RBC I The failure to include the Secure Rural Schools program in this year’s budget puts a spotlight on a public-lands identity crisis that has been simmering, and sometimes boiling over, for decades.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: No news in the paper
Dear Editor: For the most part of the past two years, the Rio Blanco Herald Times has been a huge disappointment.
Letter to the Editor: A proud time for Rio Blanco County
Dear Editor: Growing up in Rangely, laying to rest in Meeker! Coach Bill Turner was one of the best men I have ever known. The progeny, legacy, and respect that he leaves behind is miraculous. Yes he was a fantastic coach and biology teacher, but when you got to know[Read More…]
Chautauqua show revives past, brings Black History Month to life
RANGELY I As he spoke, there were moments I forgot he wasn’t Civil War-era abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It shouldn’t have been hard to remember. The modern-day camera resting comfortably in my hands, the iPhone app recording his words should have been reminder enough. There were anachronisms, too, like the wireless[Read More…]
From My Window… Kindler thinks of team first; busy season starts; Peyton’s chances
Over the course of my career, I have written a lot of sports stories about a wide variety of athletic teams from junior high and high schools and for college and university teams as well as the Denver Broncos.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for help
Dear Editor: Thank you so much to everyone who provided support and compassion after Conrad (Conch) passed away so suddenly.
Letter to the Editor: Why is out-of-Meeker water more expensive?
Dear Editor: In the Feb. 5, 2015, Herald Times you announced an increase in the water rates by the Town of Meeker.
Letter to the Editor: Let’s amend the constitution
Dear Editor: Join the movement to amend the U.S. Constitution.
Letter to the Editor: MHS track, football field update
Dear Editor: A week ago, the Meeker Eduction Foundation sent the following information to all those who had donated to the Meeker high school track/football field project. Some folks, who didn’t receive the letter, were confused by last week’s article, and we hope the following will answer their questions.
Guest Opinion: Our freedoms should never face being compromised
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln Freedom is a foundation of life. When freedom is compromised, suffering and misery follow. This indisputable fact has been demonstrated endlessly throughout history. Freedom compromised[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: More on OHV bill clarification
Dear Editor: In response to various questions and conversations we have had, we would like to provide some additional facts regarding the recent bill, HB15-1054, concerning OHV (off-highway vehicle) usage.
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…]
