Thursday, May 21, 2026
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VSHS volleyball player inspires father with unselfishness

  Dear Editor,   I just wanted to share a story for everyone to read, about a young lady that lives in the community of Vinton.   She is 17 years old, going to be 18 at the end of this month.

Jerry Lewis and Dino and the MDA Telethon lesson of 1976

       In decades of Jerry Lewis MDA Telethons, this is probably the funniest line:     "You know there were all of these rumors about us breaking up, when you weren't here when we started the show, I thought they were true.
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The night the fireworks cried

    I hope, wherever Osama bin Laden was on Saturday night, they interrupted his eternal torment for a few minutes to let him watch as Vinton residents saw the first commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

The empty space where Paul Harvey's words used to be

Paul Harvey's last Saturday Broadcast, Feb. 7, 2009...  [VIDEO]        "A great tree has fallen, and left an empty space in the sky…"      No, this is not a column about the July 11 storm, although I have seen enough storm-damaged yards to know that many of you can understand that feeling.
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What is Faith? - Part Two

  Last time, I attempted to explain the nature of faith: it’s a complete and total trust in someone or something.  To summarize, the conversation narrowed towards the nature of ‘religious faith’ or ‘faith in God.

The modern day lesson of the Ahkoond of Swat

      As writers, we often approach a topic knowing what we want to say, but feeling that something is missing. So in our writing, we do some research, hoping to stumble upon the information that will help us clarify what it is we are thinking or feeling.

Please share the pop can redemption machine

  Dear Editors,      I have a pet peeve to air. John's is the only place in town to take empty pop cans for refunds, and John's hours are limited.