How Romney's friends are insulting Iowa voters

VINTON TODAY
December 12, 2011 8:26 pm

       "….truth embraceth truth…"      The book used in the church where Mitt Romney brags (in one of his earlier TV ads) about attending all his life includes those three words from the The Mormon "Doctrines and Covenants.

Being Anonymous isn't all that bad

VINTON TODAY
December 12, 2011 12:36 pm

   Dear Editor,   I just wanted to take a minute to write about your policy that requires folks leaving comments to attach their name.

What the Lincoln Highway has to teach presidential candidates -- and voters

VINTON TODAY
December 10, 2011 11:20 pm

       Another season in Iowa presidential politics is nearly over, and yet again, every one of the people who would be our nation's leader has missed the most important lesson that Iowa has to offer.

Cold Cases: How old and unsolved murders can still affect a community today

VINTON TODAY
December 10, 2011 3:23 am

  I had just begun working part-time in the news business, when in May of 1992, I learned some of the most important journalistic lessons from my participation in a story – one I did not write.

Pastor's Blog - Advent

PASTOR JIM BLAIR
December 8, 2011 9:32 pm

  The Christian season of anticipation and preparation just preceding Christmas is called Advent. If you choose to attend church during Advent, you will probably see candles lit each Sunday in remembrance of the coming of our Lord into our world, both as a babe and as a King.

How to survive another winter driving season

VINTON TODAY
December 6, 2011 10:24 am

      I once had the enlightening experience of working with a teenage girl who had already wrecked her car two or three times.      She did not seem to make the connection between driving decisions and unpleasant results.

Where are all the presidential candidates?

JEFF HOLMES
December 5, 2011 12:14 pm

  Is it something we said? Over the six to eight months of the multi-facited battle that has become the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for President of the United States, something has struck me as odd.

A lesson in sportsmanship, and life

VINTON TODAY
December 4, 2011 8:15 pm

  You don't have to be a Green Bay Packer fan, or even a follower of football, to appreciate what happened on Sunday between Packer Charles Woodson and New York Giant Hakeem Nicks.

Gentlemen: Never forget your mistakes!

JEFF HOLMES
December 2, 2011 10:16 pm

  There are important lessons we men learn in life. One of the single most important is that no matter what it is your significant other does, you might need to keep your big, fat mouth shut about it, because there is probably a pretty good chance you've done something dumber.

Pastor's Blog - Christmas is a Happy Holiday

REV. MARK URLAUB
December 2, 2011 11:07 am

  “Happy Holiday” has become a surprisingly controversial greeting. Use of this greeting is mandatory for some, especially employees of certain large retailers, TV personalities, and others who must avoid sounding religious.