Three cheers and a protonymic tiger for the trails of Googling

VINTON TODAY
February 9, 2013 5:33 am

Why does Editor Dean, who has always considered “Dungeons and Dragons” as much of a colossal waste of time as Fantasy Football, have a page from the lesser-known role-playing game “The Elder Scrolls” on his computer? There is, I promise, a logical explanation.

5 Million.. and counting....

VINTON TODAY
February 7, 2013 11:30 am

At around 10 a.m. this morning the "total page view" counter passed 5 million. We began Vinton Today believing but not knowing it would succeed, and every day our technology people, our readers, advertisers and contributors of stories and photos (and story ideas) help us continue.

The worst of clichés and the best of gifts for Dickens' 201st birthday

VINTON TODAY
February 7, 2013 4:57 am

  Today, Feb. 7, 2013, 201st anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. So, what does a dead writer want for his birthday? He would – and I am only guessing, since I have yet to interview any dead writers – want us to read his words and understand them.

To the Editor: Thanks for how you loved my brother, John Scriven

MARY AAMOLD
January 31, 2013 5:18 pm

Dear Children and Dear Friends, No words can express the deep gratitude I feel toward each and every one of you. Your outpouring of love and support for my brother John has filled my heart with such joy and love I can barely write these words.

“Out on a Limb”

DUANE RANDALL, VINTON PARKS & RECREATION
January 31, 2013 12:58 pm

With the Parks and Recreation Department   That old saying goes “If you don’t like the weather in Iowa, just wait fifteen minutes and it will change”.

Remembering John: The future history of a first Important T-Shirt

VINTON TODAY
January 31, 2013 11:35 am

Any adult who has ever had a T-shirt to commemorate a special event, team, or season, knows what it’s like, years later, to find that T-shirt in a box of old clothes – perhaps stained or worn out a bit, possibly a size or two smaller than the clothes currently in use.

To the Editor: Why outcome-based education is not working

JEFF TILSON
January 25, 2013 11:24 pm

To the editor: I've received what I can only characterize as an overwhelming amount of support and feedback since the initial publication of my Letter to the Editor late Wednesday.

To The Editor: 'Blanket of Blame' covers more than just teachers

VINTON TODAY
January 25, 2013 12:11 pm

By Daryn J. Hamilton   To the Editor: I would like an opportunity to respond to the Opinion: VS top 25 ranking is nothing to be happy about Mr.

To the Editor: VS top 25 ranking is nothing to be happy about

JEFF TILSON
January 23, 2013 6:16 pm

Vinton-Shellsburg Schools ranked #25 in the State To the Editor: Just reading the headline on this letter, one would think that we've achieved a distinction worthy of public attention.

Letter to the Editor: Better security technology is the answer

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
January 20, 2013 5:01 pm

Recently on one of Neil Cavuto's shows a security executive explained how the "man trap" works. It would not matter whether a staffer were in the school or not.