Letter to the Editor: Requesting City Council to read submitted papers, respond

VINTON TODAY
January 22, 2020 2:56 am

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.

Letter to he editor: Angels among us

VANSTEENHUYSE FUNERAL HOME
January 20, 2020 11:57 pm

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.

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Emergency Response

VINTON TODAY
January 14, 2020 5:48 pm

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 the calm, starting with the calm, efficient 911 operator and praise the response time of those who responded.

Tonight's City Council Meeting full of Tough Topics

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 9, 2020 5:00 pm

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 a "Yes" vote, which was a disaster for Ron Elwick's last meeting as he tried to do the right thing by abstaining from voting, while the ordinance automatically turned his vote on its head.

Showing my Bias

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 8, 2020 12:38 am

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 pretty cool perk of the job.

A Man's Divorce: No Longer a Leper

BUDDY GATEWOOD
January 3, 2020 3:25 pm

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.

When computer code rules, sometimes you lose

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 31, 2019 5:33 pm

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 was hallucinating because he kept telling me that the website was working, but for me, it was not.

Letter to the Editor: Nepotism and Nameplates

VINTON TODAY
December 30, 2019 4:43 am

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.

Letter to the Editor: Keep Vinton Growing, It's best for everyone

VINTON TODAY
December 29, 2019 1:32 am

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.

It's really not that hard to do the right thing

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 26, 2019 3:56 pm

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.