Opinion
Vinton receives 8” of snow overnight, is that newsworthy or not?
It always seemed funny to me when news organizations report that we’ve had snow in Iowa. Or when they’re out driving and telling us how bad the roads are. It reminds me of the reporters standing i...
Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Christmas
Christmas is a time that you expect to see twinkling lights and Christmas displays in the yards around town. When pulling into town, or any town for that matter, the street lights are decorated ...
Add a Wine and Cheese platter and help your brain
According to a recent study, cheese is good for you. Pair it with some red wine and you are improving your cognitive skills. "Cognitive skills are the skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, ...
COVID, Computers, Connections and Council
"It's time to watch the City Council in session," the reminder on my phone said. "Perfect!""Your connection is unstable," my computer said, over, and over. Then Zoom appeared and disappeared. How...
May all your Christmases be...well, better than 2020
I have to admit, after this year, I think I feel a bit more Grinch-ish than normal. I am so tired of hearing, mask up, socially distance or how I could kill Grandma before she gets run over by a reind...
7 Years, and one day
I was reminded by relatives via Facebook that I'd lost my dad 7 years ago, yesterday. But really, I'd lost him about 5 or 6 years before when he went into a care center. He was a man's man. Not a wus...
Letter to the Editor: Thank you
To the Editor, The Family of Evelyn Bland sincerely thanks our dear family and friends for the kind words and the expressions of sympathy and comfort after the passing of our beloved Wife, Mot...
What day is it again?
COVID messes with everything. Especially the calendar. I needed to get my car fixed as well as cover a photo op on the same day. I looked at my calendar, got the car ready, told the mechanic where it...
Letter to the Editor: The Electoral College
The debate has started again as to whether the US Constitution should be amended in order to change the presidential election process. Some promote eliminating the Electoral College in...
Letter to the Editor: Heroes Among Us
Heroes Among UsSeveral months ago I wrote a public pulse about the “angels among us” who work in nursing homes and care centers. I want to recognize another group of selfless peopl...