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Temple Grandin: Children and livestock are sometimes alike

My window lets me see some fog. You know, those days when things are clear but the concepts are a big foggy, and some people just don’t understand.

May 3, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Letter: Health fair glitch: some blood redraws

Dear Editor: We would like to thank the 590 people who participated in the 9Health Fair on April 19. We had a great turnout for the health screenings, but, unfortunately, we did experience one problem.

May 2, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Private water rights still at risk

RBC I With great foresight, the founders of this nation endeavored to protect private property from the federal government. In the West, we know that this protection extends to privately-held water rights.

December 23, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

From my window… County’s fair brings flashback to cock-eyed turkey event

By many standards, I assume, most of us do some pretty weird stuff as children. My affinity for “strange” pets and animals many times left my parents shaking their heads.

August 18, 2013 by editor Comments are Disabled

Letter: Meeker Phillies baseball team thanks the community

Dear Editor: We would like to thank Valley Repair, Western Slope Sod Farm, RBC 4-H and Bill Jordan, Wendll’s Wondrous Things, Tom Kilduff, L.T. and Dawn Eichman, Crystal Hernandez,

August 3, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter: Remember Korean War veterans

Dear Editor: We all should proudly remember the veterans of the Korean War as the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that brought the war to an end was on Saturday.

August 2, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

from my window… Current mindset of many a problem for county teens

The stories written in the past three weeks by Meeker High School to-be-senior Calvin Shepherd are prophetic and troubling.

August 1, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Searching for a school superintendent; what a parent learned

RANGELY I I haven’t been the parent of school-aged children for long. As of this fall, I’ll be the mom of a kindergartner and a first-grader. I’m still negotiating the learning curve to understand what kids and teachers need from me at school. There are permission slips to remember and[Read More…]

July 6, 2013 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Opinion: Small actions can make a big difference in changing the future

RBC I It’s hard to know what to say, especially in a forum like this, about the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., a week and a half ago. Because this is a newspaper, and though I by no means fancy myself a journalist, I’m tempted to try my hand at[Read More…]

December 29, 2012 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Special to the Herald Times

RBC I There is little time left before the nation hits the so-called “fiscal cliff.” President Obama and the lame duck Congress have an unprecedented number of issues to address — including some which directly affect every city, town, special district, county, and school district in Colorado — and every[Read More…]

December 1, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

One last final wink

MEEKER I Our community lost two wonderful people, with the recent deaths of Mr. Dean Parr and Mrs. Ruth King, both originals.

September 5, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Stealing newspapers is a crime

RBC I Sometimes when you see something that is wrong, you know you need to do something about it. Nine years ago, I was serving as the state representative in District 56, representing the people of Eagle, Lake and Summit counties in the Colorado House of Representatives. Someone was upset[Read More…]

July 21, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled