By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | John Deere had a popular T-shirt about 15 years ago that said “Dirt—it does the body good.” This statement is proving to be truer than any T-shirt wearing kid knew. It is interesting to read some of the current research[Read More…]
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Time flies when you’re having fun
Time also flies when you’re climbing a learning curve that has a steep incline. Tomorrow (Sept. 1) marks our one-year anniversary as owners of the Rio Blanco Herald Times and associated publications. It really has been fun, almost all of the time! Co-owners Caitlin Walker and my husband Pat have[Read More…]
Letter: Moosehead Lodge thanks helpers
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Moosehead Lodge, we would like to thank Rangely High School football coaches Paul Fortunato, Cody Denny, Camron Enterline, the RHS football team, Tim Weber, Nathan Montegro, Jerry Blankenship, JC Chumacero, and Rachael Armstrong for all their hard work in laying sod at the lodge.[Read More…]
Guest Column: Across the Street – Education? It’s complicated
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Recently I was having a conversation with constituents when the following question was raised: “What are we doing for our high achieving students?” Well, it’s complicated. In May 2009, the Colorado State Legislature passed House Bill 09-1319 and Senate Bill[Read More…]
Guest Column: Is there such a thing as a good GMO?
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Are GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) as evil as they are made out to be? Many people fear tinkering with genetics is a slippery slope toward unnatural beings and catastrophic unintended consequences. Others are excited about the possibility. Ever heard of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Oh, the errors we make…
Chalk it up to “eclipse energy,” or Mercury in retrograde, or summer exhaustion, or back to school madness, but last week was a rough one for errors. My logical brain knows that’s going to happen from time to time. Major newspapers devote entire sections to corrections every day. There are[Read More…]
Guest Column: Under the Dome – What’s coming up for the state’s Joint Budget Committee
By Bob Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | I don’t know what to write about this month. Every time I get focused on a task somebody sends me a new email and off I go on another quest for truth and justice. There is certainly no lack of[Read More…]
Letter: Public meeting and open house for new water storage project on White River
Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is hosting a public meeting and community workshop on Aug. 22 and want individuals interested in our White River Storage project to attend. As many of your readers are aware, in March of 2015 the RBWCD completed a feasibility study with[Read More…]
Guest Column: Public health director gets a healthy impression of Rangely
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | When I was in high school we dreaded the bus ride to Rangely for sports. It was a long ride from South Routt County (Soroco) where I was from. Unfortunately, my peers and I complained so much it tainted my[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Whose flag are you flying?
I said the Pledge of Allegiance twice this week. Both times I couldn’t help pondering the Nazi and Confederate flags brazenly displayed at the protests in Virginia. Here’s my question: how does one declare allegiance to the flag of the United States of America—one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty[Read More…]
Letter: Public meeting and open house for new water storage project on White River
Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is hosting a public meeting and community workshop on Aug. 22 and want individuals interested in our White River Storage project to attend. As many of your readers are aware, in March of 2015 the RBWCD completed a feasibility study with[Read More…]
Guest Column: How can we make RBC the healthiest county in Colorado?
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | My children got me started playing the online game “Clash of Clans” recently. While I find it entertaining when I have time to kill, I am terrible at it. I like having a pretty “Town Hall,” but don’t care about[Read More…]
