Opinion
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...
Letter to the Editor: Do you have the right to live? Or a duty to die??
Honest question. Do you have the right to live? If an evil and violent person picks you as their next victim – do you have the right to live? Or is it your duty to our societ...
Letter to the Editor: "Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs"
Editor:I received this article years ago, but it is more relevant now than when I received it shortly after 9/11. Evil seems to be more prevalent now than decades ago; I have no answer why. But wi...
Letter to the Editor: Roe VS. Wade overturned?
Dear Editor: It is indeed ironic that tears are shed and hearts are broken when elementary children are shot dead along with two teachers, but riots and protests occur when the SCOTUS may overturn a ...
Letter to Editor: I'm exhausted by the call to "Do Something"
Dear Editor, Three primary things have filtered out since Columbine to this week:1: Secure the building! This is everyone's responsibility at the school . . . and the door was left propped open and di...
Letter to the Editor: In support of Colman Silbernagel
We are supporting Colman Silbernagel for Iowa State Senate District 42.
Colman and his wife grew up on dairy farms and he understands Agriculture.
Colman served in the Afghanistan war and was awarde...