Opinion

What mom really said, is what she said...

Tonight we had our usual weekly music practice.  It consists of 2 mothers with 2 daughters each, a single guy, and another gal. We usually have a great time practicing our music, and go ho...

Take me home, country road...

Usually we drive to town, and back and never give the scenery another thought.  Other times we see a herd of anywhere from 10-20 deer romping through a field and get a kick out of the grac...

Eat, Pray, Love...Huh?

Last weekend I thought I'd watch "Eat, Pray, Love", not because I've been dying to see it, or even because I thought I'd be impressed with it.  It was more out of curiosi...

Pastor's Blog: Whose we are - Part 2

Matthew 9:9-13 (NRSV) As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.  And as he sat a...

Reader Discusses US Debt

  Editor: When the Democrats had the numbers why didn’t they pass a budget presented by the President?(Oops, I don’t recall he presented one!?) The next question is:&...

The three lists that indicate what we are looking for

       "WHAT are we looking for?"      A clearly-irritated female voice echoed across the aisle of a building supply store.   ...

Vinton Today: Just the news, not the paper

     I was walking into work one day with a colleague.      Ahead of us, another co-worker was walking to her office.     "I don't...

Hackers, passwords and pins

We've all heard it over and over, don't use the same passwords for your online accounts...bank, e-mail, online store accounts, facebook, etc. They also tell you NOT to write down the pa...

Getting bad news numbers with good news

       Vinton Today readers read a total of nearly 5,800 stories on Monday. (We averaged 5,000 a day last Monday through Friday).     The thing that make...

Pastor\'s Blog: THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY

  I've heard "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away" used in the context of dealing with times of tragedy, loss and grief.  I've been wondering lately if this...