The misery quotient I don’t like being miserable, but I know some people who seem to revel in it, and that always makes me wonder why. I think we all have a “misery quotient” – the amount of distress or discomfort one is able to endure before taking the necessary[Read More…]
Columns
Loose Ends – The value of a library
When it comes to finding a good book, the shelves of the public library continue to be the best place to start. The libraries in many rural communities have moved forward with the times as they have expanded their services to their patrons by offering online check-out. This allows all[Read More…]
Guest Column – Saving the Herald: A call to action and history of U.S. journalism
Among the oldest continuously published newspapers in Colorado, the Rio Blanco Herald Times is in dire straits due to a lack of sustainable income and announced that the paper would close on Oct. 26 unless a sustainable source of income can be realized. [Ed. Note: Thanks to the generosity of[Read More…]
History Lessons, Spooky Edition: Frozen
Editor’s Note: Molly Rink, Part 2 will publish next week. It was a dark and stormy night. Well… maybe not. I have always wanted to start a mystery story that way, so please allow me some literary license. This is a Halloween story after all. Facts are facts, but I[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from History, No. 20
Special to the Herald Times Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, January 27, 1879. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 13th instant, I have to say that It is not deemed expedient to authorize you to purchase three saddles, costing $40 each, and that you[Read More…]
Guest Column: Condemning hatred starts at home
While at the State Legislature, I often talk to colleagues about the Western Slope Way. On the Western Slope, we are proud of our way of life. We support each other. I am continually impressed by the dedication of the people who live in Northwest Colorado, I am proud to[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – October 19th, 2023
“If a town loses its paper, it’s less of a town.” ~ Al Cross, Director emeritus of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky Thanks to the generosity and love and support of our local Meeker community, that quote is not going to be[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Please don’t stop the presses
There is an old slang expression that seems to be used a lot during lately in a new way – all in. Whether someone uses a different version, such as “count me in,” these two words convey more weight. It becomes apparent that the person offering their support and help[Read More…]
History Lessons: Molly Rink, Part 1
As we come upon the 127th anniversary of the famous Oct. 13, 1896, Meeker Bank Robbery [attempt], I would like to take a different slant on the event. With exception of our Ute conflicts, sheep wars, and the various Roosevelts, Meeker and Rio Blanco County did not get much ink[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Humanity
“There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.” ~ Alan Paton, South African writer and anti-apartheid activist When terrible events occur — such as the atrocities of war in Israel[Read More…]
Guest Column: Water Solutions are a Priority
By DYLAN ROBERTS State Senator We all know that out here in Western Colorado, water is life. It sustains our agriculture, powers our outdoor recreation economy, and is the keystone of the beautiful environment we all cherish. All of us also know that our state’s water future faces immense challenges; from[Read More…]
History Lessons: It’s been 127 years since the Meeker Bank Robbery.
By ED PECK As we come upon the 127th anniversary of the famous Oct. 13, 1896, Meeker Bank Robbery [attempt], I would like to take a different slant on the event. With exception of our Ute conflicts, sheep wars, and the various Roosevelts, Meeker and Rio Blanco County did not[Read More…]
