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.

Letter to the Editor: You have to start somewhwere

VINTON TODAY
April 20, 2023 11:09 pm

The headlines read:"TWO PEOPLE HACKED TO DEATH WITH AXES!!""POISONED WIFE CUT UP: BODY PARTS FOUND IN NEARBY WOODED AREA!!""TEACHER BEAT TO DEATH WITH BASEBALL BAT!!"In the United States, Capital Punishment is a legal penalty at the federal level.

Letter to the Editor: Serving Responsibly

VINTON TODAY
April 20, 2023 6:11 pm

Dear Editor, A section of your article stood out to me concerning HR in Benton County. We would never think it "normal" for three grown women to tell a grown man that they can't do a job fearing it might be "too much.

A really old burr in my saddle: Newspapers

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 20, 2023 1:48 pm

Updated: Well, never mind, the Iowa Senate voted to continue having government entities funding newspapers...in the meantime, Vinton Today will keep plugging along without government dollars.

Burr in my saddle: HR

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 20, 2023 12:39 pm

On one hand, the county insists that they are working hard to keep expenses down. The other hand is reaching for your wallet. It seems that the supervisors keep racking up more expenses for you and me to pay for.