What in the world is the matter with TRADITION??

VINTON TODAY
September 19, 2023 10:29 pm

Dear Editor, I am livid!!  So this editorial is necessary to keep my blood pressure from blowing off the chart.I remember when John Fetterman  returned to the Senate after being on leave for depression.

Letter to the Editor: Budget and Spending Bills

VINTON TODAY
September 18, 2023 5:07 pm

Editor:Budget and other spending bills.Reprinted in "The Blaze"  Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) Op. Ed. We all learned in civics class that all spending bills originate in the House of Representatives.

Sound Bites: Biden's Pants are on Fire

VINTON TODAY
September 14, 2023 6:36 pm

The White House press room has been somewhat entertaining to watch. The only thing missing was the popcorn when this question came up. “The president has lied about being at Ground Zero the day after the Sept.

We Forgot

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 11, 2023 11:06 am

Rarely can I tell you what I was doing at this very moment last week, let alone 22 years ago. But I can.  It had been a hectic weekend. This week had already turned into a change of plans, and it was only Sunday night.

Letter to the Editor: Is inflation under control?

VINTON TODAY
September 8, 2023 11:52 am

Editor:We have all heard our President say how good his Bidennomics is performing, but it is this  -  as a kinder critic would say “a tall tale” or as logic tells us a lie.

Letter to the Editor: Is this a triple feature?

VINTON TODAY
September 6, 2023 2:23 pm

Editor:I have been privileged to make 82 orbits around our sun.   So I have seen and witnessed a lot of foreign affairs, beginning with the Korean War, Then Vietnam (A cousin served in country, and I in Thailand both of us USAF).

Letter to the Editor: Doomsday Climate Change Hysteria

VINTON TODAY
September 5, 2023 3:52 pm

Dear Editor, Some Agronomists suggest an excess of CO2 is beneficial to green crops such as corn, soybeans, alfalfa and small grains.  A bountiful harvest means we can feed more of our people worldwide.

Letter to the Editor: T'aint funny no more

VINTON TODAY
August 28, 2023 11:07 am

Dear Editor;Where has the humor gone?My goodness, it seems forever that I’ve heard a funny story; told by a real storyteller to boot.  When you get a goodie to pass on, one discovers just one-half of your audience might get the punch line, especially from the younger generation.

Around the town

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 24, 2023 1:53 pm

There are times that I look at the things our little town has created. I don't even notice them sometimes because I'm just used to seeing them. We are used to our awesome play areas for our kids, courtesy of the Vinton Parks and Rec Department, the pickleball courts, parks, the splash pad and pool.

Letter to the Editor: Robert Kennedy Jr.

VINTON TODAY
August 21, 2023 10:50 pm

Dear Editor:Another Podcast from KXEL Jacobson.  Runs on KXEL Saturday mornings a 7;30 AM and repeats on Sunday afternoonhttps://kxel.com/jacobsen/Go to the 7:09 Mark or thereabouts and continue to 23:19;  Robert Kennedy Jr.