Opinion
The Old Tonka Truck
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who lived in a purple house. She heard stories of how her daddy had always wanted some boys to pal around with. But when he had his little girls, he...
A Round of Applause
Dear Editor,
We would like to publicly thank Duane Randall and family, Allan Merchant, Brad Barker, Kelly Brodigan, intern extrordinaire, and all those folks who served on the Party...
Pastor\'s Blog - What is Faith?
Some friends of mine are scared of heights. Any high elevation causes them some kind of mortal anxiety that results in super-human resistance for elevating hardware, parti... A Writer...I Ain\'t
Today we ran a story, about the Betterton's, and immediately got a comment from one of our readers that asked, "Is this News, Opinion or an Advertisement?"
I laughed.
If...
Saving money by shopping American Made
This weekend I did the traditional, loaded the kids in the car, took a road trip to visit my dad, and we went shoppng for dad for Father's Day.
While at Wal-Mart, I thought, "The...
Representative Pettengill answers
Dear Editor,
Normally, I do not respond to her hateful letters, but Rosemary Schwartz consistently attributes her world view as mine and it is just not so.
Rosemary's letter to you says...
Writer questions Pettengill\'s words
A small group of activists protested Congressman Steven King's appearance at the county Republican dinner Saturday night in Newhall. One reason that King agreed to speak at t...
Pastor\'s Blog-STONES
Acts 7:55-60
I Peter 2:2-10
There are three things my husband and I are on the look out for when we're on a road trip. One, is clean restrooms and another i... Honoring Keith Mossman: Making Vinton a better place
"Keith had fun making Vinton a better place."
I spent a couple of hours Monday morning, learning more about Keith Mossman from his family and ...
Better than Dad\'s
"If I get the farm, I am going to tear this down and build a better one."
Abigail couldn't wait to rat out her sister Lydia, for ...