Opinion

From My Window… Two years happily at home in Meeker; Congrats to T.J.

At the end of this week, I will have lived in Rio Blanco for two years exactly. It has been an interesting time, filled with challenges, boo-boos, successes, good news, bad news, good friends, some not-so-good friends, interesting news, depressing news, hot weather, cold weather and weather that is just[Read More…]

March 5, 2015 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for assistance

Dear Editor: Due to recent health issues, we have needed some assistance at home and would like to say thank you to the Rangely Police Department, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rangely District Hospital for going above and beyond anything that we ever expected! A special thank[Read More…]

March 4, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support of CNCC basketball teams

Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the people of Rangely, I would like to take a minute to say thank you for supporting our CNCC Spartans basketball teams this season.

March 3, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: OHV bill interpreted differently

Dear Editor: I was very concerned as were my friends and family after reading your headline story about the OHV bill HB15-1054. However, after getting a copy of the bill online, it would seem that Commissioner Shawn Bolton and Jennifer Hill have not read the bill.

March 2, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: One will find what they are looking for, good or bad

Dear Editor: In this world, you will find exactly what you are looking for—positive or negative—every time. It is a choice? What will you choose? Teresa Anderson 6th grade teacher Barone Middle School Meeker

March 1, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Good to see local businesses investing

Dear Editor: We want to express our appreciation for the $50 gift certificate as the Week No. 4 winner over the holidays. We are grateful for the generosity of the businesses in Rio Blanco County like White River Market, which helped make this possible. We like to see our money[Read More…]

February 28, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Poker run a success

Dear Editor: The Sizemore family would like to express its heartfelt thanks to this great community and friends for the continued support of the “I Ride With James” Poker Run.

February 27, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Something can be done with wild horses

Dear Editor: In response to the gathering of wild horses in the Western states. All animals, domestic or wild, have to be controlled in numbers that match the feed they consume or they will all starve to death.

February 27, 2015 by editor Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Not happy with reporting on school issues

Dear Editor: As an educator in the Meeker School District, I have been incredibly disappointed in the seemingly skewed reporting about the district for the past year. Once again I was dismayed with last week’s report about the school board’s public forum held Feb. 3.

February 26, 2015 by editor Comments are Disabled

From My Window: Meeker’s old IOOF Lodge also on National Register; the poker is missing

Through my now-clear window, I see that I made a bit of a mistake these last two weeks while writing about a portion of downtown Meeker that has been targeted for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. In the two-part series I wrote, I included the “incorrect” facts[Read More…]

February 26, 2015 by editor Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Comments on wild horse gathering

Dear Editor: On the front page of the Feb. 5 Herald Times, I read a press release by the local BLM requesting comments on local wild horse gathers. Comments were to be submitted prior to Feb. 14 and cannot be kept private by the BLM. My comments will not make[Read More…]

February 25, 2015 by editor Comments are Disabled

One Man’s Opinion: Bad facts cloud reality about fracking

RBC I The American Southwest is undergoing a spike in seismic activity. A new U.S. Geological Survey shows that a small basin on the New Mexico-Colorado border experienced 20 times more serious earthquakes between 2001 and 2011 than it had during the previous 30 years.

February 22, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled