Before our V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and V.A. (Veterans Administration) and American Legion, there was an organization called G.A.R. which stands for Grand Army of the Republic. It was a fraternal organization made up of American Union soldiers and sailors who served in our Civil War. There had been[Read More…]
Opinion
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 7
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
Guest Column: Speak now, and impact 2024 legislation
When I was teaching at Steamboat Springs High School, one of the things that we covered in my social studies classes was the concept of a representative democracy. My students and I would discuss the importance of leaders reflecting the wants and needs of their constituents. A truly representative democracy[Read More…]
Guest Column: The problem that just won’t go away
When I read the Salt Lake Tribune editorial on July 2, my heart sank. A Utah man with severe mental illness had died in a poorly regulated care home, with a mere $8,000 fine levied against the managers. The editorial was fierce: “It doesn’t seem to matter how horrible the[Read More…]
AI and You, Part 4: The end of humanity?
Part 1: Guest Column: Artificial intelligence and you, Part 1 Part 2: How AI and ChatGPT work, Part 2 Part 3: AI and You, Part 3: How to use ChatGPT wisely RBC | In this series of articles I tried to expose the influence of artificial intelligence on our[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Outrageous outrage
The digital world has created an outrage economy where there is money to be made … if you can stand the heat. Robert Shrimsley, “Financial Times,” 2015 Call it “poking the bear” or “shaking the jar” or whatever you want to call it, the “outrage economy” is a cheap marketing[Read More…]
Loose Ends: One-sided conversations
You are doing less walking than the week before. Congrats! you have exceeded your reading goal today. You got less sleep yesterday than today. These are not messages left on the phone by just anyone. No one is trying to tell you anything that you are not already fully aware[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 6 Part 2
Special to the Herald Times The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 6 Part 1
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Moving along now
“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Zahir Endings are notoriously difficult, unless[Read More…]
It’s a …
ED PECK PHOTO/CUTLINE Kevyn Mack was the first reader to supply correct answers to last week’s “what is this tool?” quiz. Answer: The wrench was designed for specific nuts and bolts on a McCormick Deering mower of unknown year. Old machines often had carriage bolts with square nuts. McCormick Deering[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Unpredictable wildlife encounters stir up social media
The news reports of the effects of catastrophic climate conditions continue to bring increasing awareness of events that cause unpredictable animal and human behavior. They may include more sightings of various wildlife making lengthy treks, far from their roaming range both intrastate and interstate. Intense spikes in temperatures, drought and[Read More…]
