Opinion | The Herald Times - Part 8

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ED PECK PHOTO/CUTLINE Kevyn Mack was the first reader to supply correct answers to last week’s “what is this tool?” quiz. Answer: The wrench was designed for specific nuts and bolts on a McCormick Deering mower of unknown year. Old machines often had carriage bolts with square nuts. McCormick Deering[Read More…]

July 19, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: What do we see?

“Cyberspace is a funhouse mirror of our own society.” Bruce Sterling During the previous century (late 1990s), when I told a friend I was moving to Meeker she flinched. She’d recently been on a cross-country flight and her seatmate turned out to be from Meeker. They’d told her the town[Read More…]

July 12, 2023 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Letters to the Editor: July 13, 2023

Thanks for 80th birthday celebration Dear Editor, I would like to shout a big thank you to my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren for coming from all over the country to celebrate my 80th birthday. Thank you to all of my dear friends, loving family and my great former students that[Read More…]

July 12, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Veteran’s Corner: Write your Congressmen

In 1979 my 1st Sgt. told me, “When you have tried following the proper channels and gone up the Chain of Command then you can write your Congressman. Please feel free to copy my letter and share your thoughts with our Congresswoman, Lauren Boebert. She is first rate. My wife[Read More…]

July 5, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter: Thank you to Meeker fire crew, PMC staff

Dear Editor, Meeker is blessed to have folks like these: Thank you to the Meeker Volunteer Fire Department. Last month they helped save my father-in law’s barn from burning down. Quick response, professional performance. Thank you to the folks at Pioneer Medical Center. Last month I had a medical emergency[Read More…]

July 5, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: Protecting Colorado’s water future

This year’s legislative session was one of the most important and impactful for water — our state’s most precious resource — in recent history Water is the lifeblood of the Western Slope, as it powers our agriculture, tourism and recreation industries and sustains the health and well-being of our communities.[Read More…]

July 5, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CNCC Corner: Upgrades and updates at CNCC

For the last four years, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) has been keenly focused on improvements to the College’s infrastructure. In alignment with CNCC’s strategic priority to improve sustainability, our goal has been to ensure our students, staff and faculty have the tools, facilities and safe environment needed to be[Read More…]

July 5, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Guest Column: Here’s to the future of education

Each year, our communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our youth who have graduated high school. I am so proud of all of the 2023 high school graduates in Northwest Colorado and our state as a whole. As a social studies teacher at Steamboat Springs High School, I[Read More…]

July 5, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Crowd sourcing for community good

Every now and then a word pops up that fits what happens when everyone is on the same page to help a community grow and thrive. Crowd sourcing began to be used on the internet mostly, as well as in print advertisements. Typically the “crowd” in crowd sourcing references, according[Read More…]

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

Guest Column: Bagpipes

A shifty looking guy in a kilt walks into a London pub, orders a pint, and very carefully puts down the plastic bag he was carrying. The suspicious barkeeper asks, “What’s that?” The Scotsman answers, “Six pounds of explosives.” The barkeeper replies with obvious relief. “Thanks goodness, I thought it[Read More…]

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

Letter: Grateful for swift response to water leak

Dear Editor, Again, how fortunate we are to live in our Meeker. Finding a water leak in my front yard, I called City Maintenance. Within a five-minute span Russel and his crew were at my home. Everything was back in order by that evening. Thank you guys. Job well done.[Read More…]

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

Community Calendar: June 15, 2023

Town Hall with Lukens, Roberts MEEKER | Meghan Lukens and Dylan Roberts will be in Meeker on Wednesday, June 28 from 5-6 p.m. at the Meeker Library. They will take this opportunity to share what was accomplished during the legislative session. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions. Come[Read More…]

June 14, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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