Special to the Herald Times The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army[Read More…]
Columns
CNCC Corner: Upgrades and updates at CNCC
For the last four years, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) has been keenly focused on improvements to the College’s infrastructure. In alignment with CNCC’s strategic priority to improve sustainability, our goal has been to ensure our students, staff and faculty have the tools, facilities and safe environment needed to be[Read More…]
Guest Column: Here’s to the future of education
Each year, our communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our youth who have graduated high school. I am so proud of all of the 2023 high school graduates in Northwest Colorado and our state as a whole. As a social studies teacher at Steamboat Springs High School, I[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Freedom is responsibility
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” Thomas Paine Our country’s 247th birthday is upon us, a time for celebration, yes, but also a time for reflection. Thomas Paine’s words are a reminder that the freedom we celebrate on[Read More…]
Veterans Corner: The PACT Act
On Aug. 10, 2022, our Commander in Chief signed the PACT Act into law. No. 1: It expands the list of locations, timeframes and presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposures. I believe they mean Agent Orange. No. 2: Expands locations for Persian Gulf War Veterans. No. 3: Expands[Read More…]
Loose Ends: You can go home again
Nothing brings back the memories of one’s childhood like going back to a place one calls home, at least once a year if possible. Celebrating the annual events that take place here, especially Range Call, draws crowds of tourists and residents from both town and county. A feeling or sense[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The Participation Trophy
“I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I shall be the gainer.” Walter Annenberg Participation trophies, or prizes, have a bad rep. These prizes, awards or accolades are given to everyone who takes part in an event, even if they don’t come in first, second, or third[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Crowd sourcing for community good
Every now and then a word pops up that fits what happens when everyone is on the same page to help a community grow and thrive. Crowd sourcing began to be used on the internet mostly, as well as in print advertisements. Typically the “crowd” in crowd sourcing references, according[Read More…]
Guest Column: Bagpipes
A shifty looking guy in a kilt walks into a London pub, orders a pint, and very carefully puts down the plastic bag he was carrying. The suspicious barkeeper asks, “What’s that?” The Scotsman answers, “Six pounds of explosives.” The barkeeper replies with obvious relief. “Thanks goodness, I thought it[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Copy, paste, repeat
“It’s all the same, only the names will change.” ~ Bon Jovi, “Wanted Dead or Alive” The opening lyric to a 1986 “hair band” song might not seem like it has anything to do with nearly 139 years of newspaper archives from a rural Colorado town, but it could easily[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Mountains, molehills, gnats and camelsEditor’s Column:
It seems the more comfortable we are the more fixated we become on superficial things. Being comfortable makes us fussy and finicky. When our basic needs are met, we have the time and energy to expend on little things, things that really don’t matter much in the long term. You’d[Read More…]
Guest Column: Legislative session wrap-up
By MEGHAN LUKENS State House Representative 120 days, 20 prime-sponsored bills, and thousands of constituent contacts later, the Colorado 2023 Legislative Session has come to an end. I am so proud of the work that we have collectively done, and I am energized to keep the great progress going. A[Read More…]
