Laugh with Kathy: Country Roads of Scotland

KATHY LARIVIERE
April 23, 2020 3:58 pm

Gene has always dreamed of traveling to Scotland and seeing the countryside. So when he retired a year ago, I surprised him with a trip to Scotland. We would spend ten days traveling the country roads of Scotland.

Laugh with Kathy: The Road to Hana

KATHY LARIVIERE
April 22, 2020 4:49 pm

I think I will stick with my theme of travel stories this week, since we are all sheltering at home and dreaming of our next adventure. Once again, my travel enthusiasm got the better of us.

Letter to the Editor: Oops!!

VINTON TODAY
April 22, 2020 4:44 pm

Dear Editor, Oops!!Looks like maybe Trump, Fox News, John, and Dr. Oz may have been wrong. This is what happens when a person actually believes Trump, who is not qualified to make medical pronouncements but his followers will believe anything Trump says.

Don't Spray Lysol on your Food

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 21, 2020 4:11 pm

Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbounye, the Blackhawk County Public Health Director as part of the news conference on Thursday answered several questions about the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus at Tyson's plant as well as concerns in general.

Letter to the Editor: Theory on Trump

VINTON TODAY
April 21, 2020 5:19 am

Dear Editor, Today I received this piece online.  I grew up in Vinton but no longer live in the area I don’t really want to add more ire, but I read your paper online and the editorial opinion submissions often.

Laugh with Kathy: Hold the Line

KATHY LARIVIERE
April 20, 2020 10:51 pm

While international travel seems like just a vague memory now that we are in our second month of self isolation due to Covid-19, I know that we will be packing our bags and heading out to explore the world again in time.

To the Class of 2020

JEFF HOLMES
April 19, 2020 2:37 am

To the Class of 2020:God, this has to suck; it just has to. I’ll never forget when we studied Roman numerals in elementary school and figured out what our class year was in those (MCMLCXXV…look it up), we were obsessed with that year and all of the magic that would surround it.

Laugh with Kathy: Mamma Said

KATHY LARIVIERE
April 17, 2020 2:44 pm

Mamma Said:As a child, my mother told us that we could do anything we wanted to do if we made up our mind and tried hard enough.  I have believed that my entire life until recently.

Letter to the Editor: Wake up

VINTON TODAY
April 16, 2020 3:08 am

Dear Editor, So, here's the deal. There are 3,155,070 people who live in Iowa. Fifty-three of them have succumbed to the China Virus and that is very unfortunate.

Letter to the Editor: What else is there?

VINTON TODAY
April 16, 2020 2:31 am

To all of you.  What if it works on 90% or more on death's door?  What will you say?  A Michigan State Rep. Karen Whitsett of Detroit with death as the last stop was able to get a prescription for this drug therapy.