January is a tough season, hence the 12-page paper this week. From what I can surmise from my predecessors, this is par for the course. It’s the January doldrums. In sailing terms, the doldrums refer to a “calm period when the winds disappear altogether, trapping sailing ships for days or[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Westlands donates $2,500 to Search and Rescue
Dear Editor: I would like to formally thank Henry Kravis Westlands for the $2,500 donation to the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue. Westlands community presence is very much appreciated, of which they all have shown over the years here in Meeker. With the fire event in April of last year[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Jack Elder family
Dear Editor: Thank you to everyone for all the prayers and support and cards and gifts in our time of sorrow. It was greatly appreciated. Jack will be missed, but we know where he is at to see him again someday when we are called home. Thank You to Rangely[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What makes news, news?
I sometimes forget normal people don’t always understand how this crazy process works. When someone asks us for news coverage, my first question is usually, “is this newsworthy?” Newsworthy means true, interesting and relevant. Generally (particularly at this time of year when everyone is hibernating, on vacation or trying to[Read More…]
Thanks from Byers family
Dear Editor: Words cannot express how truly grateful we are to everyone who helped take care of mom the last few years. We would also like to thank everyone who offered their support, thoughts and prayers during our time of sorrow when we lost her. We have some very amazing[Read More…]
Sheriff thanks Rio Blanco Ranch for donation to Search and Rescue
Dear Editor: I would like to formally thank Rio Blanco Ranch for their $2,000.00 donation to the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue. Rio Blanco Ranch community presence is very much appreciated and which they have shown over the years here in the valley. Over the past several years we have[Read More…]
Guest Column: Hoping Congress comes up with healthy solutions
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Whew, 2017 is in the books. Time to put away holiday decorations and start a new year with new ambitions. Did you do the year end health insurance shuffle? Come year end, we get out our health insurance statements and[Read More…]
Letter: Candidates needed for municipal elections
Dear Editor: Municipal elections are scheduled in April for both Meeker and Rangely, and candidate petitions are due by Jan. 22. I hope concerned citizens will contest the open seats in town government. There are a number of important questions facing both communities and the elections should provide opportunity for[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: If not you, then who?
Here we are, four days into 2018. If you made resolutions and are still keeping them, congratulations. If you’ve already fallen off the wagon, it’s not too late to get back on! Why do humans make new year’s resolutions, anyway? As far as I can tell, my dogs haven’t made[Read More…]
{Guest Column} Make a difference: participate in local politics
By Paula Davis Special to the Herald Times RBC | In a few days a new year will be here, and with the new year will come precinct caucuses, county assemblies and the 2018 round of elections. As any of you must have noticed, registered Republicans far outnumber registered Democrats and[Read More…]
OPED: Gardner believes tax reform plan will bring needed relief to Coloradans
By U.S. SEN. Cory Gardner Special to the Herald Times RBC | Coloradans across the state are hardworking individuals who know what’s best for them, their families, and their communities. They understand that keeping more of their own money in their own pockets instead of sending it to Washington will[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The news you choose and the words of the year
It’s that time of year when dictionaries announce the “word of the year.” Different dictionaries choose different words based on the spikes they see in word searches throughout the year. This year’s words, from three different publishers, are: complicit, feminism and youthquake (that from British-based Oxford Dictionary). Youthquake, defined as[Read More…]
