Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Hyperbaric O2 chamber for COVID?
Editor: https://kxel.com/jacobsen/ --- Go to 41:30 mark or thereabouts and listen to the discussion concerning hyperbaric chambers for treatment.Above is a link to Saturday's broadcast on ...
When the 2nd Cousin One Time Removed and the Third Cousin and I get together
While I love genealogy, I don't understand the whole, 5th cousin 20 times removed thing. All I know is that somewhere in those family trees, we're all related. I've often wished that in Vinton we coul...
Letter to the Editor: Trump brought it on himself
To The Editor,I have bit my tongue over the last couple of years when a group of so-called no-it-all’s have opined about those bad, bad Democrats and President Biden being the so...
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
On Saturday, Governor Ron DeSantis one of the many Republican presidential candidates, made his way to the metropolis of Vinton for a meet-and-greet type stop. Arriving in the campaign bus, escorted b... A love letter for my teachers
By Bruce LearBruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa’s public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education As... 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
Song by Jason Aldean - Try that in a Small Town Country singer, Jason Aldean the guy who was onstage during a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert in 2017 dared to record a song called 'Try ... 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...