Remember those cute squirrels who live in the tree in my yard? Well, they aren’t quite as cute as I thought. Last week my car wouldn’t start. While I was at the office my husband popped open the hood and discovered something surprising: A pile of nutshells. Almond shells, to[Read More…]
Opinion
Guest Editorial: How to talk politics during the holidays without starting a family feud
By Jay Sullivan Special to the Herald Times Meeker | The national media has been encouraging people not to talk politics over the holidays. The reasoning is that we are so divided that political discourse will tear families apart and cause irreconcilable differences. This feeling came home the day after the[Read More…]
Across the Street: Rankin ready to ‘go big, go bold’
By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | “Go Big, Go bold!” That was the message I heard at the Excellence in Education conference (Excelined) that I attended in Washington, D.C., last week. I passed that inspirational word along to local school board members at the Colorado Association[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for Christmasfest help
Dear Editor: Christmasfest 2016 was an incredible weekend and we are so thrilled to watch it grow over the years. We began the festivities this year with the Elf on the Shelf, which the chamber headed up. Snickerdoodle made his way through businesses and when you found him and took[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: When should you speak up? Before you’re angry and before it’s too late
Sometimes it’s necessary to air a grievance or speak up to right a perceived wrong, but when and how we choose to make our complaints and concerns known is crucial to achieving the best outcome. If you thought there was a terrible problem with the mechanical components of an airplane[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: School district aims for excellence
By Chris Selle Meeker School Superintendent Special to the Herald Times rbc I During the 2015-2016 school year, the District Accountability Committee (DAC) for Meeker School District RE-1 shouldered the responsibility of updating the school district’s strategic plan. In doing so, the DAC departed from traditional plan writing which often[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s the little things
Someone in my household changed the toilet paper roll this week. Despite the fact he or she put the roll on upside down—whoever did it, thank you. (And if it ever happens again, the end of the roll goes on top, because that is just how it should be done.)[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Remember those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor, and in the days that followed
By Wes Eubanks Meeker VFW Post 5843 Special to the Herald Times RBC | Every year since that fateful day Americans have honored the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. We remember also the survivors who would bear terrible scars both physical and mental. We[Read More…]
Letter: Epsilon Chi gives thanks to bazaar participants
Dear Editor: We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped out with our ESA annual Holiday Bazaar fundraiser. Without your help, we could not put on this event. We raised $1,400 for St. Jude Children’s Cancer Research Hospital. All other money raised goes[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Step away from the fake news
There’s a kerfuffle afoot about the prevalence of “fake news,” particularly in social media (which is where 62 percent of U.S. adults get their news nowadays). Unfortunately, as we’ve all been told all our lives, you can’t believe everything you read. You can’t even believe everything you see anymore, what[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks to volunteers for clean up efforts
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office, I would like to thank the volunteers who dedicated their Saturday on Nov. 5 to clean up a concentrated trash site on BLM land south of Rangely along the Dragon Road. The BLM partnered with the[Read More…]
Thanks to Rio Blanco County voters
Dear Editor: We would like to thank and commend all 3,508 Rio Blanco County voters who cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 election. This was an 87.9 percent return from the 3,992 active voters in the county. By the time you read this, our election will be certified with[Read More…]