BY DOLLY VISCARDI Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I “Why didn’t you tell me?” Is one question that has not been asked by many people publicly, especially in a small town like Meeker. The answer to that question often goes unspoken because the inquirer, usually a member of the[Read More…]
Opinion
Kaye’s Corner: Fall Arrives
By KAYE SULLIVAN Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I Like usual, I am not ready for summer to be over or to face the harsh winter conditions to come. Yet, fall is beautiful too, still very warm during the days, and a time to enjoy a new season. We[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 30, 2021
Voter integrity Dear Editor: In the Herald Times article, “Your Constitutional Rights as a Voter: Special to the Herald Times” (Sept. 17, 2021), the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office inferred that the voter verification survey being taken throughout Rio Blanco County (RBC) violates registered voters’ rights: in fact, the survey[Read More…]
Family news
First, some news from our family to yours. We’re thrilled to announce that Lucas and Haley Turner have added a new baby to the family. Emmy Rose arrived Monday evening. All is well and we are grateful. Also, Caitlin Walker will be out for a few weeks for a necessary[Read More…]
Opinion: It’s time to stop shipping water across the Rockies
RBC I It was 1952 when the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs first started gobbling up water rights in a remote, high mountain valley on the state’s Western Slope. The valley is called Homestake, and now, those same cities want even more of its pure water. In western Colorado,[Read More…]
Opinion: Veteran’s voice
RBC I I believe the greatest threat to our nation is the unwillingness of the current administration to stop the uncontrolled influx of unvaccinated, unvetted people across our southern border who are being transported throughout our nation. FY2020 — 345,880, FY2021—1,472,655. That’s an increase of 325.8% It would be illogical[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Rangely museum
Dear Editor: To the Rangely community: Another EPIC Septemberfest 2021! A big thank you to Tim Webber and the Western Rio Blanco Park and Rec. District crew! This event is always a big win every year. We at the museum have a big thank you list and please know that[Read More…]
Letter: Merz running for school district
Dear Editor: My name is Tonya Merz and I would like to take a moment and introduce myself as a candidate for the Meeker School Board. Meeker has been my family’s home for the last six years. I live here with my husband of 17 years, Chris, and our two[Read More…]
Letter: Thank you to Corner Market crew
Dear Editor: Thank you to Mac, Norma and the crew at the new Corner Market at the Hwy. 13 and 64 intersection. They provided the walkway mats for the gravel pathway from the parking area into the Meeker Classic 2021 main event area. We all appreciate someone that can make[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Yellowstone National Park
MEEKER I For a week in September, we had the joy of visiting our country’s oldest national park, Yellowstone, established in 1872. Prior visits have always been fun but this one included a reunion with my siblings whom I rarely see. Some visitors feel the famous “Old Faithful” geyser is[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Hard lessons
Why is this such a hard lesson, one we have to learn over and over again throughout our lifetimes? It starts when we’re children, learning about touching hot stoves and going too fast downhill on a bike. By adulthood, hopefully we’ve learned not to touch the hot stove and how[Read More…]
Opinion: Welcome to Yosemite, the new Pyrocene Park
RBC I The Pleistocene epoch that began 2.6 million years ago sent ice in waves through Yosemite. Glaciers gouged out great valleys along the Merced and Tuolumne rivers, ice sheets rounded granite domes, cirques sculpted the High Sierra. John Muir traced virtually every landscape feature of Yosemite to its legacy[Read More…]