Dear Editor: This is an open letter to your readers on having an old-fashioned Christmas season.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Obama has no common sense
Dear Editor: There is a total lack of common sense. Mr. President Obama, if I could remove what little common sense you have from your brain and place it on the sharp edge of a razor blade, it would look like a tennis ball rolling down a four-lane highway. My[Read More…]
A Look at the West: Does optimism have a place in the West’s water politics?
RBC I When John Fleck began covering water (among other things) in 1995 for New Mexico’s Albuquerque Journal, he assumed he’d be writing stories about dried out wells and cracked mud. After all, as a Los Angeles native who grew up in a suburb that had replaced an irrigated citrus[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Venting frustrations
Dear Editor: I had to remove my signs along Highway 64 west of Meeker. I was afraid that people stopping to take pictures and to look might cause an accident. I thought maybe I could vent my frustrations through the paper. Jeramee Brumback Meeker
From My Window: Christmas lights create holiday mood; prep basketball a joy
I must admit to being a bit of a Scrooge. It has been more than just a couple of decades since I became excited about Christmas. As an adult on my own until I got married at the age of 29, there wasn’t much to look forward to.
Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus
RBC I EDITOR’S NOTE: The Herald Times had several requests for and thank yous for running the most famous editorial ever written in last year’s Dec. 25 edition. However, there were many of those who said they would like to see the editorial prior to Christmas Day. So here it[Read More…]
Christmas Thoughts: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
The tradition of reading ’Twas the Night before Christmas poem on Christmas Eve is now a worldwide institution and tradition. … Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) wrote the poem, which is also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in 1822. …
Will a new comprehensive plan be the solution to the state’s water problems?
RBC I On Nov. 19, Colorado’s first state water plan arrived on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. The final document is the product of discussions that began more than a decade ago in every corner of the state about how to use—and protect— Colorado’s rivers, lakes and aquifers.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks from the Meeker Sportsman’s Club
Dear Editor: I am an officer with the Meeker Sportsman’s Club. I would like to thank the public for attending and let them know all of our events are public, and a big thanks to JC Watt for donating the turkeys for this year’s Meeker Sportsman’s Club Annual Kenny Johnson[Read More…]
From My Window: Christmas lights still few; keep sidewalks clean; more warmth?
Looking out my window on Saturday night it was pretty dark, but the snow reflecting the few lights visible made it look fairly light outside in comparison to a normal night. Thought it might be worth it to head up toward all corners of Meeker to see how many folks[Read More…]
So what if it’s the White River; is there anyone who really cares?
RBC I Whose water flows in the White River, and who cares? The answer to the first question is complicated. The answer to the second question is everyone in the Southwest United States. The Colorado River is used by millions, within and outside its natural basin, for agriculture, household use,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Well wishes appreciated at time of loss
Dear Editor: We would like to extend our gratitude for all the well wishes during our family’s difficult time.
