Letter to the Editor: Political Ads...Political Debates...Oh, the Headaches!!

VINTON TODAY
May 30, 2023 5:10 am

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.

Post-it notes and old fashioned, handwritten notes

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 28, 2023 2:25 pm

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 you sent.

Vinton man's latest round in court finds him guilty of taking off with winnings

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 22, 2023 11:14 am

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.

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

VINTON TODAY
May 20, 2023 10:40 pm

Dear Editor, One of our last missions  “in country”  Thailand:We were to refuel a flight of four F-105s. All we knew was a cell of two KC-135 Tankers and four F-105 crossed the hostile fire line heading East.

Letter to the Editor: Thank you for the Rhubarb!

VINTON TODAY
May 20, 2023 10:39 pm

Dear Editor, I would like to express a big “Thank You” to everyone who generously donated rhubarb from their garden to our program! (4th St. Diner) “Local food is about getting the freshest and best-tasting food.

That "getting old " thing

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 17, 2023 12:06 pm

This week a couple of things happened that reminded me that I'm not living in the 80s anymore. That to me, was the "good ol' days."First, I plugged in my order on my McDonald's app, you know the place you go when you no longer cook and you're on the run.

Letter to the Editor: This world is going crazy!

VINTON TODAY
May 8, 2023 12:47 pm

Dear Editor, As I was drinking my first cup of coffee  this morning, Good Morning America came on.   I usually watch the first hour to hear the top news stories.

Letter to the Editor: Fiscally Responsible County?

VINTON TODAY
May 5, 2023 11:18 pm

Dear Editor, Today I just saw that the average wage increase nationwide for 2023 is 4.6%. A St.Luke’s hospital employee told me they only got a 2% raise.

When life hands you a Lemon, or a Tucker

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 26, 2023 12:08 pm

Well, Monday started with some earth-shaking tremors in the news field. With the firing of both left-wing and right-wing television personalities, Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson, there was almost a canceling effect on the news.

Spontaneity is really overrated

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 24, 2023 2:22 am

I'm still adjusting to city living. I look three times before cracking my door open in my jammies to throw something out in the trash now. Then there's is the trash can.