Wasted words could describe so many of our conversations with each other, yet it isn’t until the importance of sharing a common language becomes critical, that we get serious about making sure we understand one another. The problem many of us experience communicating with each other may start with one[Read More…]
Columns
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Liar, liar …
The worst trouble I ever got in as a kid was for lying. The punishment for lying was far more severe than the punishment for sassing or fighting with the neighbor kid or getting home late. “You go to the same place for lying that you do for stealing,” my[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week
National Newspaper Week began Oct. 2. While this isn’t the typical holiday that most families celebrate, it does provide a good opportunity to take a moment and recognize all the ways that local newspapers make a difference in communities across America. If you’re reading this, you probably already have[Read More…]
Why is it called China Wall?
When we came here as newcomers to Rio Blanco County, we were introduced to the natural wonders of Trappers Lake, the White River and Meeker’s own China Wall. This imposing rock formation sits above Meeker and shows itself along the mountainsides to the North. The top of the China Wall[Read More…]
Looking ahead at ERBM
Coming up in January 2023 the Meeker Recreation Center (MRC) will be recognizing 15 years of operation. ERBM is proud of the positive impacts this facility has had throughout our community over the last decade and a half, however, as with our physical bodies, as we age we become increasingly[Read More…]
MSD accredited with distinction
Meeker School District RE-1 is once again Accredited with Distinction! This is the highest accreditation rating a school can receive from the Colorado Department of Education. Only 11 school districts in the state, which equates to less than 6% of all districts, earned this rating in 2022. Your school district[Read More…]
Argh, mateys
I almost missed National Talk Like a Pirate Day! I was at the Meeker Library looking over Mike’s shoulder when a banner flashed across his screen. It read, “National Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept. 19.” Yes, it was another one of those faux holidays. Thousands of these “National Days”[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Doggone it
Never underestimate the cleverness of the dog. The Meeker Classic may be over for the year, yet some of us might continue to watch daily demonstrations of intelligent canine behavior in our own homes. Oh, to be so lucky. Working dogs on local farms and ranches, household pets of every[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Choices
Do not become a casualty to your grief. ~ Roswell, Season 4, Episode 8 In the four years since the loss of my oldest son, I’ve spent a lot of time developing a working relationship with this thing called grief. Ethan’s death was an abrupt plunge into an unpleasant human[Read More…]
Is your information diet well-balanced?
In 1951, Richard Lyttle, son of Meeker Herald’s founder James Lyttle, served as president of the board for the Colorado Press Association. Last weekend at the first in-person convention we’ve had in two and half years, I was honored to step into that role for the coming year. The Colorado[Read More…]
Spaghetti trees and other tricks
In 1957 on April 1, the BBC broadcast a three-minute report on their current affairs program. The television program featured a family in Southern Switzerland harvesting a bumper crop of spaghetti from their Spaghetti Trees. This black and white TV segment aired in Great Britain to an audience of about[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Over the hill
Face it, we have all become members of the over-the hill gang. These past few years have changed our lives in one way or another. There was a time in this valley when only the old-timers among us seemed to use that phrase to describe their trips outside of the[Read More…]
