Letter to the Editor: Affirmative Action

VINTON TODAY
July 4, 2023 7:15 pm

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 to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women.

Letter to the Editor: Letter in Support of Benton County Veterans Affairs

VINTON TODAY
July 4, 2023 6:18 pm

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.

Letter to the Editor: Buchanan County resident asks for residents to take notice

VINTON TODAY
June 27, 2023 7:14 pm

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 subjected to the same destruction of their quality of life as those of us just “across the border”.

Letter to the Editor: Vinton parks rock!

VINTON TODAY
June 23, 2023 10:42 am

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 different activities for the kids.

Letter to the Editor: When do pleasant thoughts arrive?

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2023 10:27 am

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 compassionate.

Letter to the Editor: VA Representative

VINTON TODAY
June 18, 2023 5:08 pm

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.

Happy Father's Day to all the High-Value Dads

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 15, 2023 7:29 pm

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 high-value and low-value man is.

Letter to the Editor: Living in the Present, remembering the past

VINTON TODAY
June 9, 2023 7:02 pm

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 trainer.

Trump, DeSantis, Kennedy Jr. and Doug

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 8, 2023 2:30 pm

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.

Letter to the Editor: Cemeteries

VINTON TODAY
June 6, 2023 2:15 pm

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 placed on veterans graves to honor them.