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Guest Column: Composting, a Beginner’s Approach

MEEKER I Hello gardeners! We can hardly wait to get our fingers in the soil this time of year, can we? As we approach a new season of hope for growing old favorites and new experiments, I encourage you to consider the advantages of creating your own compost.

May 19, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Guest Column: Honor your mother, her way

MEEKER I As Mother’s Day arrives, I am reflecting upon celebrations of the past. Because my children and dear grandson do not live near us, Mother’s Day is not an in-person celebration for me yet full of good memories.

May 12, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Innovation Rio Blanco: It’s time to develop stable, sustainable local economies {Guest Column}

By Joe Livingston Special to the Herald Times RBC | As the world continues to undergo technological revolution, the impacts continue to accelerate. The technologies continue to open new opportunities. 3D printers, CNC machines, stem cell treatments, self-driving cars, cell phones, burger flipping robots are but a few of the new[Read More…]

April 10, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: Faith communities play a vital role in improving overall health

By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | I spent some time visiting with faith community leaders in both Meeker and Rangely this past month.Yes, voluntarily stepping into potentially contentious discussions. The reason: my strong belief that faith communities are the single most untapped resource in our communities[Read More…]

November 5, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

{Guest Column} Health & Wellness: What’s all this business about self-care?

By Margaret R. Granzella, LMT Special to the Herald Times RBC | You hear about it everywhere, from your friends and family, your massage therapist and your doctor. However we rarely are consistent with our designated self-care. Two of the main questions I ask clients when they come for a[Read More…]

October 31, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

{Guest Column} Vaccines: A gun cabinet for your immune system

By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC I I was recently asked at a county emergency medical services council meeting why I was there. Having only been on the job for one month my answer was not eloquent, but I was able to tumble the words communicable disease[Read More…]

October 27, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: How much is grief costing you?

By Teresia Rose-Reed Special to the Herald Times RBC | In 2003, The Grief Recovery Institute conducted a landmark study of the “hidden” annual costs of grief in the workplace. The findings of the “Grief Index” were astonishing. The major causes of employee grief in order of severity are: death[Read More…]

September 11, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: A little dirt might be good for you

By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | John Deere had a popular T-shirt about 15 years ago that said “Dirt—it does the body good.” This statement is proving to be truer than any T-shirt wearing kid knew. It is interesting to read some of the current research[Read More…]

September 3, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: Marijuana taxes haven’t helped schools as promised

RBC I The greatest challenge faced by public schools in Colorado over the past eight years has been finance. When faced with this information, many citizens in our state ask about marijuana money. Amendment 64 passed in 2012 with a hollow promise of providing funding to schools. To be blunt,[Read More…]

July 16, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times 5 comments