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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Ideas for Old Creamery Nature Trail
Dear Editor, For the residents of Vinton and surrounding area who are interested in exercise, nature and trail activity, do you really want to see the entrance to the Old Creamery Nature Trail at West 8th St. and Highway 218 be closed? That is the plan by Benton County Conservation who own the trail. A new trail entrance to the OCNT has been graded and surfaced approximately 2/3rds of a mile west of Theisens on the north side of the road.
Letter to the Editor: On the Threshold of WWIII
Dear Editor,At the beginning of this week Sweden, Finland and Norway told their people to prepare for war. Sweden has not been to war in over 200 years. The pamphlets passed out talked about how to survive a nuclear attack. It had advice about how to build shelters and store food. That brought back memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis – the infamous advice of “duck and cover” .
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Letter to the Editor: Do the Work
Dear Editor,In December, 1957 – about a week or so before Christmas, my dad went to the hospital for minor surgery. He never came home. Honestly, I don’t have a lot of memories of that day, but I have many of my mom. There were no food stamps, Aid to Dependent Children or welfare programs at that time. There was family, friends and church.
Letter to the Editor: The Guns Went Silent
“The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month” . . . the “Guns Went Silent” . . .Throughout my life the first half of this phrase is what folks have always associated with Armistice Day. That day when WWI – the “war to end all wars” – ended. In 1926 the date became recognized as “Armistice Day”.
Letter to the Editor: Is the glass half full or half empty?
Dear Editor: Is the glass half full or half empty?What political ad was this?????Full text of the ad:“It’s morning again in America. Today more men and women will go to work than ever before in our country's history. With interest rates at about half the record highs of 1980, nearly 2,000 families today will buy new homes, more than at any time in the past four years.
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Election workers rank right up there next to the voters
Having worked with the auditor's office a few times to facilitate elections, I know this job is a long hard day of mostly sitting. It sounds simple and for the most part, it is. Unless you were the folks that had to open absentee ballots and run those this year, that is a LOT more work. Having done this job I never even question if our county is a safe place to vote. The winning is in the Party
Usually by the end of the day, I'm in my jammies and settled in for a long night of work. It wasn't any different on Tuesday. I ventured out to check on a couple of things that I needed to look at and I swung by the skate center. The lot was packed full of cars, which made me smile. There was a line past the door. That made me smile. I walked in to hear everyone visiting and laughing together. The votes are counted in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire
In the tiny town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire the whole town submitted their votes at midnight on election day. The town has six registered voters. Four are Republicans and two are undeclared. The vote is tied at three to three. Three votes for Former President Trump and three for Vice President Kamala Harris. During the last two presidential elections, the voters have voted with Democrats.
Letter to the Editor: Free & Fair vs. Trump Defeat
Dear Editor, Which is more important – Free and Fair or Trump’s defeat? This popped into my head this morning. Which is more important on Tuesday – that the election is held in a free in fair fashion following all federal and state laws to the letter??? Or is Trump so objectionable that any and all means should be used for his defeat - federal and state laws be damned! Just curious what all your thoughts are.
Letter to the Editor: Sharing a note from Mrs. Trump
Dear Editor: This is a side of the former president we do not see one his closest has and views him as a kind, loving, caring and empathetic man to his family and our Nation.Thus the full text of the letter below: "Melania TrumpJuly 14, 2024 I am thinking of you, now, my fellow Americans. We have always been a unique union. America, the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered, but our courage and common sense must ascend and bring us back together as one.
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