Opinion
Pastor's Blog: The beauty of worshipping together during Holy Week
I would like to compliment each and every person who got up early to attend one or more of the ecumenical Holy Week services here in our city o...
Pastor's Blog - Easter Sunday and the Resurrection of the Dead
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Dead Men Don’t Tell Tales”? There’s even a song titled with this phrase. I’m not sure how popular the song is ...
A grandfather\'s moment to celebrate nature and progress
Ari (short for Arianna) got halfway across the bridge and sat down.
It was a moment this grandpa has been dreaming of for years.
Nobody noticed in the spring of 2003, shortly aft... We just had to ask... ourselves
Vinton Today Editor Dean Close has been asking some silly questions of area people. So we thought it only fair that he have to answer them for himself.
Q. Is there anythin...
A \'changed forever\' NYC now is home to Tim Tebow
“Are you ready for some Tim Tebow? You better be, because he’s coming to your town and he wants to party down.”
Those are some of the lamest words written about the quar...
Give me liberty: Remembering America's first famous speech
I spent the weekend the best way possible, hanging out with the granddaughters while their parents were at a Dare to Share event in St. Louis.
Here is the second-best way you or I c...
RAGBRAI: Sit back and enjoy the ride-through
"RAGBRAI is not like it was years ago," said an organizer who came to Washington, Iowa, a dozen years ago.
I was working for the newspaper there when RAGBRAI riders spent ...
Pastor\'s Blog - RECKLESS GRACE: FORGIVENESS AND RESTORATION
Luke 15:11-32
Kate Braestrup in her book, Beginner's Grace, tells a story about her own "prodigal son," Peter (pp.94-97). When Peter was around fourteen,... I\'m from the country, and I like it!
So many time as I head out of the huge city of Vinton to my humble abode in the country, I ponder how privileged we are to live where we do.
I marvel at the lack of whining you hear among neigh... Letter to the Editor - Copper theft hits local REC; group asks for new law
Dear Editor,
Across the country and here in Iowa theft of precious metals (including copper, aluminum and bronze) is on the rise from abandoned buildings, empty houses and most dange...