The winner, and loser of the 2012 Iowa Caucus

VINTON TODAY
December 1, 2011 11:43 am

        It's only Dec. 1, but I can already predict the impact of the Iowa GOP caucus on the 2012 presidential race. I can safely predict the biggest winner, and loser.

VT: The one and only

VINTON TODAY
November 30, 2011 12:06 pm

  … and then there was one. When we started Vinton Today, we looked around the state, and the nation, to see if there were other online-only newspapers in Iowa, and the U.

Tim Tebow: An Inconvenient Hero

JEFF HOLMES
November 29, 2011 9:51 pm

     Back in 1961, the San Francisco 49ers drafted a single-wing halfback from UCLA by the name of Billy Kilmer. He was drafted, primarily, to be a back-up quarterback, but over six seasons, the only thing Kilmer was ever known for was fumbling – playing as a halfback – in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Give winter blues the Dickens

VINTON TODAY
November 29, 2011 12:30 pm

       The worst thing about winter is the darkness. Most of us go to work while it's still mostly dark, and get home just in time to see the last of the sunlight disappear.

How you can help change December drunk driving statistics

JENNIFER DRAPER, PREVENTION SPECIALIST
November 28, 2011 7:39 pm

  During December, we recognize Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, with a goal of raising awareness about the issue of driving while intoxicated.

Belated Veteran Thank You

VINTON TODAY
November 26, 2011 1:26 pm

  I would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to my Uncle Ron  Gieger  for his service in the United States  Air Force and his family for their sacrifices during his service.

Pastor's Blog - 'THE END OF THE WORLD'

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
November 24, 2011 9:51 pm

  I Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Stop and say 'Thanks!'

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 23, 2011 12:05 pm

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and today is spent frantically preparing for it. The grocery store is crowded in preparation for the huge feasts we pile on our tables.

Budget crisis can only be solved by long, boring national discussion

VINTON TODAY
November 22, 2011 4:38 pm

       "Dow Jones plunges as Super Committee fails"      That headline from yesterday's is one of the most distressing that Americans have seen in years.

Pastor's Blog - 'Why does God allow this to happen?'

PASTOR JOSHUA GRABER
November 17, 2011 2:15 pm

  As a pastor I am asked many hard questions from time to time. As a spiritual leader I must be ready to give an answer for the complex situations in our society.