By Natalie Nicole Harris Special to the Herald Times RBC | Before you read this please know it is coming from my point of view as a past 10-year 4-H member, current 4-H -Hvolunteer and parent of a current 4-H’er. My thoughts are based off my experience and love for[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Resident wants rocks returned to Highland Cemetery, and he’s not the only one
Dear Editor: Prior to the removal of the large rocks around the flagpole and parking areas at Highland Cemetery there was no public comment or official approval for their removal by the Meeker Cemetery District board. After questions were raised by the public, the Meeker Cemetery District on July 6,[Read More…]
Letter: Keep an open mind, but don’t be stupid
Dear Editor: With all due respect to you, I enjoyed reading your thoughts and opinion regarding “Keeping an Open Mind.” Well written column and thought provoking. My utmost respect still goes to my “Good Old Dad” (WWII-era) and his opinion: “To keep an open mind is a good idea! But,[Read More…]
Letter: MHS alumnae grateful for PHF scholarship
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Pioneers Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees and all of the employees at Pioneers Medical Center for their generosity in granting me a scholarship for the upcoming school year. Since being named one of the recipients of the Employees of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Crowdfunding our health
I’m waiting for permission from the Daily Sentinel to share an article about Savannah Edinger, who has lots of Meeker connections, and her recovery from a traumatic accident on I-70 that left her with serious burns and killed two of her beloved horses. Our thoughts and prayers are with her[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What color is your news?
When I was little, I hated the nightly news, and much preferred the comics section to the front page in the newspaper. I was a kid, that’s how it’s supposed to be. News—real news—isn’t entertainment. It’s not supposed to be “clickbait.” Headlines shouldn’t be embellished just to get you to read[Read More…]
Guest Column: Marijuana taxes haven’t helped schools as promised
RBC I The greatest challenge faced by public schools in Colorado over the past eight years has been finance. When faced with this information, many citizens in our state ask about marijuana money. Amendment 64 passed in 2012 with a hollow promise of providing funding to schools. To be blunt,[Read More…]
Guest Column: Keeping the spirit of Independence Day alive
RBC | For most of us the last few days have been spent recuperating from the Fourth of July festivities that filled our long weekend. While the fireworks, barbecues and parties are over, there is no reason that the spirit of Independence Day should end. It’s important that as we[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Pedestrians have rights, too
Most days I walk to and from the office. Traffic is usually a moot point, but Tuesday there was traffic. I started to cross the street at a stop sign only to have oncoming traffic pull halfway through the intersection before I’d made it across. Either they were bleeding to[Read More…]
Letter: Rangely Good Samaritan does a good deed for stranded motorist
Dear Editor: I’d like to relay a recent experience I had in Rangely. On Friday, June 16, I pulled into the convenience store on my motorcycle to buy gas. That’s when I discovered that I had lost my money clip. I’m 1,100 miles from home and I don’t have any[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What are we celebrating on the Fourth of July?
Why is the Declaration of Independence sprawled across our front page this week? Because before the fireworks and the barbecues and the parades and the flag waving, 56 rebels (that’s not very many people, when you think about it) signed their names on a blatantly seditious document and announced their[Read More…]
Letter: URA funds should fix blight, not support private business
Dear Editor: Last week, Meeker’s Urban Renewal Authority (URA) notified property owners that it is conducting a survey to determine whether their properties meet criteria for designation as “blighted” or “slum.” The affected properties lie generally between Main Street and the river, including the business district and Post Office block.[Read More…]
