Editor's Column | The Herald Times

Editor’s Column: Even a broken clock is right twice a day

There’s a beautiful, elegant clock tower on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in Meeker. There’s only one problem with the clock: it’s wrong. The courthouse clock is about 5-7 minutes fast. How do I know? Because when I’m rushing to get to a meeting, invariably I check that[Read More…]

September 29, 2019 by editor Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Editors Column: ‘Redeem the Day’

Amid the flags and images of the Twin Towers on Wednesday, an author friend shared something that begs repeating, not just on the anniversary of 9/11, but every day we’re faced with something that threatens to steal our joie de vivre (joy of living). Here’s what she wrote: “Redeem the[Read More…]

September 16, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Value

I remember the word value being applied to sales and discount flyers and those “blue light specials” at K-Mart (the analog version of Prime Day). Value was also used in political terms to define candidates or platforms. Value is one of those words that can function as a noun and[Read More…]

August 1, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Editor’s Column: Freedom demands responsibility

On the holiday each year when we hold our freedoms most dear, I get a bit frustrated that so many folks forget that with freedom comes great personal responsibility. Lighting illegal fireworks all night long is not you “exercising your freedom,” it’s just you being a selfish jerk. Those are[Read More…]

July 12, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: Cannibals among us?

There’s a Bible verse that’s as applicable to small towns as it is to church congregations. It’s a warning: “But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!” Small towns are notorious for “biting and devouring” one another, whether through gossip or manipulation[Read More…]

July 4, 2019 by editor 1 comment

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Good deeds

When my daughter and husband and I were out cleaning up trash along Hwy. 13 two weeks ago I noted the tidy, well-manicured grounds around the eastern Town of Meeker entry sign and remarked on it. I helped spearhead the project behind the design and installation of those signs and[Read More…]

June 17, 2019 by Niki Turner 3 comments

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Gobsmacked!

It means “utterly astonished; astounded,” and it’s the perfect descriptor for my reaction to the announcement that I was chosen Meeker’s Citizen of the Year for 2019. It’s taken me several days to wrap my head around it. First, I’m honored and challenged: honored to be chosen when there are[Read More…]

June 7, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Editor’s Column: About those rocks…

There are decoratively painted rocks all over Meeker, tucked into nooks and crannies and out in plain view. If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably seen them. If not, you may have stumbled upon (or stepped over or walked past) a painted rock and not known what it meant or what[Read More…]

May 20, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Editor’s Column: Errors and Escapees

Admitting error or fault is never easy or comfortable, no matter how old you are or how often you get to do it, but it’s part of becoming a responsible, trustworthy adult. It’s “character-building,” as parents like to say when they force their kids to endure uncomfortable things. Here’s the[Read More…]

May 12, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Editor’s Column: ‘Small’ is in the eye of the beholder

“I live in a small town. The population is just 10,000.” It’s a conversation we kept overhearing while we were in Denver this month. Apparently the definition of “small” is quite subjective. For example, the television show “Twin Peaks” (which some of you remember from 20+ years ago, and some[Read More…]

April 25, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Editor’s Column: We’re all going to the end of the line, eventually

I took my second-ever train trip last week. My daughter and I traveled to the Colorado Press Association convention in Denver via Amtrak from Glenwood. Why train, you ask? Because I’ve lost the ability to tolerate the idiots on I-70 and because we tend to have blizzards in April, which[Read More…]

April 20, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: Mulligrubs

I fell in the mulligrubs this week. Last Friday I had to put down a dog. She’s been declining, but I thought we had more time. Isn’t that always the case? Then I tried to do Ethan’s final tax return. He did his own taxes for the first time last[Read More…]

April 13, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled