We all live in a...Purple House?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 10, 2013 12:20 pm

There was one thing about my dad that was also unique...well, more than one for sure, but one thing that stood out all over town.  He liked to do things to make people happy.

'I yam, what I yam' because he was, what he was

VALERIE SAILER CLOSE
December 9, 2013 11:26 am

Yesterday was one of those brutally hard days.  I've had bad days and then I've had bad days and I'm not real sure which "bad" today is.

Paula Deen vs. the Media: The most important American news story of 2013

VINTON TODAY
December 6, 2013 12:04 pm

The Most important story in the news this year involves Paula Deen. Yeah, I know: That sounds absurd. Before you reach for the ‘Comment’ button, let me explain why, in a year in which ObamaCare, the Boston Marathon bombing, debt ceilings and government shutdowns affected just about everyone, the story that should be on the top of our list to worry about involves a TV personality.

The Thesaurus Christmas Song Book Quiz

VINTON TODAY
December 4, 2013 5:19 am

Multisyllabic expressions are intermittently an essential aspect of my preferred modus operandi for communications, as well as entertainment. In other words, I like to use big words, not only for more effective communication with other people, but also, sometimes, just for the fun of it.

Pearl Harbor memorial: An event worth an hour of your day

VINTON TODAY
December 4, 2013 5:19 am

Whatever you have planned for Saturday – and while I know there may be a few exceptions– nothing on your schedule is more important than being at the VSMS library (we now call them LMCs – Library Media Centers) at noon.

'Twas the morning after Thanksgiving

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 2, 2013 12:25 pm

'Twas the morn after Thanksgiving, and all through the house, The creatures are snoring, probably even the mouse. The tree is all set, with lights all aglow, And I am now thinking about presents that will go down below.

A defense of the minority, non-conspiracy view of the JFK assassination

VINTON TODAY
November 21, 2013 8:39 am

Can one man – no, can a lone scrawny Marxist misfit with no real talent – buy a $21 mail order rifle, move back to Dallas after traveling to Mexico and Russia, find a job in a building overlooking the route in which President John F.

'Tis the season, for Thanksgiving

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 20, 2013 12:35 pm

It seems the thing to do on Facebook is to list one thing you are thankful for every day in Thanksgiving, and I kinda like the idea. Thanksgiving is a time we traditionally, at least USED TO, take time out to thank God for our blessings over the past year.

'Dishwatery' words: Remembering the 'little-noted' Gettysburg Address

VINTON TODAY
November 18, 2013 10:40 am

“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here…” The very first harsh comment concerning the Gettysburg Address – uttered on Nov.

To the Editor: Off-season athletic clubs make high school athletes better

VINTON TODAY
November 15, 2013 11:35 pm

By Teresa Strong I am posting this for all the VS parents of athletes... high school athletics today has become extremely competitive..that goes without saying.