The misery quotient I don’t like being miserable, but I know some people who seem to revel in it, and that always makes me wonder why. I think we all have a “misery quotient” – the amount of distress or discomfort one is able to endure before taking the necessary[Read More…]
Tag: Editors Column
Editor’s Column: Humanity
“There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.” ~ Alan Paton, South African writer and anti-apartheid activist When terrible events occur — such as the atrocities of war in Israel[Read More…]
364 columns later …
“There is comfort in routine.” ~ John Steinbeck By NIKI TURNER This week marks my seventh consecutive year as co-publisher and editor of the Rio Blanco Herald Times, and that makes this my 364th weekly column. It seems like a lot when I look at the numbers, but it’s just[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The ditch
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I was at one of those social activities in the woods with a bonfire and a keg or three. On this particular occasion, the party was attended by a visitor from Oklahoma in one of those late 1970s early 1980s American-made cars big[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Thoughts and prayers
As I write this, we’ve been focused on graduation for two weeks, our eyes on a group of young people filled with hope as their families, friends and communities launch them into the future. Also as I write this, my news feed is overflowing with reports of children and teachers,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Those Sunshine Laws again
My kitchen is always open to friends. ~ Dr. Hannibal Lecter If you missed it, which many likely did, there was a “special meeting” of the Board of Commissioners Tuesday. It was an executive session of the board called for the purpose of conferencing “with the Rio Blanco County Attorney,[Read More…]