Dear Editor: I am a farmer in La Plata County and all our hay crops are less than half this year. Because of our historical drought conditions and the large wildfires there has been lots of talk about the changing climate. It might be hard to prove that our unusual[Read More…]
Opinion
HT Editor appointed to CPA Board
RBC | Here at the Herald Times we’ve known for a while that our fearless leader, Editor-in-Chief Niki Turner, is pretty awesome. Not every newspaper has a boss that relentlessly stands up for their staff, encouraging everyone to find the truth and present it to the public, all while simultaneously sending[Read More…]
Letter: Food Bank drive a success
Dear Editor: The Rangely Food Bank would like to thank everyone who supported the Rangely Food Bank during the first annual Food Bank Drive. One of the Rangely Food Bank’s major supporters is Bill Ekstrom. He has been magnificent with the amount of food he donates to the Rangely Food[Read More…]
Letter: Webber thanks 4th of July volunteers
Dear Editor: One cannot always express their appreciation enough, to those who are always willing to serve their community like people in Rangely, Colo. We do some pretty amazing things in this town and after 13 years I still am filled with pride to know that if I or my[Read More…]
Water is precious. Don’t waste it. {Editor’s Column}
If drought teaches us anything at all it should teach us the critical value of water. Apparently Meeker residents aren’t learning the lesson. We’ve used more water in the last six weeks than ever before in the recorded history of Meeker water usage. When conditions are as dry and drastic[Read More…]
Guest Column: Come hell or low water
By Jackie brown Chair, Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable RBC | “This is no way to run a desert!” The 2018 water year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018, is shaping up to be a record-setter for low water. The optimist in me is just hoping to get through with no[Read More…]
Letter: Prosence pleased with attention given to Highway 13
Dear Editor: It was very satisfying to read that some county commissioners have recognized the importance of State Highway 13, and are pushing for reconstruction of that vital link (Post Independent, July 10, 2018), something I have lobbied for for several years. In fact, about four years ago, I prepared[Read More…]
Newsprint tariff has painful consequences {Editor’s Column}
A few months ago we mentioned the 32 percent tariff placed on Canadian newsprint (where almost all uncoated paper in the U.S. comes from) thanks to a single complaint from a paper mill owned by a New York hedge fund, and the potential threat that tariff poses to the newspaper[Read More…]
MEF Golf Classic Rescheduled
Dear Editor: The Meeker Education Foundation’s benefit Golf Classic tournament will be rescheduled due to conflicts with other area tournaments. It will not be held on July 28 and is planned for early in the 2019 spring season. We thank our sponsors and participants for their past generosity and look[Read More…]
Hoke thanks supporters
Dear Editor: First of all, I thank my God that we have the freedom to hold elections and that we have the constitutional right to vote. I want to thank all those who supported me in many ways and had enough confidence in me to encourage me in every step[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Thank you to the fire crews
As I’m writing this on Tuesday evening, we’ve had a welcome—albeit brief—rainstorm pass through. The relief is tangible after weeks of hot, dry conditions and several days when it seemed our county was spontaneously combusting around us. Lord willing, any accompanying lightning hasn’t sparked more fires. After two days of[Read More…]
Letter: Ranch Sort a success
Dear Editor: We would like to send our thanks to those who made our Ranch Sort fundraiser on June 9 a success. Thank you to Boyd Richardson at the RBC Fairgrounds for getting the arena ready for the event and Arbaney Cattle Company for supplying the cattle and running the[Read More…]