Opinion
City Dog, Country Dog
I've heard it said, "It's a dog's life"
A few months ago, I showed up at the door of a family with kids at home, another dog in the yard and about 5 cats. I was hung... Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony: Be there
I have to admit, that at the end of the very first Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School, I was disappointed.
Not in the event – it&rsqu...
A column a day...
From March of 2003, until November of 2008, I wrote a newspaper column almost every day.
I do not know this for a fact, but I believe I ...
The slip of the tongue that changed modern American politics
She would have remained anonymous, in Alaska, if it wasn’t for an unbelievably bizarre combination of a slip of the tongue and a technological error in the sum...
Eastern Iowa Honor Flights thanks Lions Club
Eastern Iowa Honor Flight would like to thank the Vinton Lions Club and all the supporters who made the recent chili feed a great success.
Our web site is eihonorflight...
Letter to the Editor: Thankful to be American
As Thanksgiving day approaches I feel certain blessings.
One and the most important - I have been born an American. Where I am not subject to a system that restri...
The grandfatherly 'crown'
The baby was sitting on her grandfather’s lap, with Grandma sitting next to them. She sat there contentedly for a while, but then she looked down and saw that ...
Pledge of Allegiance
While working on our Veteran Salute, I ran across this piece and thought, "Oh the FUN of the internet!"
I love listening to the "old" guys and gals and their take on life in...
Letter to the Editor: Let voters have say on Conservation funding
Let the voters decide! Let the voters decide! That was the mantra of the campaign season. Well, 63% of the voters decided to create a Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund...
Letter to the Editor: Brad Zaun offers better way in Congress
The year 2007, Democrats take over Congress. The House elects
Nancy Pelosi Speaker. In her opening remarks she states that there
will be no more deficit spending. Since that time the de...