Dear Editor: Although the sadness of losing my sister Sue will last the rest of my life, so too will the memory of the warmth and kindness of the people in this small town. I feel like I’ve been wrapped up in a warm, fuzzy blanket on a below zero[Read More…]
Opinion
OPINION: Evidence for climate change
MEEKER | The two previous articles in this series examined the science behind our understanding of Earth’s climate and presented evidence that climate change threatens to destabilize ecosystems, disrupt food and water supplies, and destroy infrastructure. In this article, I present evidence for effects of climate change closer to home.[Read More…]
Letter: Public disgrace by county commissioners
Dear Editor: The sudden discharge and public humiliation of attorney Kent Borchard are a disgrace to our community and to ethical human resources practices. No employee or contractor deserves to be fired without due process, written notice, and some sense of justice, especially not folks with 10 years’ service. Performance[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for climate op-ed piece
Dear Editor: I would like to thank and congratulate you, the editor of the Herald Times, for featuring the op-ed in your Jan. 10 edition regarding climate change. As someone from the Midwest, just trying to make his way to the SF Bay Area while dodging the weather, I noticed[Read More…]
{OPINION} RBC Clerk & Recorder Update: January
RBC | 2019 saw a new commissioner, coroner and treasurer, along with re-elected officials sworn in on Jan. 8. Jeff Rector replaced Shawn Bolton as BOCC chairman. Commissioners were appointed to represent Rio Blanco County with-in several different organizations and most of the previously appointed personnel were re-appointed in their[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s your right to know
I found myself in yet another journalistic quandary this week. I received an inflammatory letter from one elected official accusing another elected official and an employee of making a unilateral decision to spend taxpayer dollars to investigate the letter writer’s department following complaints. However, since the letter did not include any[Read More…]
OPED: Climate models and global warming
RBC | In this article, I summarize scientific consensus on the state of the global climate and explain the basis for climate predictions. Climate projections are based on computer models, and few people in the general population understand how the models work. If there’s been a failure in climate science, perhaps[Read More…]
OPED: Finding joy in 2019
MEEKER | What do you do when you have company coming over, piles of laundry everywhere, dishes in the sink and absolutely no motivation whatsoever to tackle the ever looming and neverending chore monster? There is the old trick of throwing the clean laundry in the closets or hiding dirty dishes[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Open meetings demand open discourse
Are the commissioners, returning and new, abiding by Colorado’s Open Meetings Act, aka the “Sunshine Laws”? Based on video and audio recordings, and comments from all three commissioners after Monday’s meeting, it would appear that two of our county commissioners made a decision about the future of the county attorney[Read More…]
Letter: Fire district 1/2 mill holiday, admin building update
Dear Editor: Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (Meeker Fire Rescue) would like to thank our community for its tremendous support past, present and future. The board of directors voted a ½ mill holiday at for the 2019 budget. Similar ½ mill tax holidays have been approved by the Board since[Read More…]
Guest Column: The science of climate change
RBC | This is the first in a series of articles on climate change. My purpose is to review the evidence that climate change is damaging ecosystems and disrupting the economy. Its costs are rising rapidly, and we have a very short time in which to prevent catastrophic effects on[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Got the mid-winter crankies? Please don’t share.
A quote from one of my all-time favorite novels reads: “…while golf and fishing are Scotland’s most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport. And when it rains as much as it does in Scotland, people spend a lot of time indoors.” That quote reminds me of[Read More…]
