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Loose Ends – Eclipse Excitement

“I didn’t have time to go out and see it” or “I decided to just stay home and not even go out and take a look at all.” Those two “ho-hum” responses were in the minority. This particular celebrated event did not pass by unnoticed. News reports showed photographs and[Read More…]

April 17, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times 0 comments

Loose Ends – All-season sports fans

Watching local students participate in the wide variety of school sports activities offered throughout the year, one begins to notice the increased amount of spectators at almost every event compared to previous years. Has our demographic been altered greatly with more young people moving to the area? While the saying[Read More…]

March 27, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times 0 comments

Loose Ends – Social disconnection can be deadly

Providing increased public health services across the country in rural communities is draining the coffers of several governmental entities. There are new reports of the need to address the social problems that have cropped up in the aftermath of the pandemic. This new information includes data collected from area residents[Read More…]

February 7, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends – Groundhog Day is here again

January is officially over today and with it a number of unresolved resolutions. A few stalwart souls continue to work on one or two of these hopeful goals that were forged out of the best intentions. The beginning of February brings forth another celebration of sorts that starts with extricating[Read More…]

January 31, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Child’s Play

At this stage of life, it often feels as if I am surrounded by children again. After a lifetime of teaching, as well as spending so much time with my grandchildren and elementary school students, I often find myself attempting to stop a reasonable conversation from escalating into a heated[Read More…]

January 24, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: We still need local news

Looking forward to Thursday to pull the current edition of the newspaper out of the postal box in town or the mailbox outside one’s home will continue for a while longer. “According to the paper” our weekly print edition of our local paper will remain. Those three words are overheard[Read More…]

January 17, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends – Civility

“How so?” “Really?” “That is not true.” These are all indicators that at the end of a conversation, someone’s feelings will be hurt, especially if these words are spoken in a public forum. These days civility remains in short supply. One can’t be sure there are not more than a[Read More…]

January 10, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: The passing of time

That old expression used by so many of us, for as long as we can remember, keeps popping up in conversations: time passes. As we approach the turning of another year, we may have mixed feelings about the conclusion of 2023. How we choose to experience our yearly celebration of[Read More…]

January 3, 2024 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends – Staying alive!

A recent solution to ensuring the continuation of the weekly Rio Blanco Herald Times was announced last week by Niki Turner and Caitlin Walker. What a relief. A collaborative effort between the newspaper and the Rio Blanco County Historical Society has been successful in devising a plan to ensure residents[Read More…]

December 13, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Loose Ends – Honoring family traditions

Honoring family traditions continues during this Christmas season. As families decorate their homes with both outdoor and indoor decorations, quite a few families go up into the Hogback, the Piceance basin, or upriver into the high country to cut their trees. While years ago one could cut down the perfect[Read More…]

December 6, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends – Write this down

Listening to an old familiar tune on a country music radio station with the repetitive verse “Write This Down” will continue to be played on countless playlists across the country. It speaks to so many of all ages and it speaks to anyone who has lived life fully. It doesn’t[Read More…]

November 29, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Loose Ends – Over the river and through the woods

“Over the river and through the woods” are only a few of the words in one of the more traditional songs of the Thanksgiving season that don’t tell the full story. Even though schoolchildren throughout the years learned it long before the approaching holiday in the late fall, it didn’t[Read More…]

November 22, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled