Dear Editor: To the students of Rangely High School: Thank you so much for the honor and privilege of being your grand marshals for homecoming. Love you all, Steve and Beth Herndon Rangely
Opinion
Letter: An apology
Dear Editor: I am sorry for my actions on April 8, 2016. I now know that the choice to drive while I was drinking affected not just me but a lot of people in my life and even people I have never met. It makes me feel bad to know[Read More…]
{GUEST COLUMN} Health & Wellness: Human touch can be a powerful tool for healing
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Have you ever pondered the meaning of the phrase it was touching? We use it to describe intensely emotional, heart-warming and meaningful events or situations. Why the word “touch”? Why add a tactile descriptor to a phrase? Touch implies compassion[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A world without newspapers
Last week was National Newspaper Week. In past years newspapers have printed blank front pages as a statement of what the world would be like without newspapers. We didn’t have room for that last week. (That’s a good thing.) Newspapers today compete for attention with magazines, radio, television and (probably[Read More…]
Guest Column: Meeker School District focusing on four areas for excellence
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Meeker School District exists to meet the needs of students. We help students learn. We help them grow. We help them believe. We help them try. We do these things while providing an environment that is physically, emotionally, and[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks to first responders
Dear Editor: I would like to thank the Meeker fire department, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and the BLM, and everyone for their quick work putting out the fire on County Road 7 last week. And I apologize to my neighbors, I wasn’t trying to burn down the neighborhood. Bob[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for help on Saturday
Dear Editor: I would like to thank all the people involved in helping me when I lost my billfold in the deluge during the Fall Festival. Special thanks to Fran Mills at the Family Dollar Store, who paid my bill when I first noticed my billfold was missing, and to[Read More…]
{Guest Column} Across the Street: SAT is a high stakes test for college-bound students
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | During the August board meeting of the State Board of Education, the Colorado Department of Education released the Scholastic Aptitude Scores (SAT) for 2016-17. The SAT is a standardized test that is administered by the College Board, a non-profit organization.[Read More…]
{Guest Column} Health & Wellness: Complementary medicine can be beneficial
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Institute of Health offers the best definition of the two. Alternative medicine are practices in place of care and medicine provided by a medical doctor. Complementary medicine is treatment that is used together with standard MD recommended medicine. While I[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from the Meeker Sportsman’s Club
Dear Editor: The Meeker Sportsman’s Club would like to extend a big “thank you” to John Kobald, Local Access Internet, Ma Famiglia and Wyatt’s Sporting Goods for their recent donations toward our on-going fundraising effort. We have also recently received donations from several other community members. Currently we are nearly[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: There are no easy answers
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” – The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution I wasn’t planning on going here so soon after sharing my thoughts on the[Read More…]
Letter: Parade marshals say thanks
Dear Editor: Thank you to Meeker High School, Student Council, students and staff for having us high school custodians as grand marshals for Homecoming festivities. Brent Rowles Russell McClain Vicktor Saeñz