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Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Support for Ted Paxton
To whom it may Concern.I urge that Ted Paxton be elected Sheriff of Benton County, Iowa. I have known Ted for the past 14 years and I am positive he has all the personal attributes and professional experience to excel in this important position.There is a crying need for a new hand at the wheel in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Ted has the necessary education and experience to excel at this very important position.
Letter to the Editor: Support for Ted Paxton
Dear Editor, As the Chief of Police for the City of Urbana, I wanted to send a letter supporting Ted Paxton for Benton County Sheriff. I have known Ted personally for about seven years. After completing the Cedar Rapids 49th Basic Police Academy in 2021, Ted allowed me to work for him as a part-time Police Officer for the City of Vinton. Ted is an outstanding leader and mentor for all officers under his command.
"These meetings are being interrupted too often," Sincerely, The Interrupter
I was planning a non-working day off on Tuesday, bad idea. Bad. It's Supervisor meeting day. I opened one eye, turned on YouTube and up popped the Supervisor meeting. Expecting a dull and boring meeting...I was wrong. The Supervisor meeting was underway, making it through the usual business, approving the county engineer's presentations, a cigarette permit for Kimm's Mini-Mart, a claim from Historic Preservation was discussed and tabled all without a hitch.
Believe them when they tell you who they are
Well, the government does work on Sunday and on holiday weekends. This past Sunday while looking at the list of stories that I need to finish, I received a much anticipated email. The lawyer representing the Benton County Supervisors replied to the Iowa Public Information Board and nine of us who had filed complaints with them. As part of our "settlement" a "timeline" of a closed session was to be given to all of us.
Living in the present, remembering the past #10
Dear Editor:I was honored to be asked to speak at two separate Memorial Day Services, the following is the first invited by American Legion Post 57, Vinton, Iowa. I was a Copilot on the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 310 Air Refueling Squadron U.S. based at Plattsburg AFB, New York, Strategic Air Command Memorial Day 2008---- This is an example of the hand salute.
Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
By Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas(The following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 9, 2019, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C.)Every headstone at Arlington tells a story. These are tales of heroes, I thought, as I placed the toe of my combat boot against the white marble.
Letter to the Editor: Give the Gal a Break!!!
Dear Editor, Okay...Okay, I've taken all the ribbing from everyone about no longer being a Hawkeye fan. I was only on loan temporarily from Penn State until Caitlin graduated. Now she has, and I'm back to hearing the roar of the Nittany Lions once again.Can anyone try and imagine the amount of pressure on this gal to perform right away like she did at Iowa? IF the Indiana Fever weren't the worst team in the WNBA, they wouldn't have gotten the first round draft pick.
Letter to the Editor: Support for Upah and Tippett
Benton County Residents,
There was a recent statement of goals published in Vinton Today from the Paxton campaign. I
read it with an open mind. I could support some items listed with more clarification.
I just can’t get past the implications that degrade current deputies. This shows that an outside
person doesn’t have the knowledge of the current workings of the Sheriff’s Department.
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Women and Mothers Past, Present and Future
This Mother's Day, I spent a lot of time reflecting. This year it feels like I've been taking a walk down memory lane of women in my family and those that aren't. All have passed away but each left an impression on my life. Some of them I knew, and some I only heard stories of. Starting with my mom, I of course remember all of the things that she taught me. Letter to the Editor: America’s Kristallnacht Moment
Dear Editor,It’s with disgust, anger, incredulity, sadness and a host of other emotions that I view the events post October 7th, 2023, up until today’s rampaging across America's most liberal colleges and universities. It should end forever stupid phrases like . . . “We’ll never forget!!” . . . or . . . “Always remember!”. It’s clear that we will and we don’t.
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