Opinion
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...
Letter to the Editor: Living in the present, the past forwards the future
Dear Editor: (forgive the length - if you read grab your favorite beverage first.) Living in the Present, remembering some past events on the farm: and future energy sources One of the more pleasant e...
Letter to the Editor: Concerns of loyalty to taxpayers
Dear Editor, Wow, Mr. Primmer. I have kept quiet for long enough. Wake up and start putting Benton County first. As an elected local official, I expect you to be above all the collusion and bull**** t...
Letter to the Editor: Affirmative Action
Dear Editor, The purpose of affirmative action in the United States was to create government programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources...
Letter to the Editor: Letter in Support of Benton County Veterans Affairs
Dear EditorI do not feel we should be attacking Ms. Martin for asking to go part-time. If she can complete her job to the standard put forth by the commission, who says it must be 8 Hours a day. I hav...
Letter to the Editor: Buchanan County resident asks for residents to take notice
Dear Editor, While Benton County did an admiral job of keeping wind farms out of the county, if NextEra Energy gets its way in Buchanan County, folks in the northern parts of Benton County will be sub...
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...