Opinion
Letter to the Editor: V-S wasted $500,000
TL;DR: V-S superintendent, by eliminating the full-time technology director position, causes district to waste $500,000 on laptop 1:1 Initiative. We need to make some serious changes to keep from m...
The Ladder Lesson: A new perspective inspires appreciation for firefighters
Ever since I first saw the Vinton Fire Department's bright yellow aerial ladder truck extended to its height of more than 100 feet, I have wondered what it would be like to climb to the top.
... Reality TV vs. reality: An example close to home
The headline for this column could say, “TV personality arrested near Vinton!”
That statement is technically true – and it is most likely the way that a television producer wo... Letter to the Editor: Not the time for missiles in Syria
Should the missiles fly into Syria?
Following is in my opinion "spot on" analysis of the Actions of President Obama. What the Democrat Party has done is give this Na...
Life is Good
It's been a while since I've popped in and said, "Hello!" to everyone, and I'm sure you haven't missed it!
An update on the home front is kind of fun to send out and t...
Hands-on Boomtown experience for a fireworks novice
After years of watching my friends from the Iowa Pyrotechnic Association put together the fireworks displays that thousands enjoy each Boomtown (not to mention the year-long meetings and other pre...
40,000 more reasons to say thanks....
That ain't gonna happen again for a while, I told myself Monday evening, as I looked at the surprising new Vinton Today daily page view total.
We have been seeing some incredible numbers in...
Pastor\'s Blog: FORGIVENESS...Forgiven...Forgiving
Ever feel like you screw up constantly- like all the time? That’s my world. Days come and go, and it feels like I’m still the same loser I was last yea...
A message for the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow vandals
To: The people who painted the Iowa Butter Cow Red this past weekend, (as well as to whoever it was who put the "Go vegan" message on the Butter Cow at the State Fair in 2011):
Congra... The wisdom to find Serenity when GPS is your guide
Like just about everyone else who makes a living working with computer-related technology, I both love and hate it.
I love the career opportunities it has given me; I hate it for its frequent,...