Reading my mind: Duck!

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 3, 2021 11:26 pm

There's one thing I love, and it's babysitting a special little two year old. Well, most of the time. Actually, 99.9% of the time. It's that remaining teeny tiny of a percentage that brings me out of dead sleep with a scream, or the case last night being smashed in the nose.

Reading my Thoughts: Cars

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 27, 2021 12:18 am

A couple of weeks ago, I went downtown to the store. I came out and my car was dead. "Oh great, I left the lights on," I thought and immediately started down the list of my kids trying to figure out which one might be able to rescue me.

Letter to the Editor: Happy to be in Vinton

VINTON TODAY
September 14, 2021 11:33 am

Dear Editor,I believe I'm among the luckiest, no, most fortunate, a person you'll know. My wife is safely and thoughtfully cared for in the Virginia Gay Rehab facility managed expertly by Jessica Henkle.

Reading my mind: 9/11

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 10, 2021 12:45 pm

I really don't think that there is anything that I can say now, which hasn't been expressed about the events that took place on September 11, 2001. If you were alive then you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when the second plane hit the World Trade Center.

Letter to the Editor: Make an informed Decision

VINTON TODAY
September 5, 2021 8:41 pm

Dear Editor,The following is from an expert immunologist who has also been speaking with one of the leading cardiologists in the United States about the harm of this vaccine.

Letter to the Editor: From the VS School Board President

VINTON TODAY
September 1, 2021 8:31 pm

Dear Fellow Citizens of the Vinton-Shellsburg District, This letter represents my thoughts alone and does not necessarily represent the opinion of other board members or an official position of the School Board.

Understanding Total College Cost

VINTON TODAY
August 19, 2021 8:25 pm

By CHRISTINE HENSLEY Iowa Student Loan Board MemberBefore embarking on one of the most expensive journeys of a lifetime, your student should understand the complete cost to obtain the education needed for a specific career.

Letter to the Editor: A Lesson in History

VINTON TODAY
August 19, 2021 7:53 pm

Editor:Ms. Gould,Your ignorance shows - that war did not last 20 years 1964-1975. The Vietnam War was first started with Advisors and Green Berets ordered in by John F.

Letter to the Editor: Kabul and America

VINTON TODAY
August 19, 2021 12:27 pm

Dear Editor, Maybe my skin is getting thin in my old age but the disaster in Kabul has been weighing heavily on me. And to top the day off, proud Christian American that I consider myself, I read a request for emergency prayer from a pastor with missionaries in Afghanistan.

Letter to the Editor: Ignorance is Bliss

VINTON TODAY
August 19, 2021 10:42 am

Dear Editor, I have not fully realized until this day how ignorant my critics are. You even typo your name in error. You have advanced degrees but show less intelligence, than the lowest of factory workers.