Explaining the late, warm, winter

VINTON TODAY
January 11, 2012 5:06 pm

  It's time to put away the mitts, and get out the gloves. Stocking caps -- if the weather folk are right -- will replace ball caps tonight as we finally have our first real taste of winter I have heard maybe one person lament our non-white Christmas; the rest of us were too busy enjoying the warm weather.

Grumpy, the grouchy dwarf reads Vinton Today

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 9, 2012 1:54 pm

Sometimes it's entertaining to read comments sent in by our readers, and so easy to click the little button that says, "Approved" and send the comments out for all of you to read.

Causality: More evidence of the Creator God

ZACH ZAJICEK
January 6, 2012 10:51 am

  What happens when you pop a balloon?  Light a match?  Write a letter?  Build a car out of Legos?  Feed your dog or cat? Water the grass?  Or, perish the thought, shovel snow?  Now, this might seem trivial, but, in each case, you caused something to happen.

Nissan commercial sets noteworthy example

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2012 12:23 pm

Just about every commercial you see as a disclaimer on it, telling you that the visual effects you are observing are not real, and that you should not attempt what you see people doing on your screen.

A rewritten toast to 2012

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2012 11:38 am

  Every year, millions of people stay up late, waiting for the ball to drop, so they can sing a song with 233-year-old words, many of which they don't understand.

Real-life lessons from a Christmas toy

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2012 11:37 am

  I will try to describe with words, the 2011 post-holiday sounds in the Close house: Whine. Thump. Whine, Rattle. Whine. Whine, whine rattle.

Caucus tonight: Calls, commercials are almost over

VINTON TODAY
January 3, 2012 11:37 am

     The caller ID showed a number with a Washington, D.C. area code (202). I answered it, just to see which candidate -- or which friend of a candidate claiming to be an independent voice concerned only for the good of America -- was calling this time.

Why a new political term is so offensive

JEFF HOLMES
December 30, 2011 12:03 pm

  I came across something rather disturbing in the last few days. And what is more disturbing is where it came from. As a writer, I have always been into words.

Letter to the Editor: Reader supports Santorum

VINTON TODAY
December 30, 2011 10:44 am

  This year’s Republican caucuses are incredibly important to the future of our nation.  The candidate we choose to represent us must be one that has strong morals and convictions, as well as a solid and different plan to get America back on its feet.

Work? Me work?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 29, 2011 11:41 am

There's an old joke that comes to mind: "Laugh, laugh, thought I'd die. Die? That means funeral. Funeral? That means flowers.