Dear Editor: Mr. Woodruff and Mr. Rector, I am so pleased to see both of you as our new county commissioners. Perhaps you can teach young Mr. Bolton that when someone in this county is elected to an office, their actions should be in accordance with what the people who[Read More…]
Opinion
Thank you to Suzie’s hero
Dear Editor: This is to give a huge thank you to Deputy Pena. My dog, Suzie, went through the ice into the river yesterday. Deputy Pena responded to my 911 call quickly. He was able to get across the ice and pull her out. I can’t thank him enough. He[Read More…]
‘The Chosin Few’ of the Korean War
By Wes Eubanks Meeker VFW RBC | By mid-1950 after the successful landing at Inchon by the U.S. X Corps and the subsequent destruction of the Korean People’s Army, the Korean War appeared to be all but over. United Nations (U.N.) forces advanced rapidly into North Korea with the intention[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The five rights of the First Amendment
The media has gotten a bad rap lately (sometimes rightfully so), but while we rant and rail against whichever media outlet rubs our personal confirmation bias the wrong way, we need to keep some very important facts in mind. 1. We only have the right to rant and rail about[Read More…]
Meeker schools receive high score
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I The purpose for which schools exist is to help students learn. Given this truth, how do we determine the level of student learning occurring in the Meeker School District? Student learning cannot be simply reduced to a singular number or[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: What would a sage grouse do if a sage grouse could do anything?
By Jay Sullivan, Ph.D. Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Dec. 29 Herald Times carried an article in which the BLM is seeking comment on a plan to improve Greater Sage Grouse habitat. The article stipulated that juniper and pinion trees were a cause of the decline of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The pursuit of happiness
“ I just want you to be happy.” It’s the fallback statement for everyone who has ever loved someone unconditionally. It’s what parents tell their angst-ridden teenagers, it’s what you tell your spouse when he or she is miserable for whatever reason. It’s what you want for the people you[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to fire, sheriff, ambulance, dispatch departments and WREA
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to the above people who successfully extinguished our house fire last week. Their prompt response, necessary equipment, and man/woman power in the middle of the night was crucial to saving our home with minimal damage. Thanks again! The Moyer Family Meeker
Letter to the Editor: Drug can counteract opioid overdoses if given in time
Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. Although traditionally administered by emergency response personnel, naloxone can be[Read More…]
Keeping New Year’s resolutions demands strategic planning
By Bryan Golden Special to the Herald Times RBC | Almost 90 percent of Americans will make at least one New Year’s resolution. Less than 20 percent will succeed in accomplishing even one. The beginning of the year is a great time for life improving resolutions. Common resolutions include losing[Read More…]
Shifting focus to helping others in the new year
RBC | 2016 was not my year. I mean, it was better than some people’s—rest in peace Prince, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali, Carrie Fisher (Tuesday morning found me screaming at my computer, “NO, NOT PRINCESS LEIA, TOO!”) and so many more—but when the nicest thing you can say[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The surreal post-truth year that was 2016
Every year in December the world’s leading lexicographers choose a “word of the year.” Their choice is based on criteria like how many times the word was referenced in the media, or how many times someone searched for its definition. Sometimes the word of the year is a benign word[Read More…]
