Opinion
A Thumbs Up!
"I think what you guys are doing is great!!!!!! I hope you can keep it going. Good work & thank you for not selling out to the Times/Livewire!"
SG, Vinton
Stations of the Cross
Among the Christian religions of the world, Lent is a time of atonement, personal reflection, religious growth and preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Catholics, this 40-day period is marked by a number of traditions. Perhaps the two most notable are the dispensing of ashes on Ash Wednesday (you see our dark smudge in the center of our foreheads) as a reminder to be humble and that we will all, in turn, return to dust – “ashes to ashes and dust to dust” and the “Stations of the Cross”.
The World of Social Networking.
By Bill Keller
In times both ancient and recent, “social networking” revolved around cooking a chunk of mastodon over an open fire while telling stories about the day’s hunt or tipping a cool one at Mickies enjoying the company of friends. As the Bob Dylan says – “times, they are a changin’”. Welcome to the new world order of “social networking” – bulletin boards, texting, twittering, blogging and “crack booking”.
Small Town News....
"The best part of small town reporting is back!! I am so glad to see this website. Every small community could benefit from this format.....Articles written by local folks in the community. Love it...go forth and conquer!" MR
Letter to the Editor
Dear Dean and company: Congrats on the new venture!! How sad to lose another Vinton paper to outsiders. Just when the Eagle had really turned the corner and was truly a locally-owned and staffed paper dealing with only local news, the buyout was done. As someone who had previously worked for the Eagle's new owners' other local acquisition, I know what it is like to work for someone who has no idea what your paper is all about or your customers' needs and wants and only cares about the bottom line.
Telling Vinton's stories together with you
“Ain’t that something. Nobody knows this yet, but one of us just got traded to Kansas City.”
Few people in Major League Baseball have been as good at saying what needs to be said in a way that the listener can remember as the late Casey Stengel.
Stengel was managing the New York Yankees when New York newspapers reported the above conversation with outfielder Rob Cerv, which took place shortly after the 1956 World Series.
The Way I See It...That Warm Fuzzy Feeling
Seal and Heidi Klum renew their wedding vows every year on their anniversary.
I think it's a great idea.
The first 12 years of our marriage, dear hubby would've added, "I promise to love you in morning sickness, in mood swings and when we can't keep our eyes open from a lack of sleep, and when you give me directions to wherever we're going!"
A couple years ago at Christmas I received this really soft and warm robe that I just love.
Feedback from AB-Vinton
I'm very excited to hear about this new website and wish you great success! Please bring good home town reporting back to Vinton!
Feedback - JLR
Please add me to your e-mail list for this new website! I'm excited! -JLR