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CNCC ready to kick off new school year

This summer has flown by. It’s hard to believe that the start of school is less than a month away. Students are already starting to arrive with volleyball players arriving next week and soccer and rodeo team members soon after. New student orientation will be Aug. 18-20 and our fall[Read More…]

August 4, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

A strong budget for rural Colorado

RBC I We at the legislature just passed a historic, balanced, and bipartisan annual state budget. After hours of debate and review alongside my colleagues, the budget we sent to Governor Polis sets rural Colorado up for success. With significant investments towards our ranchers and agricultural industries, water conservation, and[Read More…]

May 5, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

SWAP success: Blake Smith, SWAP and National Disability Employment Awareness Month

RANGELY I Longtime readers of the Herald Times may remember reporting and photos by Blake Smith from Rangely. Writing for the HT was Smith’s first job, thanks to assistance from the School-to-Work Alliance Program (SWAP). Born with spina bifida, a genetic condition in which an area of the spinal column[Read More…]

October 28, 2021 by editor Comments are Disabled

Opinion

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…]

October 22, 2021 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Teacher appreciation

MEEKER | We are quickly approaching the end of another school year. Recently the celebration of teacher appreciation week took place in schools across the country. A national news story about one teacher in Texas reminded me of so many of my fellow teachers over the years. It featured a[Read More…]

May 24, 2021 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Two BMS students win regional math competition; MES Principal Kathy Collins to retire

MEEKER | Barone Middle School students Sam Hightower and Tucker Chinn were celebrated at Monday’s school board meeting for winning first and second place in the regional MathCounts contest. The MathCounts club meets twice a week after school to practice. Of the six students participating this year from BMS, Hightower[Read More…]

February 28, 2021 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Rangely

CNCC awarded RISE Education Grant

RBC | Yesterday, Governor Polis announced the second round of Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related[Read More…]

January 28, 2021 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letters to the Editor: May 14, 2020

Overdue thank you Dear Editor: I would like everyone to know what a great community Meeker is! Thank you so much to the first responders, Meeker Volunteer Fire Department and the BLM firefighters. Your quick response to the fire up Lions Canyon saved homes, people, and their animals. Just can’t[Read More…]

May 15, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Interested in teaching a CNCC class?

Come find out what it takes to teach a class for CNCC Community Education during Adjunct Instructor Recruitment Day. In Meeker from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the CNCC Center at 345 6th St. and Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the Weiss Conference Room in Rangely.

August 2, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

{Guest Column} Teacher to class: ‘Can you hear me now?’

By JOYCE RANKIN Special to the Herald Times RBC | “It’s just common sense.” How many times have you heard this phrase and thought “If only more people would just use common sense”? I was thinking that during a conversation with Dan Snowberger, school superintendent in Durango. Dan and I,[Read More…]

January 30, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

{Guest Column} Under the Dome: Am I nuts?

By Bob Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | This is the time of year when my frustration with government reaches a peak. They keep telling me that you can’t expect government to run like a corporation and I guess that’s true but I keep reaching back to my[Read More…]

January 22, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

{Guest Column} Across the Street: Preparing students for an unforeseen future

By Joyce Rankin Special to the Herald Times RBC | Road Trip: I attended the Summit on Education Reform in Nashville, Tenn. Jeb Bush opened the conference and repeated a quote from the first conference in 2008: “The country’s school system is an 8-track in an iPod world. The irony[Read More…]

December 26, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled