Opinion
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When there is important news in Vinton, we keep you in touch with the neighbors and the officials in town.
The first time we realized how important Vinton Today was, was when we were just...
19th Century words of wit and wisdom for Valentine's Day
Well, it’s about that time of the year again – that time when men who can normally talk incessantly about just about anything without pausing to find the right words to say, suddenly f...
Nope, still not the newspaper, still not the \'newspaper guy\'
After 5 years, almost, we have had another influx of people that think we are "the newspaper".
A couple things have happened this week that had me thinking maybe we need to say someth...
A historic, and personal 12th anniversary...
Friday was an unusual and special 12th anniversary for me, although nothing actually happened on that day a dozen years ago.
Confused? Let me explain.
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The nearly 50-year-old stolen \'Super Bowl\' joke
Perhaps you saw an ad on TV, or a flier in a newspaper, or some other form of advertising that refers to Sunday’s NFL Championship Game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahaw...
An inspiring manual for modern communication
I just finished reading an inspiring publication that gives me hope for the future when it comes to how we, as a society communicate – something so unusually and surprisingly terrific I am co...
Why Iowa Legislature should continue funding Natural Resources Trust Fund
In 2010 a constitutional amendment was passed by Iowans to support a 3/8 cent tax increase for additional conservation funds across the state. This has not been administratively acted upon to date...
My granddaughters, the Presidential speech writers
Everyone who knows me knows how ridiculously seriously I take my role as grandfather. We have four granddaughters, three of whom live in Vinton and I have seen every week at least (and often most e...
Thoughts on Martin Luther King Day, from the whitest part of America
Throughout my 22 or so years in this job, I have written about almost every holiday: Christmas. New Year’s Day. Memorial Day. Veterans Day. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Thanks...
The best winter driving safety advice: Don\'t
I once had the enlightening experience of working with a teenage girl who had already wrecked her car two or three times.
She did not seem to make the con...