Letter to the Editor: Trump Report 4/27/25

VINTON TODAY
April 27, 2025 6:35 pm

Dear Editor, In recognition of Trump’s 100 days in office, I have compiled a list of some of his most “notable” achievements, if you can call them that.

Executive Privilege? Bah Humbug!

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 25, 2025 12:39 pm

This week, the governor announced that she is  filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register to, in her words, "protect the use of executive privilege.

Letter to the Editor: The death of AmeriCorps

VINTON TODAY
April 22, 2025 11:22 pm

Dear Editor:I wondered about the reaction in Vinton since AmeriCorps NCCC was killed last week by DOGE and read what sounded like a cheerful “So long AmeriCorps, it was great knowing you!” from Mayor Bud Maynard.

Trump Report 4-20-25

VINTON TODAY
April 20, 2025 6:46 pm

Dear Editor,  On a morning in June 2008 the Cedar River was rising. I left for work and decided to drive downtown to see how high the water was at the time.

Letter to the Editor: Trump Report 4/12/25

VINTON TODAY
April 13, 2025 7:22 pm

Dear Editor,ANNOUNCEMENTAfter the votes were counted on election day, the right and MAGA would have us believe Trump won by a landslide instead of the slim margin of the popular vote that it actually was.

Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 04-06-25

VINTON TODAY
April 6, 2025 6:16 pm

Dear Editor,   This has been an absolute horrible week for Americans trying to survive an ill-conceived plan to wreck our economy and ruin everyone’s retirement accounts.

Letter to the Editor: Respect

VINTON TODAY
April 4, 2025 11:43 am

To the Editor; Respect I remember the time when Republicans and Trump supporters were indignant that President Biden looked at his watch while receiving the bodies of service men and women at Dover Air Force Base.

Letter to the Editor: Common Ground

VINTON TODAY
March 31, 2025 9:46 pm

To the Editor:There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be President of the United States again.  First, we can all agree that he won the election.

Letter to the Editor: The Trump Report 03/30/25

VINTON TODAY
March 30, 2025 4:00 pm

Dear Editor,Just one boring week. That’s all our country needs. Just one week without chaos. But we have the incompetent Trump Administration trying to run our country and mayhem ensues.

Elementary School in Snippets

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 26, 2025 9:17 am

Dear Mrs. Hodgson, I have to admit my memory of what I learned in elementary school is pretty vague. I mean, apparently I learned to do the basics, read, write, math etc.