Opinion
Thanks for a job well done
Dear Editor,
Just a note from a grateful reader for the job you are doing on "Vinton Today".
Your paper has become a highlight of my day in keeping me current on the things going ...
Halfway There
Well, we are halfway there.
3 of our kids are officially on their own now and we still have 3 at home.
Yesterday while driving the latest graduate off to college, I realized that everything...
Praise for Vinton Today Entertainment Column
Dear Editor,
I really enjoy reading Dean's entertainment column, View From the Front Row of the Balcony. It is always fun and informative.
Janet Roemig
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No Virginia, there isn\'t a tax on your tux...
While researching to find out what EXACTLY was exempt under the tax holiday I was both amused and irritated.
You can buy a tuxedo and not pay tax on it, you may where it once or twice ...
Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year
To the Vinton-Shellsburg School Community,
Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! Many staff members have been working this summer to be prepared for our students in August. Teachers have ...
Tax Cuts Debate
Dear Editor,
We are being told that the Bush Tax Cuts should be allowed to "drop dead", with the disclaimer that the Middle Class would be exempt. Only the wealthy (over $250 K) will ...
Iowa floods a chance for Vinton to help others the way others helped Vinton
I write this tonight from a tiny hotel room in Junction City, Kansas. Angie, Sage and I have been planning the trip for a year and a half, and hit the road this morning (Saturday) to take the long ...
Remembering Paige Hicks with honor
Paige Hicks of the St.Louis area spent only an hour or two of her 21 years in Benton County.
While here, she saw our area from the same perspective from which she saw approximately half of... Oh Deer, I thought they came here all by themselves!
A few years ago I was talking to a friend of mine about how I absolutely hated deer. Love to eat them, but not the part about them that includes them running on the roads.
Then she told m...
Childen's book explains why men NEVER ask for directions
“Why are we going this way?”
“Where are we going?”
“Why can’t we just go the way we always go?”
I heard these questions last ...