This week marks a milestone in the life of the Herald Times. On Saturday, the newspaper will begin its 125th year in business. The town of Meeker will also start its 125th year, beginning in November. So the newspaper is a few months older than the town. James Lyttle published[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
Fair offers something for everyone, even a city boy
Whoever says there’s nothing to do in a small town, isn’t paying attention.
Donated buffalo will take place of honor at powwow
In Native American culture, the buffalo is sacred. That’s why the donation of a buffalo by the Northern Ute Tribe — for a meal during Meeker’s Smoking River Pow Wow in September — is such a symbolic gesture.
Letter: Woodley family appreciates support
I’ve lived in small towns all my life and been told, and known, how great they are. Once again it has been proven to me what amazing things happen in small towns or counties.
Letter: Grassroots group fights higher taxes
This month, round one of the car registration tax (oops, I mean “fee”) increase took effect. You think doubling that cost is bad now? Wait until rounds two and three hit your wallet. Did you get to vote on that $265 million tax hike? No.
Letter: Taking pride in Rangely community
Have you noticed the wonderful clean streets? Have you noticed the beautiful flowers up and down Main Street? Have you noticed the pride that is now being displayed with regard to property in Rangely? This is wonderful.
Letter: Estes deserves credit for fireworks show
Year after year after year I have read the letters of praise for the Rangely fireworks display, giving thanks to the fire department for doing such a great job.
Cowboy Counselor also struggles with loss of friend
When Buckshot, a local psychotherapist, heard about longtime family friend Bren Sullivan, he found it difficult to separate the personal from the professional.
Why not just abolish the Federal Reserve System?
RBC — One of the positions of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul that mainstream pundits find “wacky” is his call to abolish the Federal Reserve System. Never mind that two Nobel Prize-winning economists — both libertarians — called for the same thing.
