Opinion
Watching from the sidelines
This job is sometimes weird. Only because of the range of emotions that you go through in a single day. Most days begin with cracking open the laptop to see what needs to be put on the website. T...
When it feels like You matter...every 4 years

A love letter for my teachers

Letter to the Editor: Maybe...It's not so bad!
Dear Editor, When I was teaching school in Kansas, I got up at 5:15, so I could get to school by 6:15 and get ready for all my classes. No one was there that early except for the cooks.&nbs...
Letter to the Editor: ALERT VINTON ROADS
Dear Editor, As a citizen of Vinton, I want to rally people to make our voices known to the Town Council. I live on West 3rd Street between the Courthouse and ...
Try that in a small town

Letter to the Editor: Food Truck Court Request
Dear Editor, It would be great if there were a food truck court in town. People are often confused about “where” the trucks can be found, just how many there are, the times and menus. It’s a pai...
78° is the Perfect Temperature for Air Conditioning

The words we don't say out loud
I attended the meeting this week of a new organization in Benton County called the Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition (BCSPC). The group is still in the forming stages. They are setting u...
Letter to the Editor: What a mess!
Dear Editor, Today, after a doctor's appointment, I was watching Scripps News. Suddenly, all this gibberish was thrown out at me. I turned the television off. For me, that's a big de...