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The Murder (Failure? Death? Demise? Decline? Deterioration? Destruction?) of Iowa Braille: From Acclaim to Ruin in Less than Five Decades How did this once great institution for the blind become what it is today, a mere shadow of its former self? In the 1960s, The Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School was nationally recognized as the best institution of its kind, a true shining city on the hill in the area of work with blind children.

Dear Editor, What a great Place to Live! I want to say a big "Thank You" to all the organizers and volunteers of Party in the Park. It was a great weekend.

One of the surprises I have discovered living in the rural areas of northern Benton County are the wild raspberries that grow each June.  I do not have the same green thumb my grandfather and father had.

You won't find many people more critical of virtually all of modern American entertainment than me. I consider most of our movies, TV shows and music to be lame, unoriginal and simply dull, if not outright intelligence insulting.

  There are few things in life, I have learned, as great as grandparenthood.    Hardly a day goes by without offering me another opportunity to experience the inspiring joys a grandchild brings.

  For some people, the idea of a newspaper that exists only on-line is a surprisingly new, perhaps even radical, idea. But for others, the response seems to have been, “Well, it’s about time you showed up.

Dear Editor, The gull of some people. I will never understand why it is some people don't have respect for others. I had a tree topped off this past Fri.

Thank you everyone for the support towards my time as a Junior Journalist. My goal is to write more stories and take more pictures during the summer including my own babysitting blog type story still on the Vinton Today Website though.

It is time for fresh, new leadership in Iowa - and Rod Roberts is the right man for the job.  For nearly a decade, I have worked in the Iowa House of Representatives, and have seen firsthand that Rod is a true statesman.