Just about a month ago, give or take, I had some work done on my '99 Lexus. She's coming up on 130,000 miles so I figure if I don't hit a deer, it should last me another 4 or 5 years.

There are a few things that irritate me when driving. Mostly it has to do with people who have no idea how a semi driver thinks. I was driving on the interstate the other day, going the posted 70 mph.

“There are no secrets that time does not reveal.”  Jean RacineDid you know the Vinton City Council has been keeping a dirty little secret since March 26th? Did you know that on December 12, 2019, the Vinton City Council violated Iowa Law and even admitted it?  You didn’t?  Well, I did because I caught them and turned them in on December 31, 2019.

It’s time for the  annual graduation column. The column that is supposed to be light and funny and leave you with a bit of wisdom to carry with you for the rest of your life.

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 in the preamble to the Declaration and Constitution?  Who would not cave when things looked so bleak?  Seeing the front of the landing craft drop and hearing the bark of the German MG-42 machine gun can you go forward?  We have an auto- firearm range near my home each summer.

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 candidates.

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.

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.

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.

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 up.