Dear Editor: My family, the Nichols family, came to Meeker in 1884. My great-grandfather was Ben Nichols and he brought his family with him. My grandfather was Fred Nichols and was 6-weeks-old when they arrived.
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: Save the school
Dear Editor: Recent discussions about the Town of Meeker transferring ownership of the old elementary school to Rio Blanco County brought a large attendance to the town board meeting, most of whom were opposed to the transfer.
Letter to the Editor: Country run by idiots
Dear Editor: America has been designed by geniuses; run by idiots in both parties. You know you live in a country run by idiots if:
Letter to the Editor: Justice center good use for old school
Dear Editor: I would respectfully disagree with Ms. Wilber and Mr. Zellers in their letters to the editor. If we as a community do not start accepting change, we are going to end up like many other small communities with a dead downtown area or, worse, a dead town.
Letter to the Editor: A sigh of relief now that prom is over
Dear Editor: Before I make my sigh of relief that the 2013 Rangely High School prom is finally over, I would like to say my last thank you.
Letter to the Editor: How about state of Western Colorado?
Dear Editor: In the April 4 edition of the Herald Times, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton pointed out how severance tax dollars are not being distributed as originally planned. To paraphrase what was said, “It seems the large population centers can suck up an unfair amount of the funds because they[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Bring back Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
Dear Editor: We wrote to you March 23, requesting that you reinstate the Days Gone By section on a weekly basis.
Letter to the Editor: Reader against jail on school site
Dear Editor: My wife and I believe it will be a mistake to transfer title of the old school with the intention of building a jail in the middle of our town.
Letter to the Editor: Citizen: Justice center a short-sighted plan
Dear Editor: I am writing this as a concerned citizen and not as a board member of any organization. I am very concerned about the proposal to turn the property of the old elementary school into a justice center.
Letter to the Editor: Opposed to county use of old school
Dear Editor: Destruction of the old elementary school for a jail? An article in the Rio Blanco Herald Times [April 25 edition] indicated that the Board of County Commissioners and the Meeker Town Council had met on April 22 and discussed turning the old elementary school over to the county[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Letter about Meeker students
Dear Editor: I was impressed by your editorial in the April 13 Rio Blanco Herald Times.
Letter to the Editor: In regard to letter on endangered horses
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to Patti William’s letter concerning the wild horses becoming extinct. There are supposed to be at least 37,000 wild horses still in the wild. Everybody agrees that if not managed properly, they will double every four years; 37,000 now 74,000 four years from[Read More…]
