Opinion
Letter to the Editor: The boy on the beach
Dear Editor,To see one so young who exhausted did not bend his knee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k9Si28k0Fk Do we have enough Americans who have the courage of convictions, who believe...
Letter to the Editor: Biden sucks & Trump sucks more!
Are these really our two best options out of the millions of people in the United States? I'm guessing not, & we will never have a decent candidate because our government sucks just as much as the...
Letter to the Editor: Good cop, Bad Cop
Dear Editor.I agree there are more good officers than bad ones but the bad ones like the one that murdered Mr. Floyd should not have been allowed to remain on the force. He had many charges agai...
Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to Vinton Police Department
Dear Mr Paxton,Please accept this email as a token of support and appreciation for the work you do to enforce the law on behalf of the residents of Vinton.The death of Mr. Floyd has, shamefully, been...
If variety is the spice of life, I live on a bland diet
I had a note a few months ago that it was time to visit the eye doctor. Then COVID arrived and I just put it off. Then I started using a magnifying lens to read the fine print. And then things started...
Nothing like a pandemic to test Moms
This Mother’s Day, like everything else this year will be different. You probably won’t go out for lunch. And yet it will be the same, if you do get carry out you will probably be the one to clean...
It's "Fair" to say that I'm a city girl
Most of the time I love this job. And most of the time I'm the weird untraditional sort of "reporter" that isn't doing it like the big guys. I'm sure you wouldn't catch a single one of them giving a h...
Laugh with Kathy: Postal Emergency
A few years ago, when I was expecting the arrival of my first grandchild, I purchased a sheet of stamps and framed it for the baby’s room. I told my daughter-in-law that the gift served two pu... Letter to the Editor: 2 Week tour cancelled, all monies not refundable
Vinton
native Jesse Hepker was very excited for his senior year. After being
nominated by his high school choir teacher, Jesse was selected to
represent his state as part of the Iowa Ambassadors ...
Tolerance will not be Tolerated
During the COVID-19 pandemic it has been interesting to watch the drive this has created to internet use. People are now finding that you need to go to online platforms for essentials like grocer...