EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter is a thank you note to Stephanie Kahler, who taught an advanced creative writing class in Rangely, from student Phalon Osborn, who will be in seventh grade come fall. Osborn submitted the letter as part of the class. What follows is word for word as[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: MSD Board protests funding
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado State Legislature: On behalf of the Meeker School Board, we would like to submit this letter regarding the impacts of the recently passed SB13-260 on our school district.
Letter to the Editor: Upgrade to undocumented alien
Dear Editor: As a native Colorado resident and an excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an undocumented alien.
From My Window… God bless the firefighters; Range Call begins Wednesday
Smoke to the left of us, smoke to the right of us; smoke all around us. That seems to be the battle cry for the past two weeks for those of us in Rio Blanco County. Thank God for the firefighters!
Letter to the Editor: A new list of elected traitors
Dear Editor: Over this past weekend, we came four votes away from the United States Senate giving our constitutional rights over to the United Nations.
Letter to the Editor: Teams didn’t stumble
Dear Editor: We found your headline of three weeks ago stating that the DI teams stumbled at globals to be quite offensive.
Letter to the Editor: Value of Meeker Elementary School
Dear Editor: The story is told of a collector of antique rifles who liked to haggle for the best price when purchasing such treasures.
From My Window… Justice Center in Rangely worth considering; prevent tragedy now
Yes, it probably does throw a wrench into the works for the Rio Blanco County commissioners and even the Town of Meeker, but the suggestion put forward by Rangely Mayor Frank Huitt and Rangely Town Manager Peter Brixius that the county should consider putting the new justice center in Rangely[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Know signs of sexual abuse
Dear Editor: Connections 4 Kids, the early childhood council serving Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, hosted sexual abuse-prevention workshops for parents and anyone who works with children in May in Craig and Meeker.
Letter to the Editor: DI teams didn’t stumble at Globals
Dear Editor: It was wrong of you to write a headline stating that the Meeker DI teams stumbled at globals.
Letter to the Editor: Editorial opinion perceived as all wrong
Dear Editor: Your editorial in the May 30 Herald Times — attributing school problems to “whining” teachers, parents who protect their “darlings” and student disrespect for education — is not only misinformed. It completely misses the point.
Letter to the Editor: Why not Rangely for a justice center?
Dear Editor: The Town of Rangely has been encouraged to comment on the new justice center as the cost and location is something that affects all Rio Blanco County residents and especially each law enforcement agency in the county.