Oh, the name-calling and the slurs and the coded messages coming from both sides of the street… It’s a way to vent, to release some of that pent-up frustration and anger and dissatisfaction we’ve got bottled up inside. Sometimes it’s a bit humorous, sometimes it’s crass and tacky. It’s almost[Read More…]
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 4, 2021
Veterans welcome at BMS lunch Nov. 11 Dear Editor: The Barone Middle School Student Council Activities Committee would like to serve our local veterans lunch at BMS on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The lunch will be provided by the Chamber of Commerce. The committee will help serve the lunch. On[Read More…]
Budget discussions continue at RBC
Editor’s Note: Numbers listed in this article are based on the latest proposed budget available at rbc.us and may not reflect recent changes or adjustments to estimated 2021 revenues and expenditures. This article also does not cover all the department budget meetings that have taken place so far. The HT[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Sorry, not sorry.
“May I speak to Janet? “You have the wrong number, sorry.” “Well, while I have you on the phone … blah, blah, blah.” “Important issues in your …” I didn’t wait to hear the rest of the spiel. I hung up; well, I tried to hang up to shut off[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Trust your gut
Last night I kept smelling air in the house. I know, that sounds weird, but the smell of fresh air in the house in colder weather is very distinct. It’s not something I notice in the summer when the windows are open, but I do notice it when it’s cold[Read More…]
Loose Ends: All for mom, apple pie and the American flag
So many of my conversations lately have involved the word freedom and how all of us come to different understandings of the word. Our individual right to “live free” is debated daily on the news. It doesn’t matter if you get news from social media, television, or radio. There are[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: No cost and low cost gifts
Last week I wrote about tangible things we can do to be ready for the holidays. This week, I want to think about the gifts we can give that are free or a modest expense. How can you help someone else with your time or perhaps, share your talents? Can[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 28, 2021
Thanks from Hejl/Noel families Dear Editor: We would like to thank everyone who helped us with our graveside service and celebration of life at the Elks Lodge for Pat Hejl, and who sent cards, flowers and sympathy. We will miss Pat, but our great memories will bring us healing and[Read More…]
Guest Opinion
Nice people finish first RBC I Chances are that you’ve heard the expression, “nice guys finish last.” Nothing could be further from the truth. This statement is used by many to justify less than ethical treatment of others. Under the guise of not wanting to finish last, people engage in[Read More…]
Writers on the Range:
This rancher has radical ideas about water RBC I If Jim Howell, a fourth-generation rancher in Western Colorado, has a guru, he’s Allan Savory, the champion of intensive cattle grazing even on semi-arid land. Howell, 52, says Savory’s methods, which require moving cattle quickly from pasture to pasture, enable him[Read More…]
Guest Opinion: Local control: accept it or make a difference
BY JOYCE RANKIN | Special to the Herald Times RBC I We talk a lot about local control, and we believe that government works best when it’s closer to the people. It sounds good and seems to work well unless you disagree with your local government or school board. Recently,[Read More…]
Favorite places
MEEKER I Getting out in the great outdoors has been the remedy of choice for so many of us during the pandemic. Even some of my friends and family, who never seemed to make the time for the activities they enjoyed so much before Covid-19, are venturing back out again.[Read More…]