“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 I’ve kept a lot of plates spinning for a long time, through good times and bad, through sorrow and joy, through praise and criticism (sometimes all at once). Over the last 10 years[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
EDITOR’S COLUMN(S) – An Unexpected Quest
“Go back? No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible. Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” ~ The Hobbit When all this kicked off a few weeks back, I dreamed of composing an award-winning column that yanked heartstrings for my first official week as editor of the HT.[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – July 9th, 2026
Thanks from the Wagon Wheel OHV Club Dear Editor: To our community, the Wagon Wheel OHV Club extends its sincere appreciation to our community, local businesses, Bud Ridings with Search and Rescue, the team at the National Forest’s Blanco Ranger District, and Rio Blanco Emergency Manager Rich Garner for their[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – What holds us together?
“A republic, if you can keep it.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Birthdays are a good time for reflection. That’s why this week we’ve dedicated the front page of the Herald Times to reprinting the Declaration of Independence again. Why? Because I suspect that, much like many Christians have never read the[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – July 2nd, 2026
Hometown hero Dear Editor: Meeker and Rangely are special places, some might say the portrait of the best part of our past. But these towns are only special because of the individual people that still live here, still living the values of caring and neighborliness. As our cities and suburbs[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: ‘You’re really getting up there.’
Special to the HT MEEKER | “You’re really getting up there” is one comment often said at birthday parties for close friends and family after they pass the age of 21. It does not matter whether they were teased in person, or on the phone or computer, it turns into[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – If you could do anything, what would you do?
“The great thing about life — the most magnificent thing about being these sentient human beings — is that we have been given the power of choice.” ~ Bryant McGill One of the few benefits of being shoved up against the reality of mortality — our own or someone close to[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 25th, 2026
Cambodia Mission Team thanks community for support Dear Editor: The Cambodia Mission Team from The Church at Meeker would like to extend our thanks to the Meeker community for your incredible support of our recent garage sale fundraiser. We are grateful for every item donated, every purchase made, and every[Read More…]
VINE & VITTLES: Peanut Butter = Love: For the Dads
Special to the HT MEEKER | I’m sitting here writing this on Father’s Day morning. Listening to music, while my oven and timers go in the background. Baking time — it’s been a couple of months and it’s not something I do nearly often enough. The funny thing is, I’m[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – June 18th, 2026
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ~ Alvin Toffler Journalism has often been referred to as “the first rough draft of history.” That implies several things: the story, when first written, is incomplete;[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 18th, 2026
Endorsement of Travis Day for RBC Commissioner Dear Editor: Larry and I are pleased to offer our wholehearted endorsement of Travis Day for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. We have known Travis for more than 20 years and have had the privilege of working alongside him in Colorado’s water well industry.[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Tomorrow is a new day
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The preceding quote would ideally be read right before bed, or right[Read More…]