Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Manufacturing leaves the United States
Dear Editor, John Deere has làid off hundreds of employees in Waterloo and perhaps in Moline. The company is moving some manufacturing to Mexico. Trump will impose tariffs, and that's exactly what a ...
Letter to the Editor: Democrat Party’s Contract on Trump, will they Succeed?
Dear Editor, It is without question that the Democrat Party has taken out a “Contract” on Donald Trump. They want him dead. Period.Their reasons are repeated over and over and over . . .“He...
The preacher said what?

Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
September 11, is not a day that anyone forgets. Toby Keith summed up all of my feelings in his song, "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue."He sang, "American Girls and American Guys, W...
CITY OF VINTON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 -- 7:00 PM
CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 -- 7:00 PMVINTON CITY HALL, 110 W 3RD STREET, VINTONWatch live at https://www.youtube.com/@CityofVintonIAhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/891353683...
Letter to the Editor: 9/11 - We have long forgotten and remembered little.
Dear Editor, I had some thoughts on the morning of 9/12/2001. Sadly I believe it shows we have learned little and remembered little. Once a year our politicians get to show how much they "care", that ...
Letter to the Editor: WHO AM I VOTING FOR - AND WHY?????
WHO AM I VOTING FOR - AND WHY????? That comes the moment when someone says, 1."I can't believe you would vote for Trump.” I simply reply, “I'm not voting for Trump.” I'm voting for the Firs...
Letter to the Editor: MAGA and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Dear Editor, Following is an Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Statement about what MAGA means – it is not copyrighted so I assume it can be published without restriction. I have written before ...
Letter to the Editor: Understanding Insurance Companies
Dear Editor, $250,000, now $140,000! And hopefully, not another high-dollar payout claim that’s possible. But what a RELIEF that the supervisors reassured the taxpayers of Benton County that we are ...
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