Budget debate must begin with uncomfortable questions about local impact

VINTON TODAY
February 20, 2013 12:18 pm

Warning: This column is going to make you uncomfortable. But if you want to be an informed participant in the debate over "sequester" or any other budget issue, you need to learn the answers to a few questions.

A personal introduction to Diversity, 101

VINTON TODAY
February 18, 2013 2:09 pm

  A few years ago, my oldest kid was hanging out with some friends here in Vinton, when one of them pointed out the window to the 1980s Ford LTD she had parked across the street.

Remembering the most-loved -- and least popular -- Abraham Lincoln

VINTON TODAY
February 12, 2013 9:48 am

What should you give the President whom most consider the most-loved in American history on the occasion of his 204th birthday. Having never spoken to any dead U.

To the Editor: Working together is the solution to educational challenges

SARA ARNOLD
February 11, 2013 1:39 pm

To the Editor: Educators in the Vinton-Shellsburg district are working diligently to provide valuable educational experiences for our children. And when I say educators, this includes: teachers, administrators, associates, custodians, nurses, coaches, etc, along with parents.

A birthday tribute to the Gipper

VINTON TODAY
February 11, 2013 11:47 am

Continuing my series of birthday tributes (last week, Charles Dickens, tomorrow Abe Lincoln), today I offer a memorial to Ronald Reagan on the 102nd anniversary of his birth, with the hope that those of both parties who quoted him so often in the 2012 campaign rememer him as fondly as I do.

Avoiding the armpit pitfalls of basketball photography

VINTON TODAY
February 10, 2013 8:07 pm

It will come as no surprise to many people who read my words that I didn't take journalism in college. My major was in public administration, but I quickly discovered it is more fun to write about what government should do or can't do right rather than actually doing it.

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.