Opinion
Vinton Today causes ripple effect
Everyday we wake up and think, "What are we going to put on the website before the e-mail goes out at 11:45 ..."
Usually we don't wonder if the news we put on the site will g... A year, already?
ACT 1 was preparing to open its spring show. The Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band was celebrating its second place finish at the Jazz Festival, and its invitation to the I...
Do Dogs go to Heaven?
Warning: contains warm sappy thoughts about a dog...
Yesterday we put the website to a sort of test, asking for help in locating our dog. Thanks to everyone's help we were able to locate hi... Students' rights: Who decides for the blind and visually impaired?
By Robert Spangler
Iowa Council of the United Blind
Few people think about students' rights - especially those of the disabled.
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The Native American/Redneck Archaeologist
Water pump (I think) for a tractor.
Fuel pump (I think) from a similar machine.
Lid for a tool box.
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Pinching Pennies so tightly that Lincoln cries, \"Uncle!\"
Gas is going up...not news.
Groceries are going up, shouldn't be news.
Everything else is following...news I hate.
I have to admit, when it comes to saving money, I know how to do i...
What's your price?
Loyal readers of my columns (all three of them) may remember reading some of these words back in January, when gas was "only" $3.09 per gallon....
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The meaning of a name
I remember the days, a looooong time ago that we had the fun job of picking out baby names.
We had always talked about names we'd use, we loved certain ones, and tossed them around before w...
Wise to the word: John Hancock vs. John Henry
"Put your 'John Henry' here."
My dad used to say that.
I used to think he was the only on... The Million memory March
For many people, there are places, or dates, that they will always remember.
The park where you hit your first home run.
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