A multitude of gray areas define the DREAM Act debate

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ
June 22, 2012 1:55 pm

  To the Editor, I have read the responses to President Obama’s executive order halting the deportation of undocumented people, particularly those who have lived here since childhood at no fault of their own.

The three words members of Congress should have said to Roger Clemens

VINTON TODAY
June 19, 2012 12:26 pm

Now that Roger Clemens has been found not guilty of lying to Congress, one thing is clear as we approach what we can only hope is the end of the issue of performance-enhancing substances: Nobody will ever, ever accuse Congress of using them.

Dr. Q: The missing voice in the immigration debate

VINTON TODAY
June 18, 2012 11:08 am

How did one of the leading brain surgeons in the United States end up at Johns Hopkins, where his pioneer work in brain tumors has given hope to many with terminal diagnoses? He “hopped the fence” that divides Mexico and the U.

The lesson of Curlyweed and the Butterfly Ball

VINTON TODAY
June 13, 2012 8:59 am

  Almost every day, I confront the painful reality that I am a city boy trying to pretend I am something else. I love living in the country; I just wish I knew what it was doing.

What a grandpa should always know...and what he should always say

VINTON TODAY
June 8, 2012 5:01 pm

  I feel perfectly safe in small town Iowa-- safe enough to take my young granddaughters virtually anywhere in the Vinton area. I don't mind letting the girls walk on their own when I take them out in public, although we have very strict rules about streets.

In spite of ourselves...

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 7, 2012 11:36 am

Warning: This column is long and sappy :) This past few weeks at the Close home, have been borderline crazy. We've gone through loss, celebration, and realized the overall, life is good.

Pastor's Blog - A Biography of the Prophet Jonah

ZACH ZAJICEK
May 31, 2012 5:38 pm

  Everyone loves stories.  And, everyone loves true stories even better- they help us relate to the story and give us confidence identifying with the main character because we know it’s true.

Letter to the Editor: Candidates should put party affiliation on campaign signs

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ
May 31, 2012 2:23 pm

  I have watched in amazement both parties campaign ads and yard signs. Since there are a number of candidates for the Primary on June 3, I have to wonder who has been advising these candidates.

Two words for the Class of 2012: Then What?

VINTON TODAY
May 29, 2012 10:13 am

Every year, high school and college graduates gather in a big stuffy room, wearing silly-looking outfits, hear the same once-inspiring but now worn-out songs, and listen to a somewhat notable person try to offer encouraging -- but original -- words about their future.

Why Americans need to take time to remember on Memorial Day

ALEX VASQUEZ
May 24, 2012 10:09 am

  This coming Monday is Memorial Day.  Memorial Day observances are considered to have formally begun in 1868, with the Grand Army of the Republic’s decree that the graves of Union servicemen who had died during the War of the Rebellion were to be decorated on 30 May, which was to be known as “Decoration Day”.