Opinion
Letter to the Editor: What we leave behind
Dear Editor As someone who has retired within the last year, I find myself looking back on my life and comparing my childhood to the childhood we experience today. No, I don’t mean passing note...
Letter to the Editor: Has the question of where are we headed been answered?
Editor: As I think through my now, 81 years on this planet, I wonder what is our legacy? What are we leaving our younger members? Do we have problems that require solutions?...
Reading my mind: Corny
Just mention anything "politics" and I'm in. I get tons of updates from our elected officials that are supposed to impress me the reader. Most of the time I read it and say, "yada, yada, yada." Under ... Letter to the Editor: Better Together Animal Rescue Supports Doing Away with BSL
To the Editor,Our names are Peyton Frank and Taylor Frank, Co-Directors of Better Together Animal Rescue in Vinton. We are writing you today regarding the current Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) in B...
Letter to the Editor: People, Pets and Policies to Benton County Lawmakers
Dear Benton County Supervisors and Cities in Benton County, I’m a past chair of the American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee and a coauthor of the ABA Book, A Lawyer’s Guide to Dange...
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to caring people in Vinton
Dear Editor, An elderly couple in Vinton took it upon themselves to clean up the landscaping area around the Vinton Library recently. They pulled every single weed by hand! I know this because it was ...
The town/county is going to the dogs, just not Pitbulls
In Chapter 6 of the Vinton City Ordinances, under "Dangerous and Vicious Animals" number 1 on the list that is prohibited are animals like liions, tigers and bears (oh my) you also can't have jaguar...
Letter to the Editor: Make sure criticisms are appropriately directed
Dear Editor No one is going to suggest the economy is where we want it to be right now. But it's important to keep in mind that economy is not a domestic issue - it's a global issue impacted by global...
Letter to the Editor: Where are we Headed?
Dear Editor: Where are we headed? As we look for solutions to our Nation’s problems, it is important to know who we are and where we are headed. Our form of government, our idea...
Reading my mind: Duck!
I have to admit that watching the weather on Tuesday night did not give me a good feeling. That sinking feeling is getting to be almost too normal in our neck of the woods. While visiting with so...