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…]
Opinion
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…]
Letter: Grateful for care and support during time of loss and grief
Dear Editor: This is a very difficult time for all of us. We are saddened by the passing of Sally Carter Brown during Christmas Day. Your presence before, during and after the funeral services helped to lighten our burden. We were grateful to enjoy your company and hear your lovely[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Across the Street – A new year for state board of education
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Happy new year and what a year it is shaping up to be. While President elect Trump is poised to take office this month, and we expect changes, there are big things close to home that are beginning to unfold[Read More…]
Letter: Appreciation for the self defense course
Dear Editor: Hats off to Kevin Amack and State Farm for sponsoring the women’s self defense course last week. It was a remarkable class, thank you for offering it to the ladies in our community! Sincerely, Suzan Pelloni Meeker
Guest Editorial: School choice week is about making a choice
RBC | This week brings the annual celebration of National School Choice Week, a week in which we are all reminded that no matter your family’s desires and needs—homeschool, private, public or charter school—we are each, as parents, gloriously entitled to make that choice for our own families. While Rio[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Pioneering
We pride ourselves in this part of the country on our pioneering spirit. Many of us can trace our family heritage back to well before Colorado became a state in 1876, and some of us even before it was officially a territory. We’re familiar with the term “pioneer” as someone[Read More…]
Stuttering help is available
Dear Editor: For many people, ringing in the New Year brings hope and joyful anticipation. But for those who struggle with stuttering, the old fears of speaking and being teased remain the same—year after year. Many of your readers don’t know that help for stuttering is available from so many[Read More…]
Uncertainty and opportunity in 2017
By REP. Bob Rankin State House District 57 Special to the Herald Times RBC | I’m having a hard time getting my mind around the fact that it’s 2017 and the start of my fifth session in the Colorado House of Representatives. Thank you for the opportunity. It looks like[Read More…]
Pleased with new commissioners
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…]
