they felt was a better quality of life. That's their right. We all live where we want to live.
I also remember how all the white pickup trucks would line up in Parachute each morning to get on Interstate 70 and the county roads that led them to their next well site. All those trucks equaled a lot of money for a lot of people. A lot of good, beneficial projects many of us will always enjoy.
Just a few facts from Encana you can learn more about at Saturday's Expo...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Why?
For taking a look around at his beloved City of Rifle, Colorado and with near effortless (appearing as effortless) ease, restoring that lost voice of the folks, The Citizen Telegram.
Finally, we all have at least a chance at hearing the news in Garfield County. Facts, details and diverse voices rather than just the voice of reporter John Colson covering his version of the county.
McKibbin has taken the reins of editorial and publishing control, with the end result after only a few publications being an entirely new feel to the Telegram.
Letters to the Editor are coming in, columns are appearing again, data on the lives of folks in the West End and an overall sense that maybe trust in the output could be on the horizon.
Well done. Today, another 'McKibbin's Sribblin's'. Down on the Citizen Telegram.
Mike McKibbin:
"Change is constant and never-ending. Sometimes there's good changes,, sometimes bad changes. It's often up to your point of view.
That's how it seems for the natural gas industry over the past decade. Ten years is how long Encana USA has held Energy Expos at the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle. This Saturday's event is a good time to look back at how natural gas development, and our lives, have changed in that time.
I was here during that time, as were a lot of folks. We saw how the changes affected us, our neighbors, perhaps even the air we breathe and water we drink. Definitely in terms of the nice, new buildings, roads and other amenities made possible by either taxes or generous donations from the companies involved.
I must have written hundreds and hundreds of stories about the industry and its impacts on the area and people, especially leading up to the Bureau of Land Management's leasing decision for the Roan Plateau a few years ago. I remember the people who had bought or even built their dream homes out in the country around Rifle, Silt and Parachute. And how many felt violated or even saw their health suffer after huge drilling rigs arrived and big truck after big truck drove up and down in front of their homes. Others welcomed the industry with open arms.
Many people left for what they felt was a better quality of life. That's their right. We all live where we want to live.
I also remember how all the white pickup trucks would line up in Parachute each morning to get on Interstate 70 and the county roads that led them to their next well site. All those trucks equaled a lot of money for a lot of people. A lot of good, beneficial projects many of us will always enjoy.
Just a few facts from Encana you can learn more about at Saturday's Expo...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
April 13, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Citizen Telegram "McKibbin to take reins as editor for The Citizen Telegram"
Heather McGregor:
"RIFLE, Colorado — The Citizen Telegram is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike McKibbin of Rifle as the new editor of the weekly community newspaper and its website, citizentelegram.com.
McKibbin will start in the post on Monday, April 16..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"RIFLE, Colorado — The Citizen Telegram is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike McKibbin of Rifle as the new editor of the weekly community newspaper and its website, citizentelegram.com.
McKibbin will start in the post on Monday, April 16..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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