Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Vinton parks rock!
Dear Editor, I accidentally found Vinton city Park along the river. What a fantastic park you have. Got my heart beating walking up snowhill. And saw your beautiful playground with so many diffe...
Letter to the Editor: When do pleasant thoughts arrive?
Dear Editor, I recently had a health scare. Believe me...I was scared. Vinton has an excellent ambulance service! They arrived immediately, and they were both professional and c...
Letter to the Editor: VA Representative
Dear Editor, I can't believe our Director of Benton Co. Veterans Affairs only needs 20 hrs, a week to take care of our Blenton Co. Veterans. This is a giant step backward. Not long ago our Director wa...
Happy Father's Day to all the High-Value Dads
This Sunday is Father's Day. If you have a good dad, you're blest. If not, your mother is apologizing for that. This week I listened to a reaction video of a guy watching a pimp discuss what a hi...
Letter to the Editor: Living in the Present, remembering the past
Dear Editor: This period was during basic undergraduate pilot training at Webb AFB, Big Spring. Texas (1964). I was midway through Training in the Northrup T-38 supersonic traine...
Trump, DeSantis, Kennedy Jr. and Doug
Ah, 'tis the political season. It's been somewhat comical to see all of the hats flying into the political ring.So far, on the Republican side, there are now 11 candidates. There's that one guy that n...
Letter to the Editor: Cemeteries
Dear Editor, As we celebrated Memorial Day, we honored those who died in battle or after injuries sustained in battle. As I drove through Evergreen Cemetery I was happy to see the flags that were plac...
Letter to the Editor: Political Ads...Political Debates...Oh, the Headaches!!
Dear Editor, WELL, THE BIG RACE IS ON!! Haven't you noticed? I wish I hadn't!! So far, President Biden's Democratic challengers are remaining rather silent. My gut tel...
Post-it notes and old fashioned, handwritten notes
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who continue to send in donations toward Vinton Today. If you look inside my car, you'll find a post-it note hanging on my mirror with a note that one of ...
Vinton man's latest round in court finds him guilty of taking off with winnings
A Vinton man's latest charges didn't bring the "whoo hoo!" that you hear in the commercials for lottery winners. Then again, Logan Steven Moody, 23 of Vinton may have heard that in his head. In realit...