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.

Burr in my Saddle: Ethics

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 19, 2023 12:13 pm

Maybe it would be easier to just do a "Burr in my saddle" column rather than trying to wrap it all pretty and putting a bow on it, I'll just tell ya what's bugging me.

Letter to the Editor: The Biden Crime Family

VINTON TODAY
April 16, 2023 12:09 am

Dear Editor, While everyone zeros in on booking former President Trump in New York City, an Ex-Obama staffer blows the whistle on the Biden Crime Family.

Shouting down speakers who disagree with us is not freedom of speech

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
April 11, 2023 9:23 pm

By Randy EvansMy friend Denny and I were as different as night and day. He was conservative; I wasn’t. I accused him of being to the right of Attila the Hun.

Letter to the Editor: The Veteran Appeal

VINTON TODAY
April 5, 2023 9:06 pm

Dear Editor, I have recently decided to drop my appeal for the county Weed Commissioner position. This decision was made of my own accord. I decided that the upcoming process was not worth the stress and that after careful consideration I was no longer interested in this position at this time.

Letter to the Editor: A cult tragedy in the making

VINTON TODAY
April 5, 2023 9:02 pm

Dear Editor,  Before anyone starts screaming and running for their laptops, I need to remind you once again that I am a fairly new Republican, and I can't wait to plaster my home and lawn with Ron DeSantis flags and stickers.

A Virtual Passover

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 5, 2023 8:41 pm

When I was a little girl, my great-grandpa sat in a wheelchair with a kippah on his head. Now, I didn't know a lot about the Jewish faith, and I still don't.

Letter to the Editor: Another shooting, and the cure?

VINTON TODAY
March 30, 2023 1:26 am

Dear Editor: Another shooting — more children massacred.  Liberals blame the gun, but it is the shooter who should be blamed.  The Tennessee shooter was mentally ill and evil; and as we have learned mixed up on his/her gender.

Letter to the Editor: Transgenderism and other thoughts during Lent

VINTON TODAY
March 27, 2023 9:52 am

Dear Editor: During the Lenten season when Christians are preparing to remember the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Catholics are asked to go to confession; to confess their sins and ask for forgiveness and mercy from our God.

Letter to the Editor: "The View" from my south window...

VINTON TODAY
March 24, 2023 9:58 am

Dear Editor, I love looking out my south window in the morning seeing the start of   spring and the possibilities in a new year.   While sipping a fresh cup of coffee this morning, I was thinking about the view a person gets through a peephole in your door.