Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Let's be Positive
Dear Editor,As we celebrate independence and freedom at this time of year, let's take a moment to remember all the positive things that have happened in the last 18 months.- A $1.2 trillion infrastruc...
Letter to the Editor: Independence Day
Dear Editor:If you have not read this for a while or perhaps you have never read the beginning of this Document - thus:"In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united ...
Letter to the Editor: SCOTUS and Responsibility
Dear Editor: Greetings and salutations. It was an interesting discussion on the aspects of the SCOTUS decision on reversing ROE V WADE. This was never law as some have stated as t...
Letter to the Editor: So, what happened with Roe V Wade on June 24 2022
Dear Editor, So, what happened yesterday when the SCOTUS overturned Roe AND Casey? The “AND” is important because THAT is what prompted a review of Roe. The short answer for us here in Iowa i...
Great Events for a Great Little Town
Every year I am in awe of the things that the Vinton Parks and Recreation do for our little town. They have a host of activities going year-round for the kids. Even in the winter, there pull-out bingo...
Letter to the Editor: Letter to the President
President of the United StatesThe Honorable Joe BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington DC, 20500 Dear President Biden:I am not sure whether to laugh, cry, or pour three fingers...
Thanks to all who Ran/Walked the Party in Pink Race
I don't know whether to say "most" or "a lot" of families in Vinton have a special place in their hearts for the Party in Pink Race. It's been held each year for the last 10 years, because of some wom...
Letter to the editor: New firearms restrictions
Editor: We now have some new restrictions on firearms pending in Congress. But what are the numbers killed by gunfire in our major cities (short guns, i.e. pistols not long guns) hundreds on any w...
Letter to the Editor: Laying Siege to the Institutions
Dear Editor,Re: paraphrased from Laying Siege to the Institutions, Christopher F. Rufo, April/May, 2022 issue of Imprimis a publication of Hillsdale College.He writes:...
Letter to the Editor: Have some gone too far?
Editor:Threats made to Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch like this one, “ I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanagh; you have reaped the whirlwind, you will not know what hit y...