Opinion
Sherry, Jackie and Candy: Girls names among the Boys of Summer
The World Series begins on Wednesday, and as I wrote this on Saturday night, watching the Boston Red Sox earn the right to play against the St. Louis Cardinals again this year, it occurs to me that...
A Challenge to The Other Guys
Two months ago, the phone rang.
“I am calling about your job opening for an editor,” said the man on the other line, a journalist from the Green Bay area.
You have the wrong num...
To the Editor: Is \'Affordable Care\' really affordable?
To the Editor,
"Survival in the market often requires recognizing mistakes and changing course. Survival in politics requires denying mistakes, continuing the currant policies, adding new ...
Farewell, Old Purple
It's a tough day when you realize that the day has come to lay to rest an important member of your family -- even if that family member is a minivan that you once said you would NEVER buy.
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Seven Million and still growing: An update and word of thanks from Vinton Today
Sometime today, among the several thousand of times that someone reads a story on Vinton Today, a reader will open an obituary, or look at one of this week’s sports stories, or maybe browse t...
The impact of the first Chiropractic Church
“Ain’t that something,” said Buford, my body guard. “The area medical community and religious community are celebrating the first formal joint church/medical practice ... To the Editor: Obamacare means less care, more costly care
What is our future under the Affordable Care Act? Simply less, and more costly, care - pure and simple.
I have spent the past 30 years in serv...
An uncomplicated way to understand the Affordable Care Act
By Rosemary Schwartz
Disclosure: I am chair of the Benton County Democrats and a non-producing licensed health insurance agent. I currently receive health insurance through my employer.
I r...
Trying to decipher tweets about football, and a plea for a brother
Dear Dad and Mom,
Do you remember how I used to tell you that having just two kids was boring?
Another reason you should have had more kids (one I discovered on Friday night):
This w...