MEEKER | We’ve all enjoyed or survived Christmas in some 2020 adjusted format. Maybe like our household, you too, experienced highs and lows. We deeply rejoiced in a live Christmas Eve church service, personal visit with our oldest son, and joys of baking holiday treats. Frustrating was the seemingly lost[Read More…]
Tag: Opinion
Editor’s Column: Good Riddance, 2020
When the pandemic kicked off last spring I said I thought this event was going to leave a mark. Little did I know at that point how deep that mark would go. I’m chalking 2020 up as the second worst year of my life (second only because no one in[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: One Good Thing
This has been a year of unusual events. The conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky for the first time since 1226 A.D., is just one of those events. From our perspective on Earth, the two visible planets look very much like an unusually large star, much like[Read More…]
Merry Christmas, Herald Times
MEEKER | To Niki Turner and all your hard-working staff, on behalf of all your readers, I say thank you and a very special Merry Christmas. You faithfully churn out the news every week, get the advertising included, attend meetings for us, produce the fun pages, re-create Days Gone By[Read More…]
Thank you trail angels
MEEKER | What is a “trail angel” you may well ask? I first learned of this term when our oldest son hiked the 2,500 mile Appalachian Trail in 2009. As a mom who had never heard of the “AT” I was freaked out by our son (freshly minted college graduate)[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dec 17, 2020
A message from the Meeker School Board Dear Editor:As we finish an exceptionally difficult calendar year, the Meeker School Board would like to convey thanks and the best hopes of the season to our district staff and to our community. Our teachers, support staff, and administration have made extraordinary efforts,[Read More…]
Why getting help for your mental health is so important
RBC | Getting professional help for dealing with your persistent fears and anxieties is the single most important step in your recovery. Many people are reluctant to get the help they need for various reasons. Making excuses for not getting treatment for your anxiety issues will not solve anything. With[Read More…]
COVID–What’s it really like?
MEEKER | Having battled COVID for a few weeks now, here’s a frank account of what it’s really like, from our experience. I know every patient is unique, but I think our situation is typical for mid-way between mild and profoundly serious infections. For those of you who think it[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s a pressure cooker.
A quote from the Dec. 10, 1970, Rangely Times stands out: “Fifty years ago today this country was known as a melting pot. Today it resembles a pressure cooker.” Another 50 years down the road, we might be more of a melting pot, but we’re definitely still a pressure cooker.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Stigma, snowflakes, and sensationalizing
Last week when I wrote about finding gratitude, I wasn’t expecting to be quite so tested by that notion. I’ll begin with this: I am profoundly grateful for and proud of our local law enforcement and EMS crew and dispatch. We had an upsetting Thanksgiving eve that ended with my[Read More…]
Cuppa joe
MEEKER | Blame it on the first “cuppa joe” I was handed by an old cowboy so many years ago. It was nothing like the kind you are handed these days. No fancy flavorings, no frothy, creamy swirls topping the inky liquid. It was a simple mug of the steaming,[Read More…]
Christmas music joys
MEEKER | I love Christmas in part because I love the joyful music that is part of this season. I dig out my well-worn holiday music and start playing my piano even if it is only for me because the sounds are so comforting. The old familiar tunes bring back[Read More…]
