Opinion

Letter to the Editor: My two cents

Dear Editor: In reference to fact and myth, Mr. Madison, Moffat, Routt, Garfield, Mesa, Weld counties etc., are working, not like they were but way more than we are. The commissioners should be working on streamlining the process, and it should have been tended to already years ago when we[Read More…]

March 15, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Doctor shortage in Colorado will blunt effect

RBC I The new health reform law is expected to create 32 million more insured Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The federal government plans to expand Medicaid to low-income adults and subsidize purchases on the health-insurance exchanges when it requires most Americans to carry insurance in 2014.

March 14, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

A “state of the town” address from the mayor

MEEKER I We are well into the new year, and it is a good time to check in with your local municipal government.

March 13, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Huitt runs for mayor

Dear Editor: Citizens of Rangely, I want to tell you why I, Frank Huitt, want to run for the office of mayor. In almost every election we have choices and those choices have consequences. We see this at all levels of government.

March 12, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Working together

“The key,” she said, “was getting people to work together,” she being Peggy Rector, a woman known for her great ability to use that key, as evidenced by the many things she has been an integral part of.

March 11, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker Locals

Longing for more daylight? This is your weekend. Don’t forget to “spring forward” your clocks one hour on Saturday night as we return to Daylight Savings Time.

March 10, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Brasfield donations

Dear Editor: Our son, Jamie Brasfield, was diagnosed with cancer on Feb. 21, 2012. He was having horrible headaches and went to the emergency room in Vernal where he was told that he has cancer in his head the size of a softball and a huge one in his chest[Read More…]

March 9, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Mr. Greedy responds

Dear Editor: Hello, my name is Mr. Greedy, and as with Mr. Selfish, I, too, have a different perspective of what Jack wrote.

March 8, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Cottage Law

Dear Editor: I would like to bring attention to a Colorado bill that is currently going through the process of becoming law, that is House Bill 1027. This bill was started by my sister. A few years a go her husband was laid off. They have two kids and my[Read More…]

March 7, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Amick family expresses thanks

Dear Editor: The family of Sarah Elizabeth Kathryn Delaney Amick wishes to extend their sincere appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to all of the family and friends of Elizabeth who so kindly attended the Rosary service and Mass of the Christian Burial conducted Feb. 18 at Holy Family Catholic Church.

March 6, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Thank you from Sizemore family

Dear Editor: The Family of James Sizemore would like to convey their deepest appreciation to all who attended, donated and sponsored the first annual “I Ride with James” poker and fun ride.

March 5, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Oil shale can provide jobs for future

RBC I Developing America’s abundant oil shale resources will create tens of thousands of new American jobs and generate new revenue to help pay for infrastructure improvements, thereby creating even more jobs.

March 3, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled