Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Requesting City Council to read submitted papers, respond
Dear Editor,I have been wondering if any of the City Council members took the time to read the papers that we gave them?I understand that they passed it off to The City Attorney. Passing the papers of...
Letter to he editor: Angels among us
Dear Editor,Angels among us. I have written about this subject in the past but Saturday’s funeral prompted me to repeat myself once again. We have angels among us. They don’t have...
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Emergency Response
Dear Editor,Friday night I called 911 to get help for a motorist whose vehicle slid off of Highway 218 and landed on its side.I would like to commend the Emergency Response personnel, starting with th...
Tonight's City Council Meeting full of Tough Topics
Following is the link to the agenda for tonight's city council meeting which begins at 7:00 p.m.On the agenda will be a discussion on the silly ordinance in the books of Vinton where an abstention is ...
Showing my Bias
I admit it, I'm a political junkie. As much as I enjoy other interests, usually, politics is what I'm drawn to. Getting to attend political rallies of the presidential candidates, is well, a pret...
A Man's Divorce: No Longer a Leper
There I was at work, sitting in my Dilbert cubicle, in my comfortable chair looking at my two computer screens. It was a slow moment and my mind wandered.I saw my calendar and it reminded me it was De...
When computer code rules, sometimes you lose
For the past few weeks the Tech Guy and I have been biting our nails, well I have been, he's been scratching his head, and we've been comparing notes. At one point I told him I was sure that he w...
Letter to the Editor: Nepotism and Nameplates
Dear Editor, A quick google of the word, "Nepotism" brings this definition: the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.As Mr....
Letter to the Editor: Keep Vinton Growing, It’s best for everyone
By Deborah Vaughan I was only a Vinton resident for a bit more than a year.I, however, taught in the district for over 30 years and feel a strong connection to the community and its well being. R...
It's really not that hard to do the right thing
A while ago, someone told me that I was a saint, to which I responded knowing that they indeed were not, "It's really not that hard to do the right thing."That is true today. Tonight, the City Co...