Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Support for Ted Paxton
To whom it may Concern.I urge that Ted Paxton be elected Sheriff of Benton County, Iowa. I have known Ted for the past 14 years and I am positive he has all the personal attributes and professional ex...
Letter to the Editor: Support for Ted Paxton
Dear Editor, As the Chief of Police for the City of Urbana, I wanted to send a letter supporting Ted Paxton for Benton County Sheriff. I have known Ted personally for about seven years. After complet...
"These meetings are being interrupted too often," Sincerely, The Interrupter
I was planning a "non-working day off" on Tuesday. Bad idea. Bad. It's Supervisor meeting day. I opened one eye, turned on YouTube and up popped the Supervisor meeting. Expecting a dull and boring mee...
Believe them when they tell you who they are
Well, the government does work on Sunday and on holiday weekends. This past Sunday while looking at the list of stories that I need to finish, I received a much anticipated email. The lawyer...
Living in the present, remembering the past #10
Dear Editor:I was honored to be asked to speak at two separate Memorial Day Services, the following is the first invited by American Legion Post 57, Vinton, Iowa. I was a Copilot on the Boeing KC-...
Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
By Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas(The following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 9, 2019, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizens...
Letter to the Editor: Give the Gal a Break!!!
Dear Editor, Okay...Okay, I've taken all the ribbing from everyone about no longer being a Hawkeye fan. I was only on loan temporarily from Penn State until Caitlin graduated. Now she...
Letter to the Editor: Support for Upah and Tippett
Benton County Residents,
There was a recent statement of goals published in Vinton Today from the Paxton campaign. I
read it with an open mind. I could support some items listed with more clarificat...
Women and Mothers Past, Present and Future
This Mother's Day, I spent a lot of time reflecting. This year it feels like I've been taking a walk down memory lane of women in my family and those that aren't. All have passed away but each left an... Letter to the Editor: America’s Kristallnacht Moment
Dear Editor,It’s with disgust, anger, incredulity, sadness and a host of other emotions that I view the events post October 7th, 2023, up until today’s rampaging across America's most liberal coll...