Our first visit to the Rangely Chamber’s annual Crab Crack last weekend was quite enjoyable. Congratulations to the winners of the awards, and kudos to chamber director Konnie Billgren and her staff of volunteers for a job well done. We wanted to make sure everyone is aware that Ethel Starbuck’s[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Strate family thankful for first responders
Dear Editor: Our family would like to thank all those dedicated people on the ambulance crew who came to our house when Chris broke his hip. They did such a professional job of getting him down our stairs (which any of you who have been to our house know is[Read More…]
Letter: The death of Mr. Common Sense
Dear Editor: There have been some bad calls in Meeker in the last few months by the people in some form of power that have not been in the best interests of the people in Meeker and Rio Blanco County. Before the people in any form of power in any[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Rankin’s view of DeVos rankles reader
By Jay Sullivan, Ph.D. Special to the Herald Times RBC | Joyce Rankin’s editorial on what DeVos deserves is full of half-truths and distorted facts. The word deserves means to merit, be qualified for or have a claim. (Dictionary.com) DeVos has never attended a public school, she has not studied[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Spring spotlight from recreation district
By Sean VonRoenn Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation & Park District set a goal in 2016 to reach 35,000 visits in our 35th year of operations. With your support, the Meeker Recreation Center far surpassed the 35K goal for facility usage with 37,328 total visits,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Weighing in on Better City proposals
As mentioned in a previous column, one of the hardest parts of reporting on a story is seeing all sides of an issue and not being able to choose a position. Nowhere is this more difficult than when reporting on a project that impacts the community. I understand the disgruntled[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Tet Offensive was the largest campaign in Vietnam
By Wes Eubanks Meeker V.F.W. Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on Jan. 30, 1968, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Rush to judgment
The squirrels are back. We had to replace the battery in my car this week and discovered another stash of almond shells. My husband took his truck in for an oil change and there were almond shells in his truck’s engine compartment. Apparently while we’re sleeping the squirrels who inhabit[Read More…]
Letter: Naloxone saves lives
Dear Editor: After last week’s Rangely Town Council discussion regarding the use of naloxone (brand name Narcan) as an antidote to opioid overdosing, we at Mind Springs Health, who every day work with the impact of addiction, understand naloxone’s benefits and want to voice support of its usage. It’s no[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: The importance of public education
By Dr. Bob Dorsett Special to the Herald Times RBC | “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people . . . they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.”~Thomas Jefferson Universal, free public education is one of the pillars of our democracy. As evidenced[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: DeVos deserves a fair chance in Rankin’s view
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Members of Congress began confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees this month. Regrettably, some lawmakers—spurred on by K Street lobbyists, public smear campaigns and the media—signaled their intent to sink some of the appointments even before the gavel called[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s time to learn (or relearn) civics
I blew it last week. I neglected to explain the parameters of a “workshop” meeting—which is a public meeting, but one not open to public comment or questions and answers. I knew this, but only because someone explained it to me in a meeting once upon a time. How is[Read More…]