To the Editor: Thoughts about the dead on voter registration rolls

BETHANY GATES
July 23, 2012 11:43 am

Dear Editor: I concur with John S. and his statements about voter ID. I want to respond to a comment left on his letter comparing voter ID laws to the health care mandate.

Pastor's Blog: Truth and Kindness: Living by the Eighth Commandment

REV. MARK URLAUB
July 19, 2012 12:47 pm

  In his Small Catechism (yes, there is a Large Catechism also) Dr. Martin Luther wrote short explanations for the basic teachings of the Christian Faith.

Why those who receive honor from veterans still clap for them

VINTON TODAY
July 16, 2012 12:16 am

  It was inspiring, on Thursday night, when the Vinton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8884 presented me with an award, then gave me a standing salute.

MY PERSPECTIVE BY DR. O. R. CORBETT

VINTON TODAY
July 14, 2012 11:16 pm

  Mid morning on July 4 Garrett Wittmer, the Animal Control Officer, called.  He had been called by the authorities to pick up an injured stray dog.

Letter To the Editor: Sadie. Gone. But should she be?

VINTON TODAY
July 13, 2012 9:26 am

June first I accidentally ran over my own dog, either she was already under the car as I pulled it into the garage or she was after a stray cat and ran under the car as I pulled the ahead.

It's 2:36 a.m. do you know where your Zzzzzz's are?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 13, 2012 3:55 am

Tonight, as usual, I'm up so I'm working, to pass the time, it's quiet and won't wake the kids. I just finished loading some of the news for tomorrow.

“The Danger of Unbelief and the Life of Faith from John 1:10-13” Part 2

ZACH ZAJICEK
July 13, 2012 3:35 am

Last time, I sought to make this point: there is a greater danger to you and to me than any super-human villain, razor-toothed sea monster or control-freak tyrant in the universe.

Why voter ID is important to election integrity

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
July 11, 2012 10:12 am

  Editor,              Am I the only one who sees a definite left/progressive bias to most if not all AP Stories?  Yesterday July 9 in both the Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Des Moines Register the same AP story concerning voter ID appeared.

Sitting yourself to death: Someone has finally listened to my chair warnings

VINTON TODAY
July 10, 2012 5:49 pm

Edtor's Note: I wrote this column several years ago, and published it here in April of 2010 (Click HERE if you need proof). Now that CBS news has published a similar warning, I thought it would be a good time to reprint this.

“The Danger of Unbelief and the Life of Faith from John 1:10-13” Part 1

ZACH ZAJICEK
June 29, 2012 10:18 am

  Be honest here: were you at one time or another afraid of the dark?  What does it really mean to be afraid of the dark?  Can darkness tickle you?  Can it hit you over the head?  Can it remove your bedroom floor so you fall into the basement?   No, of course not!  Darkness is simply the absence of light.