Letter To the Editor: On the Roof - The Parameter

VINTON TODAY
July 16, 2024 11:45 am

Editor,I pray I am wrong!!!!My understanding:  A ladder was attached to the building where the shooter climbed and was identified by civilians on the ground and warned available law enforcement that there was a man on the roof with a gun (rifle- doesn't matter what type).

Letter to the Editor: Democrats new plan . . . failed

VINTON TODAY
July 14, 2024 8:14 am

Dear Editor,July 2, just 12 days ago, I cautioned that the Democrats only alternative to beating Trump was to assassinate him and that their threats and allusions to such an act should be taken seriously.

Letter to the Editor: Trump's Mental Decline

VINTON TODAY
July 12, 2024 5:04 pm

To the Editor,  Since there is an ongoing review of President Biden’s mental health, I think we should apply the same kind of scrutiny to Trump. Yes, thisarticle is an opinion piece,  but Rex  Huppke  who  watched the over 75-minute Trump screed from Tuesday night so  for  us saner people did not have to.

Singing with the Cicadas

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 11, 2024 7:52 pm

Isn't it funny how little things can instantly send you back to childhood? Like cicadas. My earliest memory of the insects was as a child in Walker at my grandparent's house.

Give the President a Lollipop

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 10, 2024 11:36 am

It's official, the White House has President Biden graduating from preschool this week and now he gets to go to a "big boy press conferences." I kid you not.

Letter to the Editor: It's Dead Jim...

VINTON TODAY
July 2, 2024 3:31 pm

Dear Editor, As Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy sat watching the Biden/Trump debate, the end finally arrived.  Dr. McCoy leaned over and looked Captain Kirk in the eye saying .

The Presidential Debate was a Cheap Fake, you did not see what you saw!

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 1, 2024 8:35 pm

Please note: The words in blue are links to stories with most of the headlines intact as part of the story.-The White House says Joe Biden is a victim of 'cheap fakes.

Letter to the Editor: HONORING OUR PROTECTORS

VINTON TODAY
June 26, 2024 4:04 pm

Dear Editor, This 4th of July I encourage you to show honor and support to a Service Member, active or retired, with a generous thank you. Send a note, an email, or even a gift card for those who have sacrificed in so many ways so that we can live freely in our country, a republic.

Letter to the Editor: Former Supervisor Weighs in

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2024 9:09 am

Dear Editor,As a former Benton County Supervisor I would like to comment on the current lawsuit filed by the former Benton county Human Resource director against our county officials.

Letter to the Editor: Most of us are on the Titanic, and we're going DOWN!

VINTON TODAY
June 22, 2024 6:26 pm

Dear Editor,I have tried and tried to avoid stress and worries lately about politics, but I can't do it any longer.  Not with that clown in the White House and his sideshow.