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.

Reading my mind: Books

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 17, 2021 7:27 pm

I get to babysit for a special lady and her special little lady who just happens to be my granddaughter. We are on 3rd shift now, so that means bedtime and breakfast with grammy.

Letter to the Editor: Post Turtle

VINTON TODAY
August 17, 2021 4:50 pm

Dear Editor, I read an article by Frosty Wooldridge this week that sums up my feelings."Half the people in America scratch their heads in wonderment concerning the Biden Administration.

Letter to the Editor: Fubar

VINTON TODAY
August 17, 2021 4:49 pm

Editor:To all you Trump haters you got what you wanted Joe Biden is President, Kamala Harris is Vice President - Now What? Error after error after error! Four previous administrations cannot be blamed; this happened on Biden's watch.

Reading my mind: Trillions

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 17, 2021 12:02 pm

You know you might be a politician when you say, "I know Trillions of dollars SOUNDS like a lot of money." That was an excerpt from a brief conversation I had with a staff member that works for our Senator, Chuck Grassley.

Letter to the Editor: Immigration/refugees and Communism

VINTON TODAY
August 16, 2021 11:34 am

Editor:Historically the United States Government has stood tall for freedom and against totalitarian Communism. We are not helping the people of Cuba with their latest street demonstrations and rebellion? No further sanctions by our government or any help to the demonstrators.

Reading my Thoughts: Runaways

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 12, 2021 2:34 pm

I've watched with a bit of a chuckle, the state representatives from Texas. The group decided that it would be a good idea to take off to Washington D.