Dear Editor: I have given countless gifts of money and needed items to high school graduates over the past five years. I have received only one thank you note from a special needs graduate that painstakingly typed, cut and glue the written gratitude inside a note card. The other graduates[Read More…]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Thanks for help with completed historical signage
Dear Editor: How long does it take for an idea to come to a possibility then to a reality? How about almost three years. Many times ideas are discussed around a table of good food and conversation then the seed has been planted and someone takes the idea and makes[Read More…]
Letter’s to the Editor: July 7, 2022
Thanks from MHS Class of 1962 Dear Editor: The MHS Class of 1962 would like to publicly thank Mrs. Chinn for setting up our class visit to your new MHS building. Also, a big thank you to Mrs. Kathleen Sullivan Kelley for taking her Saturday to conduct an excellent tour[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June 30, 2022
Public misinformed about Piceance horses Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the recent article in the Herald on the scheduled upcoming wild horse gather in the North Piceance – East Douglas area. We have spend many years observing the stead increase of horses in the Barcus, Big and[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: June 23, 2022
Vote for Love Dear Editor: I am you asking you to vote for Ginny Love in the June 28 primary election to continue the positive change that has occurred with the Rio Blanco County Commissioners in the past few weeks. Although Ginny has only been a Commissioner for less than[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June 16, 2022
GOP vice chair leave of absence Dear Editor: Immediately after the Rangely Republican forum, I took a leave of absence from my duties as Vice Chair for the Rio Blanco Republican Central Committee effective June 9, 2022, until July 1, 2022. Any questions should be directed to Sam Tolley, Chairman.[Read More…]
LETTERS: June 9, 2022
Vote for Love Dear Editor: It is time to vote again. Please re-elect County Commissioner Virginia Love on June 28. Mrs. Virginia (Ginny) Love knows how to be a servant for the people of Rio Blanco County. Growing up on a farm up Strawberry, she learned about hard work early[Read More…]
Letter: Why we support Doug Overton for commissioner
Dear Editor:Rio Blanco County has witnessed the successful progression of Doug Overton as both a committed and honest individual as well as a focused and highly successful business person. Doug’s dedication to and love of Rio Blanco county is a solid foundation for a strong, realistic approach and implementation of[Read More…]
Letter: Vote for Coram
Dear Editor: I will vote for Sen. Don Coram to unseat Rep Lauren Boebert. Don is currently serving as a senator for Colorado District 6 and will finish his term in January of 2023. Since 2011 he has been representing rural citizens in critical issues of agriculture, water, energy and[Read More…]
Letter: Assumptions
Dear Editor: I can appreciate Ms O’Hearon’s desire to serve the citizens of Rio Blanco County and to “positively impact the future of Rio Blanco County.” I believe the citizens of Rio Blanco want what is best for our county. Ms. O’Hearon states having been the Director of DHS, however[Read More…]
Letter: On the outside looking in
Dear Editor: Oh, the tangled web we weave. We try to do the best thing possible for our children and grandchildren. Whether it be sports, dance or academic advancements. But we as a society are still failing the children. When it comes to a child stating there is an issue,[Read More…]
Letter: Where is the integrity?
Dear Editor: Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Where is the integrity when a sheriff misrepresents and omits the facts known to him, in order to bias investigators conducting an outside agency investigation? Where is the integrity in this sheriff coming to my[Read More…]