Opinion
Letter to the Editor: June 6, 1944
Dear Editor,Franklin Roosevelt prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj2pXLZd2UI The words of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckH4ZwkuccA&...
Letter to the Editor: Inoperable Vehicle
Dear Editor,I had another letter ready to send, another part of our experience with the City of Vinton, when we FINALLY found the definition of an "inoperable vehicle" in Vinton's Ordinances. I knew ...
Best wishes Class of 2019
Dear 2019 graduates,I’m not sure if there’s anything that could be said that hasn’t already been said to graduating classes across the country as they prepare to leave the doors of their high school ...
Letter to the Editor: A Veteran's Memory of a tour in Thailand
One of our last missions in the country of Thailand:We were to refuel a flight of four F-105s. All we knew was a cell of two KC-135 Tankers and four F-105 crossed the hostile fire line heading ...
Letter to the Editor: On Memorial Day, We Never Forget
On Memorial Day we honor those who have fallen in Combat and also those who have died training for War. Every Veteran has...
Letter to the Editor: The Osborns Respond
Dear Editor,We have been the topic of conversation in many areas in the past few weeks. Some good, some bad, some don’t have a clue what they are talking about! No one really knows what has transpire... Letter of the Editor: In Honor and Memory of Joe Lynn Fowler
In Memory of Joe Lynn FowlerRemembering-On May 16th, Fifty years ago Joe Lynn Fowler, Vinton native son and hero, died in Vietnam fighting for his country, and possibly even more protecting the men i...
MEDIA-not-COM-ing won't be delivering the Daily Email...Today
It's been an interesting week.The highlight was probably butting heads over Vinton's broadband project. Not that I enjoy butting heads, but I DO enjoy discussing topics with people that I know I...
The Information Superhighway is a busy place after a night of reporting
The other night I had 3 events happening in 3 different locations.Obviously, since I haven't figured out the omnipresent thing, I had to figure out how to multitask. One was an event that wasn't...
Letter to the Editor: Immigration Law and Reform
Editor:Is there a problem on our Southern border with drugs, human trafficking, drug cartels, heroin, fentanyl, Criminals, and illegals invading our country? Damn right there is! Democrats and ...